NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the Lions have “reached out to” former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel about their offensive coordinator vacancy.

08 January 2026

It’s certain to be the first of several OC interview opportunities for McDaniel if he wants to go that route. With several head-coaching positions open, it wouldn’t be surprising if he wound up receiving an interview for one of the big chairs as well. We’ll see how quickly McDaniel wants to play this, but he’d be hard-pressed to find better weapons to work with than Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Jameson Williams.