Pride of Detroit

On Thursday, the NFL will release its entire 2023 football schedule, and in a lead-up to the main event, the league has been slowly announcing some of its biggest games of the season. After a 2022 season that saw the Detroit Lions have zero primetime games — until they were flexed to “Sunday Night Football”…

For all that has been said about positional value, perhaps there’s another way to look at the value the Detroit Lions are getting out of first-round pick Jahmyr Gibbs. All we have to do is look back at a February teleconference with draft expert Daniel Jeremiah, as we outlined in our Mock Draft Roundup 12.0.…

Perhaps best known for his time with the St. Louis Rams and the “greatest show on turf” offense of the late 90’s and early 2000s—former NFL coach Mike Martz has been around some of the game’s best. Martz coached multiple Hall of Famers during that era, including running back Marshall Faulk and wide receiver Isaac…

The Detroit Lions announced on Wednesday that they have signed defensive lineman Christian Covington. Covington is an eight-year veteran, and the Lions will be the sixth team in his career. At 6-foot-2, 300 pounds, Covington is capable of playing anywhere along the defensive line, though he does the majority of his work in the interior.…

The Detroit Lions have not been a team featured in primetime television very often as of late. It’s hard to blame the NFL schedule makers, as the Lions have been one of the worst teams in the league since 2018. In fact, since 2019, the Lions have only played in primetime three times.

One of the reasons so many people are high on the future of the Detroit Lions is their young core of young talent. Thanks to a lot of draft capital and a focused strategy by general manager Brad Holmes, the Lions have moved on from a ton of veteran players, continued to acquire young talent,…

Earlier this offseason, it was revealed that the Kansas City Chiefs would be hosting an international game in Germany for the 2023 season. That led many to speculate that the Detroit Lions could be their overseas opponent. The Lions are one of eight opponents who will play a road game against the Chiefs in 2023,…

The Detroit Lions spent much of the offseason in contention to be the Kansas City Chiefs’ opponent for their Germany game in the 2023 NFL season. Eventually, a report or two came out that the Chicago Bears were going to be the Chiefs’ international opponent, and the Lions were locked into a domestic schedule for…

The mending of the fences between the Detroit Lions and Calvin Johnson continues to move in a positive direction. After Johnson personally helped welcome new Lions draft picks Jack Campbell and Jahmyr Gibbs last month, the Lions Hall of Fame receiver announced via his foundation that he will be hosting a football camp at the…

It’s been nine years since the Detroit Lions drafted Eric Ebron with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. For Lions fans, that selection will go down as one of the biggest missed opportunities in draft history, with seven consecutive Pro Bowlers going after the Ebron selection—most notably tackle Taylor Lewan (11), receiver…

On Tuesday afternoon, the Detroit Lions announced that they had released three players, including defensive lineman Demetrius Taylor, wide receiver Stanley Berryhill, and cornerback Mac McCain. With Lions rookie minicamp happening over the weekend, the Lions are currently in the process of attempting to sign their drafted and undrafted rookies. Based on what we know,…

The Detroit Lions have made most of the offseason moves they will make, and with the (still unofficial) additions of the undrafted free agents, the roster is right up against their 90-man roster. Erik Schlitt already provided a projected depth chart for the team, but let’s take it one step further. Let’s try to make…

One of the most head-turning picks the Detroit Lions made in the 2023 NFL Draft was when they used their first third-round selection on quarterback Hendon Hooker. Detroit has been mum about its long-term plans at quarterback with Jared Goff, but the addition of Hooker doesn’t really tip its hand one way or the other.…

As exciting as it is to see players added to the Detroit Lions roster, there is always a fallout when upgrading positions. On Monday, Jeremy Reisman identified five players who benefited from the results of the Lions 2023 draft, but there’s a flip side to that coin. In this companion article, we will take a…

Detroit Lions quarterback Hendon Hooker is exactly where he needs to be in order to succeed, according to one NFL.com analyst. That’s what you’d want for any rookie, but former NFL personnel executive Marc Ross thinks there’s no better spot for Hooker to get to where he wants to be. Ross listed the former Tennessee…

Last week, we saw the national media start to slide in the Detroit Lions’ favor when it came to their polarizing draft class. A class that drew some heavy criticism early—mostly due to their perceived “reaches” and disregard for positional value—was starting to get some praise from national analysts late last week.

The Detroit Lions are certainly heading into 2023 with high expectations. They’re favorites to win the division for the first time in 30 years, and many believe this team could make a huge impact on the postseason, as well. Finishing the 2022 season with a 8-2 run and upgrading almost every position in the offseason…

The NFL Draft has a trickle down effect on every NFL roster. Naturally, when you add a player, it means there has to be a player who is pushed off the roster. And while every draft pick is not guaranteed a spot on the final 53, teams—whether they admit it or not—are going to favor…

One thing ultimately frustrating about how big the NFL Draft has become is how the forest is lost for the trees. We obsess over mock draft and draft grades, but forget how special of a three-day event it truly is. This isn’t just about your favorite football team getting better, it’s about young men making…

The player acquisition phase of the offseason is basically over. Once the Detroit Lions’ UDFA signings become official, the Lions will be very close to their roster capacity limit, and while there may be tinkering here and there, what you see now is what you’ll get to start the Lions’ 2023 season.