Seeing as we’re just a day away from the 2023 NFL free agency tampering period, it’s time for a double dose of Pride of Detroit podcast offerings. Earlier in the day, we dropped our full 2023 Detroit Lions free agency preview. Now it’s time to offer up our thoughts on the biggest pressing questions you…
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The league calendar flips to a new page on March 15, and when it does the NFL ushers in open season on free agency for its players. Of course, there’s the tampering period before then, and chances for teams to re-sign their own players previous to that. While the draft may loom large in the…
The Detroit Lions have seemingly been an incredibly unlucky team when it comes to injuries as of late. Some of the team’s biggest investments have struggled to stay on the field. The Lions recently handed both Charles Harris and Romeo Okwara significant contracts. Harris missed 11 games last year, while Okwara has played in just…
Now that the NFL Combine has concluded, teams are getting closer to finalizing their draft boards as more information is available to them via athletic testing and formal interviews. Normally, athletes testing at the Combine is more “checking off the boxes” and validating what we’ve all seen on film rather than gaining any new ground-breaking…
When ranking the Detroit Lions’ 2023 top unrestricted free agents, running back Jamaal Williams was at the top of the list. Williams was one of the Lions’ emotional leaders on offense and is coming off a career year that saw him exceed 1,000 rushing yards and a league-leading 17 rushing touchdowns—a Lions single-season record.
As it seems DJ Chark will leave the Detroit Lions in free agency, a particularly wide receiver-needy team could price them out of keeping him anyway. A wide receiver free agent market that’s bereft of big names means it’s a good time for some to be available. Among those is DJ Chark, who is very
Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson was in Japan to present the “Best Continuing Series” award at the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo with Chiefs wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster on Saturday, March 4. While Jamaal Williams (a.k.a. Swagg Kazekage) is widely recognized as the most hardcore Lions anime fan, maybe Hutchinson is up there…
As the Detroit Lions look to fortify their roster in free agency, an under the radar defensive lineman has been tabbed as a match for them. The Detroit Lions enter free agency in a good position, with moves to add more cap space that seem to be coming. General manager Brad Holmes will surely put
If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-access article. In addition to providing Lions’ fans with the names of prospects being paired with…
The NFL free agency tampering period is set to open on Monday, March 13, at noon ET, with the official opening of the free agency period scheduled to start on Wednesday, March 15, at 4 p.m. ET, at the same time the league new year begins. With those deadlines looming, some teams are looking for…
The Detroit Lions seem set to cut Halapoulivaati Vaitai soon, and Graham Glasgow has now landed right in their laps as an ideal replacement. As the Detroit Lions look to create more cap space in the days leading into free agency, right guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai looks like an easy cut candidate. How he’d be replaced
As 2023 NFL free agency fast approaches, these three former Detroit Lions could wind up coming back. For the first time in the free agency era, the last 30 years, the Detroit Lions are becoming a bit of a destination. The culture being built by general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell is
At any minute, Detroit Lions free agency news could come rushing in. Currently, teams can re-sign their own players whenever they come to an agreement with that player. However, the bigger news and rumors will begin on Monday, March 13. At noon, teams will be permitted to start negotiating with the agents of players on…
According to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Detroit Lions will not be offering backup offensive tackle Matt Nelson a restricted free agent tender. That does not necessarily mean the Lions are not interested in bringing Nelson back, but rather they were not willing to commit to a base offer of at least…
A day after one big-name former Lion made the news as a trade candidate, Darius Slay has been granted permission to seek a trade. On Thursday, a rumor surfaced suggesting the Los Angeles Rams want to trade former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. On Friday, ESPN’s Diana Russini reported the Philadelphia Eagles have given former Lions
At the NFL Scouting Combine, Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes’ time with the media produced some interesting nuggets of information about the Detroit Lions. Most of the buzz, naturally, surrounded Campbell’s comments about Jared Goff, and how the team is keeping an eye on the future at the quarterback position. And while quarterback talk is…
It must be trade-a-former-Detroit Lions player week, because a day after rumors of the Los Angeles Rams potentially seeking to trade Matthew Stafford, a more substantial report dropped on Friday. According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, the Philadelphia Eagles have granted Darius Slay’s request to seek a trade. Russini adds that the Eagles still wish to…
Why haven’t the Detroit Lions re-signed Jamaal Williams yet? What the heck are they waiting for on John Cominsky? Are the Lions low-balling all of their free agents???? It’s the Friday before free agency week, and I can already sense the blood pressure of Lions fans rising as the team has been eerily quiet this…
Over the last five years of NFL free agent signings, Jamaal William is easily the best one for the Detroit Lions. It’s safe to say the Detroit Lions free agent marriage with running back Jamaal Williams has worked out. He has had two of the best seasons of his career in a Lions’ uniform, capped
Two years after acquiring him in an all-in move, the Los Angeles Rams are apparently trying to trade former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. Two years ago, as he made it known he wanted no part of another rebuild, the Detroit Lions traded Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams. Both sides can call the deal