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The Detroit Lions have built one of the NFC’s best rosters in three years under Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell. They have top-end talent on the offensive line, improved depth in the secondary and a collection of young players expected to serve key roles this fall. Most of their starting lineup is set, and only

Miller Farr, a two-time first-team All-Pro cornerback who finished his career playing alongside his brother with the Detroit Lions, died Thursday at the age of 80. Farr, a first-round pick in the AFL’s redshirt draft of 1965, played 10 seasons with five teams in the AFL and NFL and had 35 career interceptions. He tied

The Detroit Lions have made a major change to their special teams unit. Kicker Michael Badgley was released Thursday, a source confirmed to the Free Press, in a surprise move ahead of Lions veterans reporting to NFL training camp Saturday at Allen Park. Badgley is healthy after missing time with a groin injury this spring.

As NFL training camp nears, the Detroit Lions are handling the last bit of roster housekeeping, making an expected move. On Thursday, the team placed three players on the non-football injury list, including rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker, picked in Round 3 of the NFL draft in the spring. Hooker had a Heisman Trophy-worthy start to

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys discuss Shawn’s interview with Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and his takeaways from NBA Summer League. Later, with the start of training camp near, the guys talk Carlos’ high expectations and hopes

If you think the Detroit Lions hype train is out of control now — just wait. The locomotive is just getting started. For the first time in probably three decades, the Lions are favored to win the division. In fact, the last time that happened, they were in the now-waylaid NFC Central. But now, in

The Detroit Lions are in talks to acquire wide receiver Denzel Mims from the New York Jets and a deal is expected to be completed Thursday, a person familiar with the trade told the Free Press. Mims, a second-round pick in 2020, requested a trade last year but languished on the Jets roster all season.

Detroit Lions training camp 2023 is here. The entire team of 90 players will, eventually, be reporting to Lions headquarters at Allen Park ahead of a season beaming with excitement and expectations for Year 3 under head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes. The Lions are coming off their first winning season since

The Detroit Lions now have their entire 2023 rookie class signed. On the eve first-year players are to report to Lions training camp in Allen Park, the final draft pick signed his rookie deal. The team announced Tuesday that defensive back Brian Branch, the second-round draft pick out of Alabama, signed his four-year contract. The

Finally, the most important training camp in the history of the most hyped 9-8 NFL team kicks off in just a few short days. This is it, folks. This is when we get to see the Detroit Lions finally deliver on all that promise they showed during last season’s amazing 1-6 finish. Oops! Sorry about

The Detroit Lions have signed their top draft pick. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs signed his four-year contract on Monday, days before the Lions are scheduled to open training camp. Gibbs, the No. 12 pick of April’s draft, received a slotted four-year contract worth $17.845 million. The deal is fully guaranteed, includes a signing bonus of

As we’re reminded annually, there are no sure things in the MLB draft, whether you’re picking first, 30th or third, as the Detroit Tigers will on Sunday night in Seattle (thanks to a win in December’s first-ever MLB draft lottery). It’s the fifth time the Tigers have had the third overall pick in the draft,

It’s no secret the Detroit Lions have big expectations this season. After a 1-6 start to the 2022-23 season, the Lions fought back to finish 9-8, narrowly missing a wild-card spot. The team’s ability to accomplish such a turnaround is likely a contributing factor as to why they’re favored to win the NFC North division

There have been countless iconic images that represent Detroit sports over the last century. There’s Magglio Ordóñez rounding the bases after a walk-off home run to send the Detroit Tigers to the World Series, Steve Yzerman raising the Stanley Cup to end the Detroit Red Wings‘ 42-year drought, Isiah Thomas and the Bad Boys celebrating