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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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
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
The Jacksonville Jaguars are open for business when it comes to dealing the No. 1 pick in next week’s NFL draft, but don’t expect the Detroit Lions to make a move up. Lions general manager Brad Holmes said Thursday he is open to all trade possibilities, but comfortable with the cluster of “very, very evenly-rated”
In a draft with no truly elite prospects, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said there is little distinguishing the players at the top of his board. “The cluster of players that we’re looking at are very, very evenly rated and graded,” Holmes said in his annual pre-draft news conference Thursday. “And I’ve always said
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
Incumbent Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff said he is not bothered by growing speculation the Lions could take a quarterback at some point early in next week’s NFL draft. “There’s no way for me to control it,” Goff said Thursday after Day 3 of the Lions offseason program. “What do I make of the talk?
Detroit 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 first in an eight-part series: The Lions have said all the right things about Jared Goff, pointing out how well he played in the second half of last
It was the best birthday gift a football-obsessed 4-year-old could ask for, and as little kids are prone to do, Kaleb Eleby played it more times than anyone in his house cared to count. Growing up in St. Louis, Eleby dreamed of playing quarterback for the St. Louis Rams, and his mother did everything possible
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
If Aidan Hutchinson makes it to No. 2, the Detroit Lions have a seemingly easy decision to make in next week’s NFL draft. If he doesn’t, opinions are all over the map on what the Lions should do with their first of two first-round picks. While most speculation has centered around the top pass rushers,
Michigan Panthers head coach Jeff Fisher took a team to the Super Bowl in 1999, as well as five other NFL playoff appearances. Kevin Sumlin, now of the Houston Gamblers, coached quarterback Johnny Manziel to a Heisman Trophy and led Texas A&M to an upset win over No. 1 Alabama in 2012 and a win
Dan Campbell got shortchanged in his first offseason as Detroit Lions coach when the NFL scuttled the extra minicamp usually allowed for teams with new coaches because of COVID-19. The Lions won’t get a second minicamp this spring as payback, but Campbell said his team is far ahead of where it was a year ago as it
The NFL draft is less than two weeks away and the rumor mill is starting to heat up. Georgia defensive lineman Travon Walker has been the No. 1 pick in several prominent mock drafts of late as he seems to be catching steam from an impressive NFL combine performance. Walker was one of the standouts
Dan Campbell wants an immediate starter with the No. 2 pick in April’s NFL draft, but that isn’t stopping the Detroit Lions from hosting one of this year’s top quarterback prospects on a pre-draft visit. The Lions will host Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett at their Allen Park practice facility next week, NFL Network reported. Pickett is
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
Well, I have to give NFL commissioner Roger Goodell credit. On the day he showed up to applaud Detroit for landing the 2024 NFL draft, he sure made it feel like draft day. When only a smattering of people booed Goodell when he was introduced Thursday at Campus Martius Park, he egged them on for
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
Mid-April, a month into the NFL’s new league year, is typically a time to regroup – the latter stages of free agency often on pause as teams put the final touches on their pre-draft prospect boards. Yet it’s also often the point when smokescreens begin to bloom as clubs discuss trades of players and/or draft
The Detroit Lions could have a new starter for their young secondary. The Lions signed former Baltimore Ravens safety DeShon Elliott to a one-year deal after he visited the team Wednesday. Elliott, who turns 25 next week, has been effective for the Ravens the past three seasons but has battled injuries throughout his career. CARLOS MONARREZ: I
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