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When it comes to team building, the Detroit Lions have maintained several philosophies over the past four offseasons. Two of the most common are as follows: they’re never comfortable with where they’re at and are consistently working to improve the team, and secondly, they also strongly believe in building all three phases of football, giving…

You’re going to want to sit down for this one. We all know people in Detroit are excited about the Detroit Lions’ season—as if selling out their own preseason game (including standing room only tickets) didn’t make that obvious enough. Of course, just about every fan base is feeling extremely optimistic about their team and…

It’s been a busy few days for the Detroit Lions. On Tuesday, they narrowed their roster to 52 players, then picked up former Lions UDFA LB Trevor Nowaske off of waivers on Wednesday afternoon. By the end of Wednesday, they established their initial practice squad, adding 15 players with another (Donovan Peoples-Jones) reportedly on the…

When the Detroit Lions drafted Jameson Williams in 2022, they knew it was going to be a slow start for the former Alabama wide receiver. With a torn ACL suffered just a few months before the draft, the Lions selected him knowing most of his rookie season would be spent on the sidelines.

This question may be a bit early, but at this point, I don’t really care. The sooner it is next Sunday, the better. Don’t get me wrong, I am going to do my best to enjoy this long Labor Day weekend. If you are around the Detroit area, the Jazz festival is this weekend, and…

The Detroit Lions have established their 53-man roster (okay, it sits at 52 right now), and their 16-man practice squad (okay, it’s only at 15 as of Friday morning). With only a couple more moves to shake out before we approach Week 1, we thought it was time to fully break down the roster moves…

For the last 15 seasons, at least one undrafted rookie free agent (UDFA) has made the Detroit Lions’ initial 53-man roster, which is quite an impressive streak. Even more remarkable is that the Lions’ roster is considered deep enough to make a run at the Super Bowl, yet, there were still three UDFAs that made…

Could Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates have had a better training camp? Yes, obviously. The team’s new kicker missed more than a handful of short kicks and had a couple of tough practices along the way. But the young kicker still managed to win the Lions’ kicker job unopposed.

There’s a story that was retold by Nate Burleson six years ago that accurately depicted the reputation and culture of the Detroit Lions franchise. As Burleson tells it, when he came into the team’s locker room for the first time in 2010 as an incoming free agent, an unnamed cornerback pulled him aside and told…

The Detroit Lions announced a few expected roster moves on Thursday morning, along with one unexpected one. As expected, John Cominsky has been placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn MCL a month ago in training camp practice. Because he spent a day on the Lions’ 53-man roster, he is eligible to return to…

The Detroit Lions left the preseason without the X-receiver they’d been looking for all summer long. Despite plenty of opportunities, none of the receivers auditioning for the job justified their spot by the time roster-cutdowns needed to happen. Shortly after the deadline for 53-man rosters to be set, however, the Lions had not only extended…

While none of the players the Detroit Lions waived were claimed off the waiver wire, one is signing with another team’s practice squad. According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, long snapper Scott Daly is signing to the Chicago Bears’ practice squad, and is expected to be their initial long snapper.

A good exercise for any analyst is to review your assessments and predictions, exploring what you got right and what you got wrong. With the Detroit Lions establishing their initial 53-man (technically they’re at 52 players) roster on Tuesday, I’m presented with an opportunity to reflect back on my prediction of the 2024 roster to…

This offseason, the Detroit Lions moved on from over a dozen players from the 2023 team and practice squad who ended up signing free agency deals with other teams. With roster cuts coming down on Tuesday, many of those players did not end up sticking around with their new team. Of course, it’s quite possible…

Loren Strickland kept hammering away and wouldn’t be denied. A former University of Indianapolis captain, Strickland exceeded expectations by making the leap from Division II to the MAC and Ball State. Now, the 5-foot-9 hard-hitting defensive back has defied all odds by going from a $1,500 signing bonus undrafted rookie to making the Detroit Lions’…

The Detroit Lions have established their initial 53-man roster (though it currently sits at 52), and while there weren’t any drastic surprises, there were a few things that warrant some extra attention. Here are five quick thoughts on the decisions the Lions made to get to their initial roster, as well as what could happen…

Cutdown weekend continues to get harder and harder for the Detroit Lions. Alas, that is the curse of a Super Bowl contending team. More talent means more talented cuts and tougher decisions. It’s a grueling process for all 32 teams, and we’ve seen coach Dan Campbell agonize over some of these decisions in the past.

According to Justin Dunk of 3 Down Nation, the Detroit Lions are cutting defensive end Mathieu Betts. Betts was an intriguing free agency signing by the Lions, as he is coming off a huge year in the Canadian Football League. For the BC Lions, he produced 18 sacks in 18 games, earning himself the honors…

Per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Lions are cutting wide receiver Daurice Fountain. Fountain spent the entirety of 2023 on the Lions’ practice squad. After signing a futures deal to return to Detroit for 2024, Fountain looked like he had improved during the early days of training camp. His strong play…

The Detroit Lions are releasing veteran quarterback Nate Sudfeld, according to Ian Rapoport. The move comes as a pretty big surprise considering coach Dan Campbell said just last week that Sudfeld was ahead of second-year quarterback Hendon Hooker for the backup job, and seemed to strongly suggest they’ll be keeping three quarterbacks on the roster.