The NFL’s transaction wire was pretty quiet on the Detroit Lions front over the last few days. But Tuesday’s appearance on the league’s log raises an eyebrow. Per the official release, the Lions hosted free-agent wide receiver Tom Kennedy for a visit. Yeah, that Tom Kennedy, the one who played for the Lions from 2019-2022
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The mentor protégé relationship is a big thing in the NFL. Coaching tree’s are vast and seem to be everlasting. The Bill Parcels coaching tree is gigantic. Sean Payton is a part of that coaching tree and by his extension, Dan Campbell is too. Campbell played for the Cowboys while Payton was the teams assistant
Coming off a long break after a disappointing 29-22 loss to the banged-up Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving, the Detroit Lions return and, this time, are on the road against the New Orleans Saints. Detroit wasn’t the only team to disappoint their fans last week as the Saints couldn’t hold onto their NFC South division…
The Detroit Lions might not be the youngest team in the NFL any longer, but there is still a plethora of young high-end talent on the team. That bright future is reflected in the latest edition of ESPN’s “All Youngster Team,” which breaks down the top talents under 24 years of age across the league.
Star pass-catcher Amon-Ra St. Brown and the Detroit Lions meet the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET, at Caesars Superdome. From an offensive standpoint, the Lions rank seventh in the NFL with 26.7 points per game. Meanwhile, they rank 24th in points allowed (318.8 points allowed per contest). From an offensive perspective,
Unsurprisingly, people watched the NFL in droves on Thanksgiving Day. The three contests that took place on Thursday averaged 34.1 million viewers, eclipsing the prior record from a year ago of 33.6 million viewers. Even for a league that has maintained its standing as the king of television, adding a half-million people per game is
The Detroit Lions (8-3) will meet the New Orleans Saints (5-6) on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at Caesars Superdome. The Lions are listed as favorites in this one, with the spread sitting at 4 points. An over/under of 46 points has been set for the outing. The Lions lost to the Green Bay Packers, 29-22,
The Detroit Lions are a good team and they have one of the NFL’s best offensive coordinators in Ben Johnson. Which means he won’t be around much longer because he will eventually take a head coaching job in the NFL. That’s how it goes, these days. The league is all about scoring points and developing
When the Detroit Lions hired Dan Campbell, we all knew we had to be patient. He and GM Brad Holmes were taking over a very bad roster that was in absolute shambles because of the previous regime of coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn. It wasn’t just Campbell where Lions fans needed patience. We
The Detroit Lions defensive line just hasn’t been getting the sack numbers that Lions fans were hoping for. The guy that’s been taking all the blame for this has been former 2nd overall pick Aidan Hutchinson. After a really nice rookie year and good start to this season, Hutchinson has gone quiet. This has of
It felt a little like the sky was falling on Thanksgiving after the Detroit Lions lost to the Green Bay Packers. It wasn’t just that Detroit lost to their biggest rival on national television, but that the team has now produced uninspiring performances in back-to-back weeks. This is the moment in previous years when the…
The Detroit Lions defensive line just hasn’t been getting the sack numbers that Lions fans were hoping for. The guy that’s been taking all the blame for this has been former 2nd overall pick Aidan Hutchinson. After a really nice rookie year and good start to this season, Hutchinson has gone quiet. This has of
After getting beat up on Thanksgiving Day by the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions are taking another hit on Tuesday morning, this time from the national power rankers. There are portions of the Lions fan base that are understandably concerned after a few games that were tighter than they should have been, but coach…
Week 12 was a tough one for the Detroit Lions. Not only did they lose to their NFC North rivals, the Green Bay Packers, in their annual Thanksgiving Day game, they saw several key players suffer injuries in the game. Defensive back Kerby Joseph was banged up in the game along with offensive lineman Jonah