With his ailing back still an issue, the Detroit Lions placed second-year defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike on injured reserve Saturday. Onwuzurike has not practiced in more than a month, since the Lions’ first put on pads Aug. 1, and already had been ruled out of Sunday’s season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. He must miss
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Allen Park — Sidelined more than five weeks with a back injury, the Detroit Lions conceded Levi Onwuzurike’s isn’t going to be ready anytime soon. On Saturday, the team placed the second-year defensive lineman on injured reserve, a day before the regular season opener. Onwuzurike has been out of action since Aug. 1, suffering his injury
The Buffalo Bills’ rout of defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, 31-10, signaled a new season Thursday. And for the second season of USA TODAY Sports’ NFL Hot Tix and Pix, we are changing the mold as well. Given the difficulty even sharp players experience with betting full-game point spreads, we’re paying more attention to totals as well as first-half and
Breaking down the Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles matchup at Ford Field in Detroit to open Week 1 of the 2022 NFL regular season: The coaches: Lions — Dan Campbell (8-20-1 overall, 3-13-1 with Lions); Eagles — Nick Sirianni (9-8 overall, 9-8 with Eagles). Last game: Regular-season opener for both teams. Last meeting: Oct. 31,
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff stopped by Brad Holmes’ office one day last December as his first season in Detroit was coming to an end. Goff was in the midst of one of the most trying stretches of his career. Dumped by the Los Angeles Rams 11 months earlier in their trade for Matthew Stafford,
It’s one of those surreal moments in life few can understand or even hope to experience; a dream literally decades in the making just a few nights of sleep away from becoming reality. Aidan Hutchinson has never played his home football games more than half-an-hour away from the Detroit Lions headquarters at Allen Park. A
Free Press sports columnists make their predictions on how many wins the Detroit Lions manage in 2022, and whether they’ll qualify for the NFL playoffs: Carlos Monarrez: 6-11 The reason: In Year 2 of the rebuild, the Lions will make modest progress under a new offensive coordinator and a defense that will be better up front but highly
Each Saturday during the college football season, we’ll highlight five prospects with locally televised matchups who could be a fit for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft, based on projected needs. The list aims to highlight early-, mid- and late-round prospects. This will give you a chance to watch the players performing live, instead
Frank Ragnow was bracing for the worst. The Detroit Lions’ Pro Bowl center heard his groin pop midway through practice Wednesday and feared his bad run of injury luck was about to continue. Ragnow missed 13 games with a foot injury last season and two games with fractured throat cartilage late in 2020, so he
Allen Park — Frank Ragnow is no stranger to injury, but they never get any easier. A severe ankle sprain sidelined him at the end of his senior season in college, and he missed some time because of a Laryngeal fracture in 2020, as well as the final 13 games last year because of a toe injury. More
Allen Park — Former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia couldn’t wait to get Darius Slay out of the building. Which makes it a tad bit ironic that Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said Wednesday during a conference call with local reporters that he literally couldn’t wait to name Slay, a 10th-year corner who was drafted by the
Frank Ragnow returned to practice Friday, two days after suffering a groin injury, leading to optimism he will play in the Detroit Lions‘ season-opener Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. “I think we’ll know a lot post-practice,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “I think it’ll tell us a ton, but I know he wants to give
Allen Park — Former Detroit Lions linebacker Tahir Whitehead returned to the team’s practice facility on Friday to announce his retirement from the NFL after 10 seasons. “It was only right to finish the career where it started, retire a Lion,” Whitehead said. A fifth-round draft pick out of Temple, Whitehead played his first six seasons
Allen Park — The first game for every first-round draft pick is exciting, but there’s a different level of buzz surrounding the impending debut of Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson. A homegrown product who played his high school ball for Dearborn Divine Child and collegiately at the University of Michigan, Hutchinson’s jersey has been the most
Lions vs. Eagles Kickoff: 1 p.m., Sunday, Ford Field, Detroit TV/radio: Fox/97.1 Records: Lions 0-0, Eagles 0-0 Line: Eagles by 4 Detroit News staff writer Nolan Bianchi breaks down the Detroit Lions’ Week 1 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles. Key matchup LIONS’ OFFENSIVE LINE VS. EAGLES’ DEFENSIVE LINE In the blink of an eye, the Lions’
Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ 2022 opponents: Which games are most intriguing? A look at the Detroit Lions’ 2022 opponents, featuring 9 home games and 8 road games, and the benefit of a last-place schedule. Marlowe Alter, Wochit The Detroit Lions went 3-13-1 last season and lost three games on field goals as time
The Detroit Lions went 3-13-1 last season and lost three games on field goals as time expired. They are a better team this year, and their record should reflect it with a more favorable schedule. If they stay healthy, they could challenge for their first wild card berth since 2016. Here is my annual game-by-game
Justin Rogers, Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for how the Detroit Lions will fare this season. ► Justin Rogers: If training camp and the preseason are any indication — and it’s all we have to go on at this stage — the Lions’ rebuild is trending in the right direction. On
It was a haunting Halloween for the Detroit Lions in 2021 for so many reasons. The Philadelphia Eagles came to Ford Field and met little resistance when they ran over, around and through the Lions’ defense in a 44-6 victory. The Eagles ran the ball 46 times (with just 16 pass attempts) for 236 yards
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions are buying into Jalen Hurts hype — because, well, they have no choice. Many around the league are expecting big things for the third-year Eagles quarterback. It remains to be seen whether he’s the guy to take Philadelphia to the next step, but the Lions don’t have the luxury