Maryclaire Dale and Michelle R. Smith | Associated Press Philadelphia – Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims, a system experts say is discriminatory. Former
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The most notable transaction the Detroit Lions have made since the conclusion of the NFL Draft was waiving veteran running back Kerryon Johnson. On the surface, the move was moderately surprising, but it also demonstrated the organization’s confidence in seventh-round pick Jermar Jefferson. Factoring in his potential, as well as Johnson’s injury history against his salary,
The Detroit Lions signed third-round pick Alim McNeill to a four-year deal on Thursday. The 6-foot-2, 320-pound defensive tackle from North Carolina State had 10 sacks in three seasons and earned second-team Associated Press All-America and first-team All-ACC honors during the 2019 season. “Watching him on film, he seems like a kind of shorter, wider guy, so
Two down, five to go. The Detroit Lions signed their second draft pick before the start of rookie minicamp Friday, agreeing with seventh-round pick Jermar Jefferson to a four-year deal. On Thursday, third-round pick Alim McNeill signed his four-year contract. Rookie deals are slotted under the collective bargaining agreement, making holdouts rare. Still, the Lions
Washington Huskies defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike (95) (Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports) The Detroit Lions are past the big offseason moves and draft. Is the defense ready to help the Lions make a move towards the top of the division? Every Lion rebuild, retool, reboot, or whatever the new regime chooses to call it comes with
The Detroit Lions signed third-round pick Alim McNeill to a four-year deal on Thursday, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media. The 6-foot-2, 320-pound defensive tackle from North Carolina State had 10 sacks in three seasons and earned second-team Associated Press All-America and first-team All-ACC honors during the 2019 season. “Watching him on film, he seems like
The Detroit Lions got the first of their seven draft picks under contract Thursday, the day before the start of rookie minicamp. Defensive tackle Alim McNeill, the Lions’ third-round pick out of North Carolina State, signed a four-year contract worth $5.1 million. Rookie deals are slotted under the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, but third-round picks have
D’Andre Swift, Detroit Lions (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions have garnered quite a bit of praise for putting together a very solid draft class. Now which of those draft picks will be the most productive this fall? We can never truly grade a draft class until three years later. That is the
Why do the NFL schedulers hate Detroit and the Detroit Lions? Seriously, is it something we said? Do we have something stuck in our teeth? Does our odor offend? How else can you explain the difficult 2021 schedule the Lions were handed Wednesday by the NFL’s scheduling mavens, who I can only assume are devout
The Detroit Lions will be without their first-round pick, offensive tackle Penei Sewell, when they hold their rookie minicamp this weekend. On Wednesday, he tweeted out that he’s tested positive for COVID-19. “Found out this past weekend I tested positive for COVID,” Sewell wrote. “Really wish I was heading to my new home today and
Breaking Bread has been in production barely a week and many fans have come out in support! On this episode, Herman and Lomas read through fan comments and questions on YouTube and from Twitter and provide their answers, insights, and banter. They address: – The Lions offensive line – Herman’s branded clothing line – Why
The 2021 Detroit Lions schedule was released on Wednesday. Here’s the complete regular-season schedule, with dates, times and TV included: THE PICKS: Dave Birkett gazes into the crystal ball to figure out the Lions’ 2021 record Sept. 12: 49ers, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20 (Monday night): at Packers, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Sept. 26: Ravens, 1 p.m.,
The Lions aren’t expected to be good this season, not ready to move out of their parents’ NFC North basement and get a place of their own. They might not even top last year’s 5-11 record. And you know what? For this particular season, you can live with that (not that you have a choice).
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The NFL schedule makers did not cut Dan Campbell any slack in his first season as Detroit Lions coach. Campbell and the Lions open the 2021 season against a San Francisco 49ers team that will be one of the favorites in the NFC this fall, and the Lions have three sets of back-to-back road games
The 2021 NFL schedule dropped at 8 tonight (NFL Network). The Detroit Lions, in the first year of the league’s new 17-game schedule will face the league’s sixth-toughest schedule, including three pairs of back-to-back road games. The Freep’s Dave Birkett made his 2021 predictions already, right here. He also took a deeper look at some
Detroit Lions (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) Detroit Lions: Does Kerryon Johnson’s exit end this troubling pattern? by Jeremy Friedrichs The Detroit Lions are heading in an exciting new direction in 2021. That after three years of disappointment with ex-general manager Bob Quinn and ex-head coach Matt Patricia at the helm of a team cemented
When Las Vegas set the Detroit Lions’ win total for the 2021 season at 5 to 5 1/2 games, I immediately found myself thinking the Lions would go over that total. They’d get a bounce from having a first-year head coach in Dan Campbell, and Jared Goff is a good enough quarterback to help keep the team competitive
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The Detroit Lions will open and close the 2021 season at home, host the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving for the third time in four years, play under the lights at Lambeau and travel to see quarterback Matthew Stafford’s new digs before midseason. The NFL released the schedule for all 32 teams on Wednesday night and