Detroit Free Press

Deshon Elliott thought he would go much higher than he did in the 2018 NFL draft. A Thorpe Award finalist who ranked among the nation’s leaders in interceptions during his junior season at Texas, Elliott left school early believing he was a mid-round pick. When those rounds came and went without him being selected, the
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Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Detroit Lions needs in the 2022 NFL draft. This is the second in an eight-part series. The Lions had their best rushing season on a yards-per-carry basis (4.42) last year since 1998, and return 100% of their rushing production
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Jared Goff has thought about the possibility, and Brad Holmes acknowledged he has discussed it with his staff. But a week before the NFL draft, no one can say whether the Detroit Lions will be serious contenders for Deebo Samuel, should the San Francisco 49ers make their disgruntled wide receiver available in a trade. “We discuss every
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Last month, I saw something at the Detroit Lions’ headquarters I thought I would never see again: the resurrection of Bob Quinn’s draft plan. Yes, the fired general manager who brought us such spectacular swings and misses on players like Teez Tabor and Jahlani Tavai somehow convinced his replacement to take another swing at one
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The countdown to the 2024 NFL draft in Detroit began Thursday with a community celebration in Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit. Speeches were made by local officials and NFL leaders, including NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Detroit Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans and Detroit Mayor Mike
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The Detroit Lions may be hoping Michigan football’s Aidan Hutchinson falls to them in this month’s NFL draft. But if Hutchinson goes No. 1 overall, as many suspect, the Lions still will have a trio of edge rush options available at No. 2. Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux, Georgia’s Travon Walker and Florida State’s Jermaine Johnson II
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