Pride of Detroit

We are officially in the dead period of the NFL season, which means you all have a month to get ready before training camp starts, and the smell of football is in the air. That also means the return of the Pride of Detroit roster preview! We will examine some individual players from the Detroit…

In years past, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell has been upfront about his desire to help his coaching staff progress in their respective career paths. In true Campbell fashion, he often cites how instrumental mentors like the legendary Bill Parcells was for his development and how much he learned coaching under Sean Payton in New…

The Detroit Lions offense has been the biggest reason for the franchise’s resurgence over the past three years. The team just barely missed the playoffs in 2022, riding the high of the fifth-ranked offense (26.6 points per game). The next season, Detroit moved to 12-5 thanks, again, to their fifth-ranked offense (27.1). Last year, the…

Last week, free agent defensive end Za’Darius Smith declared that he wants to re-sign with the Detroit Lions, leading many fans to get excited about finally adding to the team’s defensive end room. And while that signing could still very well happen, Lions general manager Brad Holmes made it pretty clear he’s happy with the…

Next up in our film study of the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft class, we have right guard Tate Ratledge. Drafted 57th overall after Lions general manager Brad Holmes traded up three spots in the second round, Ratledge logged over 2,000 snaps at the University of Georgia and earned First-Team All-American honors in his final year…

Sunday is Father’s Day, and for a lot of Detroit Lions fans, it’s a holiday that is intertwined with their football fandom. While some may be new to their Detroit Lions fandom due to the recent success of the franchise, a huge portion of local fans have a family football tradition going back generations. Detroit…

As we enter Year 5 of the Brad Holmes/Dan Campbell era of the Detroit Lions, now is a good time to reflect on the past four years. Campbell has amassed a 39-28-1 record over the first four years, not including a 2-2 record in the postseason. There are a few things incredible about these accomplishments.…

The 2025 UFL Championship Game will be played on Saturday, June 14, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and will feature the Michigan Panthers versus the Birmingham Stallions. While this event is the pinnacle of the UFL season, the league is still very young and is still working hard to gain viewership.

Still months out from the season opener, Jared Goff has yet again emerged as a dark horse candidate for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player. “If the Lions win like they did last season, Goff will almost certainly again deserve serious consideration,” writes NFLcom’s Judy Battista, who included JG on her list of potential MVP candidates…

I never thought I’d be saying this while writing about the Detroit Lions, but man, a big shoutout to Kash Doll. On a serious note, dating Kash Doll may not directly end up helping to facilitate defensive end Za’Darius Smith’s desire to return to the Motor City, but it certainly might be helping the Lions…

“Brain Drain.” It’s the one term that every Lions fan is already sick and tired of hearing. Of course, when you lose two of the best coordinators in the NFL in Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to their own well-deserved head coaching jobs, that’s going to be a story. It doesn’t help that center Frank…

One of the bigger challenges facing the Detroit Lions in the upcoming years is the ability to retain all of the talent they currently have. General Manager Brad Holmes has talked about this issue several times over the past year, noting that difficult decisions are headed his way. Detroit has been able to find success…

This week, free agent pass rusher Za’Darius Smith made it clear he would love to play for the Detroit Lions again in 2025. “We both know where I want to be,” Smith told USA TODAY. “Hopefully I can get back to Detroit because the coaching staff and everybody in the front office are great. When…

Welcome to another installment in SB Nation’s Reacts survey series. This week, we are asking Detroit Lions fans one question: Will you be watching the Michigan Panthers in the UFL Championship? You may not have noticed, but near the end of March—right in between the NFL’s free agency and draft events—the United Football League (UFL)…

The Detroit Lions were already in the process of replacing one solid starter on the offensive line, but now they need to do it with two. After OTAs, a new picture is emerging of what the new line could look like, but there’s still a lot of concern across the land as to how this…

Lifelong Detroit Lions fan turned draft pick Isaac TeSlaa did not disappoint when it came to painting the Lions logo from memory. Each year, the NFL challenges a few rookies to attempt to paint their new team logo without he help of a picture. We’ve seen some brutal attempts, but TeSlaa, in my opinion, did…

The UFL will play its second championship game on Saturday, June 14, at 8 p.m. ET. The game will feature the local Michigan Panthers team as they take on the DC Defenders. For many, the Panthers’ inclusion in the championship game may be enough for Detroit Lions fans to tune in. However, if you need…

With the sudden retirement of center Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions fans have lost not only a great player, but one of the more beloved people on the team’s roster. The good news is, by design, the Lions have been accumulating a ton of players like Ragnow over the past five years: extremely talented on the…

Terrion Arnold was one of the many players who we didn’t end up seeing on the field during OTAs, as the Detroit Lions were overly cautious with many players during their spring practices. However, talking to some of the players who were in attendance, it appears the second-year cornerback is still managing to make a…

According to several reports, the Green Bay Packers will be releasing veteran cornerback Jaire Alexander on Monday. The news comes after an offseason of speculation on what the team was going to do with the cornerback. Alexander has been an undeniable talent for Green Bay, earning two Pro Bowl appearances and a pair of second-team…