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
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The Detroit Lions selected running back Jahmyr Gibbs higher than any pundits expected, but the Alabama product doesn’t remotely care. Jahmyr Gibbs is expected to compete for carries with the newly-acquired David Montgomery. Montgomery, a former Chicago Bear, signed a three-year contract this spring. Gibbs, however, was a surprising selection at No. 12. Detroit traded
The Detroit Lions are on the clock. The countdown began Friday in Allen Park, on the practice fields outside the team’s headquarters, where the team’s rookies, and free-agent rookie signings, slipped on their jerseys, helmets and worked through some drills. On Saturday, the rookies were back, in front of reporters, talking a little trash —
Jerry Jacobs had just gotten home from school one day in the spring of 2009 when his mother, Alice, sat him and two of his siblings down on the sectional couch of their Atlanta apartment. Alice was 46 at the time, a single mother of five who would give her last dime to help anyone
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
Hendon Hooker didn’t throw a pass at Detroit Lions rookie minicamp Saturday, and the nature of the torn ACL he suffered at Tennessee last November means he won’t be doing any meaningful football drills for a while. But the Lions’ third-round pick still managed to stand out during a 90-minute pad-less practice because of the
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
The Detroit Lions have one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, but the unit has gotten some uniquely lofty props from an NFL.com analyst. The Detroit Lions had one of the best offenses in the NFL last season, top-five in scoring and total yards, top-10 in passing yards and top-12 in rushing. Jared
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Antoine Green was the Detroit Lions final pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, but could he be the rookie who has a chance to have the most immediate impact? The Detroit Lions made eight picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, the final of which was North Carolina wide receiver Antoine Green in the seventh round
The Detroit Lions have high expectations paired with a high profile schedule, and general manager Brad Holmes talked about it with SiriusXM. The Detroit Lions have a lot of positive buzz around them, and a schedule which includes four prime time games shows the league is backing the idea they will be a good team
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs is being held out of rookie minicamp practice on Saturday for precautionary reasons. The Detroit Lions made a bold choice in drafting running back Jahmyr Gibbs out of Alabama with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Gibbs was an excellent player for the Crimson Tide