XFL Special Teams Player of the Year Darrius Shepherd will be at Detroit Lions rookie minicamp for a tryout. The XFL exists in part to help players who otherwise wouldn’t have an opportunity to play, and perhaps get noticed by the NFL. According a press release from the league on Thursday night, St. Louis Battlehawks
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It’s everyone’s favorite topic: Quarterbacks! It’s been an active week when it comes to the Detroit Lions’ quarterback position. First, the Lions made things very interesting with the addition of former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker with a third-round pick. And just when the Jared Goff “haters” were ready to do their victory lap, Lions general…
The Detroit Lions have been getting some love from the mainstream media. With love comes NFL power rankings. The Detroit Lions are seeing a big jump from the media after the 2023 NFL Draft. Where do the Lions be placed? Also, is the Detroit Lions a top 5 NFL team? The Lions have shown some
Gabriel Sewell Jr. is one of four Sewell brothers who play professional football, including Penei, a first-round draft pick by the Lions in 2021. Ypsilanti — There’s a second United States Football League team that calls Detroit’s Ford Field home, though it might not always feel that way for most of the Philadelphia Stars. There
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown hated everything about the Chicago Bears’ 2023 NFL Draft. The only way to make a division rivalry better is to inject some brotherly love into the equation. Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown gave it to his older brother Equanimeous St. Brown’s Chicago Bears over how poorly
Even an evaluator as good as Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes misses once in a while. While his track record his been quite good through two years, it’s easy to overlook a couple of mistakes he made along the way. Through two years, he still hasn’t gotten much of any contributions from a pair…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 05: Deuce Vaughn of Kansas State participates in a drill during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 05, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Not every team in the 2023 NFL Draft selected players whose skills aligned with franchise schemes. Here are five of the
Now that the dust from the 2023 NFL Draft has settled, teams around the league can begin to look around their respective division and conferences to assess the situation. Which teams have made big changes since the beginning of free agency? Which teams have perhaps gotten worse? How many teams are already looking forward to…
According to a press release from the XFL, the Detroit Lions are bringing in St. Louis Battlehawks wide receiver Darrius Shepherd in for a tryout at their rookie minicamp next week. Shepherd, 27, went undrafted in 2019 and spent the first two years of his career with the Green Bay Packers. While he was mostly…
Colby Sorsdal wanted his last season at William & Mary to be a memorable one, but with a new offensive line coach and four new starters on the offensive line, Sorsdal knew he had to do his part to make that happen. So Sorsdal, the Detroit Lions’ fifth-round pick in last week’s NFL draft, set
In what seemed like an effort to get his brother’s goat, Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown absolutely lit up some lethargic-looking Chicago Bears fans at the 2023 NFL Draft. While recapping his experience at the 2023 NFL Draft on his podcast for The 33rd Team, Amon-Ra began ragging on fans from Chicago—where his brother…
On this week’s episode of Twentyman in the Huddle presented by Microsoft, Detroit Lions Executive Vice President and General Manager Brad Holmes sits down with Tim Twentyman for an in-depth breakdown of the Lions’ draft class. Brad and Tim discuss each of Detroit’s eight draft picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, including Jahmyr Gibbs, Jack
If there’s anything we continue to be reminded about the Detroit Lions’ strategy when it comes to acquiring players, it’s that character is not negotiable. For the third year in a row, the Lions used their draft resources on former captains, stand-up citizens, and players who eat, sleep, and dream football.
How the trade market for D’Andre Swift fully looked is unclear, but at least one other team was in and one team was out on making a deal. D’Andre Swift may have been surprised the Detroit Lions traded him, and some may quibble with what can be seen as a poor return (2025 fourth-round pick).