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Lions running backs coach Duce Staley talks with reporters before OTAs on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Allen Park. Lions

Reports: Duce Staley joins Browns as RBs coach

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Duce Staley is joining the Cleveland Browns as running backs coach, CBS Sports and Cleveland.com reported Wednesday.

Staley was fired by the Carolina Panthers in November in the aftermath of head coach Frank Reich’s termination.

Staley chose the Browns over the New York Jets, who also interviewed the longtime former running back after parting ways with Taylor Embree.

Staley, 48, rushed for 5,785 yards and 24 touchdowns in his 10-year career with the Eagles (1997-2003) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2004-06). He also finished with 287 receptions for 2,587 yards and 10 TDs.

–Field Level Media

Lions running backs coach Duce Staley talks with reporters before OTAs on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Allen Park. Lions

Reports: Duce Staley leaving Lions for Panthers

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Duce Staley is leaving the Detroit Lions for an unspecified role on Frank Reich’s new staff in Carolina, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.

The Panthers are considering Staley for their offensive coordinator role under Reich, though they’ve also requested permission to interview Jacksonville’s Jim Bob Cooter, according to NFL Network.

Regardless, Staley would have an equal or elevated role on the Panthers. He was running backs coach/assistant head coach with the Lions for the past two seasons.

The Detroit News reports that the Lions gave Staley permission to leave to be closer to his mother, who lives in South Carolina, even if it’s not an elevated role. Staley’s mother is reportedly dealing with health issues.

The move reunites Staley with Reich, with whom he worked in Philadelphia when Reich was the OC and Staley the RBs coach.

Staley, 47, rushed for 5,785 yards and 24 touchdowns in his 10-year career with the Eagles (1997-2003) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2004-06). He also finished with 287 receptions for 2,587 yards and 10 TDs.

–Field Level Media

Oct 8, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson and running backs coach Duce Staley against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Lions add Duce Staley, Mark Brunell to coaching staff

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The Detroit Lions announced the additions of Duce Staley, Mark Brunell and Mark DeLeone to their coaching staff on Friday.

Staley, 45, was hired as the assistant head coach/running backs coach with Detroit. It is the same title he held over the past three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was an NFL running back for 10 seasons.

Brunell, 50, joins the Lions as the team’s quarterbacks coach. It marks the first NFL coaching job for the three-time Pro Bowl selection, who last played in the league in 2011. He has mentored quarterbacks at the NFL Scouting Combine.

DeLeone, 33, will serve as Detroit’s inside linebackers coach in 2021 after spending the past two seasons in the same role with the Chicago Bears.

The three join a new-look staff for the Lions, who named Dan Campbell as their coach, Aaron Glenn as the defensive coordinator and Anthony Lynn as offensive coordinator.

–Field Level Media