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If there’s an award for NFL Dude of the Year, Dan Campbell says he’s the man for the honor. That was just one of the many chuckles the Detroit Lions head coach had as a guest in the second half of ESPN’s ManningCast of the Dallas Cowboys-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on Monday night. Since the

The 2022 Detroit Lions season ended a week too early, but it was one of the team’s more memorable seasons in recent history. Now it’s time to close the book on this season and look at what’s in store for Lions’ next chapter, when the 2023 NFL season arrives. Since we’ll have plenty of time

We owe the Detroit Lions a thank you. No, seriously. We do. And by we, I mean anyone who considers themselves a fan of Detroit’s four major pro teams. The Lions didn’t make the playoffs this season — they could have (should have!?) been playing at San Francisco Saturday instead of Seattle — and that’s

Only the Detroit Lions can get royally screwed by the refs in a game they’re not even playing. Thanks, in part, to missteps by NFL officials in the Seattle Seahawks-Los Angeles Rams game, the Lions’ playoff hopes last week were dashed before the game vs. the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday Night

It’s tough to consider a season a success when it falls short of the playoffs, but the Detroit Lions sure took a considerable step forward in 2022. The Lions opened the season 1-6 and seemed ticketed for a top-three pick in the draft in late October, then closed the season with eight wins in their

From Mel Gray to Eddie Drummond to Jamal Agnew, the Detroit Lions have a history of employing some of the NFL’s best return men. Add another one to the list. Lions punt returner Kalif Raymond was named second-team All-Pro on Friday, the only Lions player picked for the first- or second-team. Raymond finished second in

In two drafts as Detroit Lions general manager, Brad Holmes’ eye for college talent has proven to be elite. The Lions landed three starters in 2021, including one of the best right tackles (Penei Sewell) and top slot receivers (Amon-Ra St. Brown) in football, and three more last spring (Aidan Hutchinson, Kerby Joseph and Malcolm

Ben Johnson will be a busy man the next few days. Johnson, the Detroit Lions‘ first-year offensive coordinator, is scheduled to have his first of three interviews for vacant head coaching positions Thursday with the Houston Texans, NFL Network reported. Along with the Texans, the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts have requested interviews with Johnson,

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Producer: Andrew Hammond • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Carlos & Shawn are joined by Free Press Lions beat writer Dave Birkett to break down what went right and wrong for the Lions this season. They also recap the end-of-the year

They’re not a single player away, so forget about opening the vault for a free agent, not that Brad Holmes would run from a game-changer eyeing what’s bubbling in Detroit. As head coach Dan Campbell said during his wrap-up news conference Monday: “With the way we’re trending, I’d like to believe that anybody outside looking

Aidan Hutchinson has bolstered his case for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year — again. Hutchinson was named Defensive Rookie of the Month for December/January, the second time he won the award this season. Hutchinson, the only player to win any rookie of the month award multiple times this season, totaled 21 tackles, including five

Jameson Williams did not catch a pass in the final game of his rookie season, but the electric Detroit Lions receiver gave one last tantalizing glimpse of his big-play ability in an eight-snap span in the second quarter of Sunday’s 20-16 win over the Green Bay Packers. Williams caught a 66-yard flea-flicker touchdown pass from

If Sunday was Jamaal Williams’ last game as a Detroit Lions running back, he picked a heck of a way to go out. Williams was named NFC Offensive Player of Week on Wednesday after rushing for 72 yards and scoring two second-half touchdowns to lead the Lions to a 20-16 win over his old team,

This season, Brad Holmes proved he knows how to draft football players. On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions general manager proved he should never attempt a career as a poker player. That was painfully obvious during Holmes’ year-end news conference, when he showed his hand to anybody who wanted to take a peek and essentially announced