Lions notes: Jim Bob Cooter, Teryl Austin next in line to become first-time head coaches?

• ESPN listed six current coordinators who may be next in line to become a first-time NFL head coach. Both of the Detroit Lions coordinators, Teryl Austin and Jim Bob Cooter, made the list.

• Nate Burleson is the latest former teammate of Calvin Johnson to come to his defense:

Later in the show, Stephen Tulloch joined the panel to discuss his thoughts on Johnson’s comments.

• DetroitLions.com’s Tim Twentyman previews the linebacker position as we head towards Lions training camp.

• It may not be showing up in traditional statistics, but Darius Slay is continually improving his game:

• It’s time to start thinking about fantasy football. Thankfully, SideLion Report has over 50 suggestions for Detroit Lions themed fantasy team names.

• Matthew Stafford barely targeted tight ends in 2016. Could that change this year with an entirely revamped tight end depth chart?

• Is Haloti Ngata wildly overpaid? Lions Wire’s Ty Schalter looks at both sides of the argument here.

• ESPN’s Sarah Spain perfectly trolled Aaron Rodgers (via Windy City Gridiron):