Lions legend Calvin Johnson on Detroit's heartbreaking loss to Washington and where the team goes from here.

"Within the locker room, I'm pretty sure they kept it real tight," Johnson said. "Whether coaches had interviews with other teams. Even if they knew they might be getting terminated at the end of the season. We try very hard to stay focused on the goals that we have at hand and keeping it within the locker room."

Calvin Johnson, the Lions former star wide receiver spoke to FOX 2's Jennifer Hammond about how far the team has come since he played on the team.

Detroit was an NFL powerhouse in the 1950s, winning three titles in a six-season stretch. Then, the franchise was a league laughingstock for many years. Despite having Hall of Famers such as Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson, the Lions won only one playoff ...

While he hasn’t seen the team appear in a Super Bowl yet, Barry can recall listening to a radio broadcast of the Detroit Lions’ victory over the Cleveland Browns in the 1957 NFL Championship Game.

Detroit Lions fans have coped with losses and devastating plays by using the phrase, "Same Old Lions." Here's what it means.

It wasn’t bad, but it could have popped more." Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson celebrates his 1st quarter touch down for a 7-0 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs in Detroit on Sunday, September 18, 2011. Yet color is relative, he said: "You can have a color ...

Calvin Johnson -- a guy who knows a thing or two about great wide receiver play -- is loving what Amon-Ra St Brown's doing this year ... telling TMZ Sports

Now, the Lions are also starting over at both the offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator positions on their coaching staff, with OC Ben Johnson being hired to be the next head coach of the Chicago Bears and DC Aaron Glenn being hired to be the next head coach of the New York Jets.

Sheppard always seemed like the favorite for the job. Now, the 37-year-old takes over for Glenn as defensive coordinator, per NFL Network.

DETROIT – The Detroit Lions have promoted an assistant coach to become their new defensive coordinator. Linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard is expected to replace Aaron Glenn as the Lions' new DC, according to multiple reports. Sheppard joined the Lions in 2021 and has quickly risen through the defensive coaching ranks for head coach Dan Campbell.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garofolo, the team is promoting LBs coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator. He'll take over for new New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn.