4 months ago
- Lions
- Published: Jan. 06, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
The first sanction of liking for nan Detroit Lions open violative coordinator job has emerged and it’s a acquainted one.
Just 2 years ago, David Blough, 30, was a personnel of nan Lions’ believe squad arsenic a quarterback. But now he’s being viewed arsenic a imaginable replacement by Detroit for recently-relieved OC John Morton, according to a study from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Following nan extremity of his playing career, Blough was hired connected arsenic an adjunct quarterbacks coach pinch nan Washington Commanders successful 2024 nether coach Dan Quinn and reuniting pinch then-offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, his erstwhile coach pinch nan Arizona Cardinals.
When Commanders quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard was named caput coach astatine Stanford connected Nov. 28, Blough stepped into nan domiciled connected an interim ground for nan remainder of nan season.
Blough didn’t spot overmuch of nan section successful nan NFL aft going undrafted retired of Purdue, but astir of his play was pinch Detroit. After being signed by nan Cleveland Browns arsenic an UDFA successful 2019, he was traded to nan Lions conscionable up of nan commencement of nan season.
But aft injuries to Matthew Stafford and Jeff Driskel, Blough abruptly recovered himself arsenic a rookie starter debuting connected Thanksgiving against nan Chicago Bears.
Blough would commencement 5 games for nan Lions, completing 54% of his passes for 984 yards, 4 touchdowns and six interceptions, while losing each game.
He spent nan adjacent 2 seasons pinch nan Lions — including coach Dan Campbell’s first arsenic caput coach — chiefly connected their believe squad earlier yet being released successful up of nan 2022 season.
Blough was signed by nan Cardinals disconnected nan Minnesota Vikings believe squad precocious successful 2022 and started a brace of games for Arizona, going 0-2 nether Kingsbury.
The conclusion of his playing profession saw Blough return to Detroit for nan 2023 play arsenic a practice-squad backmost earlier retiring successful 2024.
Blough quickly generated buzz arsenic a rising adjunct for his activity pinch backmost Jayden Daniels. Daniels was Offensive Rookie of nan Year and a Pro-Bowler successful his first season, giving plentifulness of in installments to Blough arsenic portion of nan activity squad that sewage him there.
The Lions, obviously, person plentifulness of familiarity pinch Blough. He knows Campbell’s strategy and nan backmost room well. This would beryllium a monolithic measurement up for Blough without moreover a afloat twelvemonth arsenic a full-time position coach.
But if Campbell is looking to bring personification successful nan domiciled he trusts, Blough is going to beryllium 1 of nan names astatine nan apical of nan list.
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Jacob Richman is simply a sports newsman for MLive.com and covers pro and assemblage teams crossed Michigan. Before joining MLive, Jacob covered assemblage sports successful Texas astatine LoneStarLive.com pinch a attraction connected Texas A&M and...
