The Detroit Lions continue to add former NFL players to its coaching staff. Mark Brunell, the NFL’s longtime quarterback, is hired as the team’s new QB coach, according to multiple reports.
Brunell interviewed with the Lions this week and his recruitment is expected to be completed soon. He currently works as a radio host in Jacksonville, where he spent the highest points of his long career as a player.
Brunell has experience in coaching, but only at the high school level. He played for 17 years in the NFL, starting with the Green Bay Packers as a fifth-round draft pick in 1993 from Washington. He played for the Packers, Jaguars, Jets, Washington and the Saints, where Brunell ended his career as a teammate of new Lions head coach Dan Campbell. Brunell, a leftist, was one of the best double threat QBs of his day.