Turns out someone is joining the Washington Commanders coaching staff from the Lions after all. After Ben Johnson decided to stay in Detroit instead of taking the Commanders head coach position they hired Dan Quinn from the Dallas Cowboys. Quinn has been building up his staff and his new assistant quarterbacks coach is former Lions quarterback David Blough.
Blough finished the 2023 season on the Lions practice squad while also serving as the third quarterback for the team.
Blough had previously been on the Lions from 2019 to 2021. His cutting from the roster was filmed on Hard Knocks, from there he would bounce around on the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals rosters.
Outside of football, Blough also had his wife, Melissa Gonzalez, compete in trials for the Olympics on the show with his reaction going viral in the process.
Lions coach Dan Campbell had always praised Blough for his professionalism and ability to be prepared. That type of professionalism is why he is now transitioning to the coaching ranks. He will serve as the assistant quarterbacks coach under Tavita Pritchard and Kliff Kingsbury.
