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The Detroit Lions finally made a splash at the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday when they traded a 2025 fifth-round and a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for Za’Darius Smith and a 2026 seventh-round pick.  With all these picks moving around, we thought it might be a good idea to have a refresher

The Detroit Lions are acquiring three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Za’Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns prior to the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, multiple media outlets reported. In addition to Smith, the Lions are receiving a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Browns, in turn, are acquiring a fifth-round selection in the

Jameson Williams is back on Detroit’s 53-man roster. The Lions wideout was reinstated from his two-game suspension today, per Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz. Williams was suspended last month for violating the NFL’s PED policy. However, the receiver isn’t completely out of the woods when it comes to impending league punishment. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero noted

Jameson Williams is poised to make his return to the Detroit Lions after serving a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy. While the specifics of what the league found remain unclear, Williams has used this time away from the field to focus on his conditioning and prepare for his comeback. Head coach

The Lions received a roster exemption for Williams that will buy them some time before needing to add him to their active roster. Williams received a two-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy. Williams, 23, was a first-team All-American, first-team All-SEC, and the SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Year in 2021. The Lions

Smith, 24, attended Notre Dame before going undrafted back in 2023. During his final season with Notre Dame in 2022, Smith appeared in 13 games and recorded 17 tackles, one forced fumble, and half a sack. In 2024, Smith has appeared in two game for the Lions and recorded two total tackles. We will have

Not long ago we wrote up a piece that suggested the Detroit Lions should bring in former Jets head coach Robert Saleh to be a part of their defensive staff as a consultant. It made sense considering the Lions have had consultants like John Fox and Dom Capers on staff recently.  While Saleh would be

In a drenching rainstorm, the Detroit Lions pulled out a decisive 24-14 victory against the Green Bay Packers. Dan Campbell has praised this team as having the mental, physical, and emotional toughness to overcome adversity. On Sunday, the Lions were the definition of grit, overcoming an injury-depleted roster, adverse weather conditions, and poor officiating to

The Green Bay Packers played a sloppy, mistake-filled game and fell short to the Detroit Lions 24-14 at Lambeau Field. The turning point was an interception thrown by quarterback Jordan Love just before the half that gave Detroit a 17-3 lead at the break. The loss dropped the Packers to 6-3 on the season while

Following a controversial ejection for Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch in a game against the Green Bay Packers, the NFL has weighed in on the decision. NFL senior vice president of officiating Perry Fewell told a pool reporter after the game that the league reviewed all angles and felt Branch could have pulled up

The Detroit Lions got a big win over the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau on Sunday and continued their lead in the NFC North and their lead in the NFC. There were some winners and losers in this one. Here’s what we saw: Winners Jared Goff Goff has always got some sort of flack for

Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was ejected from Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers for his late hit on Bo Melton, and Tom Brady didn’t like the call. During the broadcast on Fox, Brady spoke to rules analyst Dean Blandino about why Branch was ejected. “I don’t love that call at all. Obviously, it’s

Amon-Ra St. Brown arrived in Green Bay wearing a sweatshirt that read “Green Bay Sucks” as the Detroit Lions prepare to play a division rival. No love lost between those teams we see. The Lions are 6-1 on the season while the Packers are 6-2 going into Sunday afternoon. You can see the star wide

Here we are, it’s midnight on a Saturday night ahead of the NFL trade deadline and everyone is wondering what the Detroit Lions are going to do. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and The Athletic’s Diana Russini just dropped back to back late night tweets that may hint at the Lions preferred player to trade for. This