Allen Park — Asked which players have made the most noticeable improvements during these early stages of the offseason program, one of the first names mentioned by Detroit Lions coach Campbell was Ifeatu Melifonwu. With Tracy Walker still working his way back from last year’s Achilles injury, Melifonwu, the third-year defensive back out of Syracuse,
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It’s not a coincidence that the Kansas City Chiefs are connected to a lot of big-name players who become potentially available. Same with the New England Patriots back in the day, or the Los Angeles Rams in the not-so-distant past. The Detroit Lions are now regularly entering those conversations. After nabbing former New Orleans Saints
We’ve seen this too many times. Nick Fairley. Eric Ebron. Charles Rogers. These Detroit Lions were high first-round draft picks who carried the hopes of the team and either fell far short of fulfilling their potential or were outright busts. These were Lions whose stories might have turned out differently — should have turned out
For most of the Detroit Lions key players, the offseason program is over and it’s time to get some rest. The Lions still have one week of organized team activities on their schedule, but coach Dan Campbell has once again excused veterans from the last batch of voluntary workouts and will spend next week focused
Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Thursday’s mandatory minicamp practice, the third and final of the three-day offseason event. ▶ It was another day of situational football, with the veterans practicing for the final day before July’s training camp. The primary scenario saw the offense taking over at their own 25-yard line,
Allen Park — This time two years ago, cause for optimism was slim pickings around Allen Park. Heading into the bulk of the 2023 offseason, it’s plentiful. And while it’s quite obvious how and why this point was reached, it does beg the question: What does this evolution look like on a day-to-day basis? Lions
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Carlos and Shawn tackle the power and leadership dynamics of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes within the Detroit Lions organization. Later, we talk the surprising merger of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Catch
Allen Park — When Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes joined the Detroit Lions in 2021, they did what many new NFL regimes do and brought in veteran leaders to help establish the culture for a team that would be undergoing a roster overhaul. On defense, it was tackle Michael Brockers and linebacker Alex Anzalone who
The next time Jared Goff wins a football game — especially if it’s a fourth-quarter comeback or if he, heaven forbid, tosses a walk-off touchdown — you can bet the internet will blow up with callbacks to the image the Lions released earlier this week. Goff was at a media shoot, and a couple of
Jonah Jackson is done with the marathon video game sessions, at least for now. The late-night “Call of Duty” battles with his brother are on hold, and he won’t be going to the Taylor Swift concert this weekend. at Ford Field As a new father, Jackson has more important things on his mind. The Detroit
Allen Park — For now, it’s mostly just talk, at least from the outside listening in. But if you ask anyone in attendance at the Lions’ mandatory minicamp this week, they’ll tell you that seeing is believing. Maybe hearing is, too. And with most of the noise on the practice field coming from that revamped
Allen Park — A different kind of football news made its way stateside Wednesday, and it has a handful of Detroit Lions players excited. Global soccer superstar Lionel Messi, fresh off his World Cup victory with Argentina this past winter, has reportedly made the decision to sign for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami CF
It was the second day of minicamp, no pads, with players in “pajamas,” as Dan Campbell likes to say. But Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs gave everyone a glimpse of why he was the 12th pick of April’s draft. On the fourth play of team period Wednesday, Gibbs found himself in a mismatch out
Allen Park — After years of lacking adequate pass-rush production, the Detroit Lions suddenly have a wealth of quality edge rushers. That group is obviously led the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Aidan Hutchinson, but the depth is bolstered by the returns of Romeo Okwara and Charles Harris, who led the team