You watch these NFL playoffs and, for the first time in a long time, you think: Why can’t this be the Detroit Lions next year? Why can’t it be the Lions in the NFC championship game? Why can’t it be in the Lions, getting ready for the Super Bowl? And I have come to a
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Mobile, Ala. — Just a few months after Detroit Lions rookie James Houston took the NFL by storm, there’s another Jackson State prospect looking to make a similar impact. His name is Aubrey Miller Jr., and he’s a participant at the Senior Bowl down in Mobile, Alabama this week. He, like Houston, started his college
Mobile, Ala. — In his season-ending press conference, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said there was “a lot of merit” to the idea of drafting a quarterback that can develop behind Jared Goff. On the first day of Senior Bowl practices Tuesday, University of Tennessee quarterback and former Heisman hopeful Hendon Hooker said a
The Chicago Bears may not actually trade Justin Fields, but a recent trade proposal has the Detroit Lions not having to go all-in to get him. With the No. 1 overall pick in April’s draft and the most salary cap space in the league, the Chicago Bears are in a pretty nice spot entering the
Somehow he was named an alternate, and now Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley and former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford now have the same number of career Pro Bowl selections. Tell me, even as the Pro Bowl gets devalued and players bow out in a favor of alternates, are these the numbers of a Pro Bowl quarterback?
The Detroit Lions have added another Pro Bowler for this year, with quarterback Jared Goff now headed to Vegas for this weekend’s events. As players bow out or are rendered inegible because their teams made it to the Super Bowl, the final 2023 Pro Bowl rosters are being shaped. The Detroit Lions added two Pro
Jared Goff is in rare company as a Detroit Lions quarterback. Goff was added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster Tuesday, joining teammates Frank Ragnow, Penei Sewell and Amon-Ra St. Brown in the game. The Lions have four offensive players in the Pro Bowl for the first time since 1971, and Goff is the second
Allen Park — A day after teammates Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell were added to the Pro Bowl roster, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff got the bump on Tuesday. Initially named third alternate for the NFC squad, Goff will take the place of Philadelphia Eagles starter Jalen Hurts, who will be leading his team
Mobile, Ala. — After 73 years, it was time for a change. And according to Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy, who opened the week’s festivities with a press conference at the Mobile Convention Center on Tuesday morning, the event’s new coaching format should ultimately be a positive for everyone involved. In years past, the
After having the last two seasons impacted by a major injury, Romeo Okwara is eyeing a rebound back to his prior form next season. With the young core of pass rushers the Detroit Lions are building–Aidan Hutchinson, James Houston, Josh Paschal–Romeo Okwara has become a forgotten man. Such is life in the NFL sometimes, which
It’s a copycat league, the NFL. So goes the saying, and the saying is going around a lot at the moment, as it always does this time of the year, when the schedule has winnowed the field to two, and the runup to the Super Bowl doesn’t quite ramp up for another week. So, yeah,
The Detroit Lions got an up-close look at Senior Bowl prospects last season when they coached the American team in the annual college all-star game. They won’t have the same luxury this season, as the NFL has allocated full coaching staffs to the Shrine Game instead of the Senior Bowl, but Lions assistant Shaun Dion
Allen Park — Sticking with the theme that’s defined Dan Campbell’s coaching staff in Detroit, the Lions are reportedly adding another longtime NFL player, Steve Heiden, to the mix. Heiden, a third-round pick in the 1999 NFL draft, played tight end for 11 seasons for the Chargers and Cleveland Browns. Throughout his career, he tallied
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions tripled their Pro Bowl participants this week with wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and offensive tackle Penei Sewell getting elevated to the roster, after the Philadelphia Eagles qualified for the Super Bowl. St. Brown replaces Eagles receiver A.J. Brown, while Sewell gets the nod in the stead of Philadelphia