The 2024 NFL Combine begins on Sunday, February 25, with prospects arriving alongside their positional groups over the next few days. During their time in Indianapolis, players will go through orientation, receive medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then, on Thursday, February 29, the league…
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If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-access article. In addition to providing Lions fans with the names of prospects being paired with…
It is finally draft season for Lions fans. Brad Holmes and his front office have proven they are very capable of putting together great draft classes. They have had major hits on every day of the draft, but especially on Day Two. This roster isn’t in desperate need of much because of his work, but
The Chicago Bears moved on from a couple of high-priced veterans who were entering the final year of their contracts. The Bear’s loss could be an interesting gain for the Detroit Lions. Detroit’s NFC North rivals dumped safety Eddie Jackson and offensive lineman Cody Whitehair this week. The moves saved the Bears over $21 million
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff recently spoke with West Wilson of Complex about earning a wild-card playoff victory over the Los Angeles Rams, Goff’s employer from 2016 through the 2020 season, this past January. “I’ve talked about that so much recently and I really think the thing that still rings true is how much more
For the earlier part of February, we’ll be looking at some of the Lions free agents who’s potential of coming back to Detroit seems up in the air right now. We’ll be doing these as pros and cons pieces. So far we’ve covered Jonah Jackson, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Emmanuel Moseley, Josh Reynolds and Graham Glasgow. Today we cover
We’re less than a month away from the start of NFL free agency, which begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 13. But the legal tampering window opens two days before that on March 11 at 12 p.m. ET, where teams will be able to negotiate with free agents before the official start of the
Who doesn’t love a good reunion story? When Jalen Reeves-Maybin left the Lions after the 2021 season, that felt like it was it for that story. Then after a year with the Texans, he came back to Detroit and had an All-Pro season and made his first Pro Bowl too. Graham Glasgow also went away
During the Detroit Lions’ playoff win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, fans flooded Frank Ragnow’s “Rags Remembered” foundation with donations. Ragnow showed tremendous spirit and resiliency in that game, playing through a knee and ankle injury on top of the laundry list of other ailments he was going through. With the help of former teammate…
Detroit Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu kind of came out of nowhere in 2023. The Lions drafted him with a third-round pick in their first draft and he had been so quiet that it felt like maybe that pick was a bust. Melifonwu just couldn’t find his spot. Then the Lions put him in the lineup
On Friday—five days after the Super Bowl—the contracts of seven different Detroit Lions players will automatically void. This was expected, as the Lions used 2024 as an automatically voiding year to help spread the cap hit of individual contracts across multiple years. (Note: If you want to see how a voided year works, check out…
It is finally draft season for Lions fans. Brad Holmes and his front office have proven they are very capable of putting together great draft classes. They have had major hits on every day of the draft, but especially on Day Two. This roster isn’t in desperate need of much because of his work, but
It is finally draft season for Lions fans. Brad Holmes and his front office have proven they are very capable of putting together great draft classes. They have had major hits on every day of the draft, but especially on Day Two. This roster isn’t in desperate need of much because of his work, but
The latest episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast brings a special guest to the live show. Emory Hunt from CBS Sports and Football Gameplan joins to talk about the upcoming 2024 NFL draft. Hunt is an independent-minded evaluator with years of experience in grading players. He walks us through his process for watching film, attending