The top of the NFL draft was flipped on its head Friday afternoon when the Chicago Bears agreed to trade the No. 1 pick to the Carolina Panthers. It wasn’t necessarily surprising to see the Bears move out of the top spot, after publicly putting that pick on the block, but by dropping down to
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When Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes was asked about his tight end room at the NFL combine last week, Holmes took a minute to remind everyone how the group was viewed after the T.J. Hockenson trade. “I’m glad that the T.J. Hockenson trade is being called a trade now cause it was kind of
This is the second in a two-part series assessing the Detroit Lions’ position-by-position situation heading into free agency. After looking at the offense, today we’ll take a look at the defense. Teams can begin negotiating with free agents on March 13. The signing period opens March 15 at 4 p.m. Edge defender ▶ Under contract: Aidan Hutchinson, Romeo Okwara,
With the NFL combine in the books, it’s time to update my 2023 NFL mock draft. I’m not ready to project trades yet — we’ll do that in two weeks, after free agency — so I’m going defense with the Chicago Bears at No. 1. The Bears have made it clear they plan to keep
With a young, franchise quarterback already in place, the Chicago Bears didn’t hide their desire to trade the No. 1 pick. On Friday, more a month before the draft, they found a taker. According to multiple reports, the Carolina Panthers are sending a massive package of picks, as well as three-time, 1000-yard receiver D.J. Moore,
What should the Detroit Lions do in 2023 NFL free agency? And what will they do? That’s the question everyone is asking about all 32 teams with the start of the new league year coming Wednesday, which officially opens free agency and trades for all players entering the 2023 season. Much of the focus to
We’re all a product of our experiences, and Brad Holmes is no different. Holmes, the third-year Detroit Lions general manager, was climbing the ranks of the St. Louis Rams scouting department a decade ago when the organization laid the foundation for the Super Bowl team it fielded in 2021. In 2011, the Rams spent their
This is the first in a two-part series assessing the Detroit Lions’ position-by-position situation heading into free agency. Today we’ll look at the offense. Teams can begin negotiating with free agents on March 13. The signing period opens March 15 at 4 p.m. Quarterback ▶ Under contract: Jared Goff ▶ Lions free agents: Nate Sudfeld ▶ Best available: Lamar Jackson (franchised),
The Detroit Lions tendered a contract to exclusive rights free agent Anthony Pittman on Wednesday, ensuring one of their best special teams players will be on the roster in 2023. Pittman played in all 17 games for the Lions last season, made five tackles and finished second on the team in special teams snaps. The
Most teams have pulled out of the Lamar Jackson sweepstakes already. One remaining team is a betting favorite and makes a lot of sense. The Baltimore Ravens decided to let the market set Lamar Jackson’s price for him. The early returns on that strategy appear to be solid, considering that team after team publicly announced
The Detroit Lions have plenty of decisions to make this offseason, as they prepare for Year 3 of the Dan Campbell-Brad Holmes era. They must keep the momentum trending upwards after an 8-2 finish to the 2022 season, and have plenty of ammo with cap space and two first-round picks to do so. It all
When Detroit Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp ran into one of his colleagues at the NFL combine last week, the coach told Fipp, “I’ve been watching your film all offseason.” “I’m like, ‘Hey, stay away,’” Fipp joked with reporters last week. The Lions had one of the best all-around special teams units in the
Lamar Jackson (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) Lamar Jackson can negotiate with NFL teams after being hit with the non-exclusive franchise tag by the Ravens. The Falcons are out, but who should be in? If there was a team that was going to poach Lamar Jackson from the Baltimore Ravens this offseason, many assumed it
When the new NFL league year opens next week, one item high on the Detroit Lions’ to-do list will be to find a backup quarterback for Jared Goff. Lions general manager Brad Holmes admitted at the NFL combine last week he neglected the No. 2 quarterback spot the past two seasons while trying to build
The best running back in this year’s NFL draft honed his moves by watching the greatest Detroit Lion of all-time. Texas running back Bijan Robinson told reporters at the NFL combine Saturday that he watches highlights of Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders “probably every other day because I’m always trying to, like, mimic
Indianapolis — Brian Duker and Dre Bly are, by most definitions, different flavors. And that’s exactly what Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn wanted for his defensive backs this season. Duker, heading into his third season with Detroit, was officially promoted in February to defensive backs coach, a role he assumed in the short term
Darius Slay does not want Matt Patricia to join Nick Sirianni’s Philadelphia Eagles staff at all! Even in the City of Brotherly Love, two men who used to work very closely together don’t see eye-to-eye anymore. With rumors of New England Patriots assistant coach Matt Patricia potentially linking up with the Philadelphia Eagles on Nick
For as much as there’s an unwritten warning label attached to the NFL’s scouting combine — pleading to not let the athletic testing overshadow what a prospect has put on tape in the past three or four seasons — there’s part of us that simply can’t help ourselves. With each incoming draft class getting bigger,
The best running back in this year’s NFL draft honed his moves by watching the greatest Detroit Lion of all-time. Texas running back Bijan Robinson told reporters at the NFL combine Saturday that he watches highlights of Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders “probably every other day because I’m always trying to, like, mimic
Anthony Richardson surprised no one Saturday when he turned in an NFL combine performance for the ages. Richardson, the talented Florida quarterback, set combine quarterback records in the vertical jump (40.5 inches) and broad jump (10-foot-9) and ran a blazing fast 40-yard dash time of 4.43 seconds while showing off his incredible arm strength. Richardson