Pride of Detroit

Last year, the Detroit Lions decided to carry three quarterbacks on their 53-man roster: Jared Goff, Tim Boyle and David Blough. This made a good amount of sense for the 2021 season. Not only did the Lions have their starter, a developmental piece with good physical traits (Boyle), and a smart veteran who can help

On Saturday, ESPN debuted their latest E60 documentary, featuring the fierce rivalry between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalance during the late 1990/early 2000s. The headline story from the documentary, of course, focused on “the Brawl in Hockeytown” when Darren McCarty exacted his revenge on Claude Lemieux for a brutal hit on Chris Draper

According to many major media reports, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Friday that enshrined halfback Hugh McElhenny from the class of 1970 passed away about a week ago at the age of 93 from natural causes. While the electrifying runner and kick returner spent almost his entire career with the San Francisco

There’s a lot of excitement in the air when it comes to Detroit sports. Though none of the major sports seem to be in a position to make a playoff run quite yet, a good majority of them seem to be in good hands and might not be too far away. In late April, we

Last week, the Detroit Lions wrapped up their spring and we are now wading into the summer waters of the true offseason. But don’t fret, because football never really goes away, and we here at Pride of Detroit have plenty of articles and podcasts on the docket for you. This week, we started our summer

Detroit’s T.J. Hockenson has landed on a list of the top tight ends in the league. CBS Sports’ Jordan Dajani ranked Hock at No.8 among the best of the best tight ends entering the 2022 season. He points out what I remember seeing a ton of back entering the 2021 season — Hockenson is due

At this time last year, the Detroit Lions were entering training camp with Tyrell Williams, Breshad Perriman, Kalif Raymond, Quintez Cephus, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Damion Ratley and Tom Kennedy as their wide receiver group. By season’s end, St. Brown rose up the ranks and became a star while Williams and Cephus went down with injuries.

If you’re a die-hard Detroit Lions fan, you likely heard about the awesome story last year about rookie linebacker Derrick Barnes and long-time veteran offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth. The story was first written up by The Athletic, but Whitworth retold the story during his acceptance speech for his 2021 Walter Payton Man of the Year

In just about every conceivable way, the NFL is the king of the modern-day American sports world. The league is talked about throughout the year and is often dominating headlines (sometimes positive, sometimes not), even when there is no actual football to be played. Soccer is certainly the biggest sport from a global perspective, but

We’re officially just a month away from Detroit Lions training camp. On Thursday, the NFL announced the reporting dates for players of all 32 teams, and the Lions will arrive in Allen Park for camp exactly a month away from the announcement. Rookies will report to training camp on Saturday, July 23 with veterans coming

Quintez Cephus has constantly been battling against long odds since he entered the league. When drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, he was already behind Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr., and Danny Amendola on the depth chart. And when Golladay was injured for most of the season,

The Detroit Lions need improved play nearly everywhere across the defense, but no team is going to be successful without an at least competent secondary. As more and more offenses start favoring the passing game, there is a need for at least five reliable defensive backs on any given team. The Lions are nowhere close

Compared to this time last year, there has been a lot of noise made over the Detroit Lions’ new-look receiving corps. And rightfully so. General manager Brad Holmes went out and added DJ Chark in free agency. Chark, who has legit downfield speed, will be a long, rangy target for quarterback Jared Goff to throw

As we move closer and closer to 2022 Detroit Lions training camp, we’re going to start taking a closer look at the team’s roster. With 90 players currently signed on (until John Penisini’s retirement is official), there are a ton of storylines to examine. So today we kick off our roster preview series. In it,

Over the past few seasons, the Detroit Lions safety group has been a problematic spot on the roster. Misuse of players from the previous regime, coupled with a lack of investment last season put the Lions in a position where they needed to make changes heading into the 2022 season. First, they re-signed their backend

What a difference a little bit of time makes. Let’s do a little flashback, shall we? On Christmas in 2019 it seemed like the Detroit sports world was in the deepest hole it’s maybe ever been in. The Lions had just fired yet another coach a few weeks earlier and were putting the final touches

The Detroit Lions head into 2022 with overhauls and upgrades at many positions, but one position that remained largely untouched was running back. It makes sense considering there wasn’t a need for running back while many other position groups needed the help. Nonetheless, the Lions aren’t looking too deep at the position in 2023. For

It’s never too early to be reminded that, while there are currently 90 Detroit Lions in Michigan, soon that number will have to be reduced to 53. It’s a sordid state of affairs, the big part of football that comes every year: someone’s gonna lose their job. On this edition of the Pride Of Detroit

As players and coaches embark on a month-long break from the training facility, the media team has left fans with a little something to tide them over. Organized team activities (OTAs) and minicamp are in the books, now players and coaches take off for several weeks. They’ll return in late July for training camp. We’ll

People like to say that the NFL Pro Bowl is a joke. They aren’t entirely wrong, either. The league has been searching for ways to make the game entertaining for years. Additionally, because one-third of the vote is decided by fan voting, there are serious questions about the legitimacy of the results. Also, with the