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Allen Park — The Detroit Lions talk a lot about having a standard, a base level of expectations for the team’s players on and off the field, but rookie defensive back Brian Branch carries an even higher level of expectation, placed on him by first-year cornerbacks coach Dre Bly. “Coach Bly is an amazing coach,”

Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Saturday’s Detroit Lions’ training camp practice. ▶ Earlier in the week, we gave the offense its flowers for dominating a practice. On this day, the shoe was on the other foot as defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn’s group took control early and never let up as

Allen Park — Before Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell fielded questions as his daily press session Saturday morning, he took a moment to publicly express gratitude for one of the organization’s most important, behind-the-scenes figures. “Man, I don’t speak a lot about him, but Chris Spielman, man, he does a lot for us and he’s

Allen Park — C.J. Gardner-Johnson has zero interest looking back. The Detroit Lions defensive back made his return to practice on Saturday, five days after being carted off the field with a scary leg injury. As far as he’s concerned, that’s old news not worth discussing. Meeting with the media after practice, Gardener-Johnson quickly dismissed

Allen Park — Amidst all the talk about the young Detroit Lions’ defense turning the corner, Dan Campbell wants to remind you about someone. His name is Charles Harris. “Charles is really the starter right now. … Let’s not forget about Charles,” Campbell said. Harris, 28, is entering his third season with the Lions. This

Allen Park — NFL rookies have a tendency to be stiff when it comes to dealing with the media. And who could possibly blame them? They’ve got enough on their plates where they don’t need to be worried about saying something that garners unwanted attention. But Lions defensive tackle Brodric Martin is different. The big

Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Friday’s Detroit Lions’ training camp practice. ▶ The Lions conducted their first padded practice of the season, but before we get into that, let’s talk about a couple injured players. First, how quickly defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson has bounced back after what initially appeared to be

Allen Park — Drafting is hard. But if it wasn’t evident going into the 2022 season that Lions general manager Brad Holmes hit a home run with his first swing, it is now. Right tackle Penei Sewell, the No. 7 overall pick in 2021, is hitting another level going into his third season. “I can’t

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have waived injured wide receiver Tom Kennedy and signed former Michigan Panthers wide receiver Trey Quinn, according to an announcement from the team Friday. Kennedy, 26, signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and has stuck with the team ever since, performing in various practice-squad

Allen Park — Detroit Lions guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai took a hit to the back earlier this week, costing him a day of practice, but he avoided serious injury to the area he had surgically addressed last year. “He actually took a shot in the back, more than, ‘Ah, I get torqued,’ whatever,” Lions coach Dan

Greg Beacham |  Associated Press Irvine, Calif. – Former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford apparently had little doubt he would play football this season. He had even less doubt he would play for the Los Angeles Rams. And when other teams called to inquire about trading for the Super Bowl champion, Stafford says he made it

Allen Park — Roll up the sleeping bags, because the pajama party is over. That’s the silly label Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell has long bestowed on the early offseason practices — the OTA sessions, mandatory minicamp and first week of training camp — when his players are going through their drills in shorts and

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions can confidently list linebacker Alex Anzalone at the top of the depth chart. After that, it’s kind of a crapshoot. The Lions have an open competition behind Anzalone for spot Nos. 2-4 on the depth chart, and it might be the most interesting competition going in Allen Park right

Allen Park — Ben Johnson is back! And he’s ready for that to stop being a story. The Detroit Lions offensive coordinator on Wednesday was asked about deciding to withdraw from head-coaching opportunities and return to the Motor City for another year, and just how impactful it’s been for the rest of the team. “Truthfully,