Detroit Lions Fire Coach Jim Schwartz

After five years with the organization Jim Schwartz has been fired as the coach of the Detroit Lions.

Per ESPN...

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After the Lions lost their season finale Sunday to the Minnesota Vikings, Schwartz said he would like to return to the team for a sixth season, but was unaware of what the future plans would hold for him.

Schwartz inherited a Detroit team that set an NFL record for futility in 2008, when they became the first team in league history to go 0-16. Schwartz coached the Lions to the playoffs in 2011, but four of his five seasons in Detroit -- including each of the last two years -- ended with a losing record.

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The Lions won six of their first nine games this season, but finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs. Schwartz went 29-51 in five years as coach of the Lions and only reached the postseason once in 2011.