Lions Hire Relative Unknown as Head Coach The Detroit Free Press reports that the Detroit Lions have hired Rod Marinelli as their new head coach. Marinelli was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' assistant head coach and defensive line coach and was selected over former Saints coach Jim Haslett, Steeler line coac Russ Grimm and a number of other candidates. Of interest is the fact that he has never been a coordinator or head coach at any level. Read NEXT! Lions hire... who? in the Freep Also see DREW SHARP: Rod who? Lions settle for third best in the Freep And then there's Marinelli's hire is like Mornhinweg's in the Detroit News Head south for Marinelli, Lions Finalizing Deal in the Tampa Tribune Posted/updated Jan 19, 2006 by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan) click to Send This Story to a Friend! Main Michigan News Page Go Back One Page

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