Coaches

Jeremiah Washburn joined the Lions coaching staff as the assistant offensive line coach in 2009. Before coming to Detroit, he had spent six seasons working in the Baltimore Ravens player personnel department. Washburn was the Ravens' area scout for the Southwest from 2005-08 and covered schools from the Big 12, SEC, WAC and Conference USA. He also assisted with the acquisition of rookie free agents following the draft.

LIONS COACHING HIGHLIGHTS: Detroit's offensive line allowed only 27 sacks in 2010 while having the third most pass attempts in the league (633).

• The Lions finished with a sacks-per-pass play percentage of 4.09, the third-lowest sacks per pass play percentage allowed by Detroit since 1960.

During his first two years in Baltimore (2003-04), Washburn was a player personnel assistant. He assisted in pro scouting, including some advance scouting of opponents, unrestricted free agents, NFL Europa and other free agents, and he also assisted the college scouting director in preparation for the NFL Draft.

In 2002, Washburn entered the NFL as a football operations assistant with the Carolina Panthers. Washburn was a three-year guard at the University of Arkansas. He was an international economics major and was a graduate assistant for the Razorbacks' athletic department while he earned his MBA.

Washburn and his wife, Susan, have two daughters, Ally and Megan, and a son, Drew.