Maggy Carlyle serves as the Chief Legal Officer for the Detroit Lions. In her role, Carlyle provides legal and strategic counsel across the organization.
Carlyle joined the Lions in 2023 after seven years with the Pac-12 Conference (2016-23) where she worked in several roles, most recently as General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Business Affairs. At the Pac-12, Carlyle oversaw legal, sports integrity, security and athlete health matters. She served as advisor and counsel to the commissioner, board of directors and conference executives on governance, commercial transactions, government relations, litigation and strategic planning. Prior to the Pac-12, Carlyle held various legal and operational positions with the San Jose Sharks (2012-16), the San Francisco 49ers (2011-12), NFL Management Council (2010-11), the Kansas City Chiefs (2009-10), and Mizzou Athletics (2005-07, 2008-10).
Carlyle graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism degree, cum laude. Following undergrad, she taught special education and English at Broad Street High School in Shelby, Miss. She then returned to the University of Missouri to attend law school, receiving her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri and a Visiting J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York.
Carlyle serves on the board of directors of the Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) and serves on the legal and legislative subcommittee of the Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) and the national commission of the Anti defamation League (ADL). In 2022, Carlyle was recognized with a Forty Under 40 Award from the Sports Business Journal.
