Sources: Michigan State is set to hire Jon Dykema of the Detroit Lions as the executive senior associate AD/student-athlete management and assistant general counsel. Dykema will handle negotiating and managing contracts for Athletics. He was the Lions Director of Football… pic.twitter.com/gzhY67zPjd

That long title means Dykema will negotiate and manage contracts for Michigan State athletics. Dykema had been with the Lions for 15 seasons, the last four as director of football

The Detroit Lions are set to lose another key figure from their organization, but this time, it won’t be from the coaching staff.

Michigan State University is bringing one of their own alumni back into the fold as a key official. On Wednesday, the Spartans announced that they have hired Jon Dykema as their new Executive Senior Associate AD of Student-Athlete Management and Assistant General Counsel.

Michigan State's athletic department hired Jon Dykema away from the Lions to oversee the Spartans' NIL deals and other contracts.