What a world we live in. The Detroit Lions are a trendy team among national media these days, and for good reason. After finishing the 2022 season 8-2 in the final 10 games, coach Dan Campbell’s team clawed their way back to a 9-8 record after starting the season 1-6. The common saying is that…
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The Detroit Lions are clearly a team that is on the rise. It’s an exciting time to be a part of the organization after a 9-8 season that saw the Lions win eight of their last 10 games. So it was a little surprising to see the Lions coaching staff lose three people this offseason,…
James Houston was an instant difference maker for the Lions as a rookie, and PFF is buying into his potential for a full-on second-year breakout. Opportunity finally knocked for James Houston in Week 12 of his rookie season, and boy did he answer the door with two sacks of Josh Allen over five snaps on
Two Detroit Lions players made the cut for Pro Football Focus’ top 101 players from the 2022 season, and two more have made the ‘just missed’ list. In Pro Football Focus’ list of the top 101 players from the 2022 NFL season, the Detroit Lions had two make it. Offensive tackle Penei Sewell came in
On Wednesday, the NFLPA revealed the results of a new venture. After surveying 1,300 players in the league about their own teams, they have collected the results and formulated a report card for all 32 franchises in a eight different categories: treatment of families, food service/nutrition, weight room, strength coaches, training room, training staff, locker…
Marcus Mariota is now a prominent name in the quarterback market, but the Detroit Lions can do way better for someone to backup Jared Goff. It was expected, and on Tuesday the Atlanta Falcons indeed parted ways with quarterback Marcus Mariota. He now hits the market as an interesting and experienced name for any team
The Detroit Lions have long been considered the lovable losers of the NFL. They don’t truly have a two-way rival, and, historically, most teams don’t see them as a threat. However, with the way the Lions finished last season—going 8-2 down the stretch—there’s a good chance people are going to start paying attention to Detroit…
The 2023 NFL Combine is underway, with the first prospects arriving in their positional groups on Monday. Over the first few days, players will get medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then on Thursday, March 2, the league will start four days of televised coverage…
The Detroit Lions were one of the fun surprises of this past NFL season, rallying from a 1-6 start to finish with a winning record. Oddsmakers are expecting the Lions to play more like the second-half version of themselves this fall, evidenced by the team’s +3000 odds to win Super Bowl LVIII (11th-shortest odds). Detroit
The Detroit Lions are reportedly set to hire long-time NFL head coach John Fox as a senior defensive consultant. Two years ago, the Detroit Lions formed a coaching staff with former players that would have made even a casual fan do a double take. While the Lions offense was setting the league on fire with
The Detroit Lions need a talent upgrade at tight end, and these five free agents should be on their radar. Despite trading T.J. Hockenson at the the deadline, the Detroit Lions set the single-season franchise record for touchdowns from the tight end position in 2022 (12). There were some spike games in there though (see
One of the trickier decisions facing the Detroit Lions when it comes to re-signing their own players is veteran linebacker Alex Anzalone. On one hand, Anzalone is coming off the best year of his career and he established himself as a leader in a young defensive locker room. On the other hand, the Lions have…
There have been strong hints of it, but the Detroiti Lions prime position in terms of 2023 draft capital has been confirmed. The Detroit Lions are one of a four teams with two first-round picks this year, but only one other team (the Houston Texans) have two in the top-18 overall as the Lions do.
Our Detroit Lions 2023 free agency series is soon coming to a close. We in the midst of profiling the seven Lions exclusive rights free agents, who are typically considered easy re-signings. So rather than focusing on whether these players should be back, we’re focusing more on what their role could be for the upcoming…
The Detroit Lions could have new uniforms next season, but team president Rod Wood has said it’s not coming until 2024. By NFL rules, which say teams can change uniforms every five years, the Detroit Lions could have new uniforms next season (and they could by now have new uniforms, since they’re last re-design was
The New York Giants are releasing wide receiver Kenny Golladay when the new league year starts on March 15, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Two years ago, Golladay signed a four-year, $72 million deal with $40 million guaranteed. Now he won’t see the final two years of that contract after catching just…
The 2023 NFL Combine is underway, with the first prospects arriving in their positional groups on Monday. Over the first few days, players will get medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then on Thursday, March 2, the league will start four days of televised coverage…
We’re now just two months out from the 2023 NFL Draft, and you can already sense a seismic shift at the top of many draftniks’ big boards. Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson seems to have garnered the most discussion as of late. The 21-year-old quarterback only started one season for the Gators, and it was an…
The Detroit Lions have a new coach. According to several different sources—the Centre Daily Times was first on it—the Lions are hiring Penn State defensive line coach John Scott Jr. At this point, the exact role of Scott on the Lions coaching staff has not been explicitly reported. That said, the Lions lost their own…
As the NFL convenes in Indianapolis for the 2023 NFL Combine, when will Lions general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell speak to the media? The NFL is about to have Indianapolis as its epicente this week, as draft prospects, agents, general managers, head coaches etc. come in for the 2023 NFL Combine.