Now that this regime has flipped the Detroit Lions from their culture to their performance on the field, Detroit is a desirable destination. That means some of the league’s biggest names no longer rule the Lions out as they once did. Analysts and writers are now frequently suggesting Detroit as a landing spot for some…
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Allen Park — Detroit Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley said Monday he thinks Pro-Bowl center Frank Ragnow could stand to gain some toughness. And of course, he was joking, because Ragnow may very well be one of the toughest men in the NFL. “He’s been great in the room. I joke with him about
On Monday, the Detroit Lions held their last open-to-the-media OTA (offseason training activity) of the 2023 spring. As is commonplace under coach Dan Campbell, the Lions veterans/established players were allowed to get an early jump on their summer break following last week’s minicamp, only asking first and second-year players to stay in Allen Park for…
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are an old rival of the Detroit Lions, harkening back to their days together in the NFC Central. From 1977 to 2001, the two teams shared the division with the Bears, Packers and Vikings, before the league split into four-team divisions and the Bucs moved down to the NFC South and…
Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch was the final player on hand at the 2023 NFL Draft to hear his name selected. After attending the event on Thursday—hoping and expecting to be drafted in the first round—Branch returned on Friday, not wanting to miss out on his once-in-a-lifetime moment of hearing his name called and…
The Detroit Lions are expecting bigger things out of their secondary in 2023. A unit that ranked among the NFL’s worst last year, the defensive backfield has been buffed with free agent additions C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Cameron Sutton, and Emmanuel Moseley. However, Detroit also has some home-grown talent that should help the unit achieve great improvement.…
Early Sunday morning in Allen Park, they filed in, one by one. Rob Sims. Dominic Raiola. Stephen Tulloch. Tahir Whitehead. Gosder Cherilus. Willie Young. Ryan Broyles. The former Detroit Lions entered the team’s indoor practice facility to greet their old teammate, Calvin Johnson, who had already been there for hours personally setting up cones, step-over
The main storyline of an NFL offseason is the additions made in free agency, the NFL Draft, and trades. Yet on occasion, the subtractions can be just as interesting. Perhaps a team moved on from a distracting or controversial player. Perhaps they cut a regressing and expensive veteran. Perhaps they let a notable player or…
This past Thursday, Fanatics posted a four-minute video on Twitter showing clips of rookies who attended the Rookie Premiere event in what they call the “Fanatics Locker Room.” On a side wall, a recorded message was played from an NFL veteran player (mostly retired, but some active) that meant a lot to the rookie in…
We here in Detroit have had a long history of… let’s just say “contentious” columnists. In particular, opinion pieces surrounding the Detroit Lions have ranged from reactionary to alarmist to downright stupid. Of course, this franchise has warranted it for decades and decades of losing, but with the team legitimately turning a corner now, the…
The Detroit Lions concluded mandatory minicamp last week, which—for many Lions—means the last team activities before training camp at the end of July. While there is still a week of OTAs left, veterans are not expected to be around. In other words, most of the big observations about this team’s offseason activities are done.
Yeah, he could be a little bigger, and he’d be the first to tell you that, and tell you that he’s looking to add a few pounds to help him handle the blows he’ll take as a running back in the NFL. But right now, that’s quibbling, and speculation, and assuming we know what’s best
Starling Thomas V made Bruce Feldman’s annual “Freaks List” last fall because of his world class speed. The undrafted free agent Detroit Lions cornerback was a high school sprint champion in Alabama who was clocked at running 24 mph on GPS tracking data in-game at Alabama-Birmingham. “I used to (joke) I’d get a speeding ticket
The Detroit Lions repaired their relationship with Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson, and he expressed his willingness to help a young player on the team. Following his retirement from the NFL back in 2016, wide receiver Calvin Johnson’s relationship with the Detroit Lions became estranged, due in part to the $1.6 million signing