Hank Fraley will remain on the Lions staff

The Lions have lost both of their coordinators, but they won’t lose offensive line coach Hank Fraley.

Fraley’s wife posted on social media that the family resides in Detroit, and several reporters said he confirmed he would remain on the Lions’ staff.

Fraley was a candidate to either follow former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to Chicago and join the Bears staff, or become the offensive coordinator in Seattle. Instead, he will do none of that and stay in Detroit.

It’s unclear whether Lions coach Dan Campbell will give Fraley a promotion or simply keep him on as offensive line coach.

The 47-year-old Fraley has been in Detroit since the Lions hired him as assistant offensive line coach in 2018. He was promoted to offensive line coach in 2020 and continued in the role when Campbell became head coach in 2021. Before becoming a coach, C. An NFL center for a decade.