According to ESPN, the Patriots are set to virtually interview Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on Friday.

Detroit Lions assistant coaches Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn can begin virtually interviewing for NFL head coach jobs Wednesday. Find new rumors, updates.

The New England Patriots have added Aaron Glenn to the list of potential candidates to fill their head coaching vacancy, requesting an interview with the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, according to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer Wednesday.

“Sources: #Lions OC Ben Johnson — the top candidate in this year’s cycle — is scheduled to interview with four teams and has set up virtual meetings as follows: – Raiders & Patriots on Friday – Bears & Jaguars on Saturday,” Jordan Schultz said in a post.

Johnson has three interviews, and Glenn has four, with each coordinator expected to handle them virtually from Thursday to Saturday this week.

The NFL coaching carousel opened this week with multiple teams seeking permission to interview the Detroit Lions coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn.

The Las Vegas Raiders have put in an official request to interview both the Detroit Lions' offensive and defensive coordinators. This week, both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn will begin conducting virtual interviews with teams seeking a new head man to lead their organization.

As was expected, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn have been popular among teams looking for a head coach in 2025. Thus far, the pair has received seven combined interview requests.

The Detroit Lions are on a bye this week, but defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn has a busy schedule ahead of him anyway. Though he got some time to enjoy the Pistons game on Monday night, he’ll be in virtual meetings nearly the rest of the week.