Lions Olympic coach Hank Fraley has second interview with Seahawks

The hits could keep coming for the Detroit Lions coaching staff. With offensive coordinator Ben Johnson gone Chicago Bears and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn almost certainly out the door soon, Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley could be the next to leave.

According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, Fraley has another interview for the Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator position on Tuesdaythis personally. Other candidates interviewed for the Seahawks job include Saints OC Klint Kubiak, Bears interim coach Thomas Brown, Vikings assistant OC Grand Udinski and former Buccaneers OC Byron Leftwich. Both Kubiak and Udinski have already completed two interviews for the job.

Fraley has been the Lions’ offensive line coach for the past five years and has helped develop his position group into one of the best in football. Under Fraley, Frank Ragnow became one of the best centers in football, Penei Sewell quickly grew into a top-tier tackle, and Detroit rebuilt a very successful running game.

This week, both Ragnow and Sewell said they would not allow Fraley to leave Detroit, half jokingly.

“I haven’t played in this league without Hank and I don’t intend to,” Ragnow said. “I’ll sabotage him, I’ll leak stories, whatever it takes.”

“Yeah, that’s the same as me,” Sewell said. “He’s not going anywhere at the end of the day. He’s not going anywhere.”

Ragnow explained what makes Fraley such a special coach.

“I don’t think I could play in this league without him. He’s everything to me. He’s been there since Day 1,” Ragnow said. “In this league, there’s a lot of coaches, but there’s not a lot of coaches like him, that strengthens its players, and it really is an open dialogue. He really does everything he can to put us in the best positions to be confident and go out there and play well.”

Fraley could also be a potential offensive coordinator candidate for the Lions themselves now that Johnson is headed to Chicago. However, the Lions have not announced any candidates for the vacant position yet.