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The inside story of how Brad Holmes went from off the Lions’ radar to their next general manager Updated Jan 19, 2021; Posted Jan 19, 2021 Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes First Day at Allen Park. (via the Detroit Lions).Detroit Lions Facebook Share No, not as their general manager. The year was 2003, and Holmes was still just trying to break into the business. He worked for a while at Enterprise Rental Car before finally cracking the sports world as a public relations intern for the Atlanta Hawks. But his passion was in football. His father played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, h...

Detroit Lions hire Brad Holmes as next general manager Updated Jan 14, 2021; Posted Jan 14, 2021 Sheila Ford Hamp, Detroit Lions Principal Owner and Chairman, watches in the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)AP Facebook Share ALLEN PARK -- Brad Holmes once worked for Enterprise Rental Car because he couldn’t find a job in the NFL. Then he started working public relations for the Atlanta Hawks. In 2003, he finally broke into the NFL -- as an intern in the public relations department for the St. Louis Rams....

The Detroit Lions have a new general manager: Los Angeles Rams director of college scouting Brad Holmes. The Lions reached agreement on a five-year contract with Holmes after interviewing him for a second time Wednesday, a source told the Free Press on Thursday. The Lions announced the hiring later Thursday afternoon. "I am thrilled to welcome Brad Holmes to Detroit," Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp said in a statement. "Several weeks ago when we embarked on this process, it was critical that we find the right person to fit our vision for this team. It was evident early on that Brad is a prov...

The Detroit Lions agreed to terms with Brad Holmes on Thursday to be their general manager.

Holmes is one of 12 men to interview for Detroit's general manager job, and the first to land a second interview.