Aaron Glenn played eight seasons for the New York Jets and made two Pro Bowls with the team. The franchise gave him a start in his second NFL career, too, as a scout in 2012. Glenn remains “very fond” of the organization today, which is why the second-year Detroit Lions defensive coordinator said he wants
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Allen Park — It was not long after the Detroit Lions selected Jameson Williams out of Alabama when general Brad Holmes thought to make a point about the man he aggressively acquired by trading up for the No. 12 pick. He did not move up to draft a wide receiver. He moved up to draft
Allen Park — The lingering image from the Detroit Lions’ victory over the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday is offensive tackle Penei Sewell doing a belly flop near the sideline, moments after coming down with his first career reception. Trick plays are fun, and exponentially more so when a team finds a way to incorporate one of
Here’s a ticket you can take to the window and cash: The Detroit Lions are pretty good at fake punts. Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp drew an interesting analogy Thursday, comparing his team’s penchant for fake punts to his old high school football coach’s proclivity for gambling on horses, something he said his ex-coach
A handful of NFL teams reached out to C.J. Moore as he nursed his way back from a training camp ankle injury. In mid-October, Moore even briefly signed with the Houston Texans practice squad. But as Moore sorted through his options waiting for his injury settlement to clear with the Detroit Lions, he told his
Get ready for a massive showdown. The Detroit Lions vs. the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon. Second-year Lions coach Dan Campbell vs. second-year Jets coach Robert Saleh. Rebuilding team vs. rebuilding team. Toughness vs. grit. And, of course, second-year coach Dan Campbell vs. second-year coach Robert Saleh. Playoffs on the line. “It’s a huge
Justin Rogers, Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for Week 15 of the NFL season. All picks made against the spread. Lions +1.5 at Jets Rogers: Lions Bianchi: Lions Niyo: Lions Wojo: Lions 49ers -3.5 at Seahawks Rogers: Seahawks Bianchi: 49ers (best bet) Niyo: Seahawks Wojo: 49ers Colts +4 at Vikings Rogers: Colts Bianchi: Vikings Niyo: Vikings (best
The Detroit Lions and New York Jets have not played in four seasons, but Lions quarterback Jared Goff is very familiar with Jets coach Robert Saleh’s defense. Goff had mixed results in four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams playing NFC West rivalry games against the San Francisco 49ers when Saleh was that team’s defensive
Allen Park — You’d be hard pressed to find a player in the NFL whose jersey number suits them better than New York Jets rookie corner Sauce Gardner. The 22-year-old Detroit native is, by both statistics and uniform, No. 1. “He fits perfect for that defense,” Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said, realizing a
The Detroit Lions were set on landing a pass rusher with the No. 2 pick in April’s draft, and coach Dan Campbell said Wednesday they never seriously considered taking New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner with that selection. “We thought about a lot of different guys, but I never really felt it went there for
A season after Central Michigan sent a pair of offensive linemen to the NFL, the primary beneficiary of their pro-level talent plans to take his shot at the next level. Running back Lew Nichols III, who led the nation with 1,848 rushing yards in 2021, declared for the 2023 NFL draft on Monday and signed
Allen Park — It’s been a while. I took a needed, month-long break from social media, but that also disrupted my primary source for questions to write these Detroit Lions mailbags. But I’m back on Twitter, coinciding with the team’s late-season surge, so let’s see what’s on your mind: ▶ Question: It’s pretty obvious we are
Last week went about as well as the Detroit Lions could have hoped, as the franchise chases its first playoff berth since 2016. Not only did the team take care of business at home against the division-leading Minnesota Vikings, but saw two teams they’re chasing in the standings stumble. There’s still plenty of work to
Faith. In sports, it’s often a loser’s lament. A refuge for the try-hard teams, for those that hang on to what-ifs. But when Dan Campbell mentioned the word Sunday afternoon during his postgame news conference, he wasn’t using it in any of those contexts. He was talking about a different kind of faith, faith that
Jared Goff has silenced many of his critics by playing the best football of his career over the past six weeks to lead the Detroit Lions into playoff contention, but Goff’s hot streak has not dimmed the prospects of the Lions taking a quarterback high in next spring’s NFL 2023 draft, according to one prominent
The Philadelphia Eagles became the first team to clinch an NFL playoff berth with their 48-22 dismantling of the New York Giants last week, and with four weeks left in the regular season, they look like the class of the NFC. The Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings are two games back of the Eagles in
The Detroit Lions’ victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday was a true team win, with all three phases contributing key plays to the result. So, instead of our standard film review, which tends to focus more on a single player or theme, we combed through the play-by-play, opting to dissect the 10 most-impactful plays
With the Detroit Lions in the playoff hunt entering the final stretch of the season, NFL Draft talk has been a little more muted around these parts. It’s admittedly a nice change of pace, but it doesn’t negate the fact the Lions are on track to have a top-five pick, thanks to the first-round selection
Detroit Lions fans were going nuts, screaming and chanting, trying to blow the roof off Ford Field. It was loud and electric and, well, just so much dang fun. “Detroit feels it,” Aidan Hutchinson said after the Lions’ 34-23 victory Sunday over the Minnesota Vikings. “They feel we’re coming along right now; and we’re gonna
Everything has a cost in sports. Losing obviously costs people their jobs. Winning does, too, as we’re about to find out when Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson lasts about as long as a discounted PlayStation 5 on Black Friday during this NFL hiring cycle. But there’s an even bigger cost that’s coming due for Lions