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As the Detroit Lions hype train prepares to depart from the terminal to kick off the 2023 regular season, it looks like a lot of national analysts are on board. While much of the noise recently has been about the team’s chances of winning the division and coach Dan Campbell’s meteoric rise to become a…

When analyzing the Detroit Lions roster, it may be easy to overlook Charles Harris. Recently, the Lions have added a bunch of new players on defense, including five draft picks picked in the first two rounds over the last three years. Meanwhile, Harris is coming off an injury-shortened season in which he only logged six…

The Detroit Lions 2023 draft class will go down as a pivotal selection of players. General manager Brad Holmes tossed some conventional wisdom out the window and just selected, as he would put it, “football players.” Positional value or immediate need didn’t seem to concern him too much, and while that drew some poor reviews…

The Detroit Lions held their first practice of Week 1 open to the media on Saturday, and all but one player on the 53-man roster was accounted for on the field. Defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs was the only player who was not out there participating during the first 15 minutes of practice—which is all the…

Earlier this week, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid told a crazy story about how he once used a play from a janitor, and it actually resulted in a touchdown. “I took one from a janitor one time at Green Bay,” Reid said. “He goes, ‘I got this play for you.’ And he kept telling…

Welcome back to school, college football. Is that too corny? No matter; nobody from Nebraska is watching these games today anyway out of misery and sadness, so corn will have nothing to do with it. It’s not even really the start of the “return” of college football, what with the advent of “Week 0” and…

As happens every year, now that the Detroit Lions have cut the roster down to 53 players, several people on the team have decided to select a new jersey number for the 2023 season. For example, Teddy Bridgewater—who was wearing No. 50 early in preseason due to no quarterback numbers being available—will now be sporting…

The Detroit Lions have high expectations heading into the 2023 regular season, whether they like it or not. When your head coach is the favorite to win the Coach of the Year award and your team is the favorite to win the division, the pressure and the high expectations are unavoidable.

We’re officially less than a week until the Detroit Lions’ much-anticipated season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs. Our series of season predictions continues today with our picks for Lions 2023 defensive MVP. While Detroit’s defense has struggled in the first two years under defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, expectations are much higher this year after…

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and assistant general manager Ray Agnew met with the media on Friday to discuss the latest roster cuts and the 2023 NFL season ahead. The two talked for nearly 30 minutes about their comfort level with where the roster is, their process in getting there, and the high expectations…

The Detroit Lions made a mildly surprising move prior to their 53-man roster cutdowns. Despite suffering a setback from his torn ACL recovery near the start of training camp, cornerback Emmanuel Moseley was activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list on Tuesday. The move makes Moseley—one of the team’s biggest free-agent signings—eligible to play…

Last week, The Athletic reported that the Detroit Lions were among four different teams interested in former first-round quarterback Trey Lance. “The Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Ravens are two teams that had conversations with San Francisco about a possible trade for Trey Lance,” Dianna Russini tweeted last Saturday. “In the NFC, the Detroit Lions…

The practice squad is finalized for now, and we are one step closer to the Detroit Lions making their 2023 debut against the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. And while the Lions’ 2023 roster is a far cry from where they were around this time in 2021, we know depth is essential in the…

On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions cut their roster down from 90 to 53 players. Then afterward, they made some other roster moves due to injuries and now the dust has settled and the roster is finalized. Some good players weren’t able to make the final cut, but that just shows where this team is now:…

The Detroit Lions started building their 2023 initial practice squad on Wednesday, announcing 10 of the 17 players they are allowed to roster. NFL rules allow teams to have a 16-player practice squad, but because of the Lions involvement in the NFL’s International Player Pathway program, they are allowed an extra spot.

While most of the world may seem like they’re all aboard the Detroit Lions hype train, Amon-Ra St. Brown knows there are still some doubters out there. On the St. Brown Brothers Show over at The 33rd Team, Equanimeous asked his brother what the vibe is like in the Lions locker room. Amon-Ra said frankly…

The Minnesota Vikings have given tight end T.J. Hockenson a record-breaking deal that should lock up the former Detroit Lions first-round pick for the next several years. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, it’s a four-year, $68.5 million extension. That breaks the previous record of average per year ($17.125 million) and guaranteed money ($42.5 million) for…

The Detroit Lions are bringing back a familiar face at quarterback. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Lions are signing David Blough to their practice squad. Blough had served as the team’s reserve quarterback for three years (2019-21). Last year, he made the initial 53-man roster only to be released when the Lions added…

According to Jordan Schultz, the Detroit Lions are signing wide receiver Daurice Fountain to their practice squad—the 12th reported member of the team’s supplemental roster. Fountain was a fifth-round pick for the Indianapolis Colts back in 2018, but would end up only making six game appearances in his three years with the team. From there,…

We’re officially just a week away from the Detroit Lions’ 2023 season opener. Seven days from now, the Lions will have the ultimate litmus test to see whether they have a chance to live up to the unprecedented hype. The Kansas City Chiefs are not just the reigning Super Bowl champs, but they’re arguably in…