Lions DC Kelvin Sheppard Addresses LSU Coaching Rumors

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But Sheppard said he “can’t be interested in something I have no idea about.” The defensive coordinator said he’s tasked with another Tiger this weekend in Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson, “so that’s what I’m interested in.”

“But the truth of the matter is nobody has contacted me about anything dealing with a job outside of anything I’m doing right now,” Sheppard said.

“And that’s the honest truth.”

“I’m very blessed and fortunate to hold the position that I do here as the defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions, a winning, soon-to-be-championship organization,” Sheppard said. “And I don’t take that lightly. And whether you’re in this position or you’re a QC (quality control coach) or you’re a janitor, if you start to look out for other things, you will lose the things that you do hold on to currently ... I’ve seen it happen to players chasing contracts, chasing plays on the field instead of letting things come to you when you put your head down.

“I didn’t get to this position by trying to be the defensive coordinator in Detroit. I got to this position by understanding what my role was within this organization. I got to this position by understanding you got to put your head down and go back to work, whether you have success or failure ... And whatever may lie out there for me, God willing, that’s going to happen through success in my current position, not through anything else, not by politicking for anything. Not by trying to set headlines a certain way, but by putting my head down and giving this organization the best version of myself. And that’s what I plan to continue to do.”

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