Dan Campbell is promoting Kelvin Sheppard to Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, filling void of Aaron Glenn, who took New York Jets head coach job.

The Detroit Lions have filled one of their open coordinator positions, elevating linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator, NFL Media reported on Saturday.Sheppard, 37, takes over

The Detroit Lions are promoting linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator, replacing Aaron Glenn, who left to become the New York Jets

The Lions already hired Kacy Rodgers as the new run game coordinator and defensive line coach. Rodgers is taking over for Terrell Williams, who left Detroit to become the defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots. Read all the best Lions coverage at the Detroit Free Press and Lions Wire.

Detroit promoted former linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to replace Aaron Glenn as defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Saturday.

The Detroit Lions have gone through a brain drain within the coaching staff in the aftermath of their season-ending loss to the Washington Commanders in the divisional round. Since that defeat, Ben Johnson has been hired as the head coach of the Chicago Bears and Aaron Glenn has inked a deal to lead the New York Jets,

The Detroit Lions were without a defensive coordinator for just a few days after Aaron Glenn took the New York Jets head coaching job. They had planned to interview just one candidate to fill the role in former Lions' linebacker and current Bucs linebacker coach Larry Foote,

The Detroit Lions have reportedly filled one of the coordinator vacancies. NFL Network reports that the team plans to promote linebacker coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator. Sheppard will replace Aaron Glenn,

The Detroit Lions have acted quickly and promoted from within to fill the role of defensive coordinator. The Lions are promoting linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator, according to Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.