Record 5–11 Playoff finish did not qualify Start date 2003 Owner William Clay Ford Sr. | Division place 4th NFC North Head coach Steve Mariucci General manager Matt Millen Home field Ford Field | |
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The 2003 Detroit Lions season was the 74th season in franchise history.
Prior to the season, the Lions hired Steve Mariucci, who was well known for his tenure with the San Francisco 49ers, as their head coach. He spent two and a half seasons with the Lions until his firing in November 2005.
The season saw the team draft Charles Rogers with the second overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. However, on-and-off the field issues, and later injuries, interrupted his career. He was released by the Lions in 2006, and immediately went out of the NFL. Much like quarterback Ryan Leaf, Rogers remains one of the biggest draft busts in the contemporary NFL.
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