Pride of Detroit

On Monday, we broke down the biggest training camp battles on offense and made our predictions for which Detroit Lions players were in position to make the roster and who could miss it. The situation on defense is a bit tougher to weed through. There are starting jobs still up for grabs and the depth…

On training camp eve, we have reached the finale of our rankings of the Detroit Lions’ 2024 roster. This year’s top 10 features six players who made last year’s list, seven players who were drafted by current general manager Brad Holmes, and seven players listed are 24 years or younger. The average age of Detroit’s…

General manager Brad Holmes and the rest of the Detroit Lions front office have hit on high-value draft gems and franchise players every offseason. Lions fans have been spoiled by the unbelievable success of Holmes’ track record, which has produced foundational players on each of the three days of the NFL Draft.

As we announced late last week, the PODcast—our Detroit Lions podcast—has been renewed with an innovative plan for the 2024 season. The timing couldn’t have been any better, as Lions training camp is just a couple days away. And for our inaugural episode in Year 9 of the podcast, we broke down all of the…

We’re cracking the top 20 in our rankings of the 2024 Detroit Lions roster. This group of players includes four players drafted by general manager Brad Holmes and six added via free agency or trade—three of which were added just this offseason. In other words, this is Holmes’ team in its entirety, and this ranking…

Bubble Watch is back! If you’re unfamiliar, Bubble Watch is a weekly feature during Detroit Lions training camp in which we track the progress of players on the team’s roster bubble by predicting which players are in or out. We’ll be adjusting our picks every week based on the results of training camp, preseason games,…

Detroit Lions 2024 training camp practices begin this week and that means it’s time to release another installment of our 53-man roster projection. As has become tradition, Jeremy Reisman and I collaborate on this installment in an attempt to give you a balanced look at where the roster sits coming out of the summer break.…

Brad Holmes’ success as general manager of the Detroit Lions has propelled the team into conversations for the best roster in the league. Not only is that due to hitting on high-profile prospects like Penei Sewell or Aidan Hutchinson, but it is also due to a keen eye for talent in each round. Acquiring talented…

Detroit Lions’ coach Dan Campbell made headlines at the end of last season when he said that it was “going to be twice as hard to get back to this point next year.” And while some people seemed to misconstrue what he was saying, most of us picked up what he was putting down.

On Sunday, the Detroit Lions announced that four players have been placed on an injury list prior to training camp. Defensive back Brian Branch, defensive linemen DJ Reader, and Marcus Davenport have all been placed on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. Meanwhile, rookie offensive tackle Giovanni Manu has been placed on the Non-Football…

We’ve reached the top 30 players in our countdown of the 2024 Detroit Lions roster. While many of these players won’t be considered starters this year, almost all of them are expected to have a significant—if not, critical—role with the team. Two of these players produced the most iconic plays for 2023, two are newcomers…

On Saturday, Detroit Lions rookies reported to training camp for the 2024 season. One of the very first things players do upon arrival is perform a conditioning test. If a player fails a conditioning test, they aren’t allowed to practice until they do. This is customary for every NFL team, but for cornerback Terrion Arnold,…

It’s been almost two full years since the Detroit Lions traded tight end T.J. Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings, and it’s probably fair to say that it worked out for both sides. The Lions got a 2023 second-round pick and 2024 third-round pick, while the Vikings got Hockenson, a 2023 fourth-round pick and a 2024…

Now that we’re cracking the top 40 in our countdown of the 2024 Detroit Lions roster rankings, the team’s depth is really starting to show. Several of these players have shown they can start at the NFL level, yet most of these players won’t be expected to this year.

We’re finally here. NFL training camp has already kicked off for some teams, and Detroit Lions camp starts soon, with rookies reporting on Saturday, veterans reporting on Tuesday, July 23, and the Lions’ first full practice starting on Wednesday, July 24. One of my favorite traditions that happens every year is when fans start to…

The Detroit Lions rookies report for 2024 training camp on Saturday so it’s time to put a bow on our training camp preview series. After completing both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, we will close things out by looking at the Lions’ special teams units, the battles amongst the specialists, and project…

Our countdown of the 2024 Detroit Lions roster continues with players we currently view as “inside” the bubble—although that may only be by number. While these players may rank inside the top 53, several of them face difficult numbers within their own position group and could very well miss the roster by cutdown date.

We have some news, and we hope you’ll be as excited as we are: the PODcast is coming back and it’s going to be better than ever! That’s right. Our Detroit Lions podcast is coming back, and it’ll be everything you remember and love about the show. Myself, Ryan Mathews, and Chris Perfett will be…

After some high highs and low lows so far in his NFL career, Marcus Davenport is due for a bounce back in 2024. That’s what CBS Sports Zachary Pereles said as he listed the Detroit Lions pass rusher as one of his top 50 under-the-radar players who could shape this upcoming season. He says Davenport…

Our countdown of the 2024 Detroit Lions roster has reached a critical portion. We’re into the 50s, which is the literal roster bubble of the team, considering they can only carry 53 players on their regular season roster. Some of the players listed below will make the team. Many will not. The Lions have likely…