Lions vs. Packers: Roster Connections

Packers TE Robert Tonyan (left) spent the 2017 offseason with the Lions.

Lions Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell (right) was the assistant quarterbacks coach from 2000-02 and the quarterbacks coach from 2003-05 with the Packers. Bevell coached both QB Brett Favre and QB Aaron Rodgers (left) in his six seasons with the team. Lions Special Teams Coordinator John Bonamego held the same position with the Packers from 2003-05.

Lions DT Mike Daniels spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Packers (2012-18). Daniels played 102 games (76 starts) and accumulated 236 tackles (158 solo), 29.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, and one interception. He is tied for the most career sacks by a defensive tackle in Packers franchise history.

Lions DE Romeo Okwara (right) and Packers CB Jaire Alexander (left) are both from Charlotte, N.C.

Lions CB Amani Oruwariye (left) and Packers WR Geronimo Allison (right) are both from Tampa, Fla.

Lions WR Marvin Jones Jr. (right) and Packers RB Jamaal Williams (left) are both from Fontana, Calif.

Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur grew up in Mount Pleasant, Mich. and attended Western Michigan from 1998-99 and then Saginaw Valley State from 2000-02. LaFleur also coached at Saginaw Valley State, Central Michigan and Northern Michigan.

Lions RB Kerryon Johnson (center) and Packers DL Montravius Adams (left) were teammates together at Auburn from 2015-16.

Lions TE Jesse James (left) and Packers S Adrian Amos (right) played at Penn State together from 2012-14.

Lions DT A’Shawn Robinson (top), DL Da’Shawn Hand (far left), Packers CB Tony Brown (middle right) and LB Tim Williams (middle left) played with each other at Alabama from 2014-15 and were members of the 2015 National Championship team. Packers P JK Scott (bottom) was the punter on both of those teams.

Lions DT Mike Daniels (center) and Packers T Bryan Bulaga (bottom) were together at Iowa from 2007-09 when the Hawkeyes went 26-12 in the three seasons.

Lions TE T.J. Hockenson (right) and Packers CB Josh Jackson (left) were teammates at Iowa from 2016-17.

Lions WR Marvin Hall (center) and Packers CB Kevin King (bottom) played together at Washington from 2013-15. In 2013, the two led the Huskies to their first nine-win season since 2000.

Lions T Taylor Decker (left) and Packers C Corey Linsley (right) were teammates at Ohio State from 2012-13. In 2013 they led the Buckeyes to the highest yards-per-carry average in the FBS (6.8) and produced two 1,000-yard rushers.

Lions CB Darius Slay (right), Packers S Will Redmond (top left) and LB Preston Smith (bottom left) were defensive teammates at Mississippi State in 2012. Slay led the team in interceptions (5) while Smith led the team in sacks (4.5) that season.

Lions RB Ty Johnson (right) and Packers S Darnell Savage (left) played together at Maryland from 2015-18.

Lions LB Christian Jones (far left) and Packers S Adrian Amos (middle) both played for the Chicago Bears from 2015-17.

Lions DT Damon Harrison Sr. (far right), LB Devon Kennard (middle left), DE Romeo Okwara (middle), RB Paul Perkins (bottom left) and Packers LB B.J. Goodson (top left) all played for the New York Giants during the 2016 season. In 2016 the defense ranked second in the NFL in points allowed per game (17.8).

Lions WR Marvin Jones Jr. (2015; center) and QB Jeff Driskel (2016; top left) both were teammates with Packers WR Jake Kumerow (bottom left) in Cincinnati. Lions Running Backs Coach Kyle Caskey (bottom right) held the same position in Cincinnati from 2016-18 when Packers RB Tra Carson (top right) was a member of the backfield.

Lions RB J.D. McKissic, CB Justin Coleman and Packers TE Jimmy Graham (right) were all members of the Seattle Seahawks in 2017. Lions Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell (left) held the same position from 2015-17 with the Seahawks when Graham made two Pro Bowls in 2016 and 2017. Bevell, Graham and McKissic helped a Seahawks offense put up the fourth-most points and yards in the NFL during the 2015 season.