The Detroit Lions are set to close out the 2025 NFL season, and it will be a disappointing end to a campaign that began with heavy expectations but will ultimately finish without a spot in the NFL Postseason for the first time since 2023.
There are likely several changes coming to the organization during what will be an earlier than anticipated offseason, and while most of the chatter has been concerning the status of offensive coordinator John Morton, there is a member of the front office who could soon be targeted by other teams.
According to a recent compilation by NFL Insider Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, Lions assistant general manager Ray Agnew could soon be on the move.
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Detroit Lions Assistant General Manager Ray Agnew Could Soon Be Closing In On Being Hired Elsewhere
According to Breer, Agnew is listed under the category of “Closing In” on a new executive job with another organization.
“Agnew’s been a big brother to a lot of folks in the business, and that probably foreshadows the problem he’s had pursuing a job—he’s 58 years old,” Breer wrote. “If you can get around that, hiring Agnew would mean bringing aboard a guy who has experience in a lot of different ways.”
“He was a player, a team pastor, a player development director and then a pro scouting director over the last 35 years, and has a great feel for what a team needs and how a culture is built,” Breer continued. “Given what Detroit’s built, there should, at some point, be an uptick in interest in him.”
Agnew had a playing career in the NFL which lasted for 11 seasons, and he suited up for the New England Patriots, New York Giants, and St. Louis Rams. While with the Rams, he helped bring them to victory over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV.
He would eventually be promoted to director of pro personnel for the Los Angeles Rams after having initially served as the team’s director of player development/team pastor, and first arrived in the Motor City as assistant general manager in January 2021.
Prior to this current season, Agnew spoke positively about the chances that he felt the Lions had to
“I was on a team that won a Super Bowl,” he said. “And at every level we had difference makers, and I believe this team, at every level, we’ve got difference makers on the field, and we’ve just got to go out and do it.”
“Ain’t nothing guaranteed, but when you look at certain teams that win Super Bowls, the Hutchinson’s of the world, those guys, the St. Brown’s of the world.”
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The Lions Lost Two Key Members Of The Coaching Staff During Last Offseason
While the Lions could potentially lose a key member of their front office in Agnew during the upcoming offseason, last offseason proved costly for them.
Not only did they lose defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, who accepted the head coaching position with the New York Jets, but they also lost offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who accepted the head coaching position with the rival Chicago Bears.
In fact, it will be Johnson and the Bears that the Lions will close out this season against on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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