The 88th annual National Football League Player Selection Meetings, better known to all of us as the NFL draft, is quickly approaching. This year’s 2023 event, as in years past, is basically the Super Bowl for every team that didn’t win last year’s championship. Here’s the skinny on what you need to know about the
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The NFL has suspended five players for violating the league’s gambling policy, including Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams. 5 NFL players got popped with hefty suspensions for betting on football, including Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams and three of his teammates. Detroit receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore have been suspended indefinitely,
An ESPN report says the Philadelphia Eagles are hiring former Lions head coach Matt Patricia, but there’s not much evidence that it has actually happened yet. After an ill-fated season as the New England Patriots’ offensive play caller, former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia is looking for a new job. On Thursday, ESPN’s Adam
Jalen Hurts signed a five-year, $255 million contract recently, making the Philadelphia Eagles’ star the highest paid quarterback in the league. The Eagles took him with the 53rd overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft’s second round, but almost didn’t. They were coming off an NFC East title the season before and, at that point, Carson Wentz
The NFL was different in 2015 than it is now. Or the value of running backs was, at least. But Brad Holmes still follows the same guiding principles as general manager of the Detroit Lions that he did eight years ago, when he was college scouting director of the St. Louis Rams and they took
Over the next several days, leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Safeties. ▶ Current roster: Tracy Walker, Kerby Joseph, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, C.J. Moore, Ifeatu Melifonwu, Brady Breeze ▶ Short-term need: Two out of 10 ▶ Long-term need: 4.5
Allen Park — There are many things the Lions can do in this NFL Draft. Tons of options. Lots of picks. There are a couple things they can’t do. They can’t draft Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, whose off-field issues have sent his stock plummeting. And they can’t draft a quarterback in the first round,
Who doesn’t want to be the Detroit Lions right now? Historically, that question would probably yield an unkind answer. But after the 2022 season they had, with five picks in the top 81 selections of next week’s NFL Draft? “They’re in great shape. I don’t know if there’s many teams you’d rather be than them
It apparently became a source of concern among Lions fans, but Jameson Williams was indeed at voluntary offseason work this week. As the Detroit Lions released daily photos from this week’s start of voluntary offseason work, apparently the absence of wide receiver Jameson Williams in any of said pictures was noticed. That has only further
Despite the red flags, the Detroit Lions are feeling much better about Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter as the draft approaches next week. It has been a tumultuous offseason for Jalen Carter, but the former Georgia defensive tackle seems to have found good graces with the Detroit Lions. Though his past is checkered, Carter had
The position has clearly been devalued in the NFL, but Lions general manager Brad Holmes doesn’t buy the notion of depressed running back value in the draft no matter what. No running backs were taken in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. The last running back taken in the top-20 overall was Saquon
Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Detroit Lions needs in the 2023 NFL draft. This is the second in an eight-part series. The Lions lost leading rusher Jamaal Williams to free agency, but upgraded their backfield by signing David Montgomery to a three-year deal. Montgomery is
Not that he would say anything otherwise publicly, but Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes conveyed positive thoughts about Jalen Carter’s pre-draft visit. Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes closed his opening statement to his pre-draft press conference on Thursday on a fairly humorous note, but with a grain of truth. Brad Holmes to wrap
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions weren’t actively shopping cornerback Jeff Okudah, according to general manager Brad Holmes. But when the Atlanta Falcons reached out to express interest in the former first-round pick, it quickly became clear to Holmes the move was the right one for all parties. “It was just the right time and