Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Lions needs in the 2023 NFL draft. This is the first in an eight-part series: With nine picks in next week’s draft, including four in the fifth and sixth rounds, the Detroit Lions are prime candidates to use a selection
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Alim McNeill has had some good moments over his first two NFL seasons, but he made some changes to his offseason routine as he eyes a third year breakthrough. Through his first two NFL seasons, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill has had good moments with the ups and downs common to a young player.
I respect Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and left tackle Taylor Decker. I value what they say, how they carry themselves and the leadership they’ve shown through tough times while playing two of football’s hardest positions. But something they said Tuesday was deeply concerning, because it speaks to potentially being unprepared to face the best
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: Edge defenders. ▶ Current roster: Aidan Hutchinson, John Cominsky, Romeo Okwara, Charles Harris, James Houston, Julian Okwara, Josh Paschal ▶ Short-term need: 3.5 out of 10
Alim McNeill likes what the Detroit Lions did in free agency, adding three new starters to their secondary and re-signing key depth pieces in the front seven in Isaiah Buggs, John Cominsky and Alex Anzalone. “Yeah, 100%,” the defensive lineman said Tuesday after the Lions’ second voluntary workout of the offseason. “It’s almost like we’re
Allen Park — If pride comes before the fall, the Detroit Lions are doing everything to their power to make sure their pride doesn’t stumble in the face of growing expectations. A perpetual underdog, the Lions find themselves in the unusual role of favorites this offseason. National pundits and oddsmakers are head over heels for
The quarterback market is rising and will continue to rise, and Jared Goff said there have been no contract extension talks with the Detroit Lions. With each passing quarterback contract, the price of poker for other teams to keep their current guy goes up. The Detroit Lions are there with Jared Goff, who’s once bloated-looking
A year ago, the thought of it seemed absurd. But that it came up on Day 2 of the Detroit Lions‘ formal offseason program Tuesday is a credit to quarterback Jared Goff and how well he played last season. With the NFL draft days away, and Jalen Hurts a new bazillionaire, the Lions face the
Allen Park — As Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill looked around the league at the best players at his position, he couldn’t help but wonder what was holding him back from being in that conversation. In his first two years, McNeill has been solid, but not spectacular. A third-round pick out of North Carolina State
Moving toward the 2023 NFL Draft, these four Detroit Lions players could be replaced by the end of the day on April 29. The Detroit Lions had an active run in free agency, signing three players to bolster the secondary and signing David Montgomery to be the new lead running back when it became clear
Allen Park — A day after Jalen Hurts signed the richest contract in NFL history, at least by average annual value, quarterback Jared Goff acknowledged he has yet to enter negotiations with the Lions on a possible extension. Technically, there’s no rush. Goff has two years remaining on the four-year, $134 million pact he signed
In his new and final 2023 mock draft, Dane Brugler of The Athletic has tabbed the Detroit Lions as a ‘big winner.’ The Detroit Lions are among the teams in a great position for the 2023 NFL Draft, with two first-round picks, two second-round picks and another pick in the top-85 overall. It’s fair to
Anthony Richardson, Florida Gators. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) Mistakes will be made in the 2023 NFL Draft, but what if every team botched their first-round pick? We explore those options in this latest NFL Mock Draft. You’re going to see a ton of 2023 NFL mock draft projections predicting what teams are going to
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: Tight ends. ▶ Current roster: Brock Wright, James Mitchell, Shane Zylstra, Derrick Deese Jr. ▶ Short-term need: Seven out of 10 ▶ Long-term need: Eight out of