The Detroit Lions announced Saturday that they’ve made a series of roster moves for their Week 13 game. The full list includes: Alexander, 30, is a former fourth-round pick of the Buccaneers back in 2015. He played out the final year of his four-year, $2,758,320 contract before agreeing to a four-year contract worth $54 million
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If there is one thing that Dan Campbell has firmly ingrained into the minds of his players in Detroit, it is the ‘no excuses’ mentality. The team has achieved immense success this season and is on track to finish with the best record in the NFC. While the offense has been lights out, the team’s
The Detroit Lions are going through a ton of injuries right now. Not only have they lost their stars and their starters, they’ve lost their next men up too. On Saturday the Lions poached two players off practice squads. They got former Pro Bowl linebacker Kwon Alexander from the Broncos and defensive tackle Jonah Williams
Four Lions defensive linemen – Mekhi Wingo, Josh Paschal, and Levi Onwuzirke – suffered injuries during Thursday’s win. Wingo (knee) was able to return to the game, but Paschal (knee) and Onwuzirke (hamstring) missed the entire second half. Za’Darius Smith, Al-Quadin Muhammad, and DJ Reader were able to pick up the slack with 22 combined
Over the past few weeks, several teams holding playoff spots in the NFL have shown glimpses of who they truly are. Although plenty can change by the end of the season, Yardbarker is examining each current playoff team’s potential as a Super Bowl contender based on its roster, past performance and, to a lesser extent,
In the wake of Malcolm Rodriguez‘s ACL tear, the Lions are in need of linebacker reinforcements. One is incoming by way of the Broncos’ practice squad. Kwon Alexander is set to head to Detroit, per his agents (via ESPN’s Adam Schefter). Alexander saw his 2023 season come to an end with an Achilles tear, the
The Detroit Lions have added a former Pro Bowl player to their roster after they lost another starter to an injury. Veteran linebacker Kwon Alexander has signed with the Lions, according to his agent Drew Rosenhaus. Alexander had been on the practice squad with the Denver Broncos. Alexander suffered a torn Achilles tendon last year
No one ever said winning a championship would be easy for the Detroit Lions. But, throughout the season, as teammates went down with serious or season-ending injuries, the next-man-up philosophy became the Lions’ mantra. Step up. Get in there. Grind it out. Make it happen. While numerous players suffered injuries, no unit was hit harder
Detroit Lions linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez is out for the season with a torn ACL suffered in Thursday’s 23-20 win over the Chicago Bears. The Lions have been devastated by injuries on defense. Rodriguez will be the fourth linebacker to hit injured reserve with a major injury in 2024 and Detroit is also without star defensive
Jared Goff connected with Sam LaPorta for two touchdowns and the Detroit Lions extended their winning streak to a franchise-record-tying 10 games by holding off the visiting Chicago Bears 23-20 on Thursday. The Lions snapped a seven-game losing streak in their annual Thanksgiving Day game. Goff passed for 221 yards, while David Montgomery had 124
The Chicago Bears matchup against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving was something special. The game came down to the wire between these two teams in what was a promising matchup on Thanksgiving. Caleb Williams has a lot more to be thankful for than merely having a great game after throwing for 256 yards and 3
Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams can be one of the leagues best receivers some day. I don’t have any doubt that this can happen. But at the moment he’s in this time of transition and growth and part of that means that mistakes still happen, but you have to know what to do to make
It’s Thanksgiving, of course it’s stressful Would it be a holiday game if it didn’t stress the hell out of you? The Lions didn’t play their best game of the year on Thanksgiving and it’s because of that this game went the way that it did. That and all the injuries continuing to add up.
Onwuzurike, 26, was drafted by the Lions with pick No. 41 overall in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Washington. He’s in the final year of a four-year rookie deal worth $8,148,892 million and a $3,286,467 million signing bonus. In 2024, Onwuzurike has appeared in 11 games for the Lions and