Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell, Jahmyr Gibbs from Alabama, Jack Campbell from Iowa, and general manager Brad Holmes pose during the players’ introductory news conference at team headquarters in Allen Park on Friday, April 28, 2023. Lions 042823 Kd275 Lions take North Carolina wide receiver Antoine Green to wrap up 2023 draft class by Brad
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Michigan kicker Jake Moody and punter Brad Robbins often joked about wanting to get drafted by an NFL team as a package deal. That didn’t happen, but both players were drafted during the three-day NFL Draft. Moody went to San Francisco in the third round and Robbins heard his name called Saturday as the last
The 2023 NFL Draft is almost in the books and the Detroit Lions have walked away with eight new players added to their roster. But while the final picks have all come off the board, general manager Brad Holmes and company’s work is far from done, because there is a large pool of undrafted free…
The Lions may have just picked Jared Goff’s successor in the 2023 NFL Draft — the sky’s the limit for Hendon Hooker in Detroit. Whatever opinions you may have about the Detroit Lions in this year’s draft, you can’t deny that the franchise is making moves. After drafting a running back, linebacker, tight end, and
With the 219th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions have selected wide receiver Antoine Green out of North Carolina. Green is an X-receiver, standing 6-foot-2, 199 pounds. He was a deep threat for the Tar Heels, hauling in 1,710 yards and 15 touchdowns in 24 starts in college—for a whopping 19.0 yards…
Allen Park — The Lions used their eighth and final selection of the 2023 NFL Draft on North Carolina wide receiver Antoine Green in the seventh round. Another participant from this year’s East-West Shrine Bowl — following Detroit’s third-round pick Brodric Martin and fifth-round choice Colby Sorsdal — the 6-foot-2, 199-pound Green caught 43 passes
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 08: Jared Goff #16 of the Detroit Lions and Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers talk after their game at Lambeau Field on January 08, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) Lions draft offensive tackle Colby Sorsdal in fifth round: What fans need to
With the 152nd pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected offensive tackle Colby Sorsdal out of William & Mary. Through all their wheeling and dealing on Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions hung onto their own fifth-round pick. With that pick, No. 152 overall, they selected William &
Allen Park — Two days after drafting Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs, the Lions have traded veteran running back D’Andre Swift to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Lions are getting back a fourth-round pick in 2025 and moving up 30 spots in the seventh round this year, from No. 249 to 219. Much like when the
With their third selection in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions drafted University of Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta at 34th overall. The depth of this tight end class was constantly talked about during the pre-draft process, and the run on the position began the instant Day 2 of the draft got rolling. It…
D’Andre Swift was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles after the Detroit Lions drafted Jahmyr Gibbs and we’re grading the trade for both teams. The Philadelphia Eagles have been a big winner in the 2023 NFL Draft with a shockingly simple strategy: Draft players from the 2021 Georgia Bulldogs defense, perhaps the greatest defense that college
As the Detroit Lions seem sure to be looking to move him, here are 6 teams who could make a trade offer for D’Andre Swift. The writing on the wall goes back to early March, when head coach Dan Campbell said this about running back D’Andre Swift. We tried to do that last year. We
The Detroit Lions have two picks left in the final four rounds of today’s NFL draft, No. 152 in Round 5 and 249 in Round 7. Here are 10 players they could target with their picks. OG Chandler Zavala, North Carolina State – The Lions addressed their most glaring positional needs in Rounds 1-3, but
In his first NFL Draft as Detroit Lions general manager, Brad Holmes only made a single draft day trade in 2021—a modest Day 3 trade up to grab linebacker Derrick Barnes. The next year, Holmes got significantly more aggressive—jumping 20 spots in the first round to grab Jameson Williams. He capped the draft with a…