Seemingly every year, one Detroit Lions receiver captures the hearts of the fanbase during the dog days of August. For a while, it was now-veteran receiver Tom Kennedy’s reign. Someone would pop off in the preseason, and while it was fun to watch, most understood that the production wasn’t likely to translate to the regular…
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The Detroit Lions added some impressive names to their 16-man practice squad after roster cutdowns. From surprising veteran cuts like DT Kyle Peko and TE James Mitchell to wide receiver imports Tim Patrick and Allen Robinson, the Lions have a lot of accomplished talent on the practice squad. That led to the Lions earning the
The 2024 offseason has been defined by the Lions’ willingness to extend several in-house players. Each of the team’s major new deals worked out over the past few months have come on the offensive side of the ball and attention has now turned to one of Detroit’s ascending defenders. Lions general manager Brad Holmes confirmed
Bears Bears first-round QB Caleb Williams had an impressive preseason showing where he displayed his ability to improvise and make big plays. Chicago GM Ryan Poles is okay with Williams making the wild plays as long as it makes sense in that context. “I think that’s kind of the big thing,” Poles said, via the
When it comes to team building, the Detroit Lions have maintained several philosophies over the past four offseasons. Two of the most common are as follows: they’re never comfortable with where they’re at and are consistently working to improve the team, and secondly, they also strongly believe in building all three phases of football, giving…
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With the recent revelation by Brad Holmes that Antoine Green was trending towards winning the X-receiver spot (detailed in the article by Jeff Risdon), let’s review the video of the injury that sidelined this Lions 2023 7th-round pick. Green suffered a concussion in the 1st preseason game as seen below. Antoine Green concussion video-I believe
You’re going to want to sit down for this one. We all know people in Detroit are excited about the Detroit Lions’ season—as if selling out their own preseason game (including standing room only tickets) didn’t make that obvious enough. Of course, just about every fan base is feeling extremely optimistic about their team and…
After roster cuts around the league are now done, it’s time to check back in with a few players who were in Detroit in 2023 but are now playing elsewhere. Some of these players moved up depth charts with other teams. Some others bounced from playing a lot in Detroit to being on the practice
The Lions are going to sport one of the most explosive passing offenses in the league this season, led by quarterback Jared Goff and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. Their run game figured to be just as good and deserves more love. Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery will once again provide one of the best
In the grand scheme of things, the 2023 Detroit Lions enjoyed a successful season despite squandering a 24-7 halftime lead en route to losing the NFC Championship game to the San Francisco 49ers. Lions quarterback Jared Goff nevertheless still has a bitter taste in his mouth because, as he recently told Greg Bishop of Sports Illustrated, “we didn’t win” the
The biggest reason the Lions have been successful recently is that their draft picks are living up to and sometimes exceed expectations. However, that can’t be said for all of Detroit’s selections. Wide receiver Jameson Williams, the team’s first-round pick (No. 12) in 2022, has disappointed in his first two years in the NFL, during
Prior to the start of training camp, I compiled a list of 10 key Lions dealing with offseason medical issues. The health of these players will help determine whether this team can achieve their lofty, Super Bowl aspirations. Now that camp is over, 3 preseason games are in the books, and the 53-man roster is
It’s been a busy few days for the Detroit Lions. On Tuesday, they narrowed their roster to 52 players, then picked up former Lions UDFA LB Trevor Nowaske off of waivers on Wednesday afternoon. By the end of Wednesday, they established their initial practice squad, adding 15 players with another (Donovan Peoples-Jones) reportedly on the…