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Allen Park — Earlier this month, we explored the Detroit Lions’ options with the No. 6 pick. Today, we take a closer look at many of the potential fits with the team’s second selection, No. 18. At the top of the draft, things are condensed. There are only so many players who possess the combination

Allen Park — After the Lions finished last season as the NFL’s worst defensive team, general manager Brad Holmes vowed to make offseason upgrades to the unit. He started that process in free agency, inking three likely starters for the team’s secondary, while bringing back several key pieces at other spots. Defensive tackle Alim McNeill

Over the next several days, leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Edge defenders. ▶ Current roster: Aidan Hutchinson, John Cominsky, Romeo Okwara, Charles Harris, James Houston, Julian Okwara, Josh Paschal ▶ Short-term need: 3.5 out of 10

Allen Park — If pride comes before the fall, the Detroit Lions are doing everything to their power to make sure their pride doesn’t stumble in the face of growing expectations. A perpetual underdog, the Lions find themselves in the unusual role of favorites this offseason. National pundits and oddsmakers are head over heels for

Allen Park — As Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill looked around the league at the best players at his position, he couldn’t help but wonder what was holding him back from being in that conversation. In his first two years, McNeill has been solid, but not spectacular. A third-round pick out of North Carolina State

Allen Park — A day after Jalen Hurts signed the richest contract in NFL history, at least by average annual value, quarterback Jared Goff acknowledged he has yet to enter negotiations with the Lions on a possible extension. Technically, there’s no rush. Goff has two years remaining on the four-year, $134 million pact he signed

Over the next several days, leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Tight ends. ▶ Current roster: Brock Wright, James Mitchell, Shane Zylstra, Derrick Deese Jr. ▶ Short-term need: Seven out of 10 ▶ Long-term need: Eight out of

For several years, we’ve eschewed the immediate grading of the Detroit Lions’ draft classes. Without knowing how a player’s skill set will translate to the next level, or even their projected role, we’ve found it meaningless to offer that type of evaluation. Plus, it’s often said you don’t really know what you have in a

A little more than six months after Saivion Smith was briefly paralyzed in the opening minutes of a football game between the Detroit Lions and New England Patriots, the cornerback is re-signing with the Lions and resuming his professional football career. A source familiar with the negotiations confirmed the agreement that was first reported by

Over the next several days, leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Linebackers. ▶ Current roster: Alex Anzalone, Malcolm Rodriguez, Derrick Barnes, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Anthony Pittman ▶ Short-term need: Four out of 10 ▶ Long-term need: Six out of

Over the next several days, leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Wide receiver. ▶ Current roster: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Marvin Jones, Josh Reynolds, Kalif Raymond, Quintez Cephus, Maurice Alexander, Trinity Benson, Tom Kennedy, Stanley

Allen Park — New Detroit Lions tight ends coach Steve Heiden has one of the youngest position groups in the league. But if anyone thinks he’s shaping his coaching philosophy around that — well, think again. When it comes to his overarching ethos as a coach, there isn’t much wiggle room. “To its core, football

Over the next several days, leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Cornerbacks. ▶ Current roster: Cam Sutton, Jerry Jacobs, Emmanuel Moseley, Will Harris, Chase Lucas, Khalil Dorsey, Mac McCain III, Jarren Williams, ▶ Short-term need: Three out

Allen Park — Jim Hostler is still not totally certain what, exactly, his new role as senior offensive assistant with the Detroit Lions entails. For the moment, he’s just happy to be here. Hostler played cornerback at Indiana University of Pennsylvania back in the 80s, coached both sides of the ball and made stops at

Allen Park — If there’s been a roster deficiency the Detroit Lions have yet to address this offseason, it’s the team’s subpar run defense from a year ago. For all the improvements Detroit made defensively down the stretch of the 2022 campaign, stopping the run wasn’t among them. The team allowed 5.2 yards per carry

Over the next several days, leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Quarterback. ▶ Current roster: Jared Goff, Nate Sudfeld ▶ Short-term need: Two out of 10 ▶ Long-term need: Five out of 10 ▶ Top prospects: Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud,

Allen Park — In some respects, Dre Bly reached the pinnacle of his NFL career almost as soon as he started it. A fan favorite here in Detroit during his prime years as Pro Bowl cornerback, Bly was only a 22-year-old rookie when joined the St. Louis Rams and the “Greatest Show on Turf” just

Allen Park — When John Fox stepped away from the game of football following the 2017 season, he didn’t immediately recognize how exhausted he was after working as a head coach 16 consecutive years for three different franchises. It also didn’t take him long to start missing it. “I think you kind of realize there’s

Over the next several days, leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Defensive tackles. ▶ Current roster: Alim McNeill, Isaiah Buggs, Benito Jones, Levi Onwuzurike, Demetrius Taylor ▶ Short-term need: 7.5 out of 10 ▶ Long-term need: 8.5 out

Allen Park — For the first time in five years, the Detroit Lions finished with a good enough record that the team shouldn’t be drafting in the top 10. But, thanks to a residual pick coming back from a 2021 trade that sent quarterback Matthew Stafford to Los Angeles, the Lions inherited the No. 6