Johnson could look to Detroit to bring an assistant with him to serve in a coordinator role in Chicago. The most rumored name is Lion offensive line coach Hank Fraley, who could come to the Bears as Johnson’s offensive coordinator.
Source says Lions OL coach Hank Fraley is scheduled to interview in-person today with the Seahawks for their offensive coordinator position. This will be the second interview for Fraley with the Seahawks.
Detroit’s offensive line coach joins two other, younger candidates as those Mike Macdonald’s talked to twice for Seattle’s OC job.
New Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson will not retain interim coach and offensive coordinator Thomas Brown. Brown has interviewed for the play-calling role with the Seattle Seahawks, who fired Ryan Grubb after one season.
Following a second interview with the Seahawks on Tuesday, the Seahawks should be well-positioned to hire Hank Fraley if they wish.
The Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach, and the former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator is already busy building his staff. There have been several reports indicating the Bears are zeroing in on Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator and are eyeing Darren Rizzi for special teams coordinator (follow along with our rumors tracker).
The Seattle Seahawks had a second interview with Detroit Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley on Tuesday for their open offensive coordinator position, per a report by Dan Graziano of ESPN.com.
The Seahawks now have three front-runners to be their new play caller. Coach Mike Macdonald and general manager John Schneider were to have a second interview Tuesday, in person, with Detroit Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley about their offensive-coordinator job.
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As the NFL coaching carousel picked up steam, so did the rumor mill about where the Seahawks' search for a new offensive coordinator may be headed.
The Detroit Lions have enormous holes to fill on their coaching staff, with one of them being offensive coordinator after Ben Johnson departed for the Chicago Bears. One NFL analyst believes the Lions will replace Johnson with a two-time offensive coordinator.