Yet even Johnson points to his Detroit defensive counterpart, Aaron Glenn, as a better candidate to become a head coach. Glenn is also getting a lot of buzz from teams looking for a new head coach, notably the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints.

Ben Johnson pulled out of the Washington Commanders' head coaching search last year. Here's what he said about facing them and his interviews.

Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson gave his defensive coordinator, Aaron Glenn some praise about being in the head coaching search.

The Detroit Lions will be happy to have running back David Montgomery back in any capacity on Saturday. The Lions posted a portion of an interview with star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown on Wednesday in which he showed his excitement to have Monty back in the lineup for their divisional-round matchup against the Washington Commanders.

David Montgomery was a full participant in Detroit Lions' walkthrough practice Tuesday, one month after he injured the MCL in his right knee.

The Detroit Lions have emerged from their bye week and are now beginning their on-field preparations for the divisional round when they'll host the Washington Commanders on Saturday. And it looks like the week off did members on the roster some good,