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According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Detroit Lions are waiving cornerback Steven Gilmore. The move comes after Gilmore spent a year on the Lions’ roster as an undrafted rookie last year. He would make only three game appearances, but Detroit was hopeful he would develop into a contributor later in his career.

The Detroit Lions will have a new long snapper in 2024. According to Dave Birkett, the Lions are cutting incumbent snapper Scott Daly and going with undrafted rookie long snapper Hogan Hatten. Daly has been the Lions’ snapper for the last three seasons, unseating Lions legend Don Muhlbach in 2021. Muhlbach has since retired as…

The Detroit Lions are reportedly parting ways with two young offensive weapons. Per Tom Pelissero, the Lions are waiving running back Zonovan Knight and tight end Shane Zylstra. Knight was in a tough position given Detroit’s crowded running back room. With David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs, Craig Reynolds, and rookie Sione Vaki comfortably ahead of Knight…

In the final week of training camp, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell disclosed that several key players who were dealing with injuries were expected to return to practice this week and on Monday, he confirmed a long list of players returning to practice. Additionally, Campbell also revealed the long-anticipated timeline for DJ Reader’s return to…

According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, two Detroit Lions players will start the season on an injury list—and therefore not on the original 53-man roster. Cornerback Emmanuel Moseley will head to injured reserve (but will be eligible to return), while rookie guard Christian Mahogany will move to the reserve/non-football illness list. Both players…

For Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell, the next day and change will be agonizing. After 90 players gave their blood, sweat, and tears for the past month, the Lions must opt to cut 37 players in an instant, and even with a 16-man practice squad, that means at least 21…

In front of a home crowd for the first time this preseason, the Detroit Lions closed out their exhibition schedule with a win on Saturday over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-17. As we’ll do every week throughout the season for this Lions team, we have some data we can comb through courtesy of Pro Football Focus…

DJ Reader is coming, y’all. On Sunday, the Detroit Lions announced that they have activated Reader from the physically unable to perform list after passing the team’s physical. Reader has missed all of Lions training camp as he continues to rehab from a torn quad suffered in December.

It’s time to take one final look at the players on the Detroit Lions’ roster bubble. As we near the 53-man roster cuts deadline at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, our staff took all of the information over the past month to make some roster predictions. That includes training camp performance, preseason performance, and what…

With the Detroit Lions final preseason game on the books, the front office and coaching staff are now tasked with reducing their 90 man roster down to 53 players in preparation of the regular season. Final decisions are due by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday and are expected roll in over the next few days.

The Detroit Lions’ third and final exhibition of the 2024 preseason ended on a positive note, as they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-17. The Steelers opened with their starters, while the Lions trotted out their third team, which unsurprisingly resulted in a quick 14-0 lead for Pittsburgh. But once the Steelers started shuffling in their…

James Houston was one of the first players out of Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell’s mouth when talking about individual standouts from the preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Houston had a couple of rushes,” Campbell said. “He’s been out (with injury), so it was good to see him there.”

Coming off their first preseason win against the Kansas City Chiefs last week, the Detroit Lions came home for the preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers. No starters saw any playing time as many backups fought for roster spots in their last attempt to show the coaches what they could do for the team.

Early in the Detroit Lions’ preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers, things were pretty ugly. Of course, that’s exactly what you would expect when a team’s second and third string players are going up against starters from another franchise. The Steelers quickly got out to a 14-0 lead, as the deep reserves of the Lions…

The Detroit Lions preseason will finally come to an end on Saturday afternoon. Detroit hosts the Pittsburgh Steelers in the preseason finale. It’s the first time the Lions will play in Ford Field since their iconic win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Divisional Round of the playoffs.

The Detroit Lions are wrapping up their 2024 preseason, taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ford Field. Leading up to this game, the Lions have had a few changes on the injury front and signed a couple of new players to the roster. So, if you missed any of those updates or simply want a…

The NFL announced on Friday that Los Angeles Rams tackle Alaric Jackson has been suspended for the first two games of the season. Jackson was projected to be the Rams’ starting left tackle this season, meaning Los Angeles will be missing one of their key players in their Week 1 matchup against the Detroit Lions.

Every offseason there are surprise players who ascend throughout training camp and do enough to warrant a spot on an NFL roster. For the Detroit Lions, they have had an undrafted rookie free agent (UDFA) make their roster in each of the last 14 seasons, a remarkable record that could be in jeopardy in 2024.

If you have woken up anywhere in Southeastern Michigan the last few days, then you have likely felt it. That slight chill in the air when you first open your door in the mornings. We are getting close. Real football is near and in a little over two weeks, the Detroit Lions will be hosting…

Training camp has come and gone for the Detroit Lions, but there’s still an opportunity for players on the proverbial roster bubble to make one final impression to earn a spot on the team. The Lions are set to meet the Pittsburgh Steelers this Saturday in what will be Detroit’s first—and only—home preseason game of…