The Detroit Lions will report to training camp in a few days but there are plenty that used to call Detroit home that are still looking for a job. While some players are waiting the Lions out to see if they’ll come calling, others are hitting the market looking for a place to call home during the 2025 season.
This is usually reserved for players, but it apparently has sunken into broadcasting. With networks shuffling their lineup for the upcoming season, personalities have come and gone as they try to broaden their reach on television, social media and other mediums.
It’s left one former Lions quarterback sacked just a few weeks before training camp begins and looking for a new outlet as the new season approaches.
Former Lions QB Chase Daniel Loses His Job at FS1
Former Lions quarterback Chase Daniel was amid several on-air talent that was fired this week as FS1 looks to reshape its programming for the upcoming season.
Daniel served as an analyst on “The Facility” along with former NFL players Emmanuel Acho, James Jones and LeSean McCoy, but the decision was made to cancel the show after less than a year of its debut.
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— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) July 15, 2025
“I can’t say thank you enough to FOX and all these people that made the last year possible,” Daniel said in a video posted to his X account. “It was an abrupt ending, but it was such a great time.”
Daniel played 13 seasons in the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri and spent the 2020 season with the Lions, appearing in four games as a backup quarterback. The majority of Daniel’s career was spent as a backup signal caller, appearing in 74 games but just five starts during his career and he used his experience on the field to transition into the world of broadcasting upon his retirement in 2023.
The 38-year-old has been featured on a variety of mediums since making the move, serving as a co-host to Dianna Russini on The Athletic’s “Scoop City” podcast and hosting the “Chasin’ It With Chase Daniel & Trey Wingo” podcast. He also has appeared on NFL Network and admitted that the league “is where I fit in” but also opened the door to covering more college football working on analytical videos on his YouTube channel and calling games in the future.
“I was able to really gather a lot of information, a lot of stories,” Daniel said. “I think for me, it’s just getting back to being more analytical, teaching the game, breaking down quarterbacks, understanding what teams have to do to win, having more conversations with coaches and players and I have made so many great relationships throughout the years. …There are so many things that we’re going to do this year and we’re going to attack it, man.”
It’s clear Daniel has gotten his foot into the door when it comes to broadcasting and it could lead him to a different opportunity when the upcoming season begins.