Pride of Detroit

Last week, we broke down the contract of Detroit Lions free agent addition D.J. Reed. It was notable because it was structured a little differently than we’ve seen in previous Lions contracts. Most notably, instead of Reed having a high salary in the final season of his three-year contract, the Lions are putting that money…

With free agency nearing its close, it’s time to take inventory on the Detroit Lions and how they have constructed their 2025 roster. One way to do that is to look at the depth chart and players currently under contract. Erik Schlitt has you covered with our 2025 contract tracker here.

Is it enough? That is the question at the forefront of every Lions fan entering the 2025 season. The Detroit Lions went 15-2, but still fell short of the title game. With the calendar flipped, many viewed free agency as the time for Detroit to restock and reload. Not only was the bar set high…

By most accounts, Detroit Lions’ cornerback Terrion Arnold had a bit of an up-and-down rookie season. And in most instances, that is to be expected for cornerbacks cutting their teeth in the NFL. After all, it is one of the most difficult positions to make the college-to-pro transition, with teams pushing the ball down the…

The Detroit Lions did not make a ton of changes when it came to free agency. It’s clear Lions general manager Brad Holmes’ primary objective was to keep as much of the team together as possible. Including tenders, futures signings and re-signings, the Lions retained a total of 29 players, while only seven have signed…

With NFL free agency slowing down and rosters filling up, mock drafts are shifting gears to provide a more informed look at where teams stand heading into the 2025 NFL Draft. While this certainly narrows the focus for several teams, that’s not the case for the Detroit Lions. With the Lions’ roster in such good…

It’s not easy having an abundance of talent in the NFL. In the salary cap era, the league has purposely tried to make it hard for one team to hoard all of the talent, even if that team managed to find those players all on their own through the draft. It’s only a matter of…

In the thick of free agency, the Detroit Lions signed Roy Lopez, a defensive lineman formerly of the Arizona Cardinals. After learning a bit more about Lopez, it came as no surprise the Lions coveted a tough, high-motor player with a strong track record in the trenches. Lopez has proven himself as a stout run…

In order to manage a salary cap, NFL general managers have to wage a balance between paying their highly-talented players and finding meaningful contributors at a discounted rate. That’s what makes free agency a difficult journey for many teams. Yes, there are talented players out there, but can they fit within your budget?

The Detroit Lions are bringing back cornerback Khalil Dorsey. The team announced on Thursday he has re-signed for the 2025 season, but did not offer any contract details. Dorsey entered the league in 2020 as an undrafted prospect with the Baltimore Ravens. After a couple of years in Baltimore, Dorsey eventually found his way onto…

Once again the Detroit Lions are in the mix to make some changes in the NFL with three rule proposals. Jeremy’s got a breakdown here to check out first, but a basic overview: one rule would get rid of automatic first downs on illegal contact and defensive holding penalties. Another rule would change playoff seeding…

When Kyle Allen signed with the Detroit Lions, it caused a bit of a scuttlebutt regarding the team’s backup quarterback situation. Are the Lions unhappy with Hendon Hooker’s progress or did Detroit simply want a veteran quarterback in the room—something they have lacked when Teddy Bridgewater has been away?

The NFL owners meetings are at the end of the month in Florida, which will give teams their first opportunity to vote on rule changes for the 2025 season. As they have in previous years, the Detroit Lions are active again in proposing new rules for the season ahead. Detroit has three new rules they…

The Detroit Lions didn’t make too big of a splash in the initial waves of free agency. Over a week in, they’ve only signed five players, only one or (arguably) two of whom can be considered splash signings in D.J. Reed and Roy Lopez. The Lions have opted for quality over quantity, signing guys who…

New Detroit Lions cornerback D.J. Reed may have a future in college scouting in him. During a one-on-one interview with DetroitLions.com’s Dannie Rogers, Reed told an interesting story about his time with the New York Jets. A fan of the college game, one player caught his eye heading into the 2023 NFL Draft: Alabama defensive…

Attention is starting to shift from free agency to the NFL Draft, and for every team in the NFL—all of which have a first-round pick—that brings excitement of landing young, cheap talent. For Detroit Lions fans, this year’s class is especially exciting, because even general manager Brad Holmes admitted it is chock-full of defensive line…

Between free agency and the looming NFL draft just over a month away, most of our Detroit Lions-centric reading involves the future. That’s why I thought you’d enjoy taking a break and checking out a profile on Joe Recknagel — an athletic trainer for the Lions for a whopping 45 years.

I held off on giving the Detroit Lions’ signing of linebacker Grant Stuard an immediate free agency grade because there were no known contract terms other than it was a fully guaranteed deal. Without those terms, it was hard to know how committed they were to Stuard, and it was impossible to know what kind…

Meko Scott and I (Morgan Cannon) are back on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel, discussing how the offseason has shaken out so far, why fans may be a bit misguided with some of their frustrations concerning the edge position, and what the Detroit Lions still need to address prior to the 2025 NFL Draft…

It remains to be seen whether the Detroit Lions will add to their pass rush with another signing of a defensive end, but it’s clear that fans want another one. It’s a fair thing to want, as Detroit’s pass rush undeniably struggled last year toward the end of last year. At that point, the Lions…