Pride of Detroit

The Detroit Lions wrapped up the preseason on Friday night, officially turning the page on the 2023 offseason. Before the team can turn its attention to the Kansas City Chiefs game in less than two weeks, general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell must face the daunting task of trimming the roster down to…

The Detroit Lions have completed their preseason and now are required to reduce their roster to 53 players by the Tuesday, August 29, 4 pm ET deadline. Throughout the offseason, Jeremy Reisman and I (Erik Schlitt) have collaborated on several joint 53-man projections, but for the final installment, we have ventured off on our own…

In what used to be considered the “dress rehearsal”, Game 3 of the preseason is not quite what it used to be. With the reduced preseason schedule and emphasis added to joint team practices, gone are the days of starters playing the first half of this game. More emphasis is given to key backups and…

Goodbye preseason, hello regular season. The Detroit Lions capped off their preseason slate of games with a win over the Carolina Panthers on Friday night. With a 53-man roster to be set and a Week 1 date with the Kansas City Chiefs on the horizon, the Lions will have plenty of tape to review to…

After last week’s preseason flub against the Jacksonville Jaguars, there were some vocal concerns about the Detroit Lions’ depth. But in the preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers on Friday night, Detroit’s reserve players—many fighting for the team’s final roster spots—stepped up to the occasion.

Recently, we presented Detroit Lions fans with our latest SB Nation Reacts survey and asked the question: What are you most concerned about with this Lions team? In the poll, we selected what we believed were the four most pressing concerns for this Lions team—we recognize there are other concerns, but we were limited to…

It’s last call for the Detroit Lions preseason. Friday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers is the final opportunity for the bottom half of the roster to make their case for the 53-man roster—which must be established by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The Lions have intimated that they will not be playing starters, so…

Through the first two weeks of the preseason, the Detroit Lions have largely rested their veterans and “key rookies” after getting the majority of their game reps in during joint practices. Entering Week 3 of the preseason, the Lions once again ramped up the intensity during a mock scrimmage, and are expected to rest their…

The Detroit Lions close out the 2023 preseason in Carolina on Friday night with a contest against the Panthers. For the fans, it’s a final step towards going into regular season mode. For the players, though, this game could have immense consequences. Not only could this game be the difference between making and missing the…

Record wise, there wasn’t much of a difference between the way the Detroit Lions started their seasons in 2021 and 2022. The rebuild was evident as the losses piled up, and through their first seven games of last season, Detroit’s 1-6 record was an indictment of a young roster still finding its footing—and the front…

Every year, there seems to be a name or two that makes the Detroit Lions’ initial 53-man roster that surprises even the most keen-eyed beat writer. Today, I will try to identify six players who could be that guy when Detroit finalizes their roster by the Tuesday 4 p.m. ET cutoff.

The time has finally come as it’s the end of the 2023 preseason. Soon the Detroit Lions will make their roster cuts and get a week of preparation before they start the season on Thursday, September 7 against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Before they can focus on Kansas City, they need…

Though most teams around the league are focusing on the positives, the atmosphere continues to be extremely optimistic around the Detroit Lions with the end of the summer rapidly approaching. While there is only so much that can be learned from training camp, the reporting has been very encouraging this summer.

For the final training camp practice, the Detroit Lions conducted what was essentially a 90-minute-long walkthrough. It was the team’s first practice in preparation for Week 1’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, with scout teams on the field to help the first team offense and defense get looks at what they can expect in…

A couple months ago, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell referred to rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker’s rookie season as a “redshirt year.” That led many to speculate that the third-round selection would spend all of 2023 on the Non-Football Injury list as he rehabs from a torn ACL suffered toward the end of his final season…

As national media outlets from all over the country have made their way to Allen Park this summer, more people are becoming more aware of who Detroit Lions’ coach Dan Campbell really is. And yes, I mean beyond the kneecap jokes. Campbell spoke to WXYZ Detroit’s Brad Galli about expectations, his caffeine intake, and how…

The Detroit Lions have some significant roster decisions looming next week. As they approach the final preseason game against the Carolina Panthers, the team has as much talent as they have at any point under the reign of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes. They’ll be forced to move on from guys who will have fruitful…

The Detroit Lions officially close training camp on Wednesday, and they’re going out with a bang. Tuesday’s practice was quite possibly the most intense and physical of any of the past month. Not only was the entire practice just a huge scrimmage—even with a 10-minute halftime break inside the building—but they went live tackling for…

The Detroit Lions’ second preseason game was an ugly one to watch. The offense could only manage 131 total yards, went three-and-out seven times, turned the ball over twice, and found the end zone just once. The defense was a little better, but there were even some disheartening performances on that side of the ball,…

While the Detroit Lions offense struggled against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the team’s second preseason game, there were a decent amount of plays being made on the other side of the ball. In total, the Lions defense racked up seven tackles for loss, four passes defended, two sacks and an interception.