Meanwhile, for the 2023 NFL season the Lions will be footing the bill for Matt Patricia to be the “senior defensive assistant”(IOW, defensive coordinator without the actual title) for the Philadelphia Eagles. As you know, being named a “coordinator” would invalidate his contract agreement with Detroit. Patricia, of course, totally sucked at running the Patriots offense alongside Joe Judge in 2022. And yes, the Lions footed the bill for that failed experiment. With the Eagles, however, he will take on a role that he’s actually good at.