Detroit — Eager and optimistic Lions fans were lined up awaiting entrance to Ford Field by 10 a.m. ahead of the franchise’s home opener Sunday afternoon. Expectations for the season are high. Some believe the team’s first-ever Super Bowl championship is within reach, while others would just like to see the Lions’ first playoff victory
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The Detroit Lions have declared their inactives ahead of their Week 2 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. The Lions made a few roster moves this week, placing defensive lineman Josh Paschal and corner Kahlil Dorsey on injured reserve and signing NB Chase Lucas to the active roster in a corresponding move. While that leaves the…
The Detroit Lions honored the greatest running back of the Super Bowl era this weekend. In advance of the team’s Week 2 home opener against the Seattle Seahawks, the team unveiled a statue in at Ford Field of franchise icon Barry Sanders. The NFL’s all-time leading rusher is forever immortalized in front of the home
The Detroit Lions kick off their conference schedule on Sunday with a Week 2 contest against the Seattle Seahawks. Though they’re riding high after a win over the Kansas City Chiefs last Thursday, the Lions don’t get a free pass to the playoffs for taking down the Super Bowl champs. The season is long, and…
When watching the Seattle Seahawks from their week one matchup with the Los Angeles Rams, you’ll notice a lackluster performance. The Seahawks only managed 20:37 for time of possession and they only had 13 total first downs. Not ideal for an offense that features wide receivers D.K. Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Kenneth Walker. Even though
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Detroit — On the eve of one of the most anticipated home openers in years, with fans excited about the Detroit Lions’ future, the team paid homage Saturday to its past by unveiling a bronze statue of Hall-of-Fame running back Barry Sanders. During a ceremony outside Ford Field that included Sanders’ family, former teammates and
Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson and teammate Jerry Jacobs attended the rivalry game between Detroit high schools Cass Tech and Detroit King on Friday night. Wright Wilson covered the 14-7 win for Cass Tech with a full writeup in the Detroit Free Press, and The PreP Sports Media carried a full livestream of the game.
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions announced a series of roster moves on Saturday, which included downgrading offensive tackle Taylor Decker’s game status to out for Sunday’s contest against the Seattle Seahawks, as well as placing two players on injured reserve. Decker was already considered unlikely to play after he was listed as doubtful for
The Detroit Lions announced a series of roster moves on Saturday for their Week 2 game. The full list includes: Lions placed Josh Paschal and Khalil Dorsey on injured reserve. Lions signed Chase Lucas to their active roster. Lions elevated Kayode Awosika to their active roster. Paschal, 23, was a First-team All-SEC selection in 2021
The Week 2 roster for the Detroit Lions saw some late changes this week. The Lions signed cornerback Chase Lucas from the practice squad to the active 53-man roster on Saturday. Lucas, the Lions’ seventh-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, will bolster the CB depth chart in advance of Sunday’s matchup with the Seattle
Amongst a flurry of roster moves Saturday afternoon, the Detroit Lions announced that defensive lineman Josh Paschal and cornerback Khalil Dorsey are going on injured reserve. That means both players will miss a minimum of four games, with them eligible to return for Week 6’s contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Seibert, 26, is a former fifth-round pick of the Browns back in 2019. He signed a four-year, $2.8 million contract with the Browns, but was waived the following year. From there, Seibert joined the Bengals before being claimed by the Lions and was later waived by Detroit after just three games. In 2022, Seibert appeared
Barry Sanders stunned the sports world when he retired at the peak of his game, and it sounds like the Detroit Lions legend is finally planning to explain what went into the decision. A teaser was released this week for an upcoming Amazon Prime documentary about Sanders titled “Bye Bye Barry.” Sanders shared the trailer
According to a report from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Detroit Lions are signing defensive back Chase Lucas to the 53-man roster. Lucas missed out on the initial 53-man roster but chose to sign back to the team’s practice squad after receiving offers from other teams. Now he’ll get his chance to make it on…
Lucas, 26, was named to the USA Today All-Freshman team and the All-Pac-12 Second team during his career at Arizona State. He was drafted in the seventh round by the Lions in the 2022 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year rookie deal worth $3,759,280 and includes a $99,280 signing bonus. In 2022, Lucas appeared in
The Detroit Lions (1-0) and Seattle Seahawks (0-1) face off on Sunday afternoon for a critical game for both teams. While it may feel like the Lions are playing with a little bit of house money following their upset victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, they still have a lot to prove to the asterisk-loving…
Momentum and hope are high coming off a hard-fought week in week one against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Detroit Lions hope to improve to 2-0 on Sunday with a victory against the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks are coming off a very disappointing week one that was highlighted by their quarterback Geno Smith dealing with
With the Detroit Lions now comfortably back on Sundays (for two more weeks, at least), it’s time for our weekly Madden Simulations to settle back into their regular timeslot. If you’re not familiar with our Madden Simulations, every Saturday morning (around 10:30 a.m. ET) I fire up a game of Madden 24, adjust the roster…
Friday night means high school football in Michigan and around the country. With the Detroit Lions ready for Sunday’s home opener against the Seattle Seahawks, a couple of Lions players headed out to a local high school rivalry game in Detroit. Defensive backs C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Jerry Jacobs attended the matchup between Detroit Cass Tech