There will be some national hosts and analysts that still do not believe in the Lions after last year’s playoff exit and departures this offseason. Today we play a clip from Locked on NFL where host David Harrison compares the Lions to Mike Tyson without a left hook. Is that fair? Also, Tate Ratledge makes
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We now know when the Detroit Lions will officially open up 2025 Training Camp. Rookies report on July 16 and the vets arrive on July 19. Fans cannot wait for the season to officially start. Lions opening early due to taking part in the July 31 Hall of Fame game. Mike Payton from A to
Pro Football Focus put out their list of the best 25 NFL players under the age of 25 and FIVE Detroit Lions made the list. Penei Sewell was #1 for the second straight year. Brian Branch, Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta, and Kerby Joseph all cracked the top 25. We discuss that and go over the
A lot of NFL analysts are hopping on the Bears bandwagon but one still sees the Detroit Lions as the 2025 NFC North Champs. We play some audio today of Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd as he makes his early predictions for this upcoming season. Colin does have Chicago as a playoff team. We also dive
Matt Dery is back with a Tuesday Locked on Lions. Dan Campbell spoke to the assembled media today at the owner’s meetings in Florida and had an update on Alim McNeill. It does not sound like the Lions star DT is going to be ready for the start of the season or maybe even the
Our friends at All Lions SI have the list of draft candidates who the Lions have spoken with at the NFL Combine. We go over some of the names and how vital it is that the Lions add to that DL room. Also, our Call of the Day asks which players Brad Holmes might move
The NFL Awards Show was last night and the Detroit Lions’ Dan Campbell does NOT win Coach of the Year. Kevin O’Connell of the Vikings, who did deserve it, won the award. But, Dan deserved it too and beat KOC not once but twice. Also, two voters did NOT even have Campbell on their ballot.
It is always awesome to hear when Lions players speak glowingly about their Head Coach? Remember the Patricia years and how bad it was? Aidan Hutchinson was on the Pat McAfee Show today and talked about Dan Campbell. We play the audio. Also, Bruce Gradkowski is now reportedly joining the staff, The St Browns speak
The Detroit Lions are bracing themselves for both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to be gone. Glenn to the Jets has stream and today Ben arrived in Chicago. You will hear that audio and we discuss a possible loss of the Lions D Line coach. Andrew Siciliano joins the program as well. #FirstListen Want to
There is some worry from some Lions fans about tomorrow, but Matt Dery is here to ease your pain. The Lions are heavy favorites for a reason and should beat the Commanders. We go over some reasons why and give you an update on Kevin Zeitler and what the RG spot looks like. Also, an
It is Crossover Thursday presented by PrizePicks. David Harrison, host of Locked on Commanders, joins us to discuss the Divisional Round matchup Sat night at Ford Field. The Lions are a 10 point favorite against Washington, as these two teams meet for the 4th time in playoff history. Matt and David discuss storylines, matchups, and
The Lions were back at practice on Tuesday and still missing the likes of Josh Paschal, Levi O, and DJ Reader. It will be a MASH unit on defense for Thursday against the Packers. Nick Baumgardner from The Athletic joins us to discuss this big NFC North tilt.. as well as who he likes to
In this NFC Squad episode, the crew discusses some of the outcomes from Week 12 of the NFL season including the Dallas Cowboys thriller against the Washington Commanders, the Detroit Lions train continues to roll, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are aiming to win the division to get into the NFL postseason. Plus, the crew
The Lions are the NFL’s best team and Matt Dery points out three under the radar keys to their success. What do they do well that other teams are not doing? Also, Detroit is at the top of ALL the NFL Power Rankings (which is awesome) and we have a Sam LaPorta update. Lions at