All aboard. But first… seats — they need more seats. Because this hype train is filling up fast. So, two Detroit Lions media relations workers hurried off and carried extra chairs into the workroom. “Packed house,” Lions coach Dan Campbell blurted with surprise in his voice, as he looked at a jam-packed room of reporters
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Allen Park — The Lions do find themselves at a new station in life these days. But, as Dan Campbell reminded everyone Sunday, life is the train, not the station. And a year after the Lions’ head coach famously quoted Metallica to kick off a season of “Hard Knocks” in Detroit, telling his players, “If
Allen Park — The first surprising cut of training camp happened two days before the Detroit Lions’ veterans reported, when the team chose to part ways with veteran kicker Michael Badgley. That move left Riley Patterson and Parker Romo to compete for a job that’s been a revolving door since Matt Prater departed in free
The Detroit Lions had one of the most productive rookie classes in the NFL last season. Five first-year players saw key minutes on defense, and the group — led by Aidan Hutchinson — set an NFL rookie record with 20.5 sacks. In 2021, the Lions got standout play from rookies Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei
There is no time of year when there is such a huge influx of Detroit Lions news than training camp. Not only is it the only time of year when we get to watch full practices, but preceding almost every practice is a Dan Campbell press conference. Additionally, we get player interviews done after practice…
Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Sunday’s training camp practice. ▶ With the pads coming on for the first time in a few days, the Detroit Lions eased into a routine on the first day with a crisp practice that consisted of only a few team segments and no situational work. Regardless,
Denzel Mims was a draft bust with the New York Jets, but the Detroit Lions believe his “traits” are worth taking a chance on. “He’s a guy that has tools,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said before the first practice of training camp Sunday. “He’s a big receiver and he has speed. He has length and
Allen Park — In the early stages of the team’s rebuild, a notable component of the Detroit Lions’ roster-building strategy was bringing in players who had something to prove, a chip on the shoulder that often came from failing to meet expectations at their previous stops. Even though the Lions are rounding the corner into
With training camp beginning and another NFL season on the horizon, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell had to prove he’s still in elite shape. As many people know, the Lions’ leader was a tight end in the NFL not too long ago and played 10 seasons and 114 games. If you didn’t know any
As veterans arrive on campus for training camp, the Detroit Lions announced just one player, Emmanuel Moseley, would start on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. UPDATE: The Lions also announced Marvin Jones Jr. will start on the Non-Football Injury (NFI) list. Jones was at practice on Monday and sprinting around pretty well with…
The Detroit Lions will have to wait a little bit longer to get one of their top free agent additions on the field. The Lions will place cornerback Emmanuel Moseley on the physically unable to perform list, Lions coach Dan Campbell said before the start of training camp Sunday. Moseley, who signed a one-year deal
Welcome to the first day for 2023 Detroit Lions training camp. If you’re like us, you’re not only excited for the huge amount of information that is about to flow into your eyeballs, but the potentially huge season ahead for Detroit. The first practice of camp begins early in the morning on Sunday, and our…
Allen Park — It was mostly positive news for the Detroit Lions on Sunday as the team opened its training camp, but one player, cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, will start on the physically unable to perform list. Still recovering from an ACL injury he suffered last October, Moseley had been regularly seen working through some walkthrough
The Detroit Lions 2023 training camp is upon us and that means it’s time to release another installment of our 53-man roster projection. We published our first projection of the season following the conclusion of the NFL Draft, but since then have seen the current group of players go through OTAs and minicamp in the…