Shaun Dion

Hamilton

The former linebacker joined the Detroit coaching staff for the 2022 season after playing his final season in the league with the franchise a year prior. He quickly ascended the coaching ranks, most recently serving as the assistant linebackers coach before getting a promotion to linebackers coach as the team continues to fill their coaching vacancies from within. Now just 29 years old, Hamilton has the opportunity to continue his meteoric rise in the coaching ranks as he heads into the 2025 season with more responsibilities.

Detroit also re-signed S Jalen Elliott and LB Shaun Dion Hamilton. A third-round pick by the Saints back in 2017, Anzalone played 828 uninspiring snaps for Detroit’s defense last season. The Lions should be looking for an upgrade.

Hamilton (6’0/228) was a 2 ½-year starting inside linebacker in Nick Saban’s 3-4 defense, tallying 16 career tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and two interceptions before breaking his right kneecap last November. Hamilton tore his ACL in the same knee the year before. A candidate to redshirt his rookie NFL season, Hamilton projects as a special teamer with a chance to develop into a high-end reserve or low-end starting off-ball linebacker down the line.