The Detroit Lions filled out their 2024 coaching staff by hiring three new additions. Deshea Townsend and Terrell Williams were already known to be joining the team. Townsend takes over as the defensive backs coach and defensive passing game coordinator for the Lions. He spent the last two seasons in those same roles for the
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Free agency is coming soon, and that means projecting fits for players and teams. In their latest effort, ESPN identified what they believe to be the best landing spot for each of their top 50 free agents. Despite some very appealing names and fairly obvious fits, only one player was judged to have his best
It is finally draft season for Lions fans. Brad Holmes and his front office have proven they are very capable of putting together great draft classes. They have had major hits on every day of the draft, but especially on Day Two. This roster isn’t in desperate need of much because of his work, but
Join Russell Brown and Scott Bischoff with a NEW episode of Bish and Brown on the Detroit Lions Podcast! On this episode, the guys discuss the following: Player fit at 29th overall for Detroit: Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State NFL Scouting Combine Preview: Who to watch and what to look for next week! Prospect of
The Lions Draft Prospect of the Day moves into the defensive interior to kick off the week before the NFL Scouting Combine. The focus is on players who should hold some appeal to the Lions in the draft, with a focus on the more likely positions the team will be targeting. If you’re looking for
It appears Tracy Walker’s time with the Detroit Lions has come to an end. Walker posted a heartfelt goodbye to the Lions fans and thanked them for their support over his six seasons in Detroit. The move, while not official yet, is not a surprise. Walker has been widely speculated as a salary cap cut
The Chicago Bears had a nice finish to their 2023 season. After losing to the Lions in Detroit in Week 11, Chicago won four of its final six games to escape last place in the NFC North with a 7-10 finish. The upward winds have not kept blowing into the offseason. Instead, the drama around
When Ferris Buehler took his day off he made it a point to mention that life comes at you pretty fast. For the Detroit Lions, the last three years with Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell have seemed like a blur. As they enter year four people are beginning to favor them for a Super Bowl
The Lions Draft Prospect of the Day moves into the defensive interior to kick off the week before the NFL Scouting Combine. The focus is on players who should hold some appeal to the Lions in the draft, with a focus on the more likely positions the team will be targeting. If you’re looking for
Alim McNeill took a big step in his career progress in 2023. The third-year defensive tackle reshaped his body to become more of a lean, mean fighting machine on the Detroit Lions interior. Now McNeill is entering the final year of his rookie contract, a four-year deal that paid him just under $5.2 million as
We are just 66 days away from the 2024 NFL Draft and Lions fans for once will have a long wait for their first pick. As of right now, they are set to be the 29th overall pick in the draft. Even picking that late, this draft is set up for them to get someone
Draft season is back! The 2024 NFL draft is in Detroit in April, and we’re getting very close to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. It’s time to fire up the “Lions Draft Prospect of the Day” series. The focus is on players who should hold some appeal to the Lions in the draft, with
The Detroit Lions defense had some issues in 2023, to be sure. Deep passes were a problem, as were defending quarterback runs. However, Aaron Glenn’s defense in 2023 thrived at one specific thing: stopping opposing running backs. The Lions defense allowed the fewest rushing yards to running backs of any NFL team in the 2023
The free agent period begins soon in the NFL. While it officially doesn’t fire up until mid-March, the NFL Scouting Combine typically marks when teams and agents really begin earnestly courting one another in free agency, too. The Detroit Lions figure to be net spenders in free agency once again. That’s as much of a