The Detroit Lions entered the final preseason game looking to get some clarity on a handful of roster spots still up for grabs, but in many ways, the team’s decisions only got tougher in the 26-17 victory over the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C. Contenders for potential openings
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the Detroit Lions, picking a 53-man roster might have gotten more difficult Friday night. The Lions got standout performances from several bubble players competing for roster spots in the first half of Friday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, further complicating decisions that are due by 4 p.m. Tuesday. Dylan Drummond capped
Detroit Lions (1-1) vs. Carolina Panthers (0-2) in preseason exhibition When: 8 p.m. Friday. Where: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. TV: CBS. Radio: WJR-AM (760), WXYT-FM (97.1). • Box score Trending: The Lions erupted in the first half vs. the Panthers with Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback. Read in-game observations from our Lions beat writer Dave Birkett for subscribers.
By Alex Faber | Special to The Detroit News The Detroit Lions capped off the preseason with a 26-17 road win against the Carolina Panthers in a matchup that featured solid performances from depth pieces and roster hopefuls on both sides of the ball. Detroit’s presumptive backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made up for his lukewarm showing
Most years, the NFL preseason is largely meaningless. Then there’s the third and final preseason game. It’s the last chance potential starters have to make their case or for bubble players to stay on the roster. Sure, there are always the first looks at rookies. And a few starting position battles that need to get
Exhibit C: Detroit Lions (1-1) vs. Carolina Panthers (0-2), exhibition When: 8 p.m. Friday. Where: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. TV: CBS. Radio: WJR-AM (760), WXYT-FM (97.1). • Box score ROSTER MOVES: Detroit Lions’ Chase Lucas has won Dan Campbell’s heart. Can he win a roster spot, too? Game notes: Week 3 of the preseason is when the
Position battles aren’t as cut and dry as they sometimes appear in the preseason. Sure, NFL teams like to keep five and often six receivers on their 53-man roster, but the Detroit Lions had seven on their Week 1 roster in 2021, and have rolled with four at times in the past. Fifth and sixth
Dennis Waszak Jr. | Associated Press Florham Park, N.J. – Jerome Kapp went from undrafted rookie wide receiver to social media sensation after doing his best Eminem impression. And the New York Jets wide receiver’s performance on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” even got the rap superstar’s attention. Eminem posted a “salute” emoji on the X platform, formerly
Allen Park — The Lions close the preseason on Friday evening against the Carolina Panthers. Here are some of the remaining job battles we’ll be watching during the game. ▶ Wide receivers Chase Cota, Dylan Drummond, Maurice Alexander, Trinity Benson and Antoine Green Not counting Jameson Williams, who will be suspended the first six games of
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Jeff Riger, 97.1 The Ticket host • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: With Shawn away this week, Carlos recruits The Ticket’s Jeff Riger to help out with co-hosting duties. Jeff and Carlos discuss Michigan football‘s self-imposed suspension on Harbaugh, the Detroit Lions‘
Sitting in a team meeting, Chase Lucas braced for a tongue-lashing. The second-year Detroit Lions cornerback had no idea what he’d done, but when he heard Lions coach Dan Campbell sternly calling out his name, Lucas worried he’d done something to tick off his coach. “I was just like, ‘Oh shit,’” Lucas recalled. “Like, I
Amon-Ra St. Brown started Wednesday’s practice working on the side with trainers, rehabbing the ankle injury he suffered last week. He ended it on the field with the first-team offense, as the Detroit Lions closed training camp with a light practice that was mostly a jog-through to prepare for their Sept. 7 season opener against
Allen Park — Lions fans only got a small glimpse of rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs in the preseason. Playing in the opener, he logged six carries, caught one pass and gained 37 yards from scrimmage. That’s hardly enough time to demonstrate his electric playmaking potential, but that was apparent during Tuesday’s padded scrimmage, when
Allen Park — Since the schedule was announced back in May, the Detroit Lions have had well over a hundred days to prepare for the defending Super Bowl champs in the NFL’s season opener at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. But after months of preparing for the season at large, focus on the Chiefs is
Allen Park — Practice ended 30 minutes earlier and almost every Lions player had long gone into the locker room, but two remained on the field. Kalif Raymond, a staple for staying late and one of the franchise’s barometers for work ethic, was hardly a surprise. The other, undrafted rookie Dylan Drummond, is quickly establishing
Two years ago, Dan Campbell said something that will always stick with me about his approach to being a head coach and doing his part to build a team and re-shape an organization. It was March 2, 2021, and he had been on the job for 41 days as the Detroit Lions’ coach. Back then,
For Jared Goff, David Montgomery and most of the rest of the Detroit Lions starters, the preseason is probably over. Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice Tuesday his personnel plan for Friday’s exhibition finale against the Carolina Panthers likely would look “a lot like” the past two weeks, when the Lions sat most of
Allen Park — At this stage of the year, the novelty of having preseason football to watch has worn off. Most fans are ready to jump a couple weeks into the future, when the games actually count in the standings. But for a couple hundred players around the NFL, including more than a dozen on
Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Tuesday’s Detroit Lions training camp practice. ▶ With camp winding down, the Lions took the opportunity to get in an intense practice before shifting into preparation mode for the regular season opener against Kansas City. The team ran a fully padded, tackle-to-the-ground scrimmage lasting two hours,
The Detroit Lions proposed the NFL’s new emergency quarterback rule that allows a third quarterback to dress for games and not count against the gameday roster. But as pleased as he was to see the rule pass, Lions coach Dan Campbell said that does not mean his team will keep three quarterbacks at next week’s