It’s fitting that the closest thing the Detroit Lions have to a star is Penei Sewell, an offensive lineman who’s young, tough and talented. Those three traits embody what the Lions have become under Dan Campbell, just as Campbell and Brad Holmes envisioned when they started rebuilding one of the NFL’s losingest franchises 30 months
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Nate Sudfeld lost his job with the San Francisco 49ers last summer when the team made a training camp tweak to its backup quarterback competition, reworking Jimmy Garoppolo’s contract to keep him and rookie Brock Purdy on the roster behind starter Trey Lance. Sudfeld said this week he isn’t worried about history repeating itself with
Dan Campbell took his hat off, wiped his mouth, then shared a story before the Detroit Lions‘ first padded practice of training camp Friday, about his first day in pads as a rookie tight end with the New York Giants 24 years ago. Campbell was a third-round pick out of Texas A&M, so he wasn’t
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
C.J. Gardner-Johnson is still out with the knee injury he suffered on Day 2 of training camp, but the Detroit Lions got two injured players back for their first padded practice of summer Friday. Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice that safety Brian Branch would return from a foot injury and offensive guard Halapoulivaati
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
C.J. Gardner-Johnson is still out with the knee injury he suffered on Day 2 of training camp, but the Detroit Lions got two injured players back for their first padded practice of summer Friday. Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice that safety Brian Branch would return from a foot injury and offensive guard Halapoulivaati
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
Justin Jackson did not lack for suitors when he became a free agent in March, but while a handful of NFL teams were interested in signing him as a backup running back/kick returner/jack-of-all-trades insurance policy, most were offering veteran-minimum type deals. Jackson averaged 4 yards per carry as the Detroit Lions’ No. 3 running back
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
For Malcolm Rodriguez, the biggest difference between his first NFL training camp and his second is obvious. “Less cameras,” Rodriguez said Tuesday. The star of last year’s camp thanks to the HBO docuseries “Hard Knocks,” Rodriguez has flown much further under the radar this summer. A 15-game starter at linebacker for the Detroit Lions last