It’s been a rough week on the injury front for the Detroit Lions, with nearly a dozen players sidelined with various ailments. The Lions are not alone in fighting the injury bug around the league and within the NFC North division. In Minnesota, the Vikings will be without its most prominent rookie to start the
One unheralded Detroit Lions training camp battle has been the backup SAM linebacker position. While Derrick Barnes seems to have the starting position locked down, Detroit has been searching for a trustworthy reserve player to back up the difficult role. At the start of camp, the competition seemed to be between third-year edge defender James…
It’s been noted that we’ve noticed, but has the Lions’ coaching staff been keyed in on him and, more specifically, is Dan Campbell keyed in on him? We asked Campbell for his thoughts on Strickland Monday and this is what he said. “He’s a football player and he’s one of those guys that he just
Back in 2020, Brandon Joseph exploded onto the scene for the Northwestern Wildcats. He was a redshirt freshman and earned First-Team All-American honors and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He finished 2020 with 52 total tackles, two pass deflections and six interceptions. Despite another strong season in 2021 with 80 total tackles
The Lions waived/injured wide receiver Antoine Green Monday following the concussion he suffered during last week’s preseason game against the New York Giants. Cutting a player is never an easy task for an NFL team and Green was no exception. Head coach Dan Campbell expressed how tough it was to see Green suffer the injury
One of the biggest training camp battles highlighted in every Detroit Lions offseason preview was the wide receiver hole left by Josh Reynolds’ departure in free agency. The team’s need for an outside WR-X has been highlighted time and time again. But through nearly three weeks of training camp, there has not been any clarity…
The opening preseason game is always a good display of how the Detroit Lions view the hierarchy of their own players. Which players rest, who is in the first half, and who is still in there during the final quarter are all very telling signs of where those players’ roster chances currently stand.
We’re in Week 4 of Detroit Lions training camp and we still don’t know who is going to be returning kicks for this team once the season starts. There’s a brand new kick off format that really lends itself to players that are looking to break a big return. The Lions have some speedy guys
As some players start to increase their chances to make the final 53-man roster, others begin to find themselves on the wrong side of the bubble. Week 2 of the preseason is where things start to ramp up, and it’s another opportunity for players to make plays and convince coaches that they deserve one of…
The Lions held their first evening practice of the offseason, kicking off the session at 6 p.m. in front of a full house of fans. Nearly every practice over the last couple of training camps has been run in the morning, so it was a nice change of pace to mix things up for the
The Detroit Lions took the field on Monday night for their 13th practice of training camp, and the team was buckling down for another intense round of padded practices. Coach Dan Campbell said the plan was to work the starters hard over the next two practices (Monday night and Wednesday morning). Then, depending on the…
Another day at Detroit Lions training camp, or should I say night? The Lions had an evening practice on Monday and there’s a lot to talk about. Here’s out big observations from the night. Some big injuries Multiple players left the field with injuries in this one. Jahmyr Gibbs with a hamstring injury , Terrion
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs on Monday went down with an injury during practice at the Detroit Lions Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park, Michigan. After being evaluated by the team’s medical staff, Gibbs’ injury was deemed a hamstring issue. The Lions picked Gibbs 12th overall in last year’s draft. The move paid immediate
It was a tough day at practice for the Detroit Lions secondary. Both first and second-round picks Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw left Monday evening’s practice with injuries. Per the team, Arnold is dealing with an upper body injury and Rakestraw is dealing with an ankle injury. Neither player returned to practice and both headed…