ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions are not renewing offensive co-ordinator Jim Bob Cooter’s contract after the team sputtered to a 6-10 season while quarterback Matthew Stafford struggled. The Lions announced their decision Tuesday, two days after finishing 6-10 in coach Matt Patricia’s first season at the helm. Rookie running back Kerryon Johnson gave the Lions’ running game a bit of a boost before he was lost for the season with a knee injury. Stafford took a step back, falling short of 4,000 yards passing for the first time since his injury-filled 2010 campaign. Cooter was a quarterbacks coach for the Lions before taking over as offensive co-ordinator during the 2015 season.

Source: National Post January 01, 2019 23:57 UTC