There is a good chance Taylor Decker makes his season debut Sunday for the Detroit Lions after taking first-team left tackle reps Friday for the third straight practice. “High,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said when asked to put a percentage on Decker’s return. “High percentage. Higher than 50(%).” Decker has not played since injuring his left index
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James Hawkins, John Niyo, Justin Rogers and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Sunday’s Lions-Steelers game at Heinz Field (1 p.m., Fox/97.1). ► James Hawkins: The Lions’ last nine trips to Pittsburgh have resulted in a loss and it’s hard to see that streak coming to an end, given the different directions these teams
Josh Reynolds connected enough dots before he hit free agency in March to think the Detroit Lions would be major players for his services. He spent four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, where new Lions general manager Brad Holmes and his top executive, Ray Agnew, were in the front office, and he caught most
Allen Park — 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 2022 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
The Detroit Lions finished the first half of the season on a sour note, with a 44-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles that was far and away their worst performance of the year. Before they left for their bye week break, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn told his players to forget about that game, to bury
Allen Park — Josh Reynolds isn’t sure whether the Detroit Lions made an offer this spring, when the wide receiver was a free agent. And he isn’t certain whether two days of practice will be enough time for him to get acclimated with his new surroundings and play in Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. But
Roger Zatkoff, a linebacker who won a Rose Bowl at the University of Michigan and later a world championship with the Detroit Lions, has died. Zatkoff died at his home in Clawson, Nov. 4, according to his obituary. He was 90. Zatkoff, a Hamtramck native, played for the Lions in 1957-58, and was part of
Allen Park — Of all the stats you could highlight to epitomize the Detroit Lions’ 0-8 record, few are more glaring than the team’s struggles in the red zone. And it truly is a team issue. On offense, the Lions have scored a touchdown on 50% of their trips inside the 20-yard line, which ranks 30th
Taylor Decker earned positive reviews in his return to practice Wednesday and the Detroit Lions left tackle remains on track to make his season debut Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn said Decker “looked good” in his first practice in nearly a month and was in line to have an expanded workload
Dave Fipp never experienced symptoms during his bout with COVID-19, but the Detroit Lions special teams coordinator was sick to his stomach during one day of his quarantine — when he watched the Lions lose to the Philadelphia Eagles from afar in the only game he’s missed in his 14 NFL seasons. “It was horrible,”
Dan Campbell is looking to someone new to spark the Detroit Lions’ struggling offense — himself. Campbell said Wednesday he is taking a larger role in the offensive planning ahead of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I would say just it involves spending a lot more time with the offense than maybe the other
Allen Park — Before safety Jalen Elliott ever stepped on a field as a member of the Detroit Lions, he thought it was over. Reporting to training camp as a rookie in 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, which sidelined him for more than two weeks. It was an inauspicious start for the undrafted rookie out of
The Marines were in a truck, performing convoy security about 250 yards off a road, churning through soft sand in the Iraqi desert. “Stop!” screamed Rod Richards, a gunnery sergeant. Richards saw hundreds of discs spread across the sand. We had driven into a landmine field. Richards thought some were antitank mines. Others he called “toe
Taylor Decker took left tackle reps at practice Wednesday for the first time in nearly a month, and the Detroit Lions should know soon whether the veteran offensive lineman will play again this season. Lions coach Dan Campbell indicated Wednesday the next 24 hours will be key to Decker’s return from the finger injury that
Allen Park — When discussing ways he could address his team’s struggling offense in the immediate aftermath of last month’s 44-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the first name Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell mentioned was rookie wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. “I think we need to look long and hard at St. Brown,” Campbell said. “There, for
A day after they passed on Odell Beckham Jr., the Detroit Lions found help for their middling receiving corps on the waiver wire Wednesday. The Lions, with top waiver priority, claimed ex-Tennessee Titans receiver Josh Reynolds on waivers and placed defensive lineman Jashon Cornell on the reserve/non-football illness list. Reynolds played his first four NFL
Allen Park — The Lions don’t play the Pittsburgh Steelers all that often — once every four years — but when the sides meet, it’s easy to cast an enviable eye across Lake Erie at the sustained success the opposition has experienced. Remarkably, it’s been 19 years since the Steelers have had a losing season. During
Roger Zatkoff, one of the last living members of the Detroit Lions’ 1957 championship team, died last week at 90 years old. Zatkoff was a standout linebacker at Michigan and with the Lions in the 1950s who went on to a successful business career after his playing days. A Hamtramck native, Zatkoff played his first
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions found some receiving help off waivers on Wednesday, claiming Josh Reynolds from the Tennessee Titans. The move reunites Reynolds with quarterback Jared Goff. The two played together four seasons in Los Angeles after the Rams selected Reynolds in the fourth round of the 2017 draft out of Texas A&M. “Josh is
Allen Park — Early signs are pointing toward Detroit Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker returning to action this Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He cleared a significant hurdle on Wednesday, fully participating in practice as he works his way back from a September finger injury that required surgery. “If he feels good, then we’ll see what