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Former Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell is once again among the candidates in this year’s NFL coaching carousel. According to several sources, Caldwell has already interviewed for the vacant head coaching positions with the Panthers and Broncos.
Caldwell spent four years in Detroit, amassing a 36-28 record during that time, including playoff appearances in two of those seasons. He was also the first Lions coach to lead the team to back-to-back wins since Wayne Fontes in 1994-95. However, when Detroit failed to get over the hump with a relatively good roster, the Lions parted ways with him after the 2017 season, which ended with 9-7 record and just out of the playoff picture.
Since then, Caldwell has been in and out of football. He was a consultant for the XFL in 2018 and in 2019 was hired as part of Brian Flores’ staff with the Miami Dolphins, serving as the assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach. He would only last a few months before stepping down due to some personal health issues.
Caldwell earned several head coaching interviews after being fired by the Lions. In 2019, the Packers, Jets and Browns interviewed him. And just this past season, he interviewed for Jaguars and Bears coaching vacancies.
At the end of 2022, Caldwell told The 33rd Team of his desire to return to coaching in the NFL, but said he knows his time is likely running out.
“I have a strong desire to return to the NFL as a head coach,” Caldwell said. “I had a lot of opportunities to do other things that I wanted to hold off on until I had exhausted all options in that area. I’m probably on my last hiring cycle.”
We’re tracking all the latest head coaching developments — including interest in Lions coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn — with our 2023 tracker.
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