Lions to hire Michigan football staffer as scouting assistant
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Per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, the Detroit Lions are expected to hire Michigan assistant director of personnel John Collins as a scouting assistant.
Collins has worked at Michigan since 2024. Prior to his Michigan stint, Collins spent two years at Georgia as a personnel and recruiting analyst. Collins also previously served as a scouting and recruiting assistant for Temple and as a training camp player personnel intern for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Georgia won the national championship to cap the 2022 college football season while Collins was in Athens, Ga.
The #Lions are expected to hire Michigan assistant director of personnel John Collins as a scouting assistant, a source tells @CBSSports.
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) June 26, 2026
Had worked at Michigan since 2024. Before Michigan, worked at Georgia for two years. pic.twitter.com/Qc8Tueexyq
Collins joins a Lions franchise that has authored four consecutive winning seasons, including a trip to the NFC championship game in 2023 and a 2024 campaign where the Lions entered the playoffs with a 15-2 record and the NFC's No. 1 seed.
Collins is the latest offseason addition to the Lions' personnel department. Detroit also hired former Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier to its front office as a personnel executive.
Grier, who was fired by the Dolphins midway through last season, served as Miami’s general manager for a full decade from 2016-25. During Grier's tenure, the Dolphins posted five winning seasons, including four straight from 2020-23, and made the playoffs three times.
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