We’re a week into our 2024 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, and we’ve already seen a few surprises. If you haven’t been following, our Community Mock Draft allows the most active and loyal members of our community to participate as NFL general managers. All 32 teams are represented by a commenter from this side—other…
The Atlanta Falcons are up next in our Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, and they’re one of the most fascinating teams heading into 2024. They highly underperformed last season, but after nabbing Kirk Cousins in free agency and hiring Raheem Morris as their new head coach, there is hope anew in Hotlanta.
Today’s Lions Draft Prospect of the Day is one of the most physically impressive figures in the 2024 draft class. The focus for these potential Lions prospects is on players who should hold some appeal for Detroit in the draft. Not all will be top-100 players, though today’s featured player could threaten to crack that
The latest episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast streamed live on Saturday afternoon and is now available to watch. This week’s episode is the first live show in a couple of weeks and focused heavily on the Lions and the 2024 NFL draft. Before getting to a breakdown of the latest Lions Wire 7-round mock
When I started the Pride of Detroit PODcast, I was a year coming up from a low, a very low spot. I had lost nearly everything after years of searching for work in Georgia, and I had just moved back in with my mother. I was taking jobs as a carpenter, dealing with abjectly low…
Most of you know him as Erik Schlitt. Some of you know him as The Machine. I know him as a friend and the managing editor at Pride of Detroit. However you may know him, this is Erik’s time of year. And no, I’m not talking about false Spring or Winter IV.
If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-access article. In addition to providing Lions fans with the names of prospects being paired with…
Last year brought plenty of reasons for celebration for the Detroit Lions. They clinched their first division title, made a formidable push in the playoffs, and secured numerous All-Pro and Pro Bowl selections. As the draft approaches, the Lions are poised to bolster their roster with key additions to complement an already robust core, aiming
In three short weeks, the 2024 NFL draft will be flying high in downtown Detroit. The Lions, like all NFL teams, will be in the midst of restocking the roster with talent from the premium level in the first round to the hopeful level in the seventh. It’s been a bit since we last ran
The Detroit Lions arrived in the NFC Championship Game last season, potentially ahead of schedule, but a loss to the San Francisco 49ers exposed a glaring weakness in the secondary. While the Lions boast an elite pass-rusher in Aidan Hutchinson, the back-end of Detroit’s defense could use an upgrade, be it during the third wave
It’s time for another Detroit Lions 7-round mock draft. Each week we’ve done something different. Last week we traded out of the first round for example. This week I really wanted to get my Brad Holmes on. In 2023 he traded six times during the draft. That is a lot. So I wanted to do
Over the last week, several defensive backs have become popular choices for the Lions at their 29th overall selection in the first round. Keep Watching Let’s take a peek now at who the draft analysts have Lions general manager Brad Holmes selecting in the first round. Cornerback Cooper DeJean, Iowa DeJean is presently being selected
The 2024 NFL draft is less than three weeks away, and teams are conducting pre-draft visits with prospects as they look to finalize their draft boards. Our NFL Wire editors are back with another first-round mock draft — and we even included the teams without a first-round pick as they made their top realistic prospect
The Detroit Lions originally offered Brock Wright a one-year, $2.985 million restricted free agent tender this offseason. However, the young tight end decided to test the market to see what his value is after three successful years in Detroit. The San Francisco 49ers came calling and offered what appeared to be a significant raise: a…
As we get closer to the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions are starting to rack up some top-30 visits. This week news dropped of meetings with Alabama corner Kool-Aid McKinstry and Utah safety Sione Vaki. Meetings are important to the Lions and that’s shown over time. They drafted four players that they had meetings
Length is always a coveted asset for defensive backs in the NFL. The Detroit Lions secondary could use some in the upcoming 2024 NFL draft, and they have checked out one of the longest DBs in the class, Isaiah Johnson of Syracuse. At 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds, Johnson brings a lot of length to the
The New York Giants are up in our 2024 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, and they need a serious injection of life in the franchise. After 2022, it seemed like things were looking up. Brian Daboll had won Coach of the Year, the Giants had made it to the Divisional Round of the playoffs,…
Everyone knows that the Lions and All-Pro right tackle Penei Sewell will reach a contract extension in due time. It doesn’t have to happen this offseason, though it could; Sewell is entering the fourth year of his rookie contract, and the Lions can still exercise the fifth-year option on their prized right tackle if they
The Detroit Lions hold the 29th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell say they have no plans to change their approach. Eric Woodyard of ESPN sat with Holmes and Campbell to discuss the Lions’ approach to the 2024 NFL Draft. After Detroit had gone