Lions hire Washburn as assistant offensive line coach

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions have hired Jeremiah Washburn as assistant offensive line coach, head coach Jim Schwartz announced Saturday.

Washburn joins the Lions after spending six seasons working in the Baltimore Ravens' player personnel department. For the past four seasons, Washburn was the Ravens' area scout for the Southwest.

In 2002, Washburn entered the NFL as a football operations assistant with the Carolina Panthers. He was a three-year guard at the University of Arkansas.

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