Also as a result of their work this season, Johnson and Glenn were named as finalists for this season’s Associated Press Assistant Coach of the Year, as announced by the NFL Thursday. The full list of five finalists for the award are:

Now, the Lions are also starting over at both the offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator positions on their coaching staff, with OC Ben Johnson being hired to be the next head coach of the Chicago Bears and DC Aaron Glenn being hired to be the next head coach of the New York Jets.

Aaron Glenn is back where his NFL journey began nearly 31 years ago. He was a game-changing cornerback for the New York Jets then. Now he's tasked with helping turn around the fortunes of the franchise.