Anonymity is somewhat of a blessing for long snappers. If people know the name of the long snapper on the team, it’s usually because the player drew attention to themselves due to a bad snap in a critical moment. The position is the least thought about role in football, but one of the most important…
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The Detroit Lions’ duo of Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph is widely considered the best safety tandem in the NFL, but both players are also equally worthy of individual accolades. In a recent poll of NFL executives, coaches, and scouts, ESPN created a list of the top-10 safeties heading into the 2025 season, and both…
With just weeks until training camp gets underway for the Detroit Lions, Netflix released the second installment of their series, “Quarterback,” featuring quarterback Jared Goff. Meko and Morgan are back over on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel, reacting to the series and giving their thoughts on what was another entertaining season of content for…
Generally speaking, there are a handful of agreed-upon “premium positions” in the NFL. Quarterback is still the most important position in football. Offensive tackles and defensive ends are drastically important for pass protection and pass rush, respectively. Wide receivers are largely considered an essential position, and cornerbacks are creeping into that conversation, too.
We’ve reached Players 70-61 on our 2025 Detroit Lions roster ranking. When you figure in the 53 players who make the main roster, there are 16 players below that who make it to the practice squad—or the players essentially ranked 54 through 69. That’s at the heart of this list. Many of these players will…
Over the past week or so, I’ve tried to put the Detroit Lions’ current roster in historical context. We’ve looked at where players like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Penei Sewell, and Jahmyr Gibbs rank in franchise history. In part, I’ve been doing this because I think it’s a fun exercise—as hard as it may be to…
When you think of the Detroit Lions, your mind no doubt goes to some of the superstars on offense. They likely have the best running back duo in football, including a top-three talent in Jahmry Gibbs. Two-time All-Pro Amon-Ra St. Brown is certainly a top-10 receiver, and arguably in the top-five. Tight end Sam LaPorta…
We’ve reached Players 70-61 on our 2025 Detroit Lions roster ranking. When you figure in the 53 players who make the main roster, there are 16 players below that who make it to the practice squad—or the players essentially ranked 54 through 69. That’s at the heart of this list. Many of these players will…
Welcome to another installment in SB Nation’s Reacts survey series. This week, we are asking Detroit Lions fans two questions: After checking in on Jared Goff’s projected passing totals for 2025 last week, we decided to run the survey back with one of the most prolific young running backs in the NFL.
The Detroit Lions entered the 2025 offseason with the same need for pass-rushing help as the last three offseasons, but even after the draft and free agency, they return a unit almost identical to that of 2024. Aidan Hutchinson, coming off a broken leg suffered against the Dallas Cowboys, should return to full health and…
Amon-Ra St. Brown and the number 14 seem like an iconic pairing at this point. While it wasn’t what the Detroit Lions receiver wore in college, he’s made it look good in the NFL. But according to a story told on season two of the Netflix docuseries “Quarterback,” St. Brown wasn’t really supposed to ever…
Our countdown of the Detroit Lions’ 2025 roster. continues with players we ranked from 80 to 71. This list features some of the leftover players from Detroit’s 2025 UDFA class, but it also features a few names from last year’s squad. What’s interesting about this list is that I figured a few of these familiar…
On Tuesday, July 8, season two of Netflix’s NFL docuseries “Quarterback” debuted. That’s of extra interesting to Detroit Lions fans, as Jared Goff is one of three quarterbacks examined in the show, which details the 2024 season. Joe Burrow and Kirk Cousins are the other two stars of season two.
Special teams coordinator Dave Fipp lived out his lifelong dream of riding along with Navy’s Blue Angels in a heartwarming video the Detroit Lions released on the Fourth of July. Fipp, the son of a former Navy pilot, grew up watching the Blue Angels in air shows back in his hometown of San Diego. He…