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It’s extension season in the NFL, the time of year where teams reward some of their most important veterans with new contracts, locking them up long-term. Among the players we’ve seen ink new, multi-year pacts in recent weeks are Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, Dallas cornerback Trevon Diggs, Giants offensive tackle Andrew Thomas, Bengals linebacker Logan

Allen Park – Expectations are as high as they’ve ever been for the Lions. Perhaps you’ve heard them. Division favorites. National TV mainstays. Super Bowl sleepers. For many NFL teams, that’s nothing new. For the Lions, it’s such a rare phenomenon, it draws media visitors from across the country, who splash Dan Campbell and Brad

Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Saturday’s Detroit Lions’ training camp practice. ▶ Another practice, another injury for the Lions. This time it was wide receiver Denzel Mims who got banged up. Hauling in a dart across the deep middle of the field, the receiver impressively held on despite taking a decent pop

Allen Park — Two years after unseating longtime Detroit Lions long snapper Don Muhlbach, Scott Daly finds himself on the other side of a training camp competition. Operating as the incumbent this time around, he’s the one trying to fend off a challenger, two-time Pro Bowler Jake McQuaide. Barring a colossal blunder, long snappers often

Allen Park — For the first time this training camp, Detroit Lions cornerback Emmanuel Moseley was on the sideline taking in practice as he continues to work his way back from last season’s ACL injury. It’s a small step, but positive sign for the defensive back the Lions added as a free agent this offseason

Allen Park — It’s too early to tell what the fate of undrafted cornerback Starling Thomas will be. But in the early goings of Detroit Lions training camp, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said Thomas has similar traits as a former UDFA success story: Cornerback Jerry Jacobs. “Starling, he is physical, he can run, he’s highly

Allen Park — To address depth concerns created by a pair of recent injuries, the Detroit Lions added wide receiver Avery Davis and cornerback Tae Hayes to the roster ahead of Saturday’s training camp practice. Davis, a dual-threat high school quarterback, briefly played cornerback before converting to wide receiver at Notre Dame. Appearing in 40

Allen Park — The intensity of training camp is about to rise a couple levels with the New York Giants coming to town next week for a pair of joint practices with the Detroit Lions, leading into the preseason opener between the two squads on Friday, Aug. 11. The Lions have just one practice and

Allen Park — Reviewing the film from the team’s walk-through practice earlier in the day, Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown goes through a routine of dissecting his performance, scouring the tape for any areas he could improve. In doing so, something else, more specifically someone else, grabbed the Pro Bowler’s attention. The team had been

Allen Park — Kerby Joseph has nowhere to go but up. At least in his own mind. And for anyone who watched the second-year Lions safety in his rookie year, in which he sealed a season-ending win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, it might be clear Joseph has potential to become a

Allen Park — For the first time in the history of Ford Field, the Detroit Lions have completely sold out of season tickets for the 2023 season. The team, which is set to celebrate its 90th season, announced the milestone on Thursday. “This is an exciting moment for our franchise. To reach this milestone as

Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Thursday’s Detroit Lions’ training camp practice. ▶ Thanks to WWE’s SummerSlam and a Beyoncé concert at Ford Field, the Lions were forced to scrap their annual scrimmage at the home stadium. They replaced that with Thursday’s session, which focused on move-the-ball drives. After some early practice

Allen Park — Riley Patterson has been here and done this before. He also has been there and done that, too. And the 23-year-old kicker knows that is part of the reason why the Lions brought him back here to Detroit, a place he never wanted to leave. A place he says he prayed he’d

Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Wednesday’s Detroit Lions’ training camp practice. ▶ Let’s start with Jameson Williams. I’m fully aware that might garner some eye rolls, but he continues to be one of the most interesting players on the roster and it was an eventful day for the speedy receiver. Things