All aboooooard! Next stop on the Disrespect Express, as it pulls into Allen Park for the start of OTAs, is the ranking of Dan Campbell among NFL head coaches by football personalities Mina Kimes and Kevin Clark. Earlier this week, Trevor Sikkema, Pro Football Focus’ lead NFL Draft analyst created a list of the top…
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The guys are back this week and they focus right in on the Lions’ organized team practice activities. While it’s hard to predict the future based on these offseason training exercises, Carlos and Shawn talk what we may see and what questions they have for the team moving forward. After the break, Carlos and Shawn
Looking ahead to the 2024 NFL season, the Detroit Lions are expected to be legitimate contenders in the NFC. It has been a long time since that was the clear-cut expectation for this franchise. They have built the right way and are finally back to being a meaningful contender. After making it all the way
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have announced the dates and times for the team’s three preseason games. The 2024 exhibition slate will open with a road game against the New York Giants on Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. Prior to that contest, the two teams are expected to conduct a pair of joint practices.
The NFL has awarded the 2026 NFL Draft to the city of Pittsburgh. The league announced the decision from the spring meeting in Nashville, beating out the other finalist, Denver. From the press release, “The NFL Draft is one of the biggest, most-anticipated sporting events of the year, and we’re thrilled to partner with the
In my Detroit Lions 2024 Organized Team Activities (OTA) preview, the No. 1 storyline to watch was injury news of several Lions players. These set of practices—plus media sessions with coaches—are good opportunities to check in where players like Taylor Decker, Derrick Barnes, Brian Branch, DJ Reader, Kerby Joseph, and Emmanuel Moseley are in their…
On paper it makes a lot of sense that the Lions might add Thomas. He was with Dan Campbell in New Orleans for years, so Campbell knows what to expect from him. Thomas was also an All-Pro receiver during that time. He also fits what the Lions need in terms of body size and contested
[affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] There was a notable figure present in the pictures from the first day of Detroit Lions OTAs this week. Head coach Dan Campbell was back in the den. Campbell was not present for the recent rookie minicamp and tryouts for undisclosed personal reasons. The team never officially commented on Campbell’s absence other than to
The Detroit Lions have built up their team in a lot of different places this offseason. The defensive line is going to be stronger, the offensive line is ready for the future and, of course, the secondary is is pretty much brand new after a big overhaul. But there’s one place that the Lions have
The NFL released the full 2024 schedule last week, and the Detroit Lions’ calendar is littered with rematches of high-stakes 2023 games. Teams like the Rams, Buccaneers, 49ers, and Cowboys all jump off the page and are circled on many fans’ calendars. Getting revenge for the latter two on games that slipped away from the…
Lions Nation Unite is live-talking the latest Detroit Lions news and rumors for the 2024 NFL free agency and the 2024 NFL draft. Who should the Lions look to target in free agency? Could they look to add Stephon Gilmore to the Lions’ secondary? Should the Lions draft Kool-Aid McKinstry out of Alabama? Mike Kimber
He may be a “dirtbag” on the field, but Detroit Lions rookie guard Christian Mahogany is seeking to start a life-changing endeavor off the field. As you may remember from our “Five things to know about Christian Mahogany” piece, the former Boston College offensive lineman lost a close friend of his in 2023. Devin Willock,…
A few days after the 2024 regular season schedule reveal, the Detroit Lions have finalized their three-game preseason slate as well. The Lions will open with two road games in the exhibition season. The first matchup is in New York against the Giants, who visited Ford Field last preseason. Detroit hosted joint practices with the
The Detroit Lions have been mostly on the forefront of handling the preseason in a new way. That’s holding the majority of starters out of preseason games. In 2023, the Lions basically played no starters at all outside of the few rookies who played and couple other guys like Jameson Williams. The big reason why
With the summer portion of the offseason on the horizon, we’ve brought back our written mailbag and taken to Twitter, asking Detroit Lions fans to provide us with questions about the team. There were a lot of solid questions this week, and as Jeremy Reisman promised in our Mailbag: Part 1, we’ve got a second…
The latest live recording of the Detroit Lions Podcast is now available to watch or stream. In this episode, hosts Chris and Jeff are back to bring you the latest Detroit Lions news and information. We’ll talk about the win total lines on Detroit Lions season and how much things have changed from recent years.
Former Detroit Lions wideout Quintez Cephus was recently in the news for signing a contract with the Buffalo Bills. Alas, Cephus’s time in Buffalo was a brief one. The Bills released the one-time Lions sixth-round pick (2020) just days after signing him and before any on-field padded action took place. Buffalo dumped Cephus to add
Detroit Lions OTAs are here. It’s time to get to work on the field and start seeing what guys can do. Keep in mind that this is all without pads and with minimal to no contact, so there’s a still a ways to go, but now is a good time to start looking at some
The Detroit Lions begin their four-week “Organized Team Activity” (OTA) period on Tuesday. It’s the first time all offseason that the full Lions roster will be permitted to conduct 7-on-7, 9-on-7s, and 11-on-11s. Although they will still not be permitted to have any sort of live contact, it’s our first look at the 2024 team…
OTAs get under way for the Detroit Lions on Tuesday and one of the big things to keep an eye on is the undrafted rookies the Lions signed after the 2024 NFL Draft. We’ll get to see which of these guys are going to have the best shots to make the 53-man roster after training