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Go through the gallery to see The Detroit News’ final grades for the Detroit Lions’ 2021 season, compiled by Justin Rogers. Click here if you have trouble viewing the gallery. Allen Park — If we’re being honest, the Detroit Lions’ 2021 season went about how most of us expected. Seriously, go back and check our season predictions; three of our four writers

Allen Park — We were told Brad Holmes had a keen eye for talent. But now we’ve seen for ourselves in Holmes’ first year as the Lions’ general manager. And if you’re looking for reasons to be optimistic about this team’s future — some years you really have to squint, I know — that’s probably the

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions might have only won three games during the 2021 season, but they managed to net player of the week honors from each of those victories. First it was quarterback Jared Goff, after he led a game-winning drive, throwing his third touchdown of the day as time expired to beat the

Allen Park — In the NFL, most teams’ rookie classes have hits and misses. For the Detroit Lions, first-year general manager Brad Holmes had more of the former than latter, including a pair of home runs into the upper deck. First-round selection Penei Sewell lived up to and exceeded the hype that led to him being the

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have more than a dozen players set to be unrestricted free agents this offseason. While it’s unlikely they’ll want to or be able to retain them all, general manager Brad Holmes sounds like a guy who hopes to have safety Tracy Walker and outside linebacker Charles Harris back in the fold

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions managed to find a difference-maker with the No. 7 pick in the draft a year ago, so it would stand to reason they shouldn’t have much trouble scoring another with the No. 2 overall choice this season. Asked about what type of player he hoped to acquire with the selection, general

Allen Park — It’s been a little less than a year since the Detroit Lions hired Brad Holmes, and the team’s general manager can’t believe how quickly the time has passed. And while he’s not happy about the three wins — whether he’ll ever admit that was the expected outcome is another matter entirely — Holmes is pleased

Allen Park — For the third time since 2010 and the second time in three years, the Detroit Lions will serve as one of the coaching staffs at the 2022 Senior Bowl. The annual college all-star game, hosted in Mobile, Ala., offers an excellent chance to get a close-up look at top senior prospects in a

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions signed nine players to reserve/future contracts Monday, part of standard end-of-season operating procedures of NFL teams. Unlike a standard NFL contract, futures deals don’t go into effect until the start of the new league year, March 16, when offseason rosters expand to 90 players. Any player not on an active

We can debate Jared Goff’s value as a starting quarterback in the NFL. We can argue about the trade that brought him to Detroit and sent Matthew Stafford off to Los Angeles, where he’s about to get another crack at the playoffs with the Rams. We can, and we have, and we probably will for

Allen Park — For the second time in as many years, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is being considered for a head-coaching vacancy.  According to the NFL Network, the Denver Broncos have requested to interview him for their opening. Glenn, who previously served as the defensive backs coach in New Orleans prior to coming to

We can debate Jared Goff’s value as a starting quarterback in the NFL. We can argue about the trade that brought him to Detroit and sent Matthew Stafford off to Los Angeles, where he’s about to get another crack at the playoffs with the Rams. We can, and we have, and we probably will for

Allen Park — Monday was a big day for Frank Ragnow. For the first time since undergoing season-ending surgery on his foot, the Detroit Lions center ran sprints on a football field. It might seem like cruel timing, the day after the team’s season came to an end, but Ragnow was never expecting to come

Allen Park — A hurricane of change washed over the NFC North on Monday, with potentially the biggest upheaval yet to come, but the Detroit Lions enter the offseason on a relatively calm note, with uncharacteristic optimistim accompanying an all-too-familiar last-place finish. The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings were the big newsmakers Monday, with those franchises

Detroit — Flea-flickers and fake punts, fourth-down gambles and timely scrambles. In a free-for-all finale, the Lions displayed more aggressiveness and cleverness, an entertaining flourish. If there’s one thing we’ve learned in Dan Campbell’s first season as head coach, the Lions won’t play it safe or bland. And if there’s another thing we learned, the

Detroit — The Detroit Lions emptied the playbook, scoring long touchdowns on a pair of trick plays. But the team needed a late scoring drive and subsequent defensive stop to put away the Green Bay Packers in the season finale Sunday, 37-30, at Ford Field. With the victory, the Lions (3-13-1) secured the No. 2

Detroit — It wasn’t a great season, but the lasting memory the Detroit Lions will leave fans with heading into the offseason was a team willing to pull out all the stops to get one final win. That attitude was embodied by two, complicated trick plays that were flawlessly executed, resulting in a pair of

Detroit — Tracy Walker had it rough. A leader of Detroit’s secondary, the fourth-year safety was stuck with a nickname that no defensive back would find appealing: “Butters” Walker. He dropped that nickname on Sunday when he picked off Jordan Love with under 30 seconds left in the Lions’ 37-30 season-finale win over the Green

Detroit — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance in their 37-30 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Quarterback Playing behind a banged-up offensive line, Jared Goff returned to the lineup after a two-game absence and capped his strong finish to the season, completing 21 of his 30 throws for 238 yards and two scores.

Detroit News contributor Nolan Bianchi offers his observations after the first half of the Lions game against the Packers at Ford Field. St. Brown doing it all for Lions offense Amon-Ra St. Brown has been a revelation. Every week, you expect defenses to give him more attention and limit his production, but that just hasn’t happened