The Grit Index series rollout continues with the grittiest edge rushers in the 2025 NFL Draft. If you missed any of our previous articles in this series, make sure you check out: It’s important to remember that this entire system is based on collecting data from draft analysts’ opinions of prospects, making it an imperfect…
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Meko Scott and I (Morgan Cannon) are back on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel discussing the Detroit Lions hosting University of Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden on a pre-draft visit. In short, we breakdown why we believe this is simply Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes doing his due diligence on a top prospect…
It’s been a weird week when it comes to defensive backs, the 2025 NFL Draft, and the Detroit Lions. It started with former Michigan cornerback Will Johnson. Once presumed a top-10 pick before a 2024 season didn’t go as planned, Johnson held a pre-draft workout this week, and some NFL draft experts were not impressed.…
The first round is coming to a close in our 2025 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. While there is still a full round left in our mock, this is the end of our individual picks post. After this, we’ll run through all the picks that run up to the Detroit Lions’ pick at 60…
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes held his annual pre-draft press conference on Thursday morning. While these are largely uninformative media sessions, as NFL teams attempt to hide their intentions for next week’s 2025 NFL Draft, Holmes is generally one of the more honest and open general managers in the NFL.
The Detroit Lions don’t draft for immediate need, and general manager Brad Holmes wants you to know that. During his pre-draft press conference, Holmes reiterated—several times—that chasing need is something this team isn’t interested in doing, and hasn’t been how they’ve operated in the past.
The Grit Index has returned and we’re unveiling the results in a new series of articles. We have already examined the grittiest offensive skill players and offensive linemen in the 2025 NFL Draft class, and next up, we take a look at which interior defensive linemen should be on the Detroit Lions radar.
The start of 2025 NFL Draft is just one week away and for a second year in a row, there’s only one certainty for the Detroit Lions: uncertainty. In a draft where there’s little consensus beyond the top-15 or so picks, it’s hard to get a sense of which prospects might be available once the…
Sai’vion (say-vee-ahn) Jones is a long-levered, heavy-handed defensive end prospect who consistently opens up a can of whoop-ass. His play is the exact style that could appeal to Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes as a fit for Kelvin Sheppard’s defense in the late Day 2 or early Day 3 range. Below are my observations…
It’s likely even the most casual football fan has had a fiery Dan Campbell locker room speech come across their social media feed. The impassioned speeches, going viral week after week as watchers are moved by his powerful, heartfelt words. As part of a new initiative “Peak” that covers leadership and personal development through sports,…
Way back during his end-of-season press conference in January, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said he would not ignore the team’s offensive line this offseason. “That’s the engine for us,” Holmes said. “And so, I don’t care how good we ever get on the offensive line, that one right there is too important for…
The Buffalo Bills are up next in our 2025 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. This year, the Bills are represented by POD commenter BigJShaky. It’ll be on him to help Buffalo get over the hump. While Detroit Lions fans may be frustrated with how close the Lions have gotten to the Super Bowl over…
Meko Scott and I (Morgan Cannon) are back on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel discussing comments from Detroit Lions’ star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson on where he is with his injury rehab, along with a few more relevant draft topics as we get closer to the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
A couple weeks back, Detroit Lions star defensive end Aidan Hutchinson shared a video of him running at the team facility, indicating he was near the end of the rehab from his broken leg. This past weekend, Hutchinson was at The Masters golf tournament and sat down with reporter Marty Smith, and provided a full…