Surely in the market for interior defensive line help in the draft, the Detroit Lions have had Baylor defensive tackle Siaki Ika in for a pre-draft visit. The Detroit Lions had an improved defense in line with their 8-2 finish last season. Improvement against the run was notable, outside of Christmas Eve against the Carolina
We know it’s a one-year deal with an incentive-based ceiling, but the full details of Marvin Jones contract with the Detroit Lions are now out. There’s a certain level of excitement that Marvin Jones is back with the Detroit Lions. It’s well-founded, and certainly mutual among player, team and fans. Jones’ deal with the Lions
Two new Lions defensive coaches have wasted no time to talk about Aidan Hutchinson and raise the bar for him heading into his second season. Fortune smiled on the Detroit Lions when Aidan Hutchinson was there for them to take No. 2 overall last year. He worked out some early kinks, was eventually used in
The SB Nation 2023 mock draft is underway and after landing Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter at pick No. 6 overall, the Detroit Lions are back on the clock with pick No. 18. If you want to get caught up with all the selections leading up to this point, make sure you check out SB…
Allen Park — Jim Hostler is still not totally certain what, exactly, his new role as senior offensive assistant with the Detroit Lions entails. For the moment, he’s just happy to be here. Hostler played cornerback at Indiana University of Pennsylvania back in the 80s, coached both sides of the ball and made stops at
Times weren’t always so tough in Detroit sports. It has been a decade since the city last saw a team advance in the playoffs — when the Tigers beat the A’s in the 2013 ALDS, after Justin Verlander threw eight shutout innings and struck out 10 in win-or-go-home Game 5. (No need to talk about
The Detroit Lions are somewhat easy to tie to the Devin White on the heels of his trade demand, but he feels like a very poor fit in Detroit. A headline came earlier this week when ESPN’s Jenna Laine reported Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White has requested a trade because he’s “fed up” with
The Detroit Lions spent significant time looking into the pass rusher position for the 2023 NFL draft. The Lions would like to upgrade that position in the NFL draft. Lions covet pass rusher Tyree Wilson in the draft. If Tyree Wilson is available, good chance the Lions draft him with the sixth pick. Mike Kimber
Allen Park — If there’s been a roster deficiency the Detroit Lions have yet to address this offseason, it’s the team’s subpar run defense from a year ago. For all the improvements Detroit made defensively down the stretch of the 2022 campaign, stopping the run wasn’t among them. The team allowed 5.2 yards per carry
It’s officially 2023 NFL Draft rumor season, and with just two weeks until the huge event, things are running into overdrive. The Detroit Lions have done a good job hiding their intentions for the draft this offseason, and with a roster that just needs some more tinkering and not a massive overhaul, the options are…
As part of our ongoing NFL free agency coverage, we will be breaking down film on each of the top Detroit Lions’ recent acquisitions. Next up is defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Gardner-Johnson is coming off of a monster 2022 season with the Philadelphia Eagles, and is another player Lions’ general manager Brad Holmes kept tabs…
We’re just a couple of weekends away from the 2023 NFL Draft, and the Detroit Lions are still the talk of the town. In our first mock draft, Erik Schlitt and I (Ryan Mathews) explored what Detroit’s draft could look like if they moved off of their pick at sixth overall by trading back with…
John Fox figured he was done with coaching when he was fired by the Chicago Bears the day after the 2017 season ended. Fox was drained from a lifetime in the sport, including nearly two straight decades as a head coach with the Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos and Bears. He found work as a studio
Years ago, I was walking out of the Detroit Lions locker room with Dre Bly and Ndamukong Suh. Bly was a veteran closing out his career in his final training camp. Suh was a prized and promising rookie. “You wanna trade game checks?” Bly casually asked Suh. I chuckled quietly. Suh, humorless as ever, quietly