There have been quite a few great American NHL players who have donned the Washington Capitals sweater over the franchise’s history. Many of them were impactful during their tenures in D.C., and some even represented Team USA in international tournaments. Who are the five best in the U.S. to ever suit up for the Capitals
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Quarterback Adrian Martinez, a former Tennessee Vols commit who decommitted from UT after Jeremy Pruitt was hired to replace Butch Jones, signed a free agent deal with the New York Jets on Saturday. Martinez, who played college football at Nebraska and Kansas State, spent part of his rookie season in 2023 with the Detroit Lions
Everyone wants to know what Detroit Lions’ edge rusher James Houston is going to look like in year three. He had a huge rookie season with eight sacks and looked like someone that could be a big part of the Lions’ defense in the near future. Then year two came along and there were suddenly
The Detroit Lions have been remarkably healthy through the first four days of training camp, and that luck appeared to continue through Saturday’s practice. Outside of the tough news that kicker Michael Badgley is out for the year, the Lions continue to have just two players absent at practice: rookie guard Christian Mahogany, who has…
Day four of Detroit Lions training camp is in the books and there was a lot to take in. Here’s the biggest takeaways from Saturday’s training camp that featured fans back in the stands. Chippy The Lions are definitely ready to get the pads on this coming Monday. There were multiples skirmishes during the day
On Saturday, the Detroit Lions will take their practice field—newly donned as the Meijer Performance Center—in front of season ticket holders. Without a doubt, that will add some extra juice to practice—not that the Lions need it after a trio of spirited practices during the work week. Still, there will be a buzz in Allen…
Lions quarterback Jared Goff didn’t spent very long as the highest-paid quarterback in the NFC North. That title now belongs to Packers quarterback Jordan Love. Love agreed to a four-year extension worth $220 million. That ties him with Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence at $55 million per year. However, Love’s contract stands out as he
In the past if you were a depth guy looking to make the Detroit Lions roster, special teams alone might be your ticket to making the roster. That’s no longer the case now. Now you have to be much more than that according to Lions’ special teams coach Dave Fipp. “I tell the players in
The Detroit Lions have produced top-five offenses in back-to-back seasons, which has been the leading source of their recent surge to the NFC Championship Game. That has led many to believe that if the Lions could manage just a top-10 unit on the other side of the ball, a championship run is very much on…
The Detroit Lions announced some front office maneuvers on Friday and one of the big ones that everyone will rightly focus on is the hiring of Charlie Adkins. He comes in to replace Brandon Sosna who left for a job with the Commanders. Sosna was quietly a big part of the Lions front office form
DaRon Gilbert never expected to be wearing a Detroit Lions uniform and playing in front of friends and family for his hometown team. The undrafted rookie linebacker, a product of Brother Rice High School before progressing to college at Lafayette and then Northern Illinois, got to live out the local dream on Friday. With a
We’re only a few days into training camp and the intensity is already starting to ramp up. With players wearing shells for the first time on Friday, there were reports of some skirmishes breaking out between players after a few physical plays. It seems players are itching to get those pads on, which will happen…
The Detroit Lions training camp session on Friday morning saw some fans in the stands. That upped the energy in Allen Park on the third day of training camp, a practice that included an unexpected pit drill, some bad injury news, a breakout undrafted rookie and more. The latest episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast
Is Jared Goff’s deal with the Lions already starting to look like a bargain? Maybe not completely but his average value has been surpassed again, this time by Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Friday the Dolphins signed Tagovailoa to a four-year extension worth $212.4 million. That works out to an average