In a new venture by the NFLPA, the Detroit Lions graded well in some spots but have room for improvement in others. The Detroit Lions, in general, are moving in the right direction. Players and assistant coaches want to stay, and around the league the franchise is getting noticed for the right reasons. On Wednesday,
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Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell have a plan. It shouldn’t include Jalen Ramsey, unless the Rams’ cornerback can convince his team’s front office to ship him to Detroit for a couple of sixth-round picks and then offer to pay half of his $25 million salary cap hit. That’s ridiculous,
INDIANAPOLIS — Dan Campbell let two of his assistant coaches make lateral moves to other teams this offseason, but their departures and other staff changes give the Detroit Lions a chance to be better in 2023, Campbell said Wednesday at the NFL combine. The Lions replaced running backs coach/assistant head coach Duce Staley with Scottie
In an effort to educate union members and identify areas of improvement for the league’s 32 teams, the NFLPA conducted a poll of players regarding the conditions of team facilities. In the results, the Detroit Lions scored well in several areas, while also showing some areas its roster would like to see improvements. The Lions
The Detroit Lions have the fourth best odds to win the NFC in 2023. That’s a real and true sentence. What a world! As Lions fans are well aware of, postseason success (or success in general) has been largely nonexistent for the majority of the franchises existence. In the Super Bowl era, Detroit has one
Indianapolis — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes conducted their press sessions at the NFL scouting combine late Wednesday afternoon, taking questions for nearly 40 minutes combined. Instead of hammering you over the head with a dozen separate headlines, we thought it would be best to consolidate the best stuff from
INDIANAPOLIS — Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell spent about 20 minutes each with reporters at the NFL combine Wednesday, discussing the draft, free agency and their plans for the offseason. Here are highlights from their sessions: Sticking with the plan Holmes reiterated what he said immediately after the season,
James Houston was an instant difference maker for the Lions as a rookie, and PFF is buying into his potential for a full-on second-year breakout. Opportunity finally knocked for James Houston in Week 12 of his rookie season, and boy did he answer the door with two sacks of Josh Allen over five snaps on
Two Detroit Lions players made the cut for Pro Football Focus’ top 101 players from the 2022 season, and two more have made the ‘just missed’ list. In Pro Football Focus’ list of the top 101 players from the 2022 NFL season, the Detroit Lions had two make it. Offensive tackle Penei Sewell came in
Indianapolis — It’s not difficult to see and hear the similarities between siblings Penei Sewell and younger brother Noah. Their relation comes through in their facial expression and the sound of their voices. Unless you’re close to the family, you could have a difficult time telling them apart with your eyes closed. Physically, that’s a
INDIANAPOLIS — Noah Sewell signed with Oregon out of high school in part to play with his big brother, Penei, but the five-star linebacker never got a chance when Covid disrupted the 2020 season. Penei Sewell opted out of his junior season at Oregon and was a first-round draft pick by the Detroit Lions the
Marcus Mariota is now a prominent name in the quarterback market, but the Detroit Lions can do way better for someone to backup Jared Goff. It was expected, and on Tuesday the Atlanta Falcons indeed parted ways with quarterback Marcus Mariota. He now hits the market as an interesting and experienced name for any team
Rod Wood, by his own admission, was in a “pissy” mood Monday. Wood’s flight from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to Detroit was delayed by weather, and as the Detroit Lions president sat in the airport awaiting his plane, a Lions fan with three sons in tow came up to say hello. The fan introduced himself, said
The Detroit Lions were one of the fun surprises of this past NFL season, rallying from a 1-6 start to finish with a winning record. Oddsmakers are expecting the Lions to play more like the second-half version of themselves this fall, evidenced by the team’s +3000 odds to win Super Bowl LVIII (11th-shortest odds). Detroit