4 months ago
- Lions
- Published: Jan. 06, 2026, 6:06 p.m.
After shaking up their beforehand agency connected Monday, nan Atlanta Falcons are targeting a cardinal fig successful nan Detroit Lions’ beforehand agency for 1 of their apical positions.
According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, nan Falcons person requested to question and reply Lions main operating serviceman Mike Disner for their president of shot operations vacancy. Disner, who has spent nan past 7 seasons pinch nan Lions, has held his existent position since May 2022.
Alongside Lions main proprietor Sheila Hamp, squad president Rod Wood, and Special Assistant to President/CEO and Chairperson Chris Spielman, Disner has been a cardinal fig successful nan Lions’ rebuild complete nan past fewer seasons. He led nan hunt that led to nan hiring of wide head Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell.
In a connection announcing nan firings of coach Raheem Morris and wide head Terry Fontenot, Falcons proprietor Arthur Blank said he would create a caller role, president of shot operations.
“The leader successful this caller domiciled will group nan imagination and personality for our team,” Blank said. “Our caller caput coach and wide head will study to nan caller president of football, and they will activity collaboratively arsenic a shot activity squad connected each shot decisions. Final decision-making authority will remainder pinch nan president of football.
“This leader will besides activity successful collaboration pinch nan club’s president and CEO to guarantee nan team’s shot and business operations are appropriately aligned pinch unified organizational goals to present occurrence connected nan section and successful each areas of engaging Falcons fans. The caller president of shot will study straight to me. We scheme to move quickly connected this prosecute truthful nan caller president of shot tin beryllium afloat progressive successful nan action of our caller leaders successful nan caput coach and wide head roles.”
Disner, a West Bloomfield native, joined nan Lions successful 2019 pinch a inheritance successful subordinate statement negotiations and NFL net headdress management. He spent his first 2 seasons arsenic vice president of shot administration, overseeing net headdress strategy, subordinate contracts, CBA compliance, analytics, and roster-related financial planning.
With a 19-year NFL career, Disner besides spent six seasons (2013–18) arsenic nan Arizona Cardinals’ head of shot administration. Prior to that, he worked for 4 years pinch nan NFL Management Council.
If nan Lions suffer Disner, that would mean 2 cardinal figures departing nan franchise successful nan aforesaid week.
On Tuesday, the Lions announced they parted ways pinch violative coordinator and Auburn Hills autochthonal John Morton aft 1 season.
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