Lions add Dre Bly, Steve Heiden to coaching staff

Former NFL cornerback Dre Bly has joined the Detroit Lions' coaching staff as cornerbacks coach.

Bly, 45, spent the past four seasons in that same role at North Carolina, his alma mater. Prior to joining the Tar Heels, he was a minority coaching intern with the New Orleans Saints in the 2017 preseason and with the Miami Dolphins for the 2018 preseason.

The St. Louis Rams drafted Bly in the second round of the 1999 draft