The 2023 NFL Draft has concluded, and the top quarterback prospects have found out what teams they will play on. Let’s grade each landing spot. We have finally reached the end of the 2023 prospect cycle. Last Thursday, eyes were set on Kansas City as the NFL Draft took place. This year’s edition of the
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The Detroit Lions have had one of the most aggressive offseasons in recent memory. Despite finishing the season on an 8-2 run, Lions general manager Brad Holmes was clearly not okay just resting on his laurels. Detroit went out and made a handful of big investments in free agency, and the team just capped their…
The Detroit Lions have added tight end Patrick Murtagh via the NFL’s International Player Pathway program. The NFL has become an international game, with an ever-expanding slate of games overseas. The league has an International Player Pathway program to provide opportunities, and via the program on Thursday morning it was announced the Detroit Lions have
As part of the NFL’s International Pathway Program to offer opportunities to foreign players, the Detroit Lions were assigned Australian tight end Patrick Murtagh on Thursday. “Detroit Lions bound! Beyond grateful for everyone that’s been a part of this journey,” Murtagh posted on Instagram. “To my team around me, friends, family and everyone else out
Even though the 2023 NFL Draft is now a full week in the past, we’re still trying to piece together everything that happened over the three-day event. The Detroit Lions’ draft was certainly one of the most interesting of the bunch, and while it left many scratching their heads, the public seems to be seeing…
Detroit Lions Brad Holmes has always been an aggressive general manager, but a newfound confidence emerged during the 2023 NFL draft and he turned things up a notch. “I felt a lot more comfortable doing that this year,” Holmes said at his post-draft press conference. “Obviously, we made a couple of trades last year, but…
The Detroit Lions will be eligible to carry an extra player on their practice squad this season after being allocated a player from the NFL’s International Pathways Program. The Lions added tight end Patrick Murtagh, 23, from Australia, to their roster Thursday. As an IPP player, Murtagh will stay with the Lions through training camp.
The Detroit Lions had one of the worst defenses in the NFL last season, by metric and by sight. That’s the narrative, right? Which is why so many were surprised Brad Holmes didn’t take more defenders during last week’s NFL draft. (Five of the Lions’ eight draft picks were on offense.) Holmes had his reasons.
It has been just about a week since the 2023 NFL Draft kicked off and the takes have started to cool down. Mock drafts were once again proven to be impossible puzzles and most predictions ranged from incorrect to laughable. Meanwhile the Detroit Lions were either geniuses or idiots, depending on your perspective.
Sometimes it’s easy to forget because time flies in the NFL, but Detroit Lions’ left tackle Taylor Decker has seen some stuff during his time in Detroit. Sure, the future of the organization is bright now. General manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell have done some heavy lifting since taking over in the beginning…
The Lions were ready to trade running back D’Andre Swift this offseason but wanted to do so with a different NFC team. Former Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift was moved for pennies last week, joining a Philadelphia Eagles side that should rebrand itself as the Philadelphia Dawgs. The Lions essentially received a future fourth-rounder
After a first round that drew wide ire, the Detroit Lions landed on a list of the most improved teams from the 2023 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions ignored the wide perception of positional value by taking Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs No. 12 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. If things had gone a
Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker has been documenting his recovery from an Achilles injury suffered in Week 3 of last season. This week, it appears his rehabilitation took an enormous step during the team’s offseason activities at Allen Park. As captured in the photo gallery provided by the team website, Walker is not just rehabbing…
With an opportunity in front of him, coupled with his talent, Lions tight end Sam LaPorta is an easy fantasy football winner among rookies from the 2023 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions tight end depth chart was begging for a talent upgrade, and it got one with the selection of Sam LaPorta with the 34th