Over the next several days, leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Running backs. ▶ Current roster: David Montgomery, D’Andre Swift, Craig Reynolds, Jermar Jefferson ▶ Short-term need: Two out of 10 ▶ Long-term need: 6.5 out of 10
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Marvin Jones is back with the Detroit Lions, and Amon-Ra St. Brown is quickly taking advantage of having the veteran presence around. Marvin Jones’ return to the Detroit Lions in free agency is easily met with rampant positivity from fans. Apart from whatever he can offer on the field, he will be a valuable veteran
The San Francisco 49ers have been getting calls about quarterback Trey Lance, and the Detroit Lions should among the teams who have called. The San Francisco 49ers may not be actively shopping quarterback Trey Lance, but there are plenth of indications they will no longer wait for his potential to be fulfilled. According to Ian
As the Detroit Lions possibly eye taking a quarterback, one analyst has put Lions quarterback Jared Goff on a bit of a draft hot seat. Jared Goff is coming off a fine 2022 season, where he was top-10 in many passing categories and finished as a top-10 fantasy quarterback. The Lions’ brass likes him, and
Allen Park — A couple days into the team’s first set of organized activates, Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker had yet to meet David Montgomery. Still, the new running back’s reputation was preceding him. “Obviously, I know of him from his time in Chicago,” Decker said. “I mean, the guy is a playmaker. Durable, a
Allen Park — Earlier this month, we explored the Detroit Lions’ options with the No. 6 pick. Today, we take a closer look at many of the potential fits with the team’s second selection, No. 18. At the top of the draft, things are condensed. There are only so many players who possess the combination
Allen Park — After the Lions finished last season as the NFL’s worst defensive team, general manager Brad Holmes vowed to make offseason upgrades to the unit. He started that process in free agency, inking three likely starters for the team’s secondary, while bringing back several key pieces at other spots. Defensive tackle Alim McNeill
Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Lions needs in the 2023 NFL draft. This is the first in an eight-part series: With nine picks in next week’s draft, including four in the fifth and sixth rounds, the Detroit Lions are prime candidates to use a selection
On Wednesday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the San Francisco 49ers have received multiple inquiries to trade for quarterback Trey Lance, the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Rapoport made clear that the calls are incoming and the 49ers have not been actively shopping him, but with general manager John Lynch making…
Alim McNeill has had some good moments over his first two NFL seasons, but he made some changes to his offseason routine as he eyes a third year breakthrough. Through his first two NFL seasons, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill has had good moments with the ups and downs common to a young player.
Behind the scenes, the 2023 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft has come to an end, but with a week until the actual draft kicks off, there are still more picks to reveal. On Tuesday, we completed the first round of the mock draft. Now, let’s reveal the next 16 picks in the lead-up to…
Expectations are a funny thing. For example, I had expectations this article would be easy to write and then I couldn’t stay focused on what I wanted to say and I wound up deleting everything I wrote and started over again. Things don’t always work out the way you think they will.
The Detroit Lions have positioned themselves among the best in the league entering this offseason between cap space and draft picks. Another stellar performance by Brad Holmes and the front office in handing out smart, cap-friendly contracts this free agent cycle reinforced the former. As for the latter, the Lions hold nine draft picks, as…
I respect Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and left tackle Taylor Decker. I value what they say, how they carry themselves and the leadership they’ve shown through tough times while playing two of football’s hardest positions. But something they said Tuesday was deeply concerning, because it speaks to potentially being unprepared to face the best