Ross Gains Final-Approval Clout in Becoming New Coach of the Lions
PONTIAC, Mich. — Bobby Ross is the new coach of the Detroit Lions, bringing stern discipline and a drive for perfection.
“I want perfect practices,†said Ross, whose appointment was announced at a news conference Monday. “Perfect practices make for perfect games.â€
The Lions have had few of those lately, completing a 5-11 season that ended with the firing of Wayne Fontes on Dec. 26.
Ross, who resigned after five years as coach of the San Diego Chargers on Jan. 3, signed a five-year contract worth a reported $7.5 million.
He will have the final say in all personnel moves involving trades, free agency and the draft. Detroit has the fifth pick in the NFL draft.
“It’s not so much where you work . . . as the people that you work with and the people that you work for,†Ross, 60, said, calling Detroit “as fine an organization as there is in the National Football League.â€
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