AGGRESSIVE PUSH: Detroit Lions BRING IN Mike Kafka—nice Addition to the Staff!

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🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions shake up their coaching ranks by bringing in former New York Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka as a senior offensive assistant, signaling a bold commitment to revamping their offensive strategy. With Drew Petzing already in as offensive coordinator and Scottie Montgomery interviewing for the Baltimore Ravens' OC role, Head Coach Dan Campbell isn’t holding back from building the NFL’s deepest staff. Can all these fresh minds spark the creative boost Detroit needs to make a leap next season? Matt Dery breaks down why the Lions are targeting top coaching talent, the implications for Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and David Montgomery, and what a new-look staff means for the team’s draft and free agency plans. Highlights include Daniel Jeremiah’s mock draft pick of Miami edge rusher Akheem Mesidor, salary cap restructuring scenarios, and the latest buzz from Senior Bowl week. Plus, uncover the truth behind viral social media rumors surrounding Detroit’s offseason moves.

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0:00.0	a surprise on a Monday, the Lions adding another offensive coordinator, except he's not going to be the O.C.
0:10.8	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:18.2	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:24.5	All right, everybody, welcome in.
0:25.8	It's a brand new week of Locked-on Lions right here in the Locked-on Podcast Network,
0:29.4	your team every day and the number one sports podcast network.
0:32.7	Matt Derry with you on a Monday, January the 26th and Tuesday, January the 27th. Thank you for making us
0:39.1	your first list and everybody. And finding us where we get your podcast, please, if you
0:42.8	haven't subscribed to our Locked on Lions YouTube channel, a lot to get to here on a Monday.
0:47.5	This is Senior Bowl Week, activity down at Mobile. Lion's staff is there. Brett Whitefield from Fantasy Points is there.
0:56.2	We're hopefully going to talk to Brett,
0:57.5	who covers the Senior Bowl each and every year sometime this week
1:00.8	and get a Mobile update.
1:03.2	That is for sure.
1:04.6	Coming up on the program today,
1:06.0	many of you have sent me,
1:07.2	including some of our everydayers on our Discord chat,
1:10.7	a fake story that is out there
1:12.5	with a fake quote from David Montgomery. I got to debunk that. We will discuss. It's also
1:17.6	mock draft Monday. Yes, we're bringing it back each and every Monday. Up until the draft in
1:24.3	late April, we will do a mock draft. And today comes from Daniel Jeremiah from NFL.com, where yes, he does have a defensive player going at number 17 for the Lions.
1:36.0	Some assistant coaching news in Allen Park, both guys that could be staying and leaving.
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