Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes held his pre-draft news conference Friday and, since he was speaking with a bunch of reporters, he must have felt it would be helpful to use a word of the day. And that word was “cluster.” As in Holmes thinks there’s a cluster of very good players that gives
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Brad Holmes was given a blank slate when hired as Detroit Lions general manager in January, a canvas to create a team in the image he wants. That is a big reason why I see this as a position-less draft for the Lions. Holmes does not have to draft to fill needs because he has
Michigan football had 10 players taken in the 2020 NFL draft — one short of tying a program record. The Wolverines likely won’t have as many players selected in this week’s draft. But there are still several players with a very good chance of hearing their name called at some point between Thursday and Saturday
Brad Holmes was talking about what a cluster it might be next week when the Lions are on the clock in the first round of the NFL draft. But all jokes aside, that’s the good news. Really, it is. Because as Holmes, the Lions’ first-year general manager, went on to explain in Friday’s pre-draft press
When it comes to selecting in the top 10, the Detroit Lions haven’t always followed conventional wisdom. That includes a stretch of five years where the team drafted four wide receivers. Also, in the past decade, the Lions are the only franchise to draft a tight end that early, doing so twice. And last year,
Of course talent is important when it comes to the NFL Draft, as is a prospect’s potential and schematic fit. But Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes is placing a premium on something else entering his first draft in the role. “There’s a cluster at multiple positions we would be comfortable with, but the No.
It’s been a while since Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has had to prepare for the first round of the NFL Draft. His former organization, the Los Angeles Rams, haven’t picked in the first round since 2016, and unless something changes, they aren’t scheduled to again until 2024. So with the Lions holding a
Brad Holmes made a blockbuster trade in his first two weeks on the job, and the Detroit Lions first-year general manager is open to another one on 2021 NFL draft day. Holmes said in his pre-draft news conference Friday he is open to moving up or down from the No. 7 spot in the first
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Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Detroit Lions needs in the 2021 NFL draft. This is the fourth in an eight-part series. Special teams The Lions started slowly churning their special teams units last spring when they bid farewell to long-time punter Sam Martin in free agency.
Here’s one more chance to get ready for the NFL draft, and learn about how one draft hopeful is preparing for a chance at a dream job. In an offer for our subscribers only, we’re hosting a Zoom chat to break down all things NFL draft. Beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Free Press sports writer
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D’Wayne Eskridge was done. When Western Michigan coach Tim Lester came to him after the 2018 season and told him he was moving to cornerback, Eskridge contemplated leaving the school he professed his loyalty to after a hardscrabble recruiting process a few years earlier. The Broncos secondary was in turmoil that winter, and Lester told
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Entering his third NFL season, the Detroit Lions’ T.J. Hockenson hasn’t reached the level of George Kittle as one of the league’s top tight ends. Not yet, anyway. But, Hockenson certainly can hold his own as Kittle’s tag-team partner. Kittle starred in a commercial posted Thursday for Kingsford Hardwood Pellets, introduced as “The People’s Tight End”
Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Detroit Lions needs in the 2021 NFL draft. This is the third in an eight-part series. Wide receiver/tight end The Lions are three-quarters of the way through overhauling a receiving corps that lost its top four options from 2020, but
Over the next several days, leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Safeties. ► Current roster: Tracy Walker, Will Harris, Dean Marlowe, C.J. Moore, Godwin Igwebuike, Bobby Price, Jalen Elliott ► Short-term need: Five out of 10 ► Long-term need:
The Lions are set to make NFL draft history next week, unless they decide to move. Or perhaps take a big risk. And no offense to Brad Holmes, Detroit’s new general manager, but that’s probably not the best way to make a first impression here, though it’d be hard to argue if Kyle Pitts or
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Rashawn Slater would be a first-round pick had he never played a game against Ohio State in his college career. But one Friday night date with the Buckeyes in October of 2019 illustrates why some talent evaluators believe Slater is the best offensive tackle in this year’s NFL draft — better than Oregon’s Penei Sewell