Every year, there seems to be a name or two that makes the Detroit Lions’ initial 53-man roster that surprises even the most keen-eyed beat writer. Today, I will try to identify six players who could be that guy when Detroit finalizes their roster by the Tuesday 4 p.m. ET cutoff.
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The time has finally come as it’s the end of the 2023 preseason. Soon the Detroit Lions will make their roster cuts and get a week of preparation before they start the season on Thursday, September 7 against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Before they can focus on Kansas City, they need…
Though most teams around the league are focusing on the positives, the atmosphere continues to be extremely optimistic around the Detroit Lions with the end of the summer rapidly approaching. While there is only so much that can be learned from training camp, the reporting has been very encouraging this summer.
Sitting in a team meeting, Chase Lucas braced for a tongue-lashing. The second-year Detroit Lions cornerback had no idea what he’d done, but when he heard Lions coach Dan Campbell sternly calling out his name, Lucas worried he’d done something to tick off his coach. “I was just like, ‘Oh shit,’” Lucas recalled. “Like, I
Amon-Ra St. Brown started Wednesday’s practice working on the side with trainers, rehabbing the ankle injury he suffered last week. He ended it on the field with the first-team offense, as the Detroit Lions closed training camp with a light practice that was mostly a jog-through to prepare for their Sept. 7 season opener against
Allen Park — Lions fans only got a small glimpse of rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs in the preseason. Playing in the opener, he logged six carries, caught one pass and gained 37 yards from scrimmage. That’s hardly enough time to demonstrate his electric playmaking potential, but that was apparent during Tuesday’s padded scrimmage, when
For the final training camp practice, the Detroit Lions conducted what was essentially a 90-minute-long walkthrough. It was the team’s first practice in preparation for Week 1’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, with scout teams on the field to help the first team offense and defense get looks at what they can expect in…
Allen Park — Since the schedule was announced back in May, the Detroit Lions have had well over a hundred days to prepare for the defending Super Bowl champs in the NFL’s season opener at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. But after months of preparing for the season at large, focus on the Chiefs is
Allen Park — Practice ended 30 minutes earlier and almost every Lions player had long gone into the locker room, but two remained on the field. Kalif Raymond, a staple for staying late and one of the franchise’s barometers for work ethic, was hardly a surprise. The other, undrafted rookie Dylan Drummond, is quickly establishing
A couple months ago, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell referred to rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker’s rookie season as a “redshirt year.” That led many to speculate that the third-round selection would spend all of 2023 on the Non-Football Injury list as he rehabs from a torn ACL suffered toward the end of his final season…
As national media outlets from all over the country have made their way to Allen Park this summer, more people are becoming more aware of who Detroit Lions’ coach Dan Campbell really is. And yes, I mean beyond the kneecap jokes. Campbell spoke to WXYZ Detroit’s Brad Galli about expectations, his caffeine intake, and how…
Two years ago, Dan Campbell said something that will always stick with me about his approach to being a head coach and doing his part to build a team and re-shape an organization. It was March 2, 2021, and he had been on the job for 41 days as the Detroit Lions’ coach. Back then,
The Detroit Lions have some significant roster decisions looming next week. As they approach the final preseason game against the Carolina Panthers, the team has as much talent as they have at any point under the reign of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes. They’ll be forced to move on from guys who will have fruitful…
For Jared Goff, David Montgomery and most of the rest of the Detroit Lions starters, the preseason is probably over. Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice Tuesday his personnel plan for Friday’s exhibition finale against the Carolina Panthers likely would look “a lot like” the past two weeks, when the Lions sat most of