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The Detroit Lions went from having no scheduled prime-time games a season ago to playing in one of the NFL’s most important television windows this year, and one of the men responsible for putting the schedule together said the team earned its newfound place near the top of the league’s TV pecking order. “We always

The Detroit Lions signed quarterback Hendon Hooker and two other draft picks to contracts before the start of rookie minicamp Friday. Hooker, the 68th pick in last month’s draft, will not take part in football drills in camp or organized team activities this spring as he recovers from a torn ACL he suffered last November

Expectations are sky high for the Detroit Lions in 2023, and for good reason. The Lions have a well-rounded roster with plenty of promising, young talent, and they have a manageable schedule that should both test them and give them opportunity to flourish. I’m as optimistic about the Lions’ chances of winning a playoff game

It’s a new tradition: When the NFL schedule gets revealed every spring, all 32 teams have to compete in the social media space to see who can come up with the most entertaining, creative and funniest video of them all. We’re proud to say the Detroit Lions’ video is up there with some of the

Same Old Lions? Not according to the NFL’s schedule makers. One year after they were snubbed of prime-time games on their regular-season schedule and thought so little of that one of the NFL’s television partners didn’t even bother to send a camera crew to training camp to take headshots of players, the Detroit Lions are

Looking for the Detroit Lions‘ schedule for 2023? We have it for you. The NFL has released the Lions’ 17-game schedule over 18 weeks, with dates, times and TV channel information. We also have the preseason matchups. The Lions this season have one more road game than home game, as do all NFC teams. They

The Detroit Lions‘ schedule for the 2023 season is out, and it all starts against the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL’s opening kickoff game Thursday, Sept. 7. So, what are the sportsbook odds for the Lions-Chiefs game? The Lions are 7-point underdogs on Caesars and BetRivers, as of Thursday evening, at -110 on Caesars

The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers will play two Thursday games in the 2023 season, including one on Thanksgiving. The Lions will host the Packers in their annual Thanksgiving game and visit Green Bay for a Thursday night game in Week 4, according to a full copy of the Packers schedule released by The

The Detroit Lions won’t have to wait long to find out if they are legitimate Super Bowl contenders in 2023. The Lions will play the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL’s Thursday night season opener Sept. 7 at Arrowhead Stadium, the team announced Thursday. The Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in

The NFL is releasing its 272-game schedule for the 2023 season at 8 p.m. Thursday. We already know a few games on the Detroit Lions schedule 2023, including two Thursday games vs. the rival Green Bay Packers, and the Week 1 opener. We also know the Lions’ 17 opponents include eight games against 2022 playoff

The Detroit Lions won’t have to wait long to find out if they are legitimate Super Bowl contenders in 2023. The Lions will play the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL’s Thursday night season opener Sept. 7 at Arrowhead Stadium, TheScore.com reported. The Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl

Ed Flanagan, a four-time Pro Bowl selection for the Detroit Lions in the 1970s, has passed away, the team announced Wednesday. He was 79. Flanagan played 10 seasons for the Lions in 1965-74, and was a member of the Lions’ all-time team. A fifth-round pick out of Purdue in 1965, Flanagan started all 139 games

The NFL’s big post-draft event is here: The NFL schedule 2023 release. But when will all 32 teams have their schedules? Well, news is trickling out with announcements of dates for some matchups, including the international series schedule, and primetime games on Black Friday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. The Detroit Lions know their

Forget the beer and brats, the Detroit Lions are in for some good ol’ Kansas City barbecue this fall. The NFL announced its five-game international schedule Wednesday, including a Kansas City Chiefs home game against the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 5. The Lions were one of a handful of possible opponents for the

The Detroit Lions don’t expect rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker to play much, if at all, this season. Lions coach Dan Campbell said on the “Green Light Podcast” with former NFL star Chris Long that the Lions are planning for Hooker, their third-round pick in last month’s NFL draft, to take “a redshirt year” this fall.

The Detroit Lions waived released three players ahead of this weekend’s rookie minicamp, including wide receiver Stanley Berryhill, who was suspended six games for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. Berryhill was one of four Lions players disciplined in a league investigation last month. Wide receiver Jameson Williams also was suspended six games for gambling on

Brodric Martin had his routine down pat. Every Monday morning, Martin, the Detroit Lions‘ third-round pick, would start his week with a healthy breakfast, a workout and a trip to the training room, and at 9 a.m. he would poke his head into Western Kentucky defensive coordinator Tyson Summers’ office with the same question: “How

Matt Land’s phone wouldn’t stop buzzing. Land was the coach at Dalton High in northwest Georgia, about 20 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee, when the Catamounts lost to Justin Fields’ Harrison High team in 2017 in a nationally televised game on ESPN2. Georgia coach Kirby Smart helicoptered in for the game to see Fields, then

Colby Sorsdal wanted his last season at William & Mary to be a memorable one, but with a new offensive line coach and four new starters on the offensive line, Sorsdal knew he had to do his part to make that happen. So Sorsdal, the Detroit Lions’ fifth-round pick in last week’s NFL draft, set

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Dave Birkett, Free Press Lions beat writer • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: Free Press Lions beat writer Dave Birkett is back in the guest seat this week. Along with Carlos & Shawn, the guys talk the above-average results GM Brad