The 2022 AP All-Pro team is out, and Kalif Raymond is the only Detroit Lions player to make it. On Friday, the Associated Press announced its NFL first and second team All-Pro squads for 2022. The Detroit Lions were almost completely snubbed, with only wide receiver Kalif Raymond earning second team honors for his work
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From Mel Gray to Eddie Drummond to Jamal Agnew, the Detroit Lions have a history of employing some of the NFL’s best return men. Add another one to the list. Lions punt returner Kalif Raymond was named second-team All-Pro on Friday, the only Lions player picked for the first- or second-team. Raymond finished second in
Lions safety Tracy Walker was sidelined for the team’s second half surge, but he appears to be making very good progress from his torn Achilles. Achilles’ tears have been a prominent injury for the Detroit Lions over the last couple seasons. In Week 3 this season against the Minnesota Vikings, safety Tracy Walker became the
Allen Park — Detroit Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond was named a second-team All-Pro as a punt returner by the Associated Press on Friday. Although he didn’t officially qualify as a league-leader, falling short of the required 1.25 returns per game, Raymond’s 13.2-yard average on 20 attempts would have paced the NFL. That figure marked
In two drafts as Detroit Lions general manager, Brad Holmes’ eye for college talent has proven to be elite. The Lions landed three starters in 2021, including one of the best right tackles (Penei Sewell) and top slot receivers (Amon-Ra St. Brown) in football, and three more last spring (Aidan Hutchinson, Kerby Joseph and Malcolm
Allen Park — DJ Chark’s season ended so much better than the way it started. The former Pro Bowl receiver came to Detroit looking for a fresh start, a better cultural fit than he’d experienced through four seasons in Jacksonville. But after signing a one-year, prove-it deal with the Lions, seeking to rehab his reputation
The Arizona Cardinals are reportedly planning to trade wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, but the Detroit Lions don’t seem a particularly good fit. If there was a “signature win” for the Detroit Lions in a 3-13-1 2021 season, it was definitely the 30-12 beatdown of the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15. Since that game, the two
Jared Goff is locked in as the Detroit Lions starting quarterback in 2023, but what could a contract extension look like? It was not an overstatement to suggest the 2022 season was a pivotal one in the career of Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff. Regardless of his long-term future in Detroit, he needed to play
Allen Park — Jameson Williams showed glimpses. And after an offseason free of injury, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes is hoping to get the full picture of Williams’ talent in 2023. Williams, the No. 12 pick out of Alabama, caught one pass his rookie season, a 41-yard touchdown pass against Minnesota. He went quiet
Requests were put out earlier this week, and now we know when Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson will interview for some head coaching jobs. On Monday, after the regular season was over and teams with openings could really ramp up their head coaching searches, Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was in demand. The Houston Texans,
Ben Johnson will be a busy man the next few days. Johnson, the Detroit Lions‘ first-year offensive coordinator, is scheduled to have his first of three interviews for vacant head coaching positions Thursday with the Houston Texans, NFL Network reported. Along with the Texans, the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts have requested interviews with Johnson,
Go through the gallery to see The Detroit News’ final grades for the Detroit Lions’ 2022 season, compiled by Justin Rogers. Click here if you have trouble viewing the gallery. Allen Park — In the days before the start the regular season, my editors force me to predict the Detroit Lions’ final record. It’s an admittedly silly exercise, given
Allen Park — For the second straight month, Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has been named the NFL’s Rookie of the Month to end the 2022 season. In six games through December and early January, Hutchinson tallied 14 tackles, four sacks, an interception and a forced fumble. Also earning the honor in November, he
Aidan Hutchinson has bolstered his case for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year — again. Hutchinson was named Defensive Rookie of the Month for December/January, the second time he won the award this season. Hutchinson, the only player to win any rookie of the month award multiple times this season, totaled 21 tackles, including five