BREAKING: Detroit Lions fire John Morton and Front Office fixture Mike Disner interviews in Atlanta.

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🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions shake up their front office and coaching staff as opportunity knocks for key personnel—will this fuel a turnaround? Rumors swirl as Atlanta Falcons request to interview Lions COO Mike Disner, and Dan Campbell firing offensive coordinator John Morton. Major questions loom about roster competition, particularly in the trenches and the secondary, with Lions icons like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, and Jared Goff set to anchor the offense. Matt Dery and Lions legend Herman Moore dissect the team's uneven 9-8 season, focusing on defensive struggles, future roster battles, and the search for a new OC—potentially eyeing Todd Monken. From Dan Campbell's self-graded “F” to Brad Holmes' offseason priorities, this episode breaks down where the Detroit Lions must upgrade to reclaim NFC North dominance. Can fresh faces and renewed competition fuel the next Lions playoff run?

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0:00.0	Roster and front office shuffling and Herman Moore all on today's show.
0:11.6	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:16.7	Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:23.3	What's good, everybody? Matt Derry with you.
0:25.0	It's a Tuesday edition of Lockdown Lions Lockdown Podcast Network,
0:28.3	the number one sports podcast network at Tuesday, January 6th,
0:32.8	into Wednesday, January 7th.
0:34.3	Thanks for being with us, making us your first listen,
0:36.3	checking us out on our Lockdown 9's YouTube channel or Apple, Spotify, wherever you get your podcast. Big
0:41.5	show today, Herman Moore, the former Lion Great and a wide receiver and legend is going to
0:47.5	join the program in a little bit. We'll get Herman's thoughts on the season and moving forward
0:52.1	where he sees the lions going from here.
0:55.0	That's coming up momentarily as well.
0:57.5	Open roster spots.
0:59.2	Dan Campbell made a comment yesterday about he wants competition at all spots.
1:04.6	What spots is he talking about?
1:06.7	But first, let's get to this.
1:09.0	News of the day, Albert Breyer just breaking the story moments ago from Sports
1:15.0	Illustrated, SI, NFL insider.
1:18.1	Albert Breyer says the Atlanta Falcons have reportedly put in a request to interview
1:23.4	Lyons' C-O, chief operating officer, Mike Dissner, for their president of football operations role.
1:32.1	Falcons have cleaned house.
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