Tag: Dave Granito

Lions re-hire head trainer Kevin Bastin

Bastin was the Lions’ head trainer for the 2014-2018 seasons

The Detroit Lions once again have a head trainer, and it’s a familiar face inside team headquarters in Allen Park. The Lions are bringing back Kevin Bastin as the team’s head athletic trainer.

Bastin was with the team from 2014-2018 as the head athletic trainer. He was replaced by Dave Granito after stepping away on his own shortly after the 2019 NFL draft. He’s now back to replace Granito, who was fired last month by head coach Dan Campbell over communication issues.

Bastin has over 25 years of NFL experience with several teams, including the Giants, Patriots and Texans, as well as his five-season stint in Detroit.

Lions dismiss head trainer Dave Granito before preseason opener

The Lions fired head athletic trainer Dave Granito just before the preseason opener. Granito had been with the team since 2019.

In a surprising development, the Detroit Lions dismissed head athletic trainer Dave Granito just hours before the team’s preseason opener against the Buffalo Bills.

In his postgame press conference, coach Dan Campbell confirmed an earlier report from Kory Woods of Woodward Sports that the team did dump Granito. Campbell did not go into great detail on the move other than to indicate that the physical treatment of players was not the issue.

Granito had been with the Lions since 2019, when he was hired away from the University of Michigan. He was the Wolverines’ director of athletic training for two years and also had NFL experience with the Patriots and Giants prior to coming to Detroit.

A replacement head trainer has not yet been named.

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