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Chase Lucas felt pretty good about his chances of making the Detroit Lions’ 53-man roster after a strong finish to the preseason — until he talked to one of his draft classmates, that is. Lucas, the Lions’ seventh-round pick, called James Houston, a sixth-rounder, to check in last Monday, only to learn Houston was on

It took Tom Landry seven years before he had his first winning season with the Dallas Cowboys. It took Bill Belichick four years with the Cleveland Browns. So yes, even some of the best coaches in NFL history sometimes struggle to get their teams off the ground. As the Detroit Lions enter Year 2 of

The Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions face off in an NFL Week 1 game on Sunday, Sept. 11. The Eagles are a 3.5-point favorite, according to Tipico Sportsbook. Philadelphia is -200 on the money line in the game, which will be played at Ford Field in Detroit. The Lions are +160. The over/under for the game is set

Weeks of an unprecedented look into Detroit Lions training camp in Allen Park thanks to NFL Films’ “Hard Knocks” on HBO has led to, well, almost unprecedented hype. The lure of the familiar has boosted the Lions to the No. 2 favorite to win the NFC North at some casinos. (Which, yeah, is faint praise,

When Brad Holmes looked at the Detroit Lions secondary heading into training camp, he saw what just about everyone else saw: youth, inexperience and an extensive set of injury questions that had the potential to make or break the unit heading into the season. “It was a lot of question marks back there,” Holmes said

Brad Holmes has landed what appears to be multiple starters in each of his first two drafts as Detroit Lions general manager, including likely two Day 3 draft picks. But the Lions got little out of second-round pick Levi Onwuzurike because of injury last season, and this year’s second-round choice, Josh Paschal, has his own

No, Brad Holmes doesn’t want to talk playoffs. Not this year. Maybe not even next year. “We’ll just take it one week at a time,” the Detroit Lions general manager said Thursday, narrowly avoiding a 15-yard personal-foul penalty and a league fine for using the worst cliché in sports. Instead, Holmes wanted to talk about

The Detroit Lions re-signed quarterbacks Tim Boyle and David Blough as free agents this spring, hoping one or both would develop into a reliable backup for Jared Goff. When it was apparent that was not going to happen in training camp, Lions general manager Brad Holmes said he pondered a few trade possibilities before deciding

Jameson Williams’ rehab from a torn ACL is going well enough that he could be back sooner than the Detroit Lions anticipated, but Lions general manager Brad Holmes said Thursday he still plans to proceed carefully with the talented rookie receiver. “I know he’s chomping out the bit,” Holmes said in his annual end-of-training camp

Julian Okwara returned to Detroit Lions practice Thursday for the first time in nearly a month, bolstering hopes he could play in the team’s season opener next week against the Philadelphia Eagles. Okwara had been out since Aug. 5 with what Lions coach Dan Campbell described as a lower leg injury. He is expected to

On Tuesday, Bartlesville High graduate A.J. Parker saw his NFL career put temporarily on hold as the Detroit Lions — in which some observers called a surprise move — waived him as part of the roster cutdown to 53 players. But, according to reports out of Detroit on Wednesday, the Lions have added Parker to their

The state of Rhode Island will be well represented in the NFL this season. This past summer, nine players connected to the Ocean State played in the preseason. Three colleges in the state — Brown University, Bryant University and the University of Rhode Island — were represented, and three athletes who played high school sports in Rhode

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise BHS grad eyes second NFL season In a move that caught many NFL observers by surprise, the Detroit Lions on Tuesday waived second-year defensive back A.J. Parker. In another move Wednesday that didn’t really surprise any knowledgeable observer, the Lions brought the Bartlesville High product back for their practice staff. Parker — who

The Detroit Lions are down to three running backs on their 53-man roster. The Lions waived second-year running back Jermar Jefferson on Wednesday to make room for waiver-claim nose tackle Benito Jones. A 2021 seventh-round pick out of Oregon State, Jefferson was perhaps the most surprising player to survive the Lions’ initial cut to 53

Dan Campbell said the Detroit Lions would use their high position in the waiver claim order to bolster their roster in any way possible. In the end, they decided they mostly liked what they had. The Lions were awarded nose tackle Benito Jones off waivers from the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday, their only addition of

The Detroit Lions on Tuesday afternoon trimmed the roster to 53 players to meet the NFL requirements entering the 2022 regular season, which begins next week. Let’s take a look at the team’s position groups and depth chart to see who made the initial roster, with the caveat more transactions can be made. We will

David Blough’s stay as Jared Goff’s backup was a short one. The Detroit Lions are planning to sign Nate Sudfeld as their new No. 2 quarterback once he passes his physical Wednesday morning, a team source told the Free Press. ESPN and NFL Network reported the Lions plan to waive Blough as part of the

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise Parker could be picked up by another NFL team by Wednesday, eyes other options In a move that caught many NFL observers by surprise, the Detroit Lions on Tuesday waived second-year defensive back A.J. Parker. Parker, a Bartlesville High School graduate, could be picked up off waivers by Wednesday afternoon. After that he

Editor’s note: This story includes clips from the show shared on social media and has language some may find objectionable. To use Brad Holmes’ words: it’s getting down to the nitty gritty. The first three episodes of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” took Detroit Lions fans on an adventure. The first introduced viewers to the coaching staff

Editor’s note: This story includes clips from the show shared on social media and has language some may find objectionable. To use Brad Holmes’ words: it’s getting down to the nitty gritty. The first three episodes of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” took Detroit Lions fans on an adventure. The first introduced viewers to the coaching staff