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Teresa M. Walker  |  Associated Press Ownership of the Tennessee Titans is remaining with the Adams family with Susie Adams Smith agreeing to sell her share of the team to the family-controlled KSA Industries Inc. Amy Adams Strunk will hold a 50% share with the other 50% held by Kenneth Adams IV, Barclay Adams and

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Jeff Okudah’s rookie season is over. According to multiple reports, the Detroit Lions cornerback will have season-ending surgery early next week to address a groin injury that’s been bothering him the past couple weeks.  The No. 3 pick in the 2020 draft, Okudah appeared in just nine games for

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Everson Griffen has been placed on the COVID-19/reserve list, the Detroit Lions announced on Saturday. That means the veteran defensive end has either tested positive for the virus or came in close contact with someone else who did.  The loss of Griffen is a big blow to a Lions’

Matt Schoch  |  Special to The Detroit News Packers at Lions Kickoff: 4:25 p.m. Sunday, Ford Field, Detroit TV/radio: Fox/WJR 760 Records: Packers 9-3; Lions 5-7 Line: Packers by 7.5 Matt Schoch breaks down the Lions’ Week 14 matchup against the Green Bay Packers for The Detroit News: Key matchup AARON RODGERS VS. LIONS PASS DEFENSE

The Detroit News  |  The Detroit News Justin Rogers, Rod Beard, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News predict the outcome of Sunday’s Packers at Lions game (1 p.m., Fox/WJR 760). ►Justin Rogers: The Lions are still flawed, but last week’s win over the Bears showed they can be fun to watch down the

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions have ruled out three players for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers.  For the fifth straight week, Kenny Golladay will be sidelined by a lingering hip injury. The star receiver, who led the NFL in touchdown receptions a year earlier, has been limited to five appearances this

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions announced they’ve conducted interviews with three internal candidates for the team’s vacant general manager position on Friday. The Lions are in the early stages of a search to replace Bob Quinn, who was fired at the end of last month, along with coach Matt Patricia.  Prior to

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News As the Detroit Lions allow themselves to dream of an improbable playoff run to close out the season, an old nemesis stands ready to trip them up as they come out of the starting blocks.  In his 16th season, at the age of 37, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron

Greg Beacham  |  AP Sports Writer Inglewood, Calif. – Cam Akers rushed for 171 yards in a breakout performance, Kenny Young returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown and the Los Angeles Rams clinched their fourth straight winning season with a 24-3 victory over the New England Patriots on Thursday night. Jared Goff rushed

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News As a child develops, we expect them to learn how to color inside the lines. As a football player develops, it can be their ability to go outside the lines that can set them apart from their peers.  That’s been an important component to the second-year improvement of T.J.

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Everything you need to know about Frank Ragnow was on display during one second-quarter play against the Chicago Bears last Sunday. On the snap, the Detroit Lions center pushed Bears defensive tackle Akiem Hicks back a couple yards before driving the former Pro Bowler into the ground. It’s that combination

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Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News On Sunday, more than 40 Detroit Lions players and coaches will participate in the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats program. In its fifth season, it allows players to wear custom cleats that raise awareness for non-profit organization and causes.  The player-led campaign began in 2016 and has since provided a

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News As part of the weekly NFL schedule, local media is granted the opportunity to ask questions of the opposing coach. On Thursday, Wisconsin media got a crack at Detroit Lions interim coach Darrell Bevell and couldn’t help but drag him down memory lane.  You see, Bevell is something of

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions have named defensive end Trey Flowers the team’s nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, an annual honor that recognizes a player for outstanding community service activities off the field, in addition to excellence on the field. “Walter Payton was a great person, what he

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Without Robert Saleh, Matt LaFleur probably isn’t coaching the Green Bay Packers. He might not even be working in the NFL.  It was Saleh who helped get LaFleur’s foot in the NFL’s door, starting him down a path that would land him in Green Bay last season.  The two

Tony Paul   | The Detroit News Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay recently skipped a scheduled deposition as part of a lawsuit brought by his former agent against his current agent. The lawsuit contends he broke an exclusive-rights contract by participating in an autograph signing for unaffiliated marketing firms who were out to poach him to a

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News If you’ve been following along, you’ve probably heard it mentioned the Detroit Lions have a difficult stretch of games to close the season. According to one ESPN analyst, no team faces a tougher final four opponents than the Lions.  Mike Clay, a fantasy football writer who specializes in projections

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Center Frank Ragnow was nominated by the Detroit Lions for the Art Rooney sportsmanship award last week, but interim coach Darrell Bevell might be the nicest person in the organization.  Bevell reaffirmed that sentiment Wednesday, when he took a minute to clarify an answer he gave about former coach Matt

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News More than five weeks after he suffered the initial injury, Kenny Golladay remains sidelined by his ailing hip, casting doubt on the Detroit Lions wide receiver’s potential return for this Sunday’s matchup with the Green Bay Packers.  It’s been a lost season for Golladay, who led the NFL in touchdown receptions