Allen Park — It’s the time of the NFL season no one likes. Over the next few days, culminating with the league’s 4 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, teams are required to trim their roster from the 90 players permitted in the offseason to 53 ahead of the regular season. That means nearly 1,200 players will
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The Detroit Lions have released eight-year NFL veteran Christian Covington, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Prior to signing with the Lions, Covington spent the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers. He appeared in four games in 2022 and 16 the year prior. Covington played in the Lions’ final preseason game on Friday,
The Detroit Lions’ first public roster cut has been leaked. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Lions are releasing veteran defensive tackle Christian Covington. Covington was signed by Detroit back in May to help bring some experience to the team’s young defensive line room. With seven years in the league and 32 starts, Covington…
CHARLOTTE – Detroit Lions backup quarterback Nate Sudfeld suffered a knee injury in the third quarter of Friday’s preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers that could keep him off the field for “a little bit” of time, Lions coach Dan Campbell said. Sudfeld was injured on the opening drive of the second half, when he
We’ve reached one of the worst parts of the NFL annual schedule. The preseason is over, but the regular season hasn’t begun. What sits in between those dates is cutdown day. By 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the Detroit Lions and the other 31 teams must trim their roster down nearly in half—going from 90…
Here’s a look at who is trending up and who is trending down after the Detroit Lions’ 26-17 preseason win over the Carolina Panthers. ▶ Stock up: Dylan Drummond We’ve written plenty of praise for Drummond this offseason, but his practice performance hadn’t ported to the preseason games the first two weeks. He changed that script
CHARLOTTE – The Detroit Lions got their last good look at a slew of bubble players in Friday’s 26-17 preseason win over the Carolina Panthers. On Saturday, they’ll begin the process of cutting their 91-man roster to 53. Here are players who helped and hurt their stock with their performance against the Panthers. Stock up
Late on Friday, news broke that former first-round pick Trey Lance had been traded from the San Francisco 49ers to the Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round pick. It was the end of a short era for Lance, who was drafted by the 49ers third overall in the 2021 NFL Draft after the team sent a…
The Detroit Lions wrapped up the preseason on Friday night, officially turning the page on the 2023 offseason. Before the team can turn its attention to the Kansas City Chiefs game in less than two weeks, general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell must face the daunting task of trimming the roster down to…
The Detroit Lions have completed their preseason and now are required to reduce their roster to 53 players by the Tuesday, August 29, 4 pm ET deadline. Throughout the offseason, Jeremy Reisman and I (Erik Schlitt) have collaborated on several joint 53-man projections, but for the final installment, we have ventured off on our own…
In what used to be considered the “dress rehearsal”, Game 3 of the preseason is not quite what it used to be. With the reduced preseason schedule and emphasis added to joint team practices, gone are the days of starters playing the first half of this game. More emphasis is given to key backups and…
The Detroit Lions entered the final preseason game looking to get some clarity on a handful of roster spots still up for grabs, but in many ways, the team’s decisions only got tougher in the 26-17 victory over the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C. Contenders for potential openings
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the Detroit Lions, picking a 53-man roster might have gotten more difficult Friday night. The Lions got standout performances from several bubble players competing for roster spots in the first half of Friday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, further complicating decisions that are due by 4 p.m. Tuesday. Dylan Drummond capped
Detroit Lions (1-1) vs. Carolina Panthers (0-2) in preseason exhibition When: 8 p.m. Friday. Where: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. TV: CBS. Radio: WJR-AM (760), WXYT-FM (97.1). • Box score Trending: The Lions erupted in the first half vs. the Panthers with Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback. Read in-game observations from our Lions beat writer Dave Birkett for subscribers.