2016 Detroit Lions season

2016 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Jim Caldwell
General manager	Bob Quinn
Owner	Martha Firestone Ford
Home field	Ford Field
Local radio	Detroit Lions Radio Network
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The 2016 Detroit Lions season will be the franchise's upcoming 87th season in the National Football League, their 83rd as the Detroit Lions and the third under head coach Jim Caldwell. On January 8, 2016, the Lions hired Bob Quinn as general manager.^[1]

Offseason

Re-signings

Date	Player	Position	Contract	Source
March 4	Tyrunn Walker	Defensive tackle	1 year / $1.6 million	[2]
March 9	Haloti Ngata	Defensive tackle	2 years / $12 million	[3]
March 11	Crezdon Butler	Cornerback	1 year / $745,000	[4]
	Don Muhlbach	Long snapper	1 year / $1.05 million	[5]
	Dan Orlovsky	Quarterback	1 year / $1.065 million	[6]
	Tahir Whitehead	Linebacker	2 years / $8 million	[7]
March 16	Tim Wright	Tight end	1 year / $675,000	[8]

Arrivals

Date	Player	Position	Previous team	Contract	Source
February 11	Jerry Franklin	Linebacker	New Orleans Saints	1 year / $675,000	[9]
February 12	Lamar Holmes	Offensive tackle	Atlanta Falcons	1 year / $760,000	[10]
March 10	Tavon Wilson	Safety	New England Patriots	2 years / $2.2 million	[11]
March 11	Johnson Bademosi	Cornerback	Cleveland Browns	2 years / $4.5 million	[12]
	Stefan Charles	Defensive tackle	Buffalo Bills	1 year / $1.75 million	[13]
	Marvin Jones	Wide receiver	Cincinnati Bengals	5 years / $40 million	[14]
March 12	Rafael Bush	Safety	New Orleans Saints	1 year / $1.5 million	[15]
March 21	Jeremy Kerley	Wide receiver	New York Jets	1 year / –	[16]
March 29	Darrin Walls	Cornerback	New York Jets	1 year / $840,000	[17]
March 30	Geoff Schwartz	Guard	New York Giants	1 year / –	[18]
April 4	Wallace Gilberry	Defensive end	Cincinnati Bengals	1 year / –	[19]
	Matthew Mulligan	Tight end	Buffalo Bills	1 year / –
April 5	Stevan Ridley	Running back	New York Jets	1 year / –	[20]
May 5	Andre Caldwell	Wide Receiver	Denver Broncos		[21]

Departures

Date	Player	Position	Note	New Team	Source
February 16	Joique Bell	Running back	Released		[22]
	Rashean Mathis	Cornerback	Retired	N/A	[23]
February 19	C. J. Wilson	Defensive tackle	Released		[24]
March 8	Calvin Johnson	Wide receiver	Retired	N/A	[25]
May 5	Darren Keyton	Center	Released		[21]

Draft

2016 Detroit Lions Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Source
1	16	Taylor Decker	OT	Ohio State	[26]
2	46	A'Shawn Robinson	DT	Alabama	[27]
3	95	Graham Glasgow	C	Michigan	[28]
4	111	Miles Killebrew	SS	Southern Utah	[29]
5	151	Joe Dahl	OG	Washington State	[30]
5	169	Antwione Williams	LB	Georgia Southern	[31]
6	191	Jake Rudock	QB	Michigan	[32]
6	202	Anthony Zettel	DT	Penn State	[33]
6	210	Jimmy Landes	LS	Baylor	[34]
7	236	Dwayne Washington	RB	Washington	[35]

Compensatory selection

Notes

• The Lions traded their original third-round selection (number 77 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the Eagles' 2015 fourth-round selection.^[36]
• The Lions acquired an additional fifth-round selection (number 169 overall) as part of a trade that sent their 2015 first-round selection to the Denver Broncos.^[37]
• The Lions acquired an additional sixth-round selection (number 202 overall) in a trade that sent cornerback Mohammed Seisay to the Seattle Seahawks.^[38]

