Pride of Detroit

Adversity is the word that best describes linebacker DaRon Gilbert’s journey to the NFL. Gilbert already had an uphill battle coming into training camp as an undrafted rookie in a crowded linebacker room. The fact that he only had one year of experience playing the position only added to the challenge.

At this point in the offseason, nobody knows anything about what will happen in 2025. We can pretend we have a pretty good idea based on current rosters and 2025 opponents, but there is so much change in an offseason that the outlook now could be drastically different come August and September.

It’s officially the offseason for all 32 NFL teams, and that means the focus is on Super Bowl 60. Hope springs eternal for every franchise out there, as the records reset to 0-0. For the Detroit Lions, 2024 ended in disappointment, but the core of the team remains intact and they’ve got a healthy amount…

The next installment for our 2025 Detroit Lions free agency preview takes us on the defensive side of the ball, focusing on cornerback Emmanuel Moseley. Moseley has had some of the worst luck since arriving in Detroit. After tearing his ACL in 2022, the Lions signed him on a one-year deal, and in his debut…

As is tradition after the Super Bowl, NFL fans and analysts are scrambling to figure out ways their team can build exactly like the league’s champion. I think this is flawed reasoning because we’re relying on a sample size of single-elimination playoffs and I am also firmly against the idea of copycatting in the NFL.…

Whether you like it or not, the NFL’s Lombardi Trophy will go to either the Philadelphia Eagles or the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s Super Bowl 59, and nobody is happy. But you could put together my two least favorite teams in the NFL’s final game, and I would still end up watching the Super Bowl.…

When you talk about football everyday like Gregg Rosenthal, writer at NFL.com and host of “NFL Daily,” you are going to be wrong here and there. Similar to Greg, you can be right a good portion of the time, and yet, people will only really remember the times when you were dead wrong. And unfortunately…

According to the Jet Press, the New York Jets are hiring former Detroit Lions cornerback (and cornerbacks coach) Dre Bly to be on their new coaching staff under Aaron Glenn. While this news hasn’t been confirmed by the Jets, Bly appears to have confirmed it himself, sharing the story on his Instagram page, as well…

Detroit Lions fans are finding themselves need a reason to watch this year’s Super Bowl. Not only is it a massive disappointment the Lions aren’t in the NFL championship game, but pretty much every NFL fan is tired of both the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. Including this one, the Eagles and Chiefs have…

It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and we’ve entered a new era of Detroit Lions football that makes this day much tougher in recent years. The franchise is now steady enough to compete for championships, but their Super Bowl drought continues nonetheless. I’m not sure if I believe all the voters, but as of Saturday night, 57…

Per several reports, former Detroit Lions player and coach Dick Jauron passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 74. Jauron was reportedly battling cancer in his final days. Jauron was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1973 and played five season as a safety with the Lions. He made the Pro Bowl as…

All week, Detroit Lions fans have been debating whether it’d be smart to go after Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, who is disgruntled and requested a trade. Earlier in the week, we ran a poll asking Lions fans if they would trade a pair of first-round picks to land Garrett. As of this publishing, more…

It’s been a few weeks since we fired up Madden 25, and I’m feeling some withdrawals. Not because it’s a good video game. It’s decidedly not. But our weekly Madden simulations during the Detroit Lions are a beautifully chaotic way to spend my Saturday mornings, and our last one—our Lions vs. Commanders Divisional Round preview—was…

We’re back for the third installment in our 2025 Detroit Lions Mock Draft Roundup series of articles. So far, most mock drafts have been heavily populated with defensive players, and this installment is no different. This week, we examined 28 mock drafts, and they paired the Lions with 14 different players, including 13 defenders and…

It’s officially Super Bowl weekend, and I get the sense there isn’t much excitement in the metro Detroit area. With a disappointing finish to the Detroit Lions season and an uninspiring matchup in the championship game, it seems like Detroiters are far more interested in the burgeoning seasons of the Detroit Pistons and Detroit Red…

Superfan Megan Stefanski has been named not just the Detroit Lions Fan of the Year, but the entire NFL Fan of the Year. Megan’s love for the boys in Honolulu blue was inspired by her father, Donnie “Yooperman” Stefanski. She’s spent over a decade driving nearly 700 miles from the Upper Peninsula down to Ford…

C.J. Gardner-Johnson has never been afraid to share what’s on his mind, and that was very much the case this week when he was asked to reflect on his time with the Detroit Lions last season. Gardner-Johnson, who now plays for the Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagles, called his time with the Lions “hell,” and claims…

Our 2025 Detroit Lions free agency preview has arrived at the special teams side of things. After missing the entire 2024 season due to a torn hamstring, kicker Michael Badgley sat on the IR and watched incoming rookie Jake Bates come in and take the job from him. Badgley was the early favorite to win…

During Thursday night’s NFL Honors award show, NFL Network reporter Steve Wyche managed to capture a photo of both Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and defensive end Aidan Hutchinson surrounding Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett in a conversation. If you’re the kind of person who loves to speculate, you could probably be convinced that the…

The annual NFL Honors show took place Thursday night in New Orleans, and I believe the awards shook out the way people thought they would. At least for the most part. In a brief respite of football-related pain for the state of Illinois, former Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator Ben Johnson took home Assistant Coach of…