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The Lions have lost another member of the coaching staff.
The Detroit Lions have already made a major change to their coaching staff, terminating offensive coordinator John Morton and replacing him with former Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing.
But now, the Lions are losing another member of the coaching leadership staff. Mike Clark, the club’s director of sports performance, is announcing his retirement, according to head coach Dan Campbell.
“He’s retiring,” Campbell explained. “He’s someone I’ve known a long time, he’s been in this profession for 50 years, and he’s one of these, you know – you go inside those circles, he’s a legend. I’ve lived it firsthand; the guy has been unbelievable. I’ve loved the program, everything he’s brought to the table. We’re going to miss him, we’re going to miss him.
But he felt like it was time, and Josh Schuler will be the head strength coach, and he’ll be running that area, taking care of business over there. He’s earned that as well; he’s learned from Mike. We’re excited moving forward.”
Campbell has known Clark since he was his strength coach at Texas A&M, where they also worked together from 1995 through 1998.