Current roster

Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks  8 Dan Orlovsky -- Jake Rudock  9 Matthew Stafford Running backs 21 Ameer Abdullah 46 Michael Burton FB 25 Theo Riddick 39 Stevan Ridley -- Dwayne Washington 38 George Winn 34 Zach Zenner Wide receivers -- Jace Billingsley -- Andre Caldwell -- Quinshad Davis 10 Corey Fuller 11 Marvin Jones 13 T. J. Jones 12 Jeremy Kerley -- Jay Lee 18 Ryan Spadola 15 Golden Tate 19 Corey Washington -- Austin Willis Tight ends 85 Eric Ebron -- Adam Fuehne 80 Matthew Mulligan 87 Brandon Pettigrew -- Cole Wick 83 Tim Wright		Offensive linemen -- Joe Dahl G 68 Taylor Decker T -- Chase Farris G -- Graham Glasgow C 76 Lamar Holmes T 65 Gabe Ikard C 77 Cornelius Lucas T 74 Michael Ola T 71 Riley Reiff T 70 Corey Robinson T 79 Geoff Schwartz G 64 Travis Swanson C 73 Tyrus Thompson T 72 Laken Tomlinson G 75 Larry Warford G -- Andrew Zeller G Defensive linemen 94 Ezekiel Ansah DE 96 Stefan Charles DT 95 Brandon Copeland DE -- James DeLoach DE -- Deonte Gibson DE -- Wallace Gilberry DE 61 Kerry Hyder DE 92 Haloti Ngata DT 97 Caraun Reid DT -- A'Shawn Robinson DT 98 Devin Taylor DE 67 Khyri Thornton DT 93 Tyrunn Walker DT 90 Gabe Wright DT -- Anthony Zettel DE		Linebackers 57 Josh Bynes OLB -- Jerry Franklin LB -- Zaviar Gooden LB 49 Khaseem Greene LB 54 DeAndre Levy OLB 55 Stephen Tulloch ILB 53 Kyle Van Noy OLB 59 Tahir Whitehead ILB -- Antwione Williams ILB Defensive backs 41 Johnson Bademosi CB -- Adairius Barnes CB 31 Rafael Bush SS 29 Crezdon Butler CB 26 Don Carey FS 33 Alex Carter CB 28 Quandre Diggs CB 43 Isaiah Johnson SS -- Miles Killebrew SS 24 Nevin Lawson CB 27 Glover Quin FS 23 Darius Slay CB 30 Darrin Walls CB -- Charles Washington CB -- Ian Wells CB 32 Tavon Wilson SS Special teams -- Kyle Christy P -- Jimmy Landes LS  6 Sam Martin P  5 Matt Prater K 48 Don Muhlbach LS				Reserve lists Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated May 6, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 89 Active, 0 Inactive → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff (EDT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 12	7:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Heinz Field	Lions TV
2	August 18	7:30 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals			Ford Field	Lions TV
3	August 27	7:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	Lions TV
4	September 1	7:30 p.m.	Buffalo Bills			Ford Field	Lions TV

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	4:25 p.m.	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
2	September 18	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			Ford Field	CBS
3	September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers			Lambeau Field	Fox
4	October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears			Soldier Field	Fox
5	October 9	1:00 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles			Ford Field	Fox
6	October 16	1:00 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams			Ford Field	Fox
7	October 23	1:00 p.m.	Washington Redskins			Ford Field	Fox
8	October 30	1:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	Fox
9	November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox
10	Bye
11	November 20	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			Ford Field	CBS
12	November 24	12:30 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings			Ford Field	CBS
13	December 4	1:00 p.m.	at New Orleans Saints			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
14	December 11	1:00 p.m.	Chicago Bears			Ford Field	Fox
15	December 18	1:00 p.m.	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	Fox
16	December 26	8:30 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium	ESPN
17	January 1	1:00 p.m.	Green Bay Packers			Ford Field	Fox

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Coaching staff

Detroit Lions staff
	Front Office Owner/Chairman – Martha Firestone Ford Vice Chairman – William Clay Ford, Jr. President – Rod Wood Special Advisor to the President - Ernie Accorsi COO - Allison Maki Executive Vice President/General Manager – Bob Quinn Vice President of Football Administration - Matt Harriss Chief of Staff/Assistant to the General Manager – Kevin Anderson Diretor of Football Research/Special Projects - Randy Edsall Director of Player Personnel – Kyle O'Brien Senior Personnel Executive – Brian Xanders Director of College Scouting – Lance Newmark Assistant Director of Pro Personnel - Rob Lohman Head Coaches Head Coach – Jim Caldwell Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Ron Prince Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jim Bob Cooter Quarterbacks – Brian Callahan Running Backs – David Walker Wide Receivers – Robert Prince Tight Ends – Al Golden Quality Control/Offensive Line - Michael McCarthy Offensive Assistant/Research & Analysis - Evan Rothstein			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Teryl Austin Defensive Line – Kris Kocurek Defensive Assistant/Defensive Ends – Matt Raich Linebackers – Bill Sheridan Defensive Backs/Safeties – Alan Williams Defensive Backs/Corners – Tony Oden Defensive Quality Control - Steven Williams Senior Coaching Assistant – Gunther Cunningham Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Joe Marciano Special Teams Assistant - Devin Fitzsimmons Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Harold Nash Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Josh Schuler → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

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External links

• Official website