Dan Campbell worries the “hype train” is outta control. That makes sense if you suit up for the Detroit Lions’ head coach. Not that he’s trying to manage your expectations, or even his players; he wants them to have big goals, and to believe. He’s just trying to keep his guys focused. Coaches do that,
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Today marks Day 14 of Detroit Lions training camp, and while two weeks is hardly enough time to say anything declarative on the Lions’ biggest roster battles, it’s plenty enough time to check in and see how things have changed. The Lions have had 10 practices so far, including a jog-through after their first two
The Detroit Lions signed cornerback Tae Hayes on Friday, one day after Jarren Williams suffered a potentially serious leg injury. Hayes has appeared in 19 games over his four-year career, including two with the New England Patriots last season. He also has played for the Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville
Allen Park — The intensity of training camp is about to rise a couple levels with the New York Giants coming to town next week for a pair of joint practices with the Detroit Lions, leading into the preseason opener between the two squads on Friday, Aug. 11. The Lions have just one practice and
Dylan Drummond thought his NFL dream was over, the first leg of it at least. Drummond took part in Detroit Lions rookie minicamp in May on a tryout basis, one of the unsigned, undrafted players who needed an impressive weekend to stick around for organized team activities the rest of the spring. Camp ended, the
Allen Park — Reviewing the film from the team’s walk-through practice earlier in the day, Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown goes through a routine of dissecting his performance, scouring the tape for any areas he could improve. In doing so, something else, more specifically someone else, grabbed the Pro Bowler’s attention. The team had been
Allen Park — Kerby Joseph has nowhere to go but up. At least in his own mind. And for anyone who watched the second-year Lions safety in his rookie year, in which he sealed a season-ending win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, it might be clear Joseph has potential to become a
Allen Park — For the first time in the history of Ford Field, the Detroit Lions have completely sold out of season tickets for the 2023 season. The team, which is set to celebrate its 90th season, announced the milestone on Thursday. “This is an exciting moment for our franchise. To reach this milestone as
Colby Sorsdal got his first live first-team reps with the Detroit Lions‘ offensive line Thursday, and for the rookie fifth-round pick, it was an eye-opening experience. “It was great,” Sorsdal said. “It’s like a different attitude kind of coming in there with the ones and seeing those guys, with J.G. (Jared Goff) running the huddle
For as long as I can remember, the Detroit Lions have held one of their training camp practices at Ford Field. The idea has always been to bring practices to more fans — Ford Field’s capacity of about 65,000 dwarfs the Allen Park experience, where 2,500 people can comfortably squeeze in — and give new
The Detroit Lions have an opportunity to bring a playoff game to Ford Field this season and fans have taken notice. Lions president Rod Wood announced on WXYT-FM (97.1) Thursday morning that all season tickets are sold out for the first time in their history at Ford Field, which began in 2002. In fact, Wood
Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Thursday’s Detroit Lions’ training camp practice. ▶ Thanks to WWE’s SummerSlam and a Beyoncé concert at Ford Field, the Lions were forced to scrap their annual scrimmage at the home stadium. They replaced that with Thursday’s session, which focused on move-the-ball drives. After some early practice
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Tony Garcia, Free Press Michigan beat writer • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Carlos and Shawn review the Detroit Tigers‘ failed trade deal to send pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez to the L.A. Dodgers. With E-Rod invoking his no-trade clause seemingly at
The Detroit Lions traded up to get Jameson Williams in last year’s NFL draft in hopes of landing a No. 1 receiver, but Lions coach Dan Campbell acknowledged Wednesday that Williams might never meet that criteria in one specific area — his hands. Williams had more drops (three) than catches (one) in six games last
Allen Park — Riley Patterson has been here and done this before. He also has been there and done that, too. And the 23-year-old kicker knows that is part of the reason why the Lions brought him back here to Detroit, a place he never wanted to leave. A place he says he prayed he’d
This offseason, the NFL changed its roster rules to a single cut at the end of the preseason, meaning teams can carry 90 players on their roster until they trim to 53 after the final preseason game. That’s good news for the Detroit Lions, because they’ll need all of the next three weeks to pick
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said the likely season-ending knee injury that tight end Shane Zylstra suffered in practice this week was “preventable” and that Lions players must do a better job taking care of each other, even in physical practices. Zylstra was injured late in practice Monday when he caught a short pass on
Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Wednesday’s Detroit Lions’ training camp practice. ▶ Let’s start with Jameson Williams. I’m fully aware that might garner some eye rolls, but he continues to be one of the most interesting players on the roster and it was an eventful day for the speedy receiver. Things
Allen Park — It’s still too early to tell whether Denzel Mims will have a spot on the Lions’ roster by Week 1. But in the meantime, it’s clear the Lions appreciate the effort that Mims has shown since arriving via trade with the New York Jets before training camp. “He’s never been a special
Pro Bowl right tackle Penei Sewell has been cleared to return from his brain injury and is back on the field at Detroit Lions practice today. Sewell reported concussion-like symptoms after the Lions’ first padded practice of summer last Friday and spent the next four days in the NFL’s concussion protocol. Matt Nelson and Germain