Story byJosh Helmer, Lions WireMon, January 19, 2026 at 11:45 AM UTC·3 min readDetroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard will interview on Monday with the Miami Dolphins for its head coach vacancy. It's an in-person interview for Sheppard with the Dolphins on the first day that employed in-person interviews are permitted for assistants who are under contract with other teams. If the Dolphins were to hire Sheppard as its next head coach, that would net the Lions a third-round compensatory pick in consecutive NFL drafts. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe NFL draft compensation is in accordance with a proposal that passed in 2020 by NFL owners to reward teams for developing minority coaches and front office executives who go on to become head coaches and general managers for other organizations. According to the resolution, a team is eligible to receive draft pick compensation if the candidate in question has been employed by the employer-club for a minimum of two years. There can be no break in employment between teams. In Sheppard's case, both of those conditions would be met.