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The Detroit Lions announced on Thursday that eight different players are changing their jersey numbers with the team, while also announcing the numbers for the incoming players from free agency. Most notably, Jameson Williams is switching from No. 9 to the No. 1 jersey, while running back Jahmyr Gibbs has gone from No. 26 to…

It’s time for the Carolina Panthers to make their pick in our 2025 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. Acting as the Panthers general manager this year is commenter BigFan_19. The Panthers are a fascinating team to draft for this year. While last year’s 5-12 season was a massive disappointment for Carolina, they did go…

On Thursday afternoon, the NFL announced offseason workout dates for all 32 teams. That includes OTAs (Organized Team Activities) and mandatory minicamp. For the Detroit Lions, it all begins later this month on April 22. By rule, teams with a returning head coach cannot begin their offseason program until the third Monday of April (April…

The 2025 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft rolls on as we head toward the back half of the top-10. As a reminder, this mock draft is created by you, the viewer. We’ve gathered 31 of our most valued commenters and community members to act as NFL general managers, with our own Erik Schlitt acting…

There have already been some surprises in the Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft—our annual mock draft that allows our commenters to take over and act as NFL general managers. The real NFL Draft always seems to come with some early surprises, as well, and the source of many of those twists has often been…

One of the perks of the NFL annual owners meetings is that fresh off of NFL free agency, coaches can offer their thought processes on adding new players. While the Detroit Lions had a pretty modest class this year, coach Dan Campbell still offered valuable insight into the new players this year.

A few years back, Detroit Lions team president and CEO Rod Wood told reporters the team was in the very early stages of exploring options to find a new home for their training facility, currently located in Allen Park. But after spending the past two years renovating their current home, Wood said on Tuesday that…

The Jacksonville Jaguars are on the clock in our 2025 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. It’s been a rough go for the Jaguars ever since it looked like they were on the precipice of becoming a new AFC powerhouse. Back in 2017, Doug Marrone led the Jaguars to an improbable run to the AFC…

According to a report from The Draft Network’s Ryan Fowler, the Detroit Lions are expected to host Texas A&M edge rusher Shemar Stewart on a “top” 30 visit in Allen Park on Wednesday. Stewart made waves at this year’s NFL Combine after his collective athletic testing landed him a perfect 10.0 RAS (Relative Atheltic Score).

The Detroit Lions are expecting to host an international game in 2026. It has been a decade since we last saw them play abroad, so the timing makes sense. In previous years, that meant a trip across the pond to London to play in Wembley Stadium. However, as the NFL has expanded its international presence…

The NFL recently announced that there will be a total of seven international games for the 2025 season, and with all seven host teams already announced, we can deduce the Detroit Lions won’t play overseas this upcoming season. But team president Rod Wood spoke at the NFL owners meetings on Tuesday and said they are…

Meko Scott and I (Morgan Cannon) are back on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel, discussing the 2025 NFL Draft alongside the creator of RAS (Relative Athletic Score), Kent Lee Platte. We dive into all things draft-related as it pertains to the Detroit Lions, starting off with Kent explaining how RAS came to be, as…

NFL owners have tweaked flex scheduling rules to allow for less advanced notice when deciding whether to flex a Thursday night game, per NFL Media. This will be the third year the NFL is able to flex Thursday night games. Under the first two seasons from 2023-24, a Thursday night game could only be flexed…

One rule proposal that the Detroit Lions made this year at the NFL owners meetings was denied by vote on Tuesday and will not pass. Detroit offered a rule change to stop automatic first downs from being awarded on defensive holding and illegal contact penalties, but it did not get the votes necessary to pass.

One of the biggest injury losses the Detroit Lions suffered during the 2024 season was when defensive tackle Alim McNeill suffered a torn ACL in Detroit’s Week 15 game against the Buffalo Bills. Not only did that injury immediately hurt an already-depleated defense, but because it happened in mid-December, it was clear this long-term injury…

To say that the Detroit Lions actions in free agency drew mixed reviews from fans would probably be an understatement. While it was pretty easy to understand what the Lions were doing—saving money for upcoming extensions while focusing on bringing back players they like and trust—not everyone agreed with the philosophy. Some made it clear…

The New England Patriots are in full rebuild mode. With new head coach Mike Vrabel back in Foxborough, the Patriots went crazy in free agency in an effort to build a dynasty once again. They certainly have a lot of new faces in town, but if they are truly going to reclaim their spot atop…

After six years in the NFL—-and most recent three with the Detroit Lions—defensive lineman John Cominsky is medically retiring from the NFL. He announced the news on social media. Cominsky was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, playing in 27 games (starting one) over his first three…

The owners’ meetings mark the final leg of news for the NFL before the calendar truly flips completely towards the NFL Draft, so now is as good of a time as any to start our NFL draft preview series. This marks the first of four podcasts we will do on the Detroit Lions and their…

One of the players, unfortunately, lost in the fold of the Detroit Lions’ modest approach to free agency was defensive end Za’Darius Smith. Despite offering 4.0 sacks and 36 pressures in eight games for the Lions after Detroit traded for him at the deadline, Smith was cut earlier this offseason before his option bonus kicked…