Detroit Free Press

Starting a new job is always a daunting experience, especially one as high-profile as “NFL player.” Now a week into their first training camp, Detroit Lions rookies Jack Campbell and Jahmyr Gibbs are feeling more acquainted with the team and making the most out of every opportunity. Head coach Dan Campbell said Sunday that, at

Rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker is still a ways away from playing — if he even does this year — but April’s third-round pick has made some very noticeable strides in his recovery from a torn ACL in what have essentially been public rehab workouts over the past week. Hooker took the field with a Detroit

Detroit Lions right tackle Penei Sewell is in concussion protocol and will miss his second straight practice Sunday. Lions coach Dan Campbell said Sewell won’t return until at least Wednesday under the NFL’s concussion guidelines. Players must be symptom-free and cleared by an independent neurologist before they can return to practice. “But he’s doing good,”

Behold the behemoths up front. The mountainous men who determine the success of every play on a football field — but mostly go unnoticed. Until the replay, and the offensive lineman is highlighted giving up a sack, something your Detroit Lions didn’t do often a year ago. In fact, only Tampa Bay gave up fewer,

Kerby Joseph, Cam Sutton and Tracy Walker were staying loose, jogging gassers the width of the field during a special teams period at Detroit Lions training camp Saturday when their teammate, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, joined in. Gardner-Johnson ran to meet the trio of defensive backs, reached down to touch the sideline, made sure his teammates did

More than 2,500 fans flocked to Allen Park on Saturday morning to get a glimpse of the Detroit Lions as they prepare for the 2023 season. Some lined up as early as 6 a.m. in the rain to get a seat for the first day of training camp open to the public. Head coach Dan

The Detroit Lions surprised some when they left April’s NFL draft without addressing the cornerback position. They missed on the draft’s top cornerback, Illinois’ Devon Witherspoon, with the sixth pick; he went to the Seattle Seahawks at No. 5. They passed on Oregon’s Christian Gonzalez, the draft’s No. 2 corner, for running back Jahmyr Gibbs

Five days after being carted off the field with a knee injury, C.J. Gardner-Johnson is back practicing for the Detroit Lions. Lions coach Dan Campbell said Gardner-Johnson will be a limited participant in Saturday’s training camp practice, the Lions’ first open to the general public. Gardner-Johnson suffered a knee injury in team drills Monday, in

Five days after being carted off the field with a knee injury, C.J. Gardner-Johnson is back practicing for the Detroit Lions. Lions coach Dan Campbell said Gardner-Johnson will be a limited participant in Saturday’s training camp practice, the Lions’ first open to the general public. Gardner-Johnson suffered a knee injury in team drills Monday, in

It’s fitting that the closest thing the Detroit Lions have to a star is Penei Sewell, an offensive lineman who’s young, tough and talented. Those three traits embody what the Lions have become under Dan Campbell, just as Campbell and Brad Holmes envisioned when they started rebuilding one of the NFL’s losingest franchises 30 months

Nate Sudfeld lost his job with the San Francisco 49ers last summer when the team made a training camp tweak to its backup quarterback competition, reworking Jimmy Garoppolo’s contract to keep him and rookie Brock Purdy on the roster behind starter Trey Lance. Sudfeld said this week he isn’t worried about history repeating itself with

Dan Campbell took his hat off, wiped his mouth, then shared a story before the Detroit Lions‘ first padded practice of training camp Friday, about his first day in pads as a rookie tight end with the New York Giants 24 years ago. Campbell was a third-round pick out of Texas A&M, so he wasn’t

C.J. Gardner-Johnson is still out with the knee injury he suffered on Day 2 of training camp, but the Detroit Lions got two injured players back for their first padded practice of summer Friday. Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice that safety Brian Branch would return from a foot injury and offensive guard Halapoulivaati

C.J. Gardner-Johnson is still out with the knee injury he suffered on Day 2 of training camp, but the Detroit Lions got two injured players back for their first padded practice of summer Friday. Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice that safety Brian Branch would return from a foot injury and offensive guard Halapoulivaati