Allen Park – Expectations are as high as they’ve ever been for the Lions. Perhaps you’ve heard them. Division favorites. National TV mainstays. Super Bowl sleepers. For many NFL teams, that’s nothing new. For the Lions, it’s such a rare phenomenon, it draws media visitors from across the country, who splash Dan Campbell and Brad
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Dan Campbell took a swig of water, put his bottle down, adjusted his hat and spread his arms like an eagle. A little more than an hour before his team was set to practice in front of anotherpacked training camp crowd, Campbell was asked about the Detroit Lions achieving a season-ticket sellout for the first
Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Saturday’s Detroit Lions’ training camp practice. ▶ Another practice, another injury for the Lions. This time it was wide receiver Denzel Mims who got banged up. Hauling in a dart across the deep middle of the field, the receiver impressively held on despite taking a decent pop
After a Friday walkthrough, the Detroit Lions were back on the practice field and in front of fans at Allen Park for Day 11 of training camp. After a long period of individual and one-on-one drills, the Lions ran a few 11-on-11 matchups before closing the day with an end-of-game four-minute scenario, both asking their…
Allen Park — Two years after unseating longtime Detroit Lions long snapper Don Muhlbach, Scott Daly finds himself on the other side of a training camp competition. Operating as the incumbent this time around, he’s the one trying to fend off a challenger, two-time Pro Bowler Jake McQuaide. Barring a colossal blunder, long snappers often
By the end of Saturday’s training camp practice, the Detroit Lions were without two notable wide receivers. Jameson Williams, one of the team’s 2022 first-round picks, was absent for the entire practice for unknown reasons. Meanwhile, reserve Denzel Mims suffered a leg injury and did not return to action.
Allen Park — For the first time this training camp, Detroit Lions cornerback Emmanuel Moseley was on the sideline taking in practice as he continues to work his way back from last season’s ACL injury. It’s a small step, but positive sign for the defensive back the Lions added as a free agent this offseason
Allen Park — It’s too early to tell what the fate of undrafted cornerback Starling Thomas will be. But in the early goings of Detroit Lions training camp, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said Thomas has similar traits as a former UDFA success story: Cornerback Jerry Jacobs. “Starling, he is physical, he can run, he’s highly
Before Saturday’s training camp practice, the Detroit Lions announced a few roster moves. They confirmed previous reports that they have signed cornerback Trae Hayes and waived/injured Jarren Williams. However, a pair of new roster moves were announced, too. The Lions have signed wide receiver Avery Davis and waived edge defender Zach Morton.
Football website The 33rd Team has been posting previews for each NFL squad one per day since late July, and on Friday it was Detroit’s turn. Former NFL head coach Mike Martz, who led the Rams to the Super Bowl (and was offensive coordinator for a title team) when they used to be in St.…
Allen Park — To address depth concerns created by a pair of recent injuries, the Detroit Lions added wide receiver Avery Davis and cornerback Tae Hayes to the roster ahead of Saturday’s training camp practice. Davis, a dual-threat high school quarterback, briefly played cornerback before converting to wide receiver at Notre Dame. Appearing in 40
We’re nearly two weeks into NFL training camp and preseason action is right around the corner for the Detroit Lions. It’s good to finally have football back, even if we’re limited to hearing how players are performing through the lens of the local beat writers. As fans, we love to get our fix of Lions…
Today marks Day 14 of Detroit Lions training camp, and while two weeks is hardly enough time to say anything declarative on the Lions’ biggest roster battles, it’s plenty enough time to check in and see how things have changed. The Lions have had 10 practices so far, including a jog-through after their first two
Dan Campbell worries the “hype train” is outta control. That makes sense if you suit up for the Detroit Lions’ head coach. Not that he’s trying to manage your expectations, or even his players; he wants them to have big goals, and to believe. He’s just trying to keep his guys focused. Coaches do that,