It’s not a real surprise, but the Detroit Lions double-dip on defense in Mel Kiper’s first 2023 mock draft. The Detroit Lions are riding high after a winning season. Looking ahead to April’s draft they’re in a nice spot, with two top-20 picks and four of the top-60 picks. As mock draft season gets going,
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One of the NFL’s preeminent draft analysts has released his first 2023 mock draft. And with two first-round picks for the Detroit Lions, we’d be doing a disservice to ignore the information, even if we’re still three months out from names being called and daps from commissioner Roger Goodell live in Kansas City. So let’s
It’s throw something against a wall and see if it sticks season in some respects, but let’s address the wild Tom Brady to the Detroit Lions theory that’s out there. I’ll start with where I’m at on Jared Goff. If the Detroit Lions are going to reach their highest ceiling, let’s say winning multiple playoff
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes made it clear during his end-of-the-year press conference that he fully intends to upgrade the team’s 32nd-ranked defense this offseason. With those comments in mind, it’s hardly surprising to see some of the top mock drafters having Detroit focus on that unit in their early projections. In a mock
They’re big and burly and not at all dandelions, but cultivating an elite offensive line in the NFL is like growing a prize garden — both require plenty of pruning to keep the weeds out. That’s the spot the Detroit Lions find themselves in this offseason as they look to keep one of the NFL’s
Allen Park — The offseason arrived for the Detroit Lions at least one week earlier than the team had hoped. Despite winning eight of their final 10 games, the Lions were left on the outside of the NFC playoff picture after losing a head-to-head tie breaker to the Seattle Seahawks, who claimed the conference’s seventh
Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson (97) during players introduction before the game against Miami Dolphins game Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. NFL rumors: Should the Detroit Lions make a trade offer for Trey Lance? by Brad Berreman Aidan Hutchinson and Malcolm Rodriguez made the PFWA All-Rookie team this year, marking
The San Francisco 49ers seem in line to trade Trey Lance this offseason, but should the Detroit Lions make an offer? The San Francisco 49ers are in the NFC Championship Game for the third time in the last four years. They are also on their third quarterback of the season, as rookie seventh-round pick Brock
Allen Park — For the third time, and first since 1997, two Detroit Lions rookie defensive players were named to the Pro Football Writers of America’s All-Rookie Team. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez were selected to the squad, making the Lions one of seven teams represented by two selections. The No. 2
As the Detroit Lions start to shape their plan for 2023 free agency, these four free agents should be easy to let leave. Compared to the last two, this offseason will be a little bit different for the Detroit Lions. A list of offseason needs could have just basically said “everywhere” in each of Brad
Extra draft picks are often nice, but the Detroit Lions are not projected to have any compensatory picks in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions are in a good spot looking ahead to April’s draft, with two picks in the top-20 (No. 6 and No. 18) and four of the top-60 picks. A young
In the early 1990s, I was working in one of my first journalism jobs at the Pasadena Star-News, a small newspaper just outside Los Angeles. The paper had hired a new editor and he called a staff meeting with the sports department in an ominous, dark-paneled conference room I didn’t even know existed. No one
Mandatory Credit: Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports Wide receiver Stefon Diggs was frustrated after the Buffalo Bills’ Divisional Round loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Here are five potential trade destinations for the star wide receiver. The Buffalo Bills have shown to be consistent Super Bowl contenders out of the AFC in recent years. In 2020, they
Not that he deserves another year calling offensive plays for the Patriots, but Matt Patricia may be unemployed in part because the Lions are no longer paying him. Sometimes, whatever the cost might be to move on, it’s worth it. The Detroit Lions surely felt that way just after Thanksgiving in 2020, when they fired