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When the Los Angeles Rams made Jonah Jackson the fifth highest-paid offensive guard in the NFL, the Detroit Lions quickly replaced him with former Ravens guard, Kevin Zeitler. A seasoned veteran—34 years old with 181 NFL starts—Zeitler can provide the Lions with a proven starter, while also not breaking the salary cap bank.

The 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit is just a month away, and if the early return on registration for the event is any indication, it’s going to be a wild party. According to Detroit Lions team president and CEO Rod Wood, when online registration went up earlier this month, the amount of applications for attendance…

As of this publication, former Detroit Lions cornerback Cameron Sutton has not turned himself in after a warrant for his arrest has been issued on Domestic Battery by Strangulation charges. But Detroit Lions president Rod Wood offered up an important timeline update when talking with media at the owners meetings in Orlando.

The Cameron Sutton news rocked the Detroit sports world. As of this writing, we still don’t have much word on where he is, if he’s safe, or if he plans to turn himself in. It’s a situation where there’s no winners, no good guys and all too human stuff going down. Stop the sports carousel…

The NFL announced on Monday that they have adopted one of the rule changes proposed by the Detroit Lions for the 2024 season. There will be a change to the challenge system for instant replay. Under the old system, NFL coaches were allowed to have two challenges per game. If both of those challenges were…

General manager Brad Holmes has done a phenomenal job of building up the Detroit Lions roster, but 2024 will be the time his wise investments start to become costly. The Lions have a fair number of crucial players with contracts expiring after the 2024 season. Jared Goff found redemption with Detroit, but he has yet…

The 2024 NFL Draft is just around the corner and the Detroit Lions have a lot of potential routes to explore with their draft picks. From adding starting-caliber talent to depth across multiple positions, general manager Brad Holmes and his staff will look to turn the Lions into not just contenders, but champions. Free agency…

NFL free agency isn’t over, but the wild part of it certainly is. We’re two weeks in, and while there are still plenty of high-profile names out there—and Detroit is likely to sign at least a few more players—it’s clear that many NFL fans are slowly turning their attention to the NFL Draft.

The Detroit Lions may be in the market to add another cornerback prior to the NFL Draft with the recent release of Cam Sutton, and one of the top corners on the market that many had linked to the Lions throughout the offseason is now unavailable. On Friday night, former Chiefs CB L’Jarius Sneed was…

If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-access article. In addition to providing Lions fans with the names of prospects being paired with…

One of the most popular ways Detroit Lions fans wanted the team to acquire a top-tier cornerback was to trade for Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed—who the Chiefs made clear was on the market. There were even some rumors the Lions would make a push for Sneed. That will no longer be a possibility,…

He may no longer officially be a Detroit Lion, but Teddy Bridgewater is still taking some of the team’s young guns under his wing this offseason. On Thursday evening, wide receiver Maurice Alexander posted on X a picture with Bridgewater and fellow wideout Jameson Williams putting in some offseason work in Miami Gardens, Fla. The…

It’s that time of year again! It’s time for the Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, which YOU can be a part of and act as an NFL general manager. Every year, we select the most well-behaved and active members from our Pride of Detroit comment section to represent all 32 teams for a collective…

Without a doubt, the most exciting free agent signing the Detroit Lions made this offseason is former Bengals nose tackle DJ Reader. With the addition, the Lions add a veteran with nearly a decade of success to bolster their struggling defensive line. Reader should continue to help Detroit’s dominant run defense while also providing some…

While the heavy lifting in NFL free agency may largely be over with, there are still plenty of quality players on the market capable of helping teams in the fall. For the Detroit Lions that certainly appears to be true—having already added the likes of defensive tackle DJ Reader, cornerback Carlton Davis III, defensive end…

On Thursday, the Detroit Lions released corner Cameron Sutton from his contract with the team, amidst his serious legal trouble including a warrant for his arrest. The move removes a starter from the roster but also leaves behind a complicated situation on the salary cap—and one that won’t be immediately resolved.

Unrestricted free agent wide receiver Josh Reynolds, who spent the last two and a half seasons with the Detroit Lions, will visit the Baltimore Ravens on Friday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This is the first publicly known interaction Reynolds has had with any NFL team during the 2024 free agency period, including the Lions.

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Marcus Davenport understands that there are certain expectations that come with being drafted in the first round. He was a superstar at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his impressive physical traits led to the New Orleans Saints trading up to select him 14th overall back in the 2018 NFL Draft.

The NFC North is sporting a few new running backs, and the Detroit Lions have answered with their own signing of defensive tackle DJ Reader, who joins the team on a two-year, $22 million deal. With more of a presence up the middle, the Lions continue to refine who they attack in the trenches by…