The Detroit Lions found themselves hampered by their defensive bugaboos more often than not in 2023. While the second half of the season saw a proper turnaround and was marked by fine performances from their rookie stars, there’s a long way to go if the Lions want to look to their defense and trust that…
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Former Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell is officially back in the NFL. On Tuesday, the Carolina Panthers announced that Caldwell has been hired as their senior assistant under new head coach Frank Reich. According to the announcement from the Panthers, Caldwell will report directly to Reich and work with all three phases of the game:…
With Super Bowl LVII in the books, football fans are already looking ahead to next year’s big game and the odds of seeing the Detroit Lions there are pretty good. Our friends over at DraftKings SportsBook released the odds for Super Bowl LVIII overnight and are giving the Lions +3000 odds to win.
The Detroit Lions have 28 players from their 2022 roster set to become free agents in 2023 (18 unrestricted, 10 restricted), and we are covering them all throughout the month of February. If you missed any of the previous articles, you can check them out here: RB Jamaal Williams, IOL Evan Brown, NT Isaiah Buggs,…
It was just five days ago that the Detroit Lions announced they hired Scottie Montgomery as their new assistant head coach/running backs coach. Now, Montgomery is getting extra attention across the league. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced on Monday night that they have interviewed Montgomery for their vacant offensive coordinator position.
Former Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson has somehow become the villain in some Lions fans’ eyes after the team traded him at the 2022 deadline. Perhaps some were frustrated that it didn’t work out as well as it could have in Detroit. Some were miffed by comments he made that could be construed as…
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has gotten a lot of praise around the NFL. He was the runner-up for Assistant Coach of the Year, and he may have very well won himself a head coaching gig in the NFL had he not made the decision to return to Detroit.
It comes as little surprise that Super Bowl 57 was mired in an officiating controversy. No matter what commissioner Roger Goodell says, officiating continues to be inconsistent and incredibly impactful on the game of football. At this point, it almost seems inevitable that at least one call or non-call will be hotly debated when the…
The 2022-23 season has come to a close, and that means all 32 NFL teams are on to the offseason. As we have come to know, the NFL is a year-round business, and just because the season is over, there are still plenty of important dates on the calendar over the next several months.
The Super Bowl is a cause for both celebration and mourning. It’s the biggest sporting event in America, and surrounds the sport we all love so much. Lately, the actual game has matched the stakes and stage of the Super Bowl, but we’re not always so lucky. Either way, the event has been so populated…
It appears Aaron Glenn watch is finally over. A week ago, Glenn was reportedly notified that he was no longer in the running for the Arizona Cardinals job (which remains unfilled at the moment). Now, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the one remaining head coaching gig available—the Indianapolis Colts job—has narrowed its candidates to one.…
We continue our Detroit Lions free agent profile series with one of the tougher decisions facing the team. Alex Anzalone has been a leader of this defense and has consistently gotten better during his time in Detroit. But linebacker play has been subpar overall in the past two years, and it may be time for…
When it comes to working the phones on draft day, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes isn’t afraid to pick it up and make a call. In his second draft at the helm, Holmes packaged up picks and sent them to Minnesota in order to move up 20 spots and take wide receiver Jameson Williams.…
Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson just finished his rookie season and has plenty to be proud of. He may have come just short in winning Defensive Rookie of the Year honors, but he was named Pepsi Rookie of the Year, broke plenty of franchise records along the way, and helped orchestrate a big second-half…
The Detroit Lions have 28 players from their 2022 roster set to become free agents in 2023 (18 unrestricted, 10 restricted), and we are covering them all throughout the month of February. If you missed any of the previous articles, you can check them out here: RB Jamaal Williams, IOL Evan Brown, NT Isaiah Buggs,…
If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-access article. In addition to providing Lions’ fans with the names of prospects being paired with…
We’ve now arrived at the conclusion of the NFL playoffs, where the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are set to square off in Arizona for Super Bowl LVII. We shouldn’t be all that surprised. These are the two teams with the best records in their respective conferences. Each team is stacked with talent on…
It’s finally here—Super Bowl week. And you know what that means for football fans around the country. It’s time to break out that favorite recipe for whatever party you are attending. As a lifelong Detroit Lions fan, I feel like I have a ton of experience in this arena. Countless Sundays spent at Eastern Market…
The Detroit Lions have 28 players from their 2022 roster set to become free agents in 2023 (18 unrestricted, 10 restricted), and we are covering them all throughout the month of February. If you missed any of the previous articles, you can check them out here: RB Jamaal Williams, IOL Evan Brown, NT Isaiah Buggs,…
Aidan Hutchinson may have won the fan-voted Pepsi Rookie of the Year award on Thursday morning, but he didn’t walk away with the hardware at Thursday night’s NFL Honors event. The Associated Press, instead, chose New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner as the 2022 Defensive Rookie of the Year.