Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman has stayed busy this offseason, signing running back Saquon Barkley, pass-rusher Bryce Huff, linebacker Devin White and safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson in free agency and trading for quarterback Kenny Pickett. Before free agency began, Roseman extended defensive end Brandon Graham, guard Landon Dickerson, punter Braden Mann, long snapper Rick Lovato
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The Detroit Lions have demonstrated a keen understanding of how to construct a formidable football team, consistently placing emphasis on the crucial battlegrounds of the trenches, even amidst the departure of key free agents. In the unforgiving landscape of NFL competition, victories are ultimately forged in the trenches, and a team’s ability to dominate the
Netflix has announced a spin-off of its popular “Quarterback” series that aired last summer, but the new show will focus on a different position. On Tuesday, Netflix released its first promo for an upcoming series called “Receiver.” The series will feature star pass-catchers Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Amon-Ra St. Brown.
The Lions have found their replacement for Jonah Jackson. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Lions are signing veteran guard Kevin Zeitler. The lineman will be inking a one-year deal with Detroit. Zeitler is flying to Detroit on Monday to take his physical before officially signing with the Lions on Tuesday. The 12-year veteran earned
The Detroit Lions lost starting left guard Jonah Jackson to the Rams last week and there’s been a lot of thought that they would go out and find a veteran to fill that spot in free agency. They definitely found a suitable replacement in Pro Bowler Kevin Zeitler. Zeitler is one of the best guards
Zeitler, 34, is a former first-round pick of the Bengals out of Wisconsin back in 2012. He played out the final year of his four-year, $7.544 million rookie contract when the Bengals elected to pick up his fifth-year option for the 2016 season. From there, the Browns signed Zeitler to a five-year, $60 million deal
The Detroit Lions were a broken team in January of 2021. They had just finished up a season in which they fired both their general manager and head coach in November and they then began a mass exodus of players before and after they hired new GM Brad Holmes. The big one was at quarterback.
Take those old records off the shelf and get Howie Roseman some sunglasses. While some NFL general managers (Jerry Jones) hope to cruise through the offseason, the Philadelphia Eagles are all about risky business. Whether by free agency or trade, Roseman hasn’t been shy about adding big name, big money players to the team’s roster.
The first wave of NFL free agency is in the books. The Detroit Lions weren’t as active as some of the other teams that were signing players every five minutes, but they made plenty of moves and improved their roster. Speaking of roster, now is a good time to see where things are at with
In 2017, Michigan recruited Donovan Peoples-Jones, one of the best wide receivers in the class, to be one of the best receivers in school history. Sadly, it never happened for him, and after three years of never reaching over 1,000 receiving yards in the season with Michigan, he left and entered his name in the
These days, losing talented players in free agency can make or break a franchise. Here’s a look at players leaving their NFC North teams: Chicago Bears Key losses: WR Darnell Mooney Chicago had high hopes for Mooney after 81 catches, 1,055 yards and four scores in 2021 but since then, he’s had just 71 catches
Wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones‘ midseason tryout for his hometown team was enough of a success that the Lions have opted to bring him in on a new one-year deal. According to Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report, the former five-star recruit out of Detroit’s Cass Tech HS is re-signing with the team on a deal that
The Detroit Lions need to do some more work in the receiving room. They’re still looking to find that definitive number two guy for them. They also needed to make sure that they could keep some solid depth in the building. That’s why they’re re-signing Donovan Peoples-Jones. But that signing could mean they don’t plan
The Detroit Lions need to do some more work in the receiving room. They’re still looking to find that definitive number two guy for them. They also needed to make sure that they could keep some solid depth in the building. That’s why they’re re-signing Donovan Peoples-Jones. But that signing could mean they don’t plan