ALLEN PARK, Mich. — A day after the Detroit Lions surrendered more than 30 points for the third time this season, the team has fired defensive backs coach and defensive passing-game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant.
"I think Aubrey is a hell of a coach, I have a ton of respect for him," Lions coach Dan Campbell said. "It was a tough decision, but we're in a production-based business and after seven weeks, I felt like this change needed to be made. I wish him the best of luck and I appreciate everything he put into it. He put his heart and soul into everything he did."
A Flint native who played safety at the University of Wisconsin, Pleasant joined the Lions staff in 2021 after four years with the Los Angeles Rams. He also had previous coaching stops with Washington, Cleveland and the University of Michigan.
