Aubrey Pleasant is back for a second season as the defensive backs coach of the Detroit Lions. Based on his offseason so far and the growing buzz around Pleasant, there isn’t likely to be a third.
No, it’s not because Pleasant isn’t good. Quite the contrary. Pleasant is a rising coaching star that will be very difficult for the Lions to keep much longer.
Pleasant interviewed for the defensive coordinator vacancies in New Orleans and Minnesota this offseason. And while he didn’t get those coaching gigs, one of the men who interviewed him sees a grand future for Pleasant.
