Allen Park — After making three straight selections that appeared to be ahead of schedule, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes on Friday night finally got a player who probably shouldn’t have been on the board. The Lions traded up with the Packers to select Alabama safety and projected first-rounder Brian Branch with the No.
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You know it’s draft season when Detroit Lions’ general manager Brad Holmes is back to his table-abusing ways. Just like he was when he selected right tackle Penei Sewell seventh overall in the 2021 draft, Holmes was clearly ecstatic with how things unfolded for his team in the first round.
Taking him at No. 12 was widely seen as an unneccessary reach, but the Detroit Lions apparently would have taken Jahmyr Gibbs with their original pick. When one of their perceived top draft fits was gone the pick before, the Detroit Lions traded down from No. 6 to No. 12 overall. With that pick, they
The Detroit Lions have added Jahmyr Gibbs to their running back mix, and here is the fantasy football impact of the move. There was a chance the Detroit Lions would take a running back in this year’s draft, and the first round was not necessarily out of the question. But it was a bold move
After the Jahmyr Gibbs pick, there could be some bad blood brewing in the Detroit Lions running back room this season…. The Detroit Lions may have a logjam at running back in the 2023 season, and if push comes to shove, one player is ready to pack his bags and find another team. Following the
Allen Park — It’s been more than two decades since Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz last worked in the NFL. At his final stop in the professional ranks, the first few seasons of the Baltimore Ravens’ existence, the team spent a first-round pick on Miami linebacker Ray Lewis. And of all the key additions that franchise
KANSAS CITY – Whether it’s measured in days, months or something else entirely, D’Andre Swift’s time with the Detroit Lions is nearing its end. If that wasn’t obvious by what the Lions did with their first pick of Thursday’s NFL draft, when they took a replica running back in Jahmyr Gibbs at No. 12 overall,
Did the Lions reach too high for running back Jahmyr Gibbs on Day 1 of the draft? The whole world seems to think so. The talk of this year’s draft is twofold: one, the Philadelphia Eagles should not be allowed to make deals ever again. They are just too good at it. And two, the
Waking up Friday morning, one thing is clear when it comes to the NFL draft. The Detroit Lions have a lot of people scratching their heads. Beginning Thursday night, the Lions had two first-round picks, Nos. 6 and 18. They then traded, essentially, their sixth pick for No. 12 and an extra second-rounder. The move
After the Detroit Lions worked off their own unique draft board Thursday night, let’s put a grade on both of their first-round picks. It was not a surprise the Detroit Lions traded down from No. 6 overall on Thursday night, especially when their most popularly mock-drafted player (cornerback Devon Witherspoon) was taken fifth overall. They
A quick perusing of Friday morning draft grades, or a couple minutes on sports talk radio, will essentially give you the same criticism of the Detroit Lions’ first two selections in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Lions did not get enough value out of their picks by selecting running back Jahmyr Gibbs at 12 and…
Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift is in the final year of his rookie contract, and considering his struggles to stay healthy and inconsistent play on the field, many believed 2023 could be his final year in Detroit. After the Lions selected Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the 12th overall pick, Swift’s journey in…
Former Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs was completely shocked that the Detroit Lions took him with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Jahmyr Gibbs is an outstanding player, but the former Alabama running back going to the Detroit Lions at No. 12 was one of the most shocking developments in the
Lions general manager Brad Holmes said he respects the work that goes into putting together mock drafts, but he clearly, ultimately doesn’t really care about them. On the first night of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected two players at positions generally not picked in the first round these days. Alabama running back