The Detroit Lions have extended general manager Bob Quinn’s contract to match the length of the deal they gave coach Matt Patricia .
Detroit announced the agreement with Quinn on Friday Dexter Lawrence Jersey , four days after hiring Patricia. The Lions have not provided details on the length of Quinn or Patricia’s contracts.
Lions president Rod Wood says the extension ensures stability.
Quinn was hired two years ago after he had worked in the New England’s personnel department for 16 years. He retained coach Jim Caldwell in 2016 and fired him last month with a 36-28 record over four regular seasons – plus two postseason losses, -with the franchise.
The Lions also announced Bo Davis, who has 24 years of experience, will coach the defensive line.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The sky above the stadium that will host Sunday’s Super Bowl is being “inundated” with an alarming number of drones, raising the specter of injuries to tourists or others — or a possible collision with aircraft, the FBI said Friday.That’s despite an ongoing restriction that bans the use of drones in the area of Mercedes-Benz Stadium downtown.Officers on Thursday confiscated a half-dozen drones that were flown near the stadium, FBI spokesman Kevin Rowson said Friday at the agency’s Atlanta field office. The cases will be referred to federal prosecutors for possible charges; the drone pilots could face jail time and fines Deandre Baker Jersey , Rowson said.“If these drones go out of control — if a pilot loses control of one — they can go into a crowd and cause serious injuries,” Rowson said.The potential for terrorism is also a concern.“When we look up into the air and see a drone flying in the air, we have no idea if it’s friendly, or if it’s someone who has nefarious plans and it’s weaponized,” he added.In recent days, multiple helicopters have been patrolling the air space above the stadium and surrounding area, often swooping below the tops of Atlanta’s downtown buildings as part of a massive security operation.“A drone impact with a fixed-wing aircraft or a helicopter would be catastrophic Oshane Ximines Jersey ,” FBI Special Agent John Cronier said.Moreover, policing illegal drones is pulling officers away from other duties, Rowson said.“It has taken up a lot of time for our agents and for law enforcement officers to be targeting these drones when they could be working on other security measures,” he said.In December, hundreds of flights were canceled and more than 100,000 people were stranded or delayed after drones were spotted near the runway at Gatwick Airport outside London.Last month, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines pilots encountered a drone around 3 Julian Love Jersey ,500 feet (1,000 meters) above Teterboro, New Jersey. That resulted in dozens of delays at nearby Newark Liberty International Airport.