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The Detroit Lions kicked off their 2025 training camp on Sunday, and after starting practice with nine players on injury lists and another three not participating, second-year cornerback Ennis Rakestraw went down with an injury. Fortunately, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that Rakestraw “is believed to have suffered just a chest contusion… A positive…

David Montgomery is entering his seventh season in the NFL. The Detroit Lions running back has been an essential part of the team’s running back duo alongside Jahmyr Gibbs. In just two seasons, he’s produced 1,790 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns. Before that, he had several successful seasons with the Chicago Bears.

The Detroit Lions took the field for their first training camp session of the year, and, unfortunately, there were several players sitting out due to injury—and one player who suffered an injury that shortened his day. Some of these injuries were expected, others weren’t, but we got plenty of updates from coach Dan Campbell on…

The Detroit Lions will play the entirety of the 2025 season without defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike. Earlier in the week, the Lions placed Onwuzurike on the reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list, meaning he’d miss at least four games. However, coach Dan Campbell clarified on Sunday that the veteran will miss the entire year.

We are getting closer to Detroit Lions football everyday, and as time marches forward this Summer, so does our roster preview series. Next up, we have yet another 2024 First Team All-Pro, safety Kerby Joseph. Selected in the third-round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Joseph is another draft pick of general manager Brad Holmes that…

Detroit Lions 2025 training camp practices are set to begin on Sunday, and that means it’s time for another installment of our 53-man roster projection. As has become tradition, Jeremy Reisman and I collaborate on this projection in an attempt to give you a balanced look at where the roster sits coming out of the…

With training camp just a short time away, an NFL.com analyst has ranked the Detroit Lions as the seventh team in the league facing the most pressure to succeed in 2025. NFL.com’s Tom Blair analyzed each team’s situation, taking into account factors like competitive windows, playoff droughts, and fan expectations.

The Detroit Lions are set to open their 2025 training camp on Sunday, and they’re putting the final touches on their roster ahead of practices. The Lions entered Friday with three open spots on their roster, and they filled two of them following a multi-player workout. Detroit is signing former Titans running back Jabari Small…

Feel that crisp air first thing in the morning? We are getting there, folks. Some of that feeling might be attributed to the recent heat wave in Southeast Michigan, but with Detroit Lions’ training camp just days away from getting started, football season is just around the corner now. And we all know what that…

The Detroit Lions defense went through a ridiculous amount of injuries last year, highlighting the importance of depth in any roster. This year, there remains a ton of top-end talent at every level of the defense, and the depth seems good in many spots, as well. However, with unexpected injury news already hitting the defense,…

As Detroit Lions training camp nears, we at Pride of Detroit are kicking off one of our favorite series: Bubble Watch. Bubble Watch is a series of weekly articles where we take the pulse of our staff on the biggest training camp battles going on. How it works is simple: I list a group of…

After some minor contractual drama, the Detroit Lions’ full 2025 draft class is now under contract. Second-round pick Tate Ratledge, the final holdout of the Lions’ class, agreed to his rookie deal this on Thursday, per Jordan Schultz. Once officially under contract, Ratledge can report to Lions training camp, where rookies started arriving on Wednesday.

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates is coming off one of the best debut seasons ever for an NFL kicker. And while I’m sure the Lions don’t want to put too much pressure on Bates to follow up his performance with another great one, special teams coordinator Dave Fipp is not shying away from putting a…

Detroit Lions rookies reported for training camp on Wednesday, and for the first time in a long time, that date felt significant. That’s because there’s a league-wide holdout happening for second-round picks. As of the publication of this article, only three second-round picks have signed their contracts, with the first two breaking precedent and having…