John Morton (born September 24, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the passing game coordinator for the Denver Broncos from 2023 to 2024.. Morton also previously served as a senior offensive assistant coach for the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, San ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Tim Twentyman takes a look at five things to know about new Detroit Lions offensive coordinator John Morton. Tim Twentyman takes a look at five things to know about new Detroit Lions offensive coordinator John Morton. ... In Detroit, Morton will inherit an offense that set franchise records for yards (6,962), points (564) and touchdowns (70) in ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The Detroit Lions this week hired John Morton to be their new offensive coordinator.. Morton, who had been serving as the passing game coordinator with the Denver Broncos for the last two seasons ...

6 days ago · John Morton and Dan Campbell previously worked together in New Orleans and Detroit. ... In Detroit, the Lions increased their motion usage each of their three years with Johnson leading the way ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Serving as the Lions' Senior Offensive Assistant in 2022, Morton returns to Detroit as the team's offensive coordinator in 2025. Between his stints in Detroit, Morton spent two seasons as the Broncos' Passing Game Coordinator (2023-24), helping Broncos QB Bo Nix account for the second-most passing touchdowns (29), third-most completions (376) and eighth-most passing yards (3,775) by a rookie ...

6 days ago · The Detroit Lions hired John Morton to be their offensive coordinator this week. Morton will have big shoes to fill, as Ben Johnson led the Lions to the highest-scoring season in franchise history ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The Detroit Lions have a new offensive coordinator, and it’s a familiar face to Jared Goff.. The Lions hired longtime NFL assistant John Morton as their offensive coordinator Tuesday morning ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The Detroit Lions have found their replacement for Ben Johnson.. John Morton has been hired to become Detroit's new offensive coordinator. Morton, who was a senior offensive assistant with the ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The Detroit Lions are tabbing Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton as their new offensive coordinator, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday, per sources.

Serving as the Lions' Senior Offensive Assistant in 2022, Morton returns to Detroit as the team's offensive coordinator in 2025. Most recently, Morton spent three seasons (2019-21) under head coach Jon Gruden and interim head coach Rich Bisaccia as senior offensive assistant with the Las Vegas/Oakland Raiders.