The Detroit Lions coaching staff will have a drastically different look when the 2025-26 season begins as they have had to replace a large number of assistant coaches. Both Lions coordinators, Ben Johnson on offense and Aaron Glenn on defense, each accepted a head coaching position. Steve Heiden, the former Lions tight ends coach, accepted the offensive line coaching position with the New York Jets.
Despite the NFL coaching carousel taking its toll on the Lions, star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown believes the team will be ok.
“We’ll be all right, though,” St. Brown said via NBC Sports. “Players make plays, right?”
St. Brown made his fair share of plays throughout the 2024 season. He caught 115 passes for 1,263 yards and 12 touchdowns throughout the 2024 regular season, placing him No. 2, 5 and 3 in the NFL in each category, respectively.
St. Brown made his presence known in the Lions’ 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders in the divisional round. He had eight receptions for 137 yards.
When the 2025-26 season begins, St. Brown will be heading into his fifth NFL season. He has comfortably crossed the 1,000-yard threshold in each season with the exception of his rookie campaign, the 2021 season in which he finished with 912 yards receiving.