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The writing had been on the wall, given the way the Detroit Lions attacked the cornerback position this offseason. On Tuesday, the team made the somewhat anticipated follow-up move to their free-agency additions, parting ways with cornerback Jeff Okudah. The Lions agreed Tuesday to trade the former first-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons, according to

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions continued the team’s offseason overhaul of its training staff, hiring Mike Sundeen to serve as the team’s new head athletic trainer. Sundeen comes to Detroit after spending the past nine years as the assistant athletic trainer for the Denver Broncos. He replaces Kevin Bastin, who returned to serve a

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions continued the team’s offseason overhaul of its training staff, hiring Mike Sundeen to serve as the team’s new head athletic trainer. Sundeen comes to Detroit after spending the past nine years as the assistant athletic trainer for the Denver Broncos. He replaces Kevin Bastin, who returned to serve a

Allen Park — A conversation with Lions cornerback Cam Sutton shares similarities to the way he plays the game: Nimble, able to change direction on a dime, and with unmistakable passion. It’s as if he has a dozen thoughts going on in his head at once, with a desire to share them all at the

Former Detroit Lions cornerback Alex Brown has been sentenced for his role in a drunk driving accident that injured two, including former teammate Charlie Taumoepeau. Three of the four original charges were dismissed after Brown pleaded nolo contendere in January to operating a vehicle with a high blood alcohol content. He was sentenced on March

Allen Park — So much has changed since Marvin Jones last suited up for the Detroit Lions three years ago. The team has a new general manager and head coach, and a new position coach was also part of the franchise’s overhaul. The offensive coordinator, Ben Johnson, he was actually here in 2020, but was

Brad Holmes would tell you the task of roster building is never finished, but after an aggressive free-agency period, the Lions general manager doesn’t have many items left on his shopping list ahead of April’s draft. Holmes checked another item off that list this week, bringing back wide receiver Marvin Jones to fill the roster

Make it one, two, three “homecomings” now for the Detroit Lions this offseason. Veteran wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. announced via his Twitter on Wednesday that he will be returning to Detroit, where he spent five seasons from 2016-20. NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo reported the deal is for one year with a base salary

Jerry Green was remembered as far more than just an iconic sports journalist, but also a doting family man. Troy — Jerry Green was no fan of growing old. Often times — and this has been going on for years — after reading an obituary in the sports section, he’d call the reporter who wrote

Phoenix, Ariz. — Still in the market for defensive line depth, particularly along the interior, the Detroit Lions were among several teams that explored adding free agent Calais Campbell. But on Wednesday morning, the six-time Pro Bowler decided his next NFL home, and it isn’t Detroit. According to the NFL Network, the 36-year-old Campbell has

Phoenix, Ariz. — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell met with the media at the league meetings Tuesday morning. He addressed several topics, including the team’s interest in defensive tackle Calais Campbell, upcoming joint practices with the New York Giants and squashing the idea the Lions could be interested in quarterback Lamar Jackson. Here are some

Phoenix, Ariz. — When the Detroit Lions shifted the team’s headquarters to Allen Park in 2002, the state-of-the-art practice facility was the largest of its kind at the time. But as the game has continued to grow, and resource requirements expand, the Lions are weighing whether they’ve outgrown their home. The team has struggled with

Phoenix, Ariz. — If there was an obvious roster concern the Detroit Lions have yet to upgrade this offseason, it’s been at defensive tackle. The team was proactive in re-signing its own free agents, namely Isaiah Buggs and John Cominsky, who splits his time between edge and interior alignments, but haven’t made any additions to

Phoenix — Until quarterback Lamar Jackson’s status is settled, decision-makers for most of the league’s 32 teams are going to field questions about whether they have interest in the 26-year-old, dynamic dual-threat who was named MVP in 2019. Unable to come to terms on a new deal with the Baltimore Ravens, the team that drafted

Phoenix — We’re still more than a month away from the NFL releasing its 2023 schedule, but the Detroit Lions are intending to host the New York Giants for a set of joint practices ahead of a yet-to-be announced preseason game at Ford Field. “We had already set it up with the Giants before we

Phoenix, Ariz. — For Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes, identifying talent is easy. Intangibles, and ultimately fit, that’s a little more complicated. Holmes only talks publicly a handful of times each year, but there are some unmistakable themes that come up in those interviews. One of the most common, when discussing player acquisition, is

Phoenix, Ariz. — In the past, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has talked about the importance of fully supporting quarterback Jared Goff, putting the player in the best possible position to succeed. Holmes did a far better job of that in his second year at the helm, providing Goff with an upgraded arsenal that

Phoenix, Ariz. — The Detroit Lions had a plan entering free agency, but plans are always subject to change. And in this case, it led to two desired additions and a pair of welcome surprises. Cornerback Cam Sutton was part of the initial vision. According to general manager Brad Holmes, as the team’s brass continued

The press box table was too high and the chair too low. He’d stand up and strain to see the field, sit back during the timeouts, then stand and strain again. Jerry Green had come all this way after all these years and he was going to watch Matthew Stafford in the Super Bowl the

Phoenix, Ariz. — Dan Campbell was drafted and developed by Bill Parcells, but no one has had a greater influence on the Detroit Lions coach than Sean Payton. Payton was with the New York Giants when the team drafted Campbell in 1999. And when Payton followed Parcells to Dallas in 2003, Campbell came along with