There’s a new day for the Detroit Lions defense. Aaron Glenn has taken the head coach job with the New York Jets and the Lions have promoted linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to the defensive coordinator position. This move has had Lions fans wondering what could change for the Detroit defense. Will they remain schematically similar
With the Super Bowl teams now finalized, the 2025 Pro Bowl rosters are getting their last tweaks before the games later this week. One Detroit Lions player has been added to the roster, while another one has been removed. The Lions announced on Monday that left tackle Taylor Decker has been named to the team,…
The Detroit Lions ended the 2024 season with 86 players under contract with the organization, spread out amongst the active roster, practice squad, and injured reserve. Heading into the offseason, 52 players are under contract, 21 are unrestricted free agents, four are street free agents, five are restricted free agents, and four are exclusive rights…
Pro Football Network released its breakdown of the top cut candidates of the 2025 offseason on Sunday, including some suggestions for the Detroit Lions. The Lions aren’t particularly hurting for cap space for the time being, but there are still some players on the roster who they could decide to let go to make some
Injury prevention is at the forefront of everybody’s mind especially after the high number of injuries to the Detroit Lions defense in 2024. One actionable way to prevent injuries is to try to limit the number caused by friendly fire – teammates hitting each other. The main preventable, friendly fire collision occurs when the ballcarrier
The Detroit Lions have a sizeable list of pending free agents, but before any of those names ink a new contract in Detroit or elsewhere, we could see a player or two get their existing deals axed. Cap causalities are an unfortunate yet important part of any offseason. The salary cap grows on an annual…
With the offseason now in full focus for the Detroit Lions, decisions will start being made in regards to free agency and who the Lions want to keep and who they need to let go. Coming off a 15-2 season, the Lions know they have a championship window. Keeping key free agents could help keep
The Detroit Lions have yet to replace Ben Johnson as the team’s offensive coordinator. Johnson left to become the head coach of the Chicago Bears and took WR coach Antwaan Randle El, one of the top internal candidates, with him. While nothing is certain yet, it appears a clubhouse leader has emerged as the new
The Detroit Lions have one coordinator spot figured out after promoting Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator. Now they’re working on filling their offensive coordinator role and have already interviewed Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton. You might remember Morton from not too long ago. He was on the Lions staff as an offensive assistant in 2022
Not much has been reported about the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator search thus far, but Ian Rapoport has the first candidate publicly known for the job. According to Rapoport, Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton has interviewed for the Lions’ job, and the NFL Network reported him a “candidate to watch.”
With a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, the Championship round of the NFL Playoffs features two highly competitive games. The NFC Championship battle between the Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles will air at 3 p.m. ET on FOX, followed by the AFC Championship match between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs…
Former Alabama linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton was named the Detroit Lions linebacker coach on Saturday evening. He was promoted from his previous role as the Lions assistant linebackers coach. Hamilton played for Alabama from 2014-2017. He was a part of two national championship teams (2015 and 2017) with the Crimson Tide. In four seasons, Hamilton