A day after the addition was known to be coming, the Detroit Lions made it official. The team signed free agent linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe to a one-year contract ahead of the Lions’ final preseason game. Iyiegbuniwe has years of considerable special teams experience in the NFL, though the one-time Bears fourth-round pick has barely played
Jameson Williams is poised to have a breakout season with the Detroit Lions. Injuries and a suspension have been a huge part of his career story thus far but heading into 2024, Williams is ready to roll. Detroit is expected to be one of the best teams in the NFC as well, much thanks to
The bleachers and VIP areas are gone from the Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park. The friends and family tents are done for the year, too. These final two practice sessions of the summer for the Detroit Lions are a return to football without all the fanfare. Tuesday’s afternoon session marked the penultimate practice of
Terminology in the NFL can be very team-specific, which can often lead to confusion when things aren’t properly explained to people outside the organization, including both media and fans. One example of this is the current Detroit Lions regime’s use of the SAM linebacker. The Lions use this role differently than a traditional 43 SAM…
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs is on track to play in the season opener as his injured hamstring continues to improve, coach Dan Campbell said Tuesday. Gibbs, 22, hasn’t practiced since Aug. 12. Campbell said he expects Gibbs to return to practice next week in preparation for the Sept. 8 opener at home against
A top picked running back by many fantasy experts this offseason, Jahmyr Gibbs was expected to have a breakout season. Gibbs who accumulated 945 yards and 10TDs as a rookie despite missing two regular season games has everything you would look for in a fantasy running back. A great center of gravity, good acceleration when
The Detroit Lions are starting to make decisions on which players they plan on keeping on their 53-man roster, and which position battles are still up for grabs. Coach Dan Campbell estimates the Lions have about five or six spots still being battled for, including at reserve quarterback, where Hendon Hooker and Nate Sudfeld have…
The Detroit Lions have a really good scouting department. Mainly because they have some of the best undrafted rookies in the league this year. I say that not fully knowing what other teams have. This is mostly based on the idea that we’re locked in on these guys more now than we have been in
Former Tennessee Vols quarterback Hendon Hooker has had a nice preseason so far for the Detroit Lions. Hooker, a third round selection by the Lions in the 2024 NFL Draft, saw his first game action in week one of the preseason when he accounted for 70 total yards against the New York Giants (36 passing
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The Detroit Lions have signed linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe, the team announced on Tuesday. Iyiegbuniwe is the third linebacker the Lions have signed in the past 10 days, joining Abraham Beauplan and Ty Summers. Malik Jefferson—who himself was added just three weeks ago—suffered a finger injury during Saturday’s preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs, and…
Like the Detroit Lions, I was desperate to find a way to fix the team’s receiving corps ahead of the season, so I cooked up a trade package that would send Kalif Raymond to Ravens. Obviously a good number of Lions weren’t happy about that. The big response that I got was that “Kalif Raymond
The Detroit Lions have been without the top four cornerbacks on the depth chart at various times throughout training camp. Three of the four missed the second preseason matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs due to injuries. Lions head coach Dan Campbell offered some updates on the walking wounded in the cornerback room ahead of