On Friday night, news broke that the Detroit Pistons had hired Kevin Burleson to be an assistant coach alongside new head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. And before you even ask, yes, he is related. Kevin Burleson is the brother of former NFL receiver Nate Burleson, who played four years with the Detroit Lions from 2010 to…
When Dan Campbell was first introduced as the Detroit Lions new head coach a few years ago, let’s just say, some people weren’t ready for it. While those people are eating crow these days, Campbell revealed on a Texas radio show there was a time when he himself thought coaching wasn’t in the cards. He…
The Detroit Lions are heading into the 2024 regular season with high expectations, and many are expecting them to win their division for a second year in a row, with possibly another deep playoff run in sight. It’s well-deserved hype after last year’s success, and after another solid offseason from general manager Brad Holmes, the…
Sam LaPorta emerged as one of the top rookies in the NFL last season, and heading into 2024, higher-ups throughout the league believe he’s already among the elite at his position. According to an ESPN survey voted on by NFL executives, coaches and scouts, LaPorta is the fourth-ranked tight end in the league. The only
The Lions made Jack Campbell the first inside linebacker to come off the board in last year’s draft. The No. 18 pick did not, however, enter his rookie season with a starting defensive role in hand. Veteran Alex Anzalone enjoyed a career year in 2023, racking up 129 tackles and three sacks. Derrick Barnes, meanwhile, saw
Are the New Orleans Saints seriously aiming to win the Super Bowl in 2024? Amon-Ra St. Brown certainly does not think so. St. Brown made some comments about the Saints’ ambitions as part of the “St. Brown Podcast” that he recorded with his brother Equanimeous. The two were discussing whether every team seriously believes they
The Jimmy Garoppolo era in Las Vegas wasn’t long or particularly fruitful, and star receiver Davante Adams may have had something to do with it. After going just 3-3 as the Raiders’ starter through October, the team benched Garoppolo midseason in favor of rookie Aidan O’Connell — a move we now know Adams endorsed thanks
Detroit Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown is gaining quite a few new fans after appearing in Netflix’s new sports documentary Receiver, which was released on the platform this week. The crew struggled to find a new crop of quarterbacks to feature after Quarterback last season with Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins, and Marcus Mariota, so they
5.) No. 2 QB Although this comes in at No. 5 on my list, this is a more consequential battle than you may think. If Jared Goff misses any significant period of time, the winner of this battle becomes an extremely integral member of Detroit’s roster. Currently, this is a two-man competition between career reserve
The Detroit Lions will head to Lucas Oil Stadium to play the Indianapolis Colts for their Week 12 game at the end of November. Both teams will be looking to beat each other of course, but there is an opportunity for both teams to work together here and have one of the great uniform pairings
The NFL execs rankings have been featuring the Detroit Lions a lot so far. On Thursday they had two of the team’s safeties, on Wednesday they featured an edge rusher and on Monday they one of the team’s running backs. The rankings continued on Friday when they got together to rank tight ends. Sam LaPorta came
When it comes to Most Valuable Player, it’s a discussion dominated by quarterbacks. And for good reason. After all, quarterback is the most important position in football. In fact, the last 11 NFL MVPs have been quarterbacks. The last non-QB to win the award was Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in 2012. But there are
Last offseason Jared Goff went and worked with a quarterback guru ahead of training camp and he wound up having a pretty good season too. this offseason he married his longtime girlfriend and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Christen Harper and then went on a nice honeymoon in Greece. Then he came back and worked with
Another day here at Pride of Detroit dot com, another Detroit Lions preview as we pick up steam toward the start of training camp. While it’s been an especially hot summer in the Detroit area, a general lull in other local teams has fans trying to appreciate these summer months despite eagerly anticipating the return…