Show Caption Hide Caption 2021 NFL draft: Will these prospects boom or bust? USA Today Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon breaks down the potential for three 2021 NFL draft prospects. USA TODAY The bro hugs are back. Yes, the 2021 NFL draft is mere hours away, which means the Detroit Lions will soon be on the clock. Unless, of
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In what can be viewed as one of the easiest decisions of general manager Brad Holmes’ first few months on the job, the Detroit Lions are picking up the fifth-year option on center Frank Ragnow’s rookie contract, according to an NFL Network report. The contracts for all first-round picks carry a fifth-year team option. Franchises have until
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes took care of an easy piece of pre-draft housekeeping Wednesday, exercising the fifth-year option on Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow’s rookie contract. Ragnow will make a guaranteed $12.657 million in 2022 under terms of the option. NFL Network first reported the decision. MOVIN’ ON UP?: Lions reportedly tried to
Show Caption Hide Caption Former Michigan football player Camaron Cheeseman talks NFL draft with Dave Birkett Former Michigan football long snapper Camaron Cheeseman talked NFL draft preparation and more Detroit Lions chatter on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press Brad Holmes has made it known he is willing to trade up in
The Detroit Lions can go any direction with their top-10 pick, but they appear committed to adding a weapon for new quarterback Jared Goff. The Detroit Lions are rebuilding again, with a new head coach and a new general manager. The No. 7 overall pick on Thursday night will be a key piece in that
The NFL is trying to incentivize players and team personnel to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but one prominent Detroit Lion said he has no plans to get inoculated. “I did not get vaccinated and I’m not going to,” Lions left tackle Taylor Decker said Tuesday. “I’m just not going to speak to the reasons why.
With the NFL draft quickly approaching, what would the Detroit Lions approach have looked like if quarterback Matthew Stafford were still on the team? We know this isn’t a realistic scenario, but more of a fun “what if” peek into this year’s draft from a different, less serious perspective. For this exercise, let’s assume the
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The Detroit Lions will enter the 2021 NFL Draft with a total of six selections. But new Lions general manager Brad Holmes, who is the former longtime director of college scouting for the Los Angeles Rams, would surely love to have more picks. And Holmes may certainly get his wish if he is willing to
Which way will the Detroit Lions go in the first round of the draft? Will they select a quarterback at No. 7 or do they give Jared Goff a full season without a serious challenger to prove he’s capable of being the long-term solution under center? And if that’s the case, will they provide him
Rashawn Slater #70 of the Northwestern Wildcats (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) With the draft in a few more days, I wanted to squeeze out one more Detroit Lions mock draft for everyone to enjoy. Before we get into anything, just a few notes. I had done the first six picks manually based on what
There’s no pressure on you, Brad Holmes. Seriously, none at all. Detroit Lions fans aren’t asking for much. Just hit a home run Thursday night in the first round of your first NFL draft as the general manager of the Lions. Or better yet, trade back and get even more picks — oh goodness, please trade
Tom Withers | Associated Press Cleveland — All those boos aimed at Commissioner Roger Goodell that have become an NFL draft tradition will be slightly muted this year. At least they’ll be heard. After going all virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the three-day draft, which has grown into one of America’s biggest, non-game sporting events,
While there are still more questions than answers when it comes to what the Detroit Lions will do in the first round of the NFL Draft, there’s a growing belief the team would embrace the opportunity to add an offensive lineman in the first round, particularly Oregon’s Penei Sewell if he makes it to No.
The Detroit Lions have taken an offensive lineman with two of their past five first-round picks, and one of those choices hopes they go back to that well this week. Left tackle Taylor Decker said Tuesday he would be all for the Lions drafting an offensive lineman with the seventh pick of the first round.
Tori Petry talks with The Draft Network’s Trevor Sikkema about what the Lions may do in the 2021 NFL Draft. Subscribe to the Lions YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2OABzdx More Lions NFL Action: https://bit.ly/2oxtfjX #DetroitLions #Lions #NFL Keep up-to-date on all things Lions: Visit https://www.detroitlions.com/ Follow: https://twitter.com/Lions Follow: https://www.instagram.com/detroitlionsnfl/ Like: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitLions
Who could have imagined when the Baltimore Ravens selected Breshad Perriman in the first round of the 2015 draft, the speedy wide receiver would be preparing to play for his fifth team entering his seventh NFL season? Obviously, things haven’t gone according to plan, but Perriman said he’s played a role in his journeyman status,
Watch the highlights from LB Alex Anzalone and OT Taylor Decker’s media availability. Subscribe to the Lions YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2OABzdx More Lions NFL Action: https://bit.ly/2oxtfjX #DetroitLions #Lions #NFL Keep up-to-date on all things Lions: Visit https://www.detroitlions.com/ Follow: https://twitter.com/Lions Follow: https://www.instagram.com/detroitlionsnfl/ Like: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitLions
Good luck finding homogeneity of opinion on any topic in an NFL locker room. So when it comes to whether players plan to take the COVID-19 vaccine now that it’s available, it isn’t surprising to find varying viewpoints. Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone, a free-agent addition from New Orleans, already received the first of two injections
If you kept tabs on the staff constructed by Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell this offseason, you are aware it’s chock-full of former NFL players. Including Campbell, who had a 10-year career with the Giants, Cowboys and Lions, offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and assistants Duce Staley, Mark Brunell, Hank Fraley, Antwaan