Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta suffered a knee injury during his team’s Week 18 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and will likely miss the first round of the playoffs. This is a massive blow to a Lions offense that relied an awful lot on LaPorta in the passing game. So, how could
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Sportsbooks from coast to coast have updated the odds for every NFL playoff prop bet under the sun, and you know what that means: Fans and avid bettors will be throwing down some serious skrill on which starting QB will throw the most passing yards. DraftKings has its early favorites , of course. Dallas Cowboys
Is there a chance of Sam LaPorta returning for the Detroit Lions’ Wild Card game after suffering a knee injury in Week 18? The star tight end received a pivotal update from head coach Dan Campbell on Monday, via Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team. “#Lions HC Dan Campbell said TE Sam LaPorta has an
Moving quickly in the wake of Ron Rivera‘s expected firing, the Commanders have already begun identifying targets for his replacement. The team has sent out a number of interview requests. Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and DC Aaron Glenn are among the candidates being sought out, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Both staffers, and Johnson
The Detroit Lions capped off a terrific regular season with a 30-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings, their second over their division rival in the last three weeks. Detroit finishes the regular season with a 12-5 record and currently sits as the conference’s three-seed, facing the Los Angeles Rams on Wild Card Weekend. As we
What a day for the Detroit Lions. They won their divisional game at home against the Vikings and came a game away from nearly sealing the NFC’s second seed. Unfortunately the Commanders are not a good football team. Anyhow, everyone is going to get the game they’ve been wanting for weeks now. The third seed
Sam LaPorta is putting a bow on what will go down as one of the greatest rookie seasons for a tight end of all time. He hoped to put up 35 receiving yards Sunday in order to pass Jeremy Shockey for the third-most receiving yards for a rookie tight end in NFL history, but he
By beating the San Francisco 49ers the Los Angeles Rams set up a matchup with the NFC three seed, the Detroit Lions. Everyone will be talking about Jared Goff vs Sean McVay. Matthew Stafford vs His 12-Season Home. That part writes itself. But beyond the ties that bind (And they go deeper than those), the storyline only thickens.
Lions TE Sam LaPorta was carted off the field after his foot appeared to get stuck in the turf and was later ruled out with a knee injury LaPorta, 22, was named first-team All-Big Ten in 2022 following his senior season at Iowa before the Lions selected him in the second round with the No.
The Detroit Lions confirmed Saturday that they are getting a big defensive addition back just ahead of the playoffs. The Lions activated safety CJ Gardner-Johnson from injured reserve on Saturday. In addition, they removed him from the injury report, suggesting he will be able to play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
Ahead of their regular season finale, the Lions will receive reinforcements on the defensive side of the ball. The team announced on Saturday that defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson and defensive tackle Alim McNeill have been activated from injured reserve. The former returned to practice Dec. 20, opening his three-week activation window. Gardner-Johnson was in line
It’s incentive season around the NFL and now is the time for players to make some extra money by hitting some of the incentives in their contract by the end of the season. Three Detroit Lions triggered their Proven Performance Escalators earlier in the week when they were voted into the Pro Bowl. One more
The Detroit Lions are gearing up for their final matchup of the year before a very anticipated post season. The Lions have not made the post season in quite some time and they have been having an amazing year in huge part to their star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. St. Brown had an incredible
After receiving interest from the Carolina Panthers last offseason (and earlier this season), Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is again reportedly drawing the eye of Panthers owner David Tepper, according to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. Writes Breer, “A lot of folks internally in Carolina think that owner David Tepper will hand Lions OC