Fraley originally came to Detroit in the 2018 season and took over the offensive line room in 2020. He stayed with the organization through the coaching change from Matt Patricia
The Lions have lost both of their coordinators, but they won’t be losing offensive line coach Hank Fraley. Fraley’s wife posted on social media that the family is staying in Detroit, and multiple reporters have said he has confirmed that he will remain on the Lions’ staff.
The Detroit Lions dropped some big news on Friday when it was announced that offensive line coach Hank Fraley will not be heading to Seattle or Chicago and will stay on with the Lions. Not only is Fraley staying on as offensive line coach,
Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn, and Terrell Willaims are gone. Those are all huge losses for the Detroit Lions. The biggest fear was that the team would potentially lose offensive line coach Hank Fraley to either the Bears or the Seahawks.
The Lions lost offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, now head coach of the Chicago Bears, and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, the next New York Jets coach, and will spend the first part of the 2025 offseason looking for replacements.
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson is in the process of filling out his coaching staff, but he won't target the Detroit Lions to do it.
Fraley’s unit has been the foundation of a top-five NFL offense each of the last three seasons. The Lions led the league in scoring this season.
The Lions will add a run-game coordinator bump to their O-line coach’s title, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweets. This will ensure Fraley stays in charge of one of the NFL’s top O-lines, and it takes a name out of consideration for the Seahawks. The Lions had lost Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn and Terrell Williams this week.
Ben Johnson is several days into building his coaching staff as the new head coach of the Chicago Bears, but one name closely associated with him from his time as the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator won't be joining him in Chicago.
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