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Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez breaks down the Green Bay Packers, one of the Detroit Lions’ NFC North opponents, and their outlook for the 2021 NFL season. Green Bay Packers (predicted record: 12-5) Predicted record: 12-5. When they play the Lions: Sept. 20. (Week 2) in Green Bay and Jan. 9 (Week 18) in Detroit. Why they’re

The Detroit Lions will have five permanent captains for the 2021 season, including new quarterback Jared Goff. Goff was voted a captain by teammates, the Lions announced Monday, along with center Frank Ragnow and linebackers Alex Anzalone, Trey Flowers and Jalen Reeves-Maybin (on special teams). SEASON PREVIEW: Jared Goff has 17 games to prove he’s

Who the hell is Trinity Benson? Simple, said the new Detroit Lions receiver. “I’m just a football player, man,” Benson said. “I’m just a kid from Texas who likes to play football.” One of two receivers acquired at last week’s roster cut deadline, Benson called the trade that brought him to Detroit from the Denver

Dan Campbell played 11 seasons as an NFL tight end and knows a thing or two about the position. “It’s unbelievable how much it’s changed,” Campbell said Monday. “Because it really has become, in a sense, really bona fide big receivers. There again, I call it big skill. It’s a big skill position is what

Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez breaks down the Chicago Bears, one of the Detroit Lions’ NFC North opponents, and their outlook  for the 2021 NFL season. Chicago Bears Predicted record: 8-9. When they play the Lions: Oct. 3 (Week 4) in Chicago and Nov. 25 (Week 12) in Detroit. Why they’re better than the

Three story lines that will define the Detroit Lions offense in 2021: What do the Lions have in Jared Goff? Winning games is always most important in the NFL, but if we’re being honest, wins will be hard to come by for the Lions this fall. They are in Year 1 of a rebuild, with

Nate Burleson will be in the spotlight Tuesday as he joins the anchor team of Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil on “CBS Mornings.” The network’s weekday news show is debuting a new name (tweaked from the previous “CBS This Morning”), a new studio in Times Square and, in Burleson, a new co-host. But the 40-year-old former Detroit Lions wide receiver isn’t

Dan Campbell is a straight shooter, so I will be, too: As optimistic as I am about where the Detroit Lions are headed, I do not think they will win many games this fall. The Lions have a difficult early-season schedule and a few obvious holes on both sides of the ball, along with the lack

I was highly skeptical after Dan Campbell’s first news conference as Detroit Lions head coach. While most people reveled in his “we’re going to bite a kneecap off” viral soundbite, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. He talked about grit and how his team would be like its city. Tough, blue-collar, blah, blah, blah.

Collectively, they are barely of drinking age, and if they want to take to a bye-week trip together, they better be prepared to pay the rental car upcharge. But when it comes to football, the Detroit Lions are betting age is nothing more than a number at the cornerback position. The Lions have one of the youngest

The Detroit Lions were considering potential upgrades for their receiving corps when director of pro scouting Rob Lohman approached general manager Brad Holmes with a name to consider. “He comes to me and says, ‘Have you seen this Denver receiver?’ ” Holmes said Thursday. “I said, ‘Who?’ And he said, ‘Trinity Benson.’ And I had

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell met with reporters today to address this week’s roster shuffling and the upcoming season. Here are 10 quick thoughts from their 32-minute session: 1. Holmes and Campbell seem genuinely confident in the roster they’ve assembled, to the point that — for the duration of their

Da’Shawn Hand is headed to injured reserve for the fourth straight season. The Detroit Lions placed Hand and quarterback Tim Boyle on IR Thursday, and re-signed tight end Darren Fells and safety Dean Marlowe. Hand suffered a groin injury in practice Aug. 10 that Lions coach Dan Campbell said last week “ended up being a little

The Detroit Lions‘ kicking battle may not be over with after all. The Lions were awarded kicker Austin Seibert off waivers from the Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday, and re-signed Zane Gonzalez to the practice squad. Gonzalez appeared to lose out on the kicking job Tuesday, when he was one of two kickers the Lions released

If one ex-Cincinnati Bengals kicker doesn’t work out, there is always room to try another. The Detroit Lions were awarded kicker Austin Seibert off waivers from the Bengals on Wednesday, a day after they cut kickers Randy Bullock and Zane Gonzalez on their way to a 53-man roster. The Lions signed Bullock, who spent the past

With Tim Boyle expected to miss a significant portion of the regular season with a broken thumb, the Detroit Lions are bringing a fourth quarterback to town. The Lions signed Steven Montez to their practice squad Wednesday. NFL Network first reported the signing. Montez will essentially serve as the Lions’ No. 3 quarterback and emergency

Dan Campbell joked during a radio appearance Tuesday that there was a reason the Detroit Lions set their initial 53-man roster without a kicker. “We’re going to go for two a lot,” Campbell said on the “Tiki and Tierney” show on CBS Sports Radio. “No, look it’s a good question. We’ve got our eyes on a

Their kicking situation was so bad that the Detroit Lions punted on the position, at least when it came to setting their initial 53-man roster. The Lions released kickers Randy Bullock and Zane Gonzalez on Tuesday, leaving them with no kickers currently under contract. Both Bullock and Gonzalez, who signed in mid-August, struggled during training

Catching up on today’s cuts With about 90 minutes left until all NFL teams have to set their 53-man rosters, here is what we know about the Lions’ moves so far: 72 Players expected to be waived: LB Jahlani Tavai, LB Tavante Beckett, OT Darrin Paulo, RB Craig Reynolds, WR Geronimo Allison, DT Bruce Hector.

The Detroit Lions desperately needed help for what might be the NFL’s worst receiving corps, and they did not want to wait for the waiver to find it. The Lions acquired Denver Broncos receiver Trinity Benson via trade late Monday night. In exchange for Benson, the Lions gave up fifth- and seventh-round draft picks in