Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Lions‘ new-look offense will have its public unveiling in Friday’s preseason opener against the Buffalo Bills, and let’s hope things go smoother than they did at the end of practice Tuesday. The Lions closed Day 13 of training camp with a two-minute period that pitted ones-on-ones and twos-on-twos. Neither offense had any success

Dan Campbell will be looking for players with one trait in particular as he whittles the Detroit Lions roster down to 53 players in the coming weeks. “It’s grit is No. 1,” Campbell said Tuesday. “It’s always been from Day 1. It’s grit.” LIONS TRAINING CAMP OBSERVATIONS: Offense struggles in two-minute; Da’Shawn Hand hurt A

Rookie running back Jermar Jefferson suffered a sprained ankle in practice Monday, but Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said the injury does not to be severe. “He’ll be out of practice today, but we do not think it’s serious,” Campbell said before practice Tuesday. “It doesn’t look like a high ankle, it’s low, so I

Evan Heim thought his football career was over. As he stood in the shower a couple hours after the end of this spring’s NFL draft, when no teams had so much as called to check on his status, Heim “had probably some of the worst thoughts of my life.” “I was like, ‘I can’t believe

Evan Heim thought his football career was over. As he stood in the shower a couple hours after the end of this spring’s NFL draft, when no teams had so much as called to check on his status, Heim “had probably some of the worst thoughts of my life.” “I was like, ‘I can’t believe

Two rookies are among the projected starters on the Detroit Lions‘ first depth chart of the summer. First-round pick Penei Sewell, who has taken every first-team rep at right tackle during training camp, and third-round nose tackle Alim McNeill were listed as starters on the depth chart put together by the Lions’ media relations department

Mike Ford carved out a role with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie in 2018. He spent a brief stint on the practice squad to start that season and has been a valuable backup cornerback and special teams player since. Ford said Monday he sees a bit of himself in two young corners trying

The Detroit Lions are bringing in help for their depleted secondary, signing cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman to a one-year deal, the Free Press confirmed on Monday. Robey-Coleman is a familiar face to many on the Lions coaching staff. He played the 2017-19 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams under Lions secondary coach Aubrey Pleasant (and with

With new players who need to get used to a new system, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said he plans on playing his starters for about a quarter of Friday’s preseason opener against the Buffalo Bills. “We’re just going to kind of take it as it is right now,” Campbell said. “Instead of worrying too

The Detroit Lions are getting one of their best special teams players back on the field, and adding help for their depleted receiving corps, too. The Lions activated linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin off the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, allowing him to practice for the first time this summer. Reeves-Maybin spent 12 days on the COVID list, one

Calvin Johnson used his induction speech for the Pro Football Hall of Fame to tout the benefits of plant-based medicine and thanked Detroit Lions fans for supporting him throughout his legendary career. Johnson joined Jim Brown and Gale Sayers as the only players to be inducted into the Hall of Fame before turning 36. He spoke

It was a good weekend for wide receivers at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. On Saturday night, Eagles star Harold Carmichael and Rams star Isaac Bruce were inducted as part of a super-sized 2020 class. Then, on Sunday night, Detroit Lions legend Calvin Johnson was inducted after making the Hall on

I covered Calvin Johnson for his entire career with the Detroit Lions and got to know him as a football player and as a person on the field and off it. On Sunday night, Johnson was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Canton, Ohio. As I look back on

CANTON, Ohio — Derrick Moore saw how special Calvin Johnson was the first time they met, and it had nothing to do with football. Moore, the former team chaplain at Georgia Tech, hosted a reception for players the summer before Johnson’s freshman season at the school. Johnson was the first player to arrive and immediately

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff rolled to the right, scanned his options and fired the ball to tight end T.J. Hockenson in the back of the end zone. Touchdown. The Goff-Hockenson connection for a 6-yard score occurred in Saturday’s 11-on-11 scrimmage at Ford Field, where fans showed up to watch the Lions prepare for their first preseason game Friday

Sunday’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio, will feature a pair of players near and dear to many Michiganders. On offense, former wide receiver Calvin Johnson will become the 22nd Detroit Lion enshrined in the Hall. On defense, ex-Wolverine Charles Woodson will be the 36th defensive back enshrined. The induction ceremony

CANTON, Ohio — He tugged his sport coat tight, buttoned a single button and took a deep breath as he bowed his head and stepped onto a small, elevated gold disc in the shadows of the stage. Calvin Johnson was about to exchange his checkered blazer — not unlike the ones available in most men’s

Calvin Johnson heads into the sunset like other great players who toiled for the Detroit Lions. Unsatisfied. On the morning of his induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he still hasn’t committed to even mentioning the team he played for his entire career. The money he had to pay back upon his unexpected retirement remains

Without tight end T.J. Hockenson, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff would not have posted three passing touchdowns in three drives during Saturday’s 11-on-11 scrimmage at Ford Field. Lions coach Dan Campbell knows this. So does Darren Fells, the No. 2 tight end. “In my mind, he’s one of the top tight ends in the NFL,” Fells said after

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff rolled to the right, scanned his options and fired the ball to tight end T.J. Hockenson in the back of the end zone. Touchdown. The Goff-Hockenson connection for a six-yard score occurred in Saturday’s 11-on-11 scrimmage at Ford Field, where fans showed up to watch the Lions prepare for their first preseason game Aug.