The Detroit Lions will head into summer break with another of their draft picks under contract. Tight end Sam LaPorta signed his four-year contract Thursday, the team announced after its final organized team activity practice of the spring. LaPorta received a slotted four-year deal worth $9.465 million as the No. 34 pick of April’s draft.
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It’s the time of year when Detroit Lions fans’ hopes for the upcoming season are at an all-time high. Between slow-mo videos from OTAs and reports of chemistry building between players, the vibes are good leading up to the season opener. That’s probably true of any team, really.
Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff has been getting knocked for being in a QB-friendly scheme under Ben Johnson. Fans and media commentators alike believe Jared Goff is not a good QB because of the scheme he is in. Mike Kimber from Lions Nation Unite breaks down why it is ok to be in a friendly
As I pointed out earlier in the week, my biggest takeaway from Detroit Lions minicamp and OTAs was the drastic improvement of the team’s secondary. As always, though, there is a downside to one unit performing well in practice—the corresponding unit on the other side of the ball not playing well.
James Houston hit the NFL like a ball of fire last season, terrorizing opposing quarterbacks with eight sacks in seven games. He led the NFL in snap-adjusted sack production as a rookie, recording one sack every 17.5 snaps — NFL sack leader Nick Bosa averaged one sack every 40 snaps, by comparison — and teamed
The new season will be here before we know it, and most of the narratives regarding the Detroit Lions are overwhelmingly positive. It does feel good to be the national darling, and the analytics—and betting markets—support this optimism as well. Still, things rarely play out exactly as expected.
All offseason, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell insisted they needed to add more competition to the quarterback room. So when they opted to re-sign Nate Sudfeld as the team’s primary backup behind Jared Goff, there was some warranted skepticism. Yes, they ended up drafting Hendon Hooker in the third round,…
Dominic Raiola has never been as nervous around a football field as he is now. “Being quarterback parents now, it’s nerve-wracking,” the former Detroit Lions center told the Free Press on Monday. “The ball’s in your hands, but I feel like we’re more nervous than he is. He’s the coolest one on the field.” Raiola,
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Jan 22, 2023; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) makes a catch while defended by Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt (29) during the first quarter of an AFC divisional round game at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports NFL Rumors: Cowboys can trade for Stefon Diggs There’s
This year, the Detroit Lions approached linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard about taking on a bigger role, something coach Dan Campbell believed the 35-year-old coach earned over the past two years. “(Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn) and I talked and we felt like it was time to put more on him, especially this year,” Campbell said last…
Former Detroit Lions Pro Bowler Darius Slay was back in town Monday morning. The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback returned to the area where he began his NFL career to support his friend and former teammate Calvin Johnson and his charity golf event at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield. Slay isn’t the only former Lion trying
If Jared Goff takes as good of care of the football early this season as he did late last year, he could break Aaron Rodgers’ record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception in the Detroit Lions‘ home opener Sept. 17 against the Seattle Seahawks. But Lions quarterbacks coach Mark Brunell said Monday setting a