On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions kick off three days of mandatory minicamp. There are two significant differences between mandatory minicamp and OTAs. The obvious one is that mandatory minicamp is mandatory, meaning unexcused absences are subject to fines, if a team elects to. The other difference is that while media gets once-a-week access during OTAs…
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The Detroit Lions’ roster is as stacked as it’s ever been with not many glaring holes remaining on the team. They’ve clearly entered their championship window following an impressive playoff run last year. Since his arrival, general manager Brad Holmes has done a masterful job at acquiring blue chip players and constructing a roster that…
Amon-Ra St. Brown is one of the most gifted wide receivers across the NFL, and for a brief moment in time this offseason, the Detroit Lions star was the highest-paid player at the position. It’s easy to see why the Browns signed St. Brown to a four-year contract worth $120 million the day before the
Aidan Hutchinson shared a confident take on the Detroit Lions’ future and his improved pass rushing skills Monday in an interview posted to social media during Lions OTAs. Last season, Hutchinson made his first Pro Bowl while leading Detroit in sacks with 11.5. He also led the NFL in quarterback hits. The former No. 2
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has had a big offseason so far. The biggest part of course being that he pulled down a big extension that made him the league’s highest paid receiver for a like a week. That’s not all he has going on though, Adidas is getting into the St. Brown
The 2023 Detroit Lions weren’t noted for having a very good secondary, but don’t blame Kerby Joseph. The second-year safety proved he’s one of the NFL’s best at his position despite the lack of results around him in pass defense. In the latest positional rankings from Touchdown Wire and longtime analyst Doug Farrar, Joseph checks
While most of the Detroit Lions’ offense will return intact from the 2023, season there has been one loss. Josh Reynolds, the Lions second-leading receiver among wide receivers, signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos. Reynolds had 40 receptions for 608 yards, which was only bettered by star Amon-Ra St. Brown as far
NFL Network analyst Tom Blair recently listed the NFL’s most underappreciated players. He went team by team and picked one player from each team. For the Lions he selected linebacker Alex Anzalone. Here’s what he had to say: “I thought I would end up naming more linebackers to this list, given the stat-sheet-stuffing nature of the
By almost every account, Jahmyr Gibbs’ rookie season was a success. He finished the season with 1,216 yards from scrimmage and 11 touchdowns. That ranks 20th and 15th among all skill position players, respectively. And when paired with literal running mate David Montgomery, the Detroit Lions produced a top-five rushing attack by nearly every metric
On Tuesday the Detroit Lions will report to mandatory minicamp. It’s a big week for every player on the team and it will be the firs time that we’ll get to see some of the new guys like DJ Reader report and mix it up with his new teammates. This is also a time to
The Lions finished the 2023 season tied for the ninth-fewest sacks (41) in the league. It’s a number that most teams would want to greatly improve heading into the next year, but head coach Dan Campbell believes there are more important things to focus on. According to si.com, Campbell said he “absolutely” would rather have
Weeks after the Detroit Lions locked up wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown to a contract extension, the Minnesota Vikings did the same thing with their star receiver today. This morning, the Vikings announced that they had given wide receiver Justin Jefferson a four-year extension worth $140 million dollars. This deal includes $110 million dollars guaranteed.
Last year, the Detroit Lions traded many of their Day 3 picks to invest in defensive tackle Brodric Martin during the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Coming from Western Kentucky, Martin was always going to be a developmental project, and the Lions were upfront about that—so it was not a huge surprise when…
The Detroit Lions aren’t content with just standing their ground after a breakthrough season that resulted in a trip to the NFC Championship Game. Count FOX Sports analyst and former NFL quarterback Brady Quinn among those who really appreciate the forward-looking drive from Detroit this offseason. In a recent appearance on Woodward Sports, Quinn talked