When the Detroit Lions selected Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs with the 12th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, many raised an eyebrow. Citing positional value and other team needs, analysts believed the pick was a stretch, to say the least. Gibbs would go on to accumulate over 1200 yards from scrimmage and 11 TDs, all
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For the better part of the last 30 years, the Detroit Lions had been NFL laughingstocks. But last season, their efforts to rebuild and accumulate legitimate talent finally started to compound. They finished with a 12-5 record, which gave them a first-place finish in their division for the first time since the 1993 season, and
The dust has really settled on everything at this point. The acquisitions phase of the offseason is done for the most part. The Detroit Lions had a ton of their own free agents this offseason. More than usual. 39 players in total. Most of those guys have either remained with the Lions on new contracts
Last week, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was asked about the progress of second-year defensive tackle Brodric Martin. Campbell, more or less, punted on the question, saying it was difficult to judge players on both sides of the line before full pads come on. However, Campbell did take the opportunity, unprompted, to praise new defensive…
Ranking Jared Goff amongst NFL quarterbacks is a hot topic around Detroit these days. After his recent $212 million contract extension, Goff’s place in the current quarterbacking pantheon took on a more national slant. Suffice it to say, Lions fans view Goff significantly higher than fans of other teams. Texans Wire’s Cole Thompson put together
Lions Nation Unite is live-talking the latest Detroit Lions news and rumors for the 2024 NFL free agency and the 2025 NFL draft. Who should the Lions look to target in free agency? Could they look to add Ryan Tannehill to the Lions’ QB room? Should the bring in more competition to the QB Room?
Marcus Davenport has not even been through a fully padded practice with the Detroit Lions yet, but he’s already carrying some interesting expectations. The pass rusher, signed as a free agent this offseason, was tabbed as the Lions player who is the best candidate for a bounce-back season by the analysts at Pro Football Focus.
PFF has been slowly dropping their “Top 32” player lists at every individual position, and starting with the offense, the Detroit Lions have been heavily featured in the top 10. Let’s start with the bad news. As we noted last week, PFF has Jared Goff shockingly low on their quarterback rankings, finishing 16th. That’s behind…
It has been a few months since the Bucs traded Carlton Davis III to the Detroit Lions, making a huge change in Tampa Bay’s secondary . But, it’s the first time we were able to see the reaction from Davis’ close teammate Jamel Dean. The two players have been linked for a while, going back
We’ve been having fun with this start, bench and cut thing we’re doing with the Detroit Lions. So far we’ve done one for the secondary and one for the defensive line. Now it’s time to head over to the offense and make sense of the 12 receivers that the Lions currently have on their roster.
NFC contender the Detroit Lions are urged to sign Super Bowl free agent Tashaun Gipson this offseason. According to a report, the Lions have been adding to the secondary, selecting cornerbacks in the first and second rounds. Many argue they need to add a receiver since they haven’t been able to re-sign Josh Reynolds. However,
The UFL season is almost over. The Championship game is on June 16th. After that we will sadly be football free for a painful 45 days until the Bears and Texans take the field for the annual Hall of Fame game on August 1st. This weekend will mark the end of the regular season for
You have to figure that the Detroit Lions immediately circled their Week 6 game when the schedule was released on May 15 th. They return to what they consider the scene of an unforgivable crime. And they’ll be looking for payback. The Lions feel they scored the game-winning two-point conversion when the teams last met
The Detroit Lions weren’t notable for a lot of positive defensive accomplishments in the 2023 season. However, there is one specific realm where Aaron Glenn’s defensive unit did something better than any other team last season. The Lions defense was the only one to prevent opposing offenses from throwing a single touchdown pass to a