Former Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew was arrested and faces charges stemming from an altercation in a convenience store in the Dallas area. TMZ Sports posted surveillance video from the 7-Eleven in Texas where the incident occurred. In the clip, Pettigrew is involved in a progressively escalating discussion with police who were responding to
On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions kick off three days of mandatory minicamp. There are two significant differences between mandatory minicamp and OTAs. The obvious one is that mandatory minicamp is mandatory, meaning unexcused absences are subject to fines, if a team elects to. The other difference is that while media gets once-a-week access during OTAs…
This week’s mandatory minicamp at the Detroit Lions training facility in Allen Park is the only time between the end of the season and the start of training camp when all the Lions players will be required to be in attendance. Several of those players are recovering from injuries and won’t be able to participate,
The Detroit Lions’ roster is as stacked as it’s ever been with not many glaring holes remaining on the team. They’ve clearly entered their championship window following an impressive playoff run last year. Since his arrival, general manager Brad Holmes has done a masterful job at acquiring blue chip players and constructing a roster that…
Amon-Ra St. Brown is one of the most gifted wide receivers across the NFL, and for a brief moment in time this offseason, the Detroit Lions star was the highest-paid player at the position. It’s easy to see why the Browns signed St. Brown to a four-year contract worth $120 million the day before the
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has had a big offseason so far. The biggest part of course being that he pulled down a big extension that made him the league’s highest paid receiver for a like a week. That’s not all he has going on though, Adidas is getting into the St. Brown
Aidan Hutchinson shared a confident take on the Detroit Lions’ future and his improved pass rushing skills Monday in an interview posted to social media during Lions OTAs. Last season, Hutchinson made his first Pro Bowl while leading Detroit in sacks with 11.5. He also led the NFL in quarterback hits. The former No. 2
The 2023 Detroit Lions weren’t noted for having a very good secondary, but don’t blame Kerby Joseph. The second-year safety proved he’s one of the NFL’s best at his position despite the lack of results around him in pass defense. In the latest positional rankings from Touchdown Wire and longtime analyst Doug Farrar, Joseph checks
While most of the Detroit Lions’ offense will return intact from the 2023, season there has been one loss. Josh Reynolds, the Lions second-leading receiver among wide receivers, signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos. Reynolds had 40 receptions for 608 yards, which was only bettered by star Amon-Ra St. Brown as far
NFL Network analyst Tom Blair recently listed the NFL’s most underappreciated players. He went team by team and picked one player from each team. For the Lions he selected linebacker Alex Anzalone. Here’s what he had to say: “I thought I would end up naming more linebackers to this list, given the stat-sheet-stuffing nature of the
The Lions finished the 2023 season tied for the ninth-fewest sacks (41) in the league. It’s a number that most teams would want to greatly improve heading into the next year, but head coach Dan Campbell believes there are more important things to focus on. According to si.com, Campbell said he “absolutely” would rather have
By almost every account, Jahmyr Gibbs’ rookie season was a success. He finished the season with 1,216 yards from scrimmage and 11 touchdowns. That ranks 20th and 15th among all skill position players, respectively. And when paired with literal running mate David Montgomery, the Detroit Lions produced a top-five rushing attack by nearly every metric
On Tuesday the Detroit Lions will report to mandatory minicamp. It’s a big week for every player on the team and it will be the firs time that we’ll get to see some of the new guys like DJ Reader report and mix it up with his new teammates. This is also a time to
Weeks after the Detroit Lions locked up wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown to a contract extension, the Minnesota Vikings did the same thing with their star receiver today. This morning, the Vikings announced that they had given wide receiver Justin Jefferson a four-year extension worth $140 million dollars. This deal includes $110 million dollars guaranteed.
The Detroit Lions aren’t content with just standing their ground after a breakthrough season that resulted in a trip to the NFC Championship Game. Count FOX Sports analyst and former NFL quarterback Brady Quinn among those who really appreciate the forward-looking drive from Detroit this offseason. In a recent appearance on Woodward Sports, Quinn talked
Last year, the Detroit Lions traded many of their Day 3 picks to invest in defensive tackle Brodric Martin during the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Coming from Western Kentucky, Martin was always going to be a developmental project, and the Lions were upfront about that—so it was not a huge surprise when…
Sometimes a good idea comes to you while you are thinking about two of your favorite things at the same time. For myself and my friend Meko Scott, two of our favorite things to discuss with one another produced a pretty unique content idea. One of those things is obviously Detroit Lions’ football, and the…
With 32 teams and over a thousand of players spread across the National Football League, it can be difficult for some players to earn the acclaim they deserve. Tom Blair and Gennaro Filice of NFL.com made a list of the NFL’s most underappreciated players for each team, and Blair’s selection for the Detroit Lions was…
Jahmyr Gibbs had one heck of a rookie season for the Detroit Lions. Yet the team believes he can do even more in his second season in Ben Johnson’s offense. The first-round running back showed off good hands as a receiver in 2023, catching 52 passes for 316 yards and a touchdown. The catch ratio,
While most of the Detroit Lions’ offense will return intact from the 2023, season there has been one loss. Josh Reynolds, the Lions second-leading receiver among wide receivers, signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos. Reynolds had 40 receptions for 608 yards, which was only bettered by star Amon-Ra St. Brown as far