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Can you smell what the Lions are cooking? It’s a kicking competition, according to news Monday night that Detroit has signed XFL kicker John Parker Romo of the San Antonio Brahmas. Romo, 25, signed with the Lions following a tryout with the team, his agent confirmed on Twitter. He went undrafted out of Virginia Tech

The local kid fights on. After an impressive showing at last weekend’s rookie minicamp, former Eastern Michigan wide receiver Dylan Drummond on Monday signed with the Detroit Lions as a free agent, landing himself on the 90-man roster with OTAs and minicamp looming. Drummond (6 feet, 186 pounds) was one of 10 free agents to

Allen Park — Plenty has been made about how early the Detroit Lions selected running back Jahmyr Gibbs, even surprising the player himself, but he still had anticipated being drafted at some point in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Brodric Martin was also taken earlier than everyone expected, but things were a

It appears the Detroit Lions will host a second set of joint practices at the team’s facility in Allen Park during training camp later this summer. In addition to the previously reportedly sessions with the New York Giants, Detroit’s first opponent of the preseason, the Lions will also get some extra work with the Jacksonville

Allen Park — New Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch hated every second of Saturday’s rookie minicamp. But that’s only because he wasn’t involved. Branch, pick No. 45 out of Alabama in April’s NFL Draft, was forced to sit out with an undisclosed injury. “Hate that I’m not practicing,” Branch said. “It hurt, because yesterday, I

Allen Park — The Lions are reaching for more, and people are noticing. The NFL noticed enough to grant them a supporting-actor role on opening night against the Super Bowl champion Chiefs. The higher you reach, the more you get noticed. According to many analysts, the Lions reached for a few of their draft picks,

Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Saturday’s rookie minicamp practice, the only day of the three open to the media. ▶ The star of the day, far and away, was tight end Sam LaPorta. Detroit’s second-round draft pick was essentially uncoverable running routes across the middle of the field in seven-on-seven work,

Allen Park — Lions rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker can’t do much of anything on a football field right now, but he’s doing all the little things off the field that are positioning him to hit the ground running once he’s medically cleared. A third-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Hooker is working his way

Allen Park — It felt just like old times at the Detroit Lions’ rookie minicamp on Saturday. Jack Campbell was there, trying to make a play. And Sam LaPorta was there, trying to make sure he couldn’t. The former University of Iowa teammates, both selected by Detroit in the first two rounds of April’s NFL

Before the NFL announced its full 2023 schedule on Thursday, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell mused in a conversation with his coordinators, Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson, how nice it would be to land the Thursday night matchup to open the season. Campbell hadn’t even considered the likelihood that would mean his team would be

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions announced the signing of 15 undrafted free agents on Friday. Here’s a little bit of information about each of those new additions. Of note, at least one UDFA, and a total of 22, have made the team’s 53-man roster out of training camp the past 13 years. ▶ Brad

Allen Park — Long viewed as one of the NFL’s least marketable teams, the Detroit Lions have made the transformation from undesirable to hot commodity. At minimum, the team is scheduled to be featured on national television five times during the 2023 season, starting with one of the most prominent spots on the annual slate

The wait is over. The NFL released the full 2023 schedule on Thursday night and the Detroit Lions’ social media team was ready with a brand-new video to reveal their game dates and times for the coming season. The Lions enlisted the help of head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes (sort of)

Detroit — They weren’t ready for prime time before. But they’d better be now. Because when the curtain goes up on the NFL season in September, the Lions will take center stage in the spotlight. And this won’t be just a cameo appearance, either, as Dan Campbell’s team — a trendy pick to win the