The Detroit Lions led the San Francisco 49ers 24-7 at halftime in the NFC Conference Championship. Only 30 minutes away from their first Super Bowl appearance, all the Detroit Lions’ defense had to do was keep the 49ers from scoring. Defensive Coordinator Aaron Glenn and the Lions’ defense did a masterful job limiting the league’s
One of the most revamped positions on the entire Detroit Lons roster is at defensive tackle. A unit that was solid against the run but offered little pass rush other than Alim McNeill in 2023 (or 2022, or 2021 for that matter) has some fresh faces and veteran reinforcements as the Lions head to training
Detroit Lions Vegas odds for the 2024 NFL Season: Lions betting odd: – Lions winning the Super Bowl: +1200 (4th) – Win the NFC +150 (1st) – NFC’s number 1 seed: +600 (3rd) – Making the playoffs: -245 (5th) – Missing the playoffs: +195 (27th) – Jared Goff MVP: +2800 – Amon-Ra St. Brown to
Calvin Johnson has been one of the greatest players in Detroit Lions history almost from the moment he took the field as the team’s first-round pick back in 2007. Already a first-ballot member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Johnson will now be formally honored by the Lions with induction into the Pride of
The Detroit Lions will be reporting to training camp this week after a super busy offseason of free agent signings, draft picks, undrafted free agent signings, extensions, futures deals and the losses of a few players. With so much change, we thought it might be nice to go ahead and take a look back at
The Detroit Lions are adding wide receiver Calvin Johnson to the Pride of the Lions, which celebrates the greatest players in franchise history. Johnson will become the 21st member of the group in a ceremony at halftime of their game on Sept. 30 against the Seattle Seahawks. The 38-year-old Johnson played for the Lions from
The Detroit Lions are a franchise with not many great things to look back on. So, when they do have a memorable player or have a memorable season, it is something that sits in the hearts and minds of Lions fans forever. Now, one all-time great Lions player will receive an overdue honor from the
Detroit Lions‘ legend Calvin Johnson went into the Hall of Fame in 2021 and started to rebuild a relationship with the Lions after the bridge was a bit burned for a while. He’s been a bug part of the franchise in the last two years and on Monday the Lions will be inducting him into
For the past several years, the Pride of Detroit staff has undertaken a pretty hefty project in the offseason to gauge the state of the Detroit Lions franchise. Several of us decided to rank every single player on the 90-man roster. While it admittedly is a way to kill some time and generate discussion during…
Ja-Red Goff! Ja-Red Goff! The chant continues to pop up all over Michigan, even in the summer months outside of football. It’s almost become a unifying war cry for Lions fans. Goff has become a hero in Detroit, and his play with the Lions is catching eyes and respect from beyond the Mitten State. In
As we all await for the Detroit Lions season to get started, it’s fun to look at their schedule, depth chart and speculate the potential of the season. When looking at the Lions defense, it’s hard to look past their defensive line. The depth from this unit runs deep and the 53-man roster could easily see
With just over a week before the Detroit Lions open their 2024 training camp, we continue to roll out our preview series and have made our way to the off-the-ball linebackers. After returning their top five linebackers from last season, there was little outside movement for this group but there is still plenty to discuss…
As we roll on with our 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series, this time our own Meko Scott breaks down fourth-year defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike over on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel. Previous previews: RB David Montgomery, WR Kalif Raymond, TE Sam LaPorta, TE James Mitchell, LT Taylor Decker, RT Penei Sewell, G Kevin…
ESPN is continuing their lists of the top-10 players at each position, as voted on by NFL executives coaches, and scouts. On Monday, they dropped the quarterback list, and it features Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff cracking the top-10 list for the first time since its inception in 2020. He placed ninth on the list…