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Detroit Lions’ head coach, Dan Campbell is proud of third-year wide receiver, Jameson Williams, and it isn’t just because of his stats. Despite recording career-highs in all receiving categories with 58 receptions for 1,001 yards and seven scores, Campbell is more impressed by the mental growth of Williams as person, player and teammate. Campbell made

Bears Brad Biggs notes the Bears parted ways with director of football analytics Krithi Chandrakasan this week.  Lions Lions HC Dan Campbell made one of the most unique first impressions of any coach in recent memory at his introductory press conference, but QB Jared Goff said appearances can be deceiving when it comes to his

The Detroit Lions are officially getting one of their best players back for their divisional-round playoff game. David Montgomery has been removed from the injury report ahead of Saturday night’s game against the Washington Commanders. The star running back missed the final three games of the regular season, but he is in line to return

Tom Brady‘s presence has driven this, with Mark Davis giving the quarterback-turned-announcer/part-owner a significant say — perhaps the lead voice — as the team searches again for a new head coach and general manager. Brady has had his eye on Johnson for a while, beginning an effort to bring him to Las Vegas when covering

When the Detroit Lions walked off the field at Levi’s Stadium after the NFC Championship game last year, they were dejected but motivated. In the locker room, Dan Campbell stood in front of everyone and talked about how that might have been their only shot and how much harder it’s going to be to get

We hate to be wrong about this one, but it’s really looking like Ben Johnson could be leaving the Detroit Lions and that he could be the Las Vegas Raiders’ next head coach. That means he’s going to take some people with him. We already talked about four coaches who could be headed out with

Former Tennessee Vols quarterback Hendon Hooker likely isn’t going to be a starter anytime soon unless he’s traded by the Detroit Lions.  Hooker, who was selected by the Lions in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, is blocked in Detroit by quarterback Jared Goff, who is under contract with the Lions through the

Aaron Glenn is viewed as one of the better head coach candidates available, and it sounds like the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator has a specific job at the top of his list. Glenn is hoping to become the next head coach of the New York Jets, according to Brian Costello of the New York Post.

Continuing their historic stat-topping season, Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta smashed another NFL record. With 146 receptions for 1,615 yards and 17 touchdowns, LaPorta has the most receptions by a tight end over two years. Despite a slow start this season, LaPorta is peaking at exactly the right time.   Detroit Lions TE Sam

The NFL playoffs are in full swing, as the Divisional Round has arrived.  Saturday night will see an exciting matchup between the Washington Commanders (12-5) and the Detroit Lions (15-2).  The Commanders will travel to Ford Field after squeezing out a 23-20 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  They were the only Wild Card team

Could the Las Vegas Raiders be front-runners to land hot coaching candidate Ben Johnson, the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator? Let’s connect some dots. On Wednesday, The Athletic’s Tashan Reed and Vic Tafur reported the team could be targeting Washington Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark for its vacant GM spot. Newmark worked 26 seasons for the

Around this time a year ago Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was the hottest coach in the cycle. Multiple teams wanted him and it seemed like the Washington Commanders were the team that wanted him the most and they did a horrible job of hiding it.  The Commanders planned to fly out to Detroit to

The Dallas Cowboys faced plenty of adversity in the 2024 NFL season and now they must focus on rebuilding their roster after missing out on the playoffs. It felt that they were trying to compete with half a team at times, especially when Dak Prescott got injured and they were left without a starting quarterback

Detroit Lions All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph on Tuesday had a stern message for anyone calling him a dirty player. Joseph drew negative headlines last season for a tackle he made in the Lions’ wild-card round game against the Los Angeles Rams. Joseph’s low hit on Tyler Higbee seriously injured the Rams tight end. Matthew Stafford