As they continue to survey draft prospects, the Detroit Lions have scheduled a pre-draft visit with Alabama safety Brian Branch. After adding much-needed pieces to their secondary in free agency, the Detroit Lions are still looking long-term as they do their pre-draft due diligence. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC in Houston, the Lions are
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Welcome back, Detroit Lions. I trust everyone had a grand time last week in the Grand Canyon State during the NFL’s annual spring meeting in Phoenix. Judging by the reaction of fans to all of the Lions’ personnel moves so far, I’m sure the NFL had no choice but to crown them 2023 NFL Offseason
It’s uncertain yet feels obvious, as an analyst for Pro Football Focus has made a prediction on Jeff Okudah’s fifth-year option. After two injury-riddled seasons to start his career, the 2022 season was a critical one for Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah. And for a big portion of it, he played quite well. Then a
With their remaining top need in mind, a remaining top free agent has been easily named a good fit for the Detroit Lions. The Detroit Lions needed to improve their defense this offseason, especially their secondary. They notably refurbished their secondary, signing Cameron Sutton, C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Emmanuel Moseley. As the draft approaches later this
The venerable Peter King thinks Jared Goff is a big factor in the long term future of the Detroit Lions. As the Detroit Lions ripped off eight wins in their last 10 games last season, Jared Goff played very well. He’ll enter the 2023 season with some chance to set the NFL record for pass
The NFL has kept a controversial play in the rule book, but Lions head coach Dan Campbell just sees it as a new challenge for defenses. The Philadelphia Eagles had a lot of success with what’s called the quarterback “push” play last season, as it’s allowed in the NFL rulebook for a runner to be
DeMeco Ryans probably knows Emmanuel Moseley as well as any coach would, so his praise of the new Lions cornerback should not be taken lightly. If not for suffering a torn ACL last October, cornerback Emmanuel Moseley would have surely gotten a solid multi-year deal on the free agent market in March. But he ended up
The Detroit Lions are legimately in a “take the best player available” position in the 2023 NFL Draft, and here’s a fresh mock to try to narrow down to one possible outcome. After a noteworthy run through free agency, the Detroit Lions now have four of the top 55 picks in the draft at the
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell being in favor of the tush push is not the least bit shocking. If you are looking for the most on-brand quote possible from Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell, I think we found it, man. When asked about the controversial tush push play that is spreading across the
The Detroit Lions are reshaping their training department, now hiring Mike Sundeen as their new head athletic trainer. The Detroit Lions are looking to improve in all areas, and player health and performance is clearly a focus in recent months. After hiring Brett Fischer as the new Director of Player Health and Performance in February,
When push comes to shove, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is happy the NFL is leaving one of its most controversial plays in place. Speaking at the NFL’s annual spring meeting last week, Campbell said he was pleased the league’s competition committee did not recommend a ban on the push play that rose in prominence
The Detroit Lions have a new head athletic trainer. The Lions hired Mike Sundeen from the Denver Broncos as their new head trainer, the second major addition they’ve made to their medical staff this offseason. Sundeen replaces Kevin Bastin, who served as the Lions trainer in 2014-18 then returned for a two-year term early in
It’s not an especially promising update, but Lions head coach Dan Campbell did have an injury update on defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike this week. Heading into his second season, after a rookie season hampered by injury, the Detroit Lions had high hopes for defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike. But it was not to be, as he
David Montgomery was one of the top free agent running backs available, and the Detroit Lions had plenty of competition to sign him. When talks to bring Jamaal Williams back stalled out, the Detroit Lions made quite a pivot to former Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery. Montgomery is an undeniable upgrade over Williams, who