The Lions are entering the second year of the Bob Quinn-Matt Patricia partnership, but plenty of what’s around their top brass has been changing.

On Tuesday, that continued with a move in the front office. The Lions have parted ways with director of pro scouting Brendan Prophett, per multiple reports.

Prophett’s bio was still up on the team website as of Tuesday afternoon. He arrived along with Quinn in 2016 after spending time with the Saints and Jets. He served as New York’s director of pro personnel for eight years and has been employed in the league since 1999.

It’s interesting timing for Prophett’s departure given that the main waves of free agency have already passed this year. The Lions made one big splash by signing edge rusher Trey Flowers to a five-year, $90 million contract and also handed out record money for a nickel cornerback in signing Justin Coleman.

But the Lions structured their deals and those of other free agents so as to keep this year’s cap space open as they try to make immediate improvements upon last year’s 6-10 season. They’ve done little since writing those contracts, as OverTheCap.com had Detroit with more than $28 million remaining in cap space prior to the one-year deal it struck with running back C.J. Anderson on Monday. That amount ranked in the top 10 in the league.

Dating back to Patricia’s arrival, the Lions have had a harder time signing contested free agents who haven’t played for the Patriots. In a recent Sports Illustrated poll, agents voted Detroit the fourth-least desirable destination for players based on weather, nightlife and concerns about the locker room.

Last year’s free-agent crop also mostly busted, as signings such as LeGarrette Blount, Luke Willson and Sylvester Williams failed to provide a boost on the field.

Prophett is the second major change Detroit has made to the front office this spring, as it replaced cap guru Matt Harriss with Mike Disner. It now appears the team is ready to take a new approach to free agency with different people leading the way.