After initial reports broke a week ago, the Detroit Lions officially confirmed and announced the hiring of Drew Petzing as its new offensive coordinator on Monday.
Petzing joins the Lions after spending the past three seasons as the Arizona Cardinals‘ offensive coordinator. During his time in Arizona, the Cardinals ranked second in the NFL in rushing average (4.92) and were ninth in rushing yards (6,399).
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Petzing, 38, helped direct an Arizona offense that finished second in yards per carry in both the 2023 (5.0) and 2024 (5.3) seasons.
Under Petzing’s direction, the Cardinals also watched tight end Trey McBride garner back-to-back Pro Bowl selections (2024-25) and first-team All-Pro status this past season. In 2025, McBride led all NFL tight ends in receptions (126) and receiving yards (1,239), while tying for the most receiving touchdowns (11).
McBride’s 126 receptions established a single-season NFL record among tight ends.
Entering his 14th NFL season in 2026, Petzing’s previous professional experience includes time with the Cleveland Browns as quarterbacks coach (2022), tight ends coach (2020-21) and a football operations intern (2013) and with the Minnesota Vikings as wide receivers coach (2019), assistant quarterbacks coach (2018) and assistant wide receivers coach (2014-17).
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