Dan Campbell has been notably aggressive in his two seasons as Lions head coach, but this year that and his overall decision-making contributed big-time to winning. In Dan Campbell’s first season as head coach, the Detroit Lions set the NFL single-season record for fourth down attempts (41). During a 3-13-1 season, that aggressiveness was well-reasoned
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During Sunday’s Divisional Round playoff games, these 4 upcoming free agents should be on the Detroit Lions’ radar. The Detroit Lions are into offseason mode in a good position to add plenty of talent to a roster that nearly made the playoffs this year. How aggressive general manager Brad Holmes will be on the free
Around three months before the 2023 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions are losing director of college scouting Dave Sears to the Arizona Cardinals. It’s now the relative home stretch before the 2023 NFL Draft, around three months out. The Detroit Lions will be replacing a key member of their war room. As first reported by
The Detroit Lions aren’t in a bad position right now, but here’s how they can add more than $20 million in 2023 salary cap space. As we sit right now, the Detroit Lions are in a pretty good spot. Coming off a winning season, they have four picks in the top-60 of April’s draft and
The Detroit Lions are losing a key member of their front office. Lions director of college scouting Dave Sears is leaving the organization to become assistant general manager of the Arizona Cardinals, a source told the Free Press. NFL Network first reported the news. Sears joined the Lions in 2007 and served a variety of
The 2022 season was filled with Detroit Lions players who stepped up, but these five were the most valuable. The Lions finished this season off in style with a victory to eliminate the Green Bay Packers from the playoffs in Week 18. The Lions were eliminated from the playoffs themselves before kickoff, but beating the
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions were able to retain offensive coordinator Ben Johnson but will be losing a key piece of the front office this offseason. A little more than three months before the 2023 NFL Draft, the Lions will be in need of a new college scouting director. Dave Sears, who has served
The free agent negotiating period opens in a little over seven weeks, but the Detroit Lions will be active trying to re-sign some of their own free agents well before then. Most of the Lions’ 15 unrestricted free agents have expressed a desire publicly to return to Detroit, and Lions general manager Brad Holmes said
His first season in Detroit was overall a disappointment, but DJ Chark did show signs he can be what the Lions envisioned he’d be. In desperate need of a bigger wide receiver who is a downfield threat, the Detroit Lions took a well-calculated flier on DJ Chark in 2022 free agency. Coming off only playing
Jamaal Williams had a fantastic 2022 season for the Detroit Lions, but how did it flesh out from a fantasy perspective? After all the breakout hope for D’Andre Swift, it was Jamaal Williams who led the Detroit Lions rushing attack this season. He was the franchise’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2013, and he set the
Defense will be the word early in the 2023 NFL Draft for the Detroit Lions, and Clemson linebacker Trenton Simpson has landed with them in two fresh mock drafts. Even with how much better Aaron Glenn’s unit generally played late in the season, the Detroit Lions will be prioritizing adding more young talent to the
After the Detroit Lions staff got to coach at the Senior Bowl last year, a new format is giving defensive assistant Shaun Dion Hamilton the opportunity this year. Last year, the Detroit Lions coaching staff got an up-close look at incoming draft prospects at the Senior Bowl. For assistant coaches, it was an opportunity to
With the Detroit Lions’ 2022 season in the books, it’s time to hand out our annual awards. ▶ Offensive player of the year: Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown With all proper respect due to Jamaal Williams’ 17-touchdown season, this decision came down to St. Brown and quarterback Jared Goff. And while it’s always easiest to go
Jerry Green | Special to The Detroit News The telephone on the kitchen wall snapped me from my reverie. I was planning a writing agenda for the Lions’ training camp at Cranbrook. I had earned a battlefield commission. Henceforth, I would be the pro football writer for The Detroit News. I was on vacation, and