It was four months ago on Sept. 22 that the Arizona Cardinals lost in Week 3 to the Detroit Lions, 20-13. The Cardinals were 1-2 after that game and the Lions 2-1. Following the game, the Cardinals were .500 at 7-7 to finish 8-9 while the Lions won 13 of their last 14 to earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a 15-2 record.

Ex-Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks is now back in the NFL as a defensive coordinator for the New York Jets, per multiple reports.

There are some names standing out at the Senior Bowl who could provide a boost for the Cardinals defense in 2025 and beyond.

The Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions play the Saturday night divisional game of the NFL playoffs, beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Below are some players on Detroit’s roster scheduled to be free agents who could be potential targets for some of the Cardinals’ offseason needs.

The Lions are the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the first time and host the Washington Commanders Saturday in the divisional round. With a win, the Lions could reach the NFC championship game for a second consecutive year and host the game for the first time in franchise history.

Practices are underway this week at both the Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl, providing an early glimpse of the top prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft.

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New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has made his first major addition to his coaching staff, bringing on the experienced Steve Wilks to take over as defensive coordinator. He will assume play-calling duties for the defense after Glenn ensured at his introductory press conference on Monday that he would not garner such responsibilities

The New York Jets have hired former Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks to become the next defensive coordinator in 2025.

Nate Tice and Charles McDonald check in with their fifth mock draft of this cycle, and it's good to be Bryce Young, Dak Prescott and C.J. Stroud.

The first assistant coach has been hired for the New York Jets under head coach Aaron Glenn. It wasn't the defensive coordinator position or the offensive play-caller role. Each is being closely watched around the league at this point.