Whenever a team drafts a raw receiver in the third round with a bevy of reliable veterans ahead of him on the depth chart, it is safe to assume that his rookie season will essentially be spent learning. With Isaac TeSlaa, however, his path to the starting lineup was carved out quicker than everyone expected.
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With NFL football on Thursday (and Friday), and Detroit Lions action a week away, I think it’s officially fair to call this GAME WEEK! The 2025 NFL season is basically upon us, and that means it’s time to start making our predictions for the year ahead. Every year, our staff makes our best guesses about…
We’re officially just a week away from Detroit Lions football, and after a week of roster cuts, the team finally has a full 53-man roster and 16-man practice squad. While there have been some surprises along the way, the team is still—at its core—the team we expected. The Lions have playmakers at every level, depth…
Ben Baldwin’s non-quarterback draft value chart attempts to place a number on what each pick in the draft is worth. If we operate conservatively and assume that the Packers will send the 24th pick in the 2026 and 2027 drafts to the Cowboys, without any future draft discounts, that’s an additional $18.2 million per year…
The four surveys sent to NFL fans asked them to vote on end-of-year awards, including league MVP, as well as Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, and Rookie of the Year. Jaymyr Gibbs took home seven percent of the vote for OPOY, good for fifth place, but Aidan Hutchinson cleared the rest of the…
The Detroit Lions have added the final player to their 2025 initial 53-man roster, claiming safety Thomas Harper off waivers from the Las Vegas Raiders. Harper played for four seasons at Oklahoma State before transferring to Notre Dame in 2023 for his 5th collegiate season. He would go undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft and…
When the Detroit Lions traded up to draft Tate Ratledge in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, they knew he could be a plug-and-play right guard, but they believed he could have an even higher developmental ceiling at center. After spending all of spring practices and the first week of summer training camp…
The Detroit Lions’ 2025 Week 1 opponent, the Green Bay Packers, have acquired All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys in a monster trade ahead of the regular season. The terms of the deal have the Packers giving up two first-round picks and Lion-killer defensive tackle Kenny Clark in exchange for Parsons.
One of the mantras in Detroit Lions 2025 training camp has been: “The standard is the standard.” We’ve heard that phrase repeated multiple times throughout camp, from both coaches and players. On Thursday, Lions General Manager Brad Holmes spoke with the media about the Lions’ recent cutdowns and why the team made the decision to…
However, during his preseason press conference, Lions general manager Brad Holmes said that spot is for flexibility, not a specific player. “The one open roster spot: we just have one open roster spot. It’s not for a specific player,” H0lmes said. “It’s for the player that makes the most sense for us, whoever that player…
During the Detroit Lions’ roster cutdowns, the team made a curious move, waiving sixth-round rookie defensive end Ahmed Hassanein with an injury settlement. Hassanein suffered a pectoral injury in the preseason, and if the Lions wanted to keep Hassanein for development, the move was a minor risk. The Boise State defender was placed on waivers,…
The Detroit Lions have established a 67-man roster so far. They currently have 52 players on their active roster and another 15 on their practice squad. While that leaves one player to add on each squad, it’s fair to say that most of the team’s roster maneuvering is done. There will almost certainly be tinkering…
Hooker, a 2023 third-round pick from the Lions, entered training camp with the common belief he was the favorite to win Detroit’s backup quarterback job behind Jared Goff. However, after struggles in the preseason—along with a very strong performance from veteran quarterback Kyle Allen—it was clear Hooker had fallen out of favor in Detroit. After…
It’s hard to argue that Jared Goff doesn’t get the respect he deserves anymore. In this year’s NFL Top 100 list for the 2025 season—which is voted on by the players—the Detroit Lions quarterback came in as the 15th-best player in the NFL. That’s a 33-player jump from last year, in which Goff placed 48th…