Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Lions have made a major change to their special teams unit. Kicker Michael Badgley was released Thursday, a source confirmed to the Free Press, in a surprise move ahead of Lions veterans reporting to NFL training camp Saturday at Allen Park. Badgley is healthy after missing time with a groin injury this spring.

As NFL training camp nears, the Detroit Lions are handling the last bit of roster housekeeping, making an expected move. On Thursday, the team placed three players on the non-football injury list, including rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker, picked in Round 3 of the NFL draft in the spring. Hooker had a Heisman Trophy-worthy start to

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys discuss Shawn’s interview with Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and his takeaways from NBA Summer League. Later, with the start of training camp near, the guys talk Carlos’ high expectations and hopes

If you think the Detroit Lions hype train is out of control now — just wait. The locomotive is just getting started. For the first time in probably three decades, the Lions are favored to win the division. In fact, the last time that happened, they were in the now-waylaid NFC Central. But now, in

The Detroit Lions are in talks to acquire wide receiver Denzel Mims from the New York Jets and a deal is expected to be completed Thursday, a person familiar with the trade told the Free Press. Mims, a second-round pick in 2020, requested a trade last year but languished on the Jets roster all season.

Detroit Lions training camp 2023 is here. The entire team of 90 players will, eventually, be reporting to Lions headquarters at Allen Park ahead of a season beaming with excitement and expectations for Year 3 under head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes. The Lions are coming off their first winning season since

The Detroit Lions now have their entire 2023 rookie class signed. On the eve first-year players are to report to Lions training camp in Allen Park, the final draft pick signed his rookie deal. The team announced Tuesday that defensive back Brian Branch, the second-round draft pick out of Alabama, signed his four-year contract. The

Finally, the most important training camp in the history of the most hyped 9-8 NFL team kicks off in just a few short days. This is it, folks. This is when we get to see the Detroit Lions finally deliver on all that promise they showed during last season’s amazing 1-6 finish. Oops! Sorry about

The Detroit Lions have signed their top draft pick. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs signed his four-year contract on Monday, days before the Lions are scheduled to open training camp. Gibbs, the No. 12 pick of April’s draft, received a slotted four-year contract worth $17.845 million. The deal is fully guaranteed, includes a signing bonus of

As we’re reminded annually, there are no sure things in the MLB draft, whether you’re picking first, 30th or third, as the Detroit Tigers will on Sunday night in Seattle (thanks to a win in December’s first-ever MLB draft lottery). It’s the fifth time the Tigers have had the third overall pick in the draft,

It’s no secret the Detroit Lions have big expectations this season. After a 1-6 start to the 2022-23 season, the Lions fought back to finish 9-8, narrowly missing a wild-card spot. The team’s ability to accomplish such a turnaround is likely a contributing factor as to why they’re favored to win the NFC North division

There have been countless iconic images that represent Detroit sports over the last century. There’s Magglio Ordóñez rounding the bases after a walk-off home run to send the Detroit Tigers to the World Series, Steve Yzerman raising the Stanley Cup to end the Detroit Red Wings‘ 42-year drought, Isiah Thomas and the Bad Boys celebrating

Miraculously, the Detroit Tigers are just a few games behind in their division and have a legitimate chance to win the American League Central Division, despite being almost 10 games below .500. And they’re just now getting healthy. But that got us thinking, which Detroit team has the most winnable division in their sport? Now,

The NFL on Thursday suspended three players for at least a full season and another for six games in the latest batch of punishments for violations of the league’s gambling policy. Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers and defensive end Rashod Berry, along with free agent defensive tackle Demetrius Taylor, are all indefinitely suspended and must

Detroit Lions Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders is used to adjusting on the fly on the field, but recently he’s had to adjust to a new role off the field, a Michigan State dad. His son, Nick, joined the MSU basketball team this past season as a walk-on shooting guard. Prior to college,

We knew that Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell could dish out big hits, but now we know that he can take them as well. Campbell’s new fiancée, Megan Meyer, recently posted a fun video of him wakesurfing, which is when you ride behind a boat, using nothing but the boat’s wake to pull you after

The Detroit Lions have as good of a top-to-bottom roster as they’ve had since Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell took over two years ago. That makes projecting their 53-man roster even more difficult than usual. It’s mid-June, training camp doesn’t open for another month and roster spots won’t be decided until late August, but this

They were dreamers then, dreamers who never went anywhere without a football in their hands. They tossed it back and forth as they walked to the store, passers-by honking for them to get out of the street. They ran routes on their way home from practice, and when an errant pass hit a parked car,

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: The guys are back this week and they’re tackling Shawn’s recent piece exploring how the Detroit Lions’ season could unfold. How many wins does this team need to rack up for all the hype and anticipation

After spending the week teasing it on social media with some fun and cryptic posts, the Detroit Lions officially unveiled their new alternate helmets on Wednesday. The new helmet veers from the team’s typical silver helmets and instead opts for another one of its staple colors, Honolulu Blue. The helmet, designed to commemorate the team’s 90th anniversary,