CINCINNATI, OH – CIRCA 2010: In this handout image supplied by the NFL, Kyle Caskey of the Cincinnati Bengals poses for his 2010 NFL headshot circa 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Image by NFL by means of Getty Visuals)
The Detroit Lions have employed former Cincinnati Bengals running backs mentor Kyle Caskey to their coaching team for 2019 and outside of.
For several seasons, running the soccer was an afterthought for the Detroit Lions. That is ironic thinking of the finest player in the franchise’s very long history is a running back in Barry Sanders. Nevertheless, for the earlier several several years in the Motor City, the floor sport took a back seat to the air assault in Detroit.
Very well, situations are a-changin’. And the drafting of Auburn running back Kerryon Johnson last year would seem to have sparked a floor sport resurgence for the Lions. Despite the fact that Johnson was constrained to just 10 online games last year due to a knee injury, he was however capable to post 641 yards and a few touchdowns although averaging an incredible 5.4 yard per have.
Johnson also recorded two 100-yard performances last year. The Lions hadn’t experienced a running back post 100 dashing yards in a single sport considering that Reggie Bush did it back in 7 days 13 of 2013.
With the addition Darrell Bevell as offensive coordinator this offseason, the dashing assault in Detroit is expected to be additional strong than at any time. Now the Lions have extra another piece to their floor sport puzzle.
On Tuesday, the Lions introduced the hiring of former Cincinnati Bengals running backs mentor Kyle Caskey to their coaching team. Caskey experienced been with the Bengals considering that 2010, spending the earlier 5 year as the team’s running back mentor.
Very last 12 months, Caskey aided Cincinnati running back Joe Mixon post 1,168 dashing yards. That was the fourth highest overall in the NFL last year and tops in the AFC. The Detroit Lions certainly hope the mixture of Bevell and Caskey together with a balanced Johnson will be the mixture that unlocks the dashing opportunity of this gifted unit in 2019.
