Allen Park — The Detroit Lions are expecting Jameson Williams’ recent transgression, a violation of the league’s gambling policy that netted the second-year receiver a six-game suspension, to be a blip on the radar in his development as both a player and person. “Jameson, look, he made a mistake,” Lions general manager Brad Holmes said
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Bryce Baringer was arguably the best punter in the nation last fall, and on Saturday, the Waterford native became the first Michigan State punter selected in the NFL Draft in 16 years. Baringer, a first-team All-American in 2022, was selected with the 15th pick of the sixth round, going No. 192 overall to the New
Michigan kicker Jake Moody and punter Brad Robbins often joked about wanting to get drafted by an NFL team as a package deal. That didn’t happen, but both players were drafted during the three-day NFL Draft. Moody went to San Francisco in the third round and Robbins heard his name called Saturday as the last
Allen Park — The Lions used their eighth and final selection of the 2023 NFL Draft on North Carolina wide receiver Antoine Green in the seventh round. Another participant from this year’s East-West Shrine Bowl — following Detroit’s third-round pick Brodric Martin and fifth-round choice Colby Sorsdal — the 6-foot-2, 199-pound Green caught 43 passes
Allen Park — Two days after drafting Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs, the Lions have traded veteran running back D’Andre Swift to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Lions are getting back a fourth-round pick in 2025 and moving up 30 spots in the seventh round this year, from No. 249 to 219. Much like when the
Allen Park — They waited and waited, while we wondered and wondered. Then when the time finally came, Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown decided to have a little fun and add to the suspense. As one of the guest announcers for pick selections at the NFL Draft in Kansas City, St. Brown strode onto the
Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Age: 23) High School: Northridge College: Western Kentucky It’s difficult to imagine a 330-pound man as a wide receiver, but that was Martin’s first football position, before eventually shifting to tight end and the defensive line. After four seasons at FCS school North Alabama, where he started 15 games at defensive tackle,
Allen Park — The reason we’re using a photo of Brad Holmes for this story is because a photo of the player he drafted late Friday night is not available via the Associated Press wire service. That’s how obscure the Lions’ third-round pick, Western Kentucky defensive tackle Brodric Martin, is. Martin, who is graded as
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have found an upgrade at backup quarterback. After trading back twice, and out of the second round, the Lions selected Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker in the third round with the No. 68 overall pick. Hooker, 25, who suffered a torn ACL in late November, is otherwise coming off two
Allen Park — After making three straight selections that appeared to be ahead of schedule, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes on Friday night finally got a player who probably shouldn’t have been on the board. The Lions traded up with the Packers to select Alabama safety and projected first-rounder Brian Branch with the No.
Allen Park — It’s been more than two decades since Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz last worked in the NFL. At his final stop in the professional ranks, the first few seasons of the Baltimore Ravens’ existence, the team spent a first-round pick on Miami linebacker Ray Lewis. And of all the key additions that franchise
Coming off a strong finish to the 2022 season, the Detroit Lions prepare for the 2023 season facing some lofty expectations. Those preparations include the NFL Draft, which is Thursday-Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri. The Detroit News has the weekend covered. Come back here to see everything we have. It includes our NFL Draft tracker,
Allen Park — Brad Holmes has built plenty of trust equity in three seasons as Lions GM, constructing with shrewd, aggressive moves. In the first round of the draft Thursday night, he tested the depths of that equity. It takes guts to trust your gut, and Holmes sure did that, as he should. On other
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions entered the draft with three picks in the second and third rounds. And they still have three picks during that stretch, but they’re better than before after the team picked up the No. 34 choice from Arizona in a first-round trade that also sent Detroit’s No. 81 selection to