After having a fully healthy season for the first time in his NFL career, the next player we focus on in the 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series is safety Ifeatu Melifonwu. Melifonwu came into the season late after an injury struck safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, missing the rest of the regular season after Week 2.…
It comes as no surprise that Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta continues to receive high praise from his peers as this year’s Tight End U has now wrapped up. Travis Kelce was the latest to speak highly of the second-year TE, giving him high praise for his Year 1 performance and showing his excitement…
Defensive end James Houston might be a well-known name to Detroit Lions fans today, but that wasn’t always the case. While hosting a youth football camp at his alma mater Jackson State this week, Houston shared his up-and-down journey in Detroit to kids aged anywhere from five to 10 years old in hopes it inspires…
The Detroit Lions entered the offseason in need of upgrades to the cornerbacks room, and general manager Brad Holmes did that in a big way, with one of his moves being the trade for veteran Carlton Davis, who was acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a third-round pick. But Davis doesn’t come without some
We all witnessed the unbelievable rookie season that Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta had, but sometimes it takes someone within the game to really put a big accomplishment into perspective. Last week at Tight End U—which LaPorta, Brock Wright, and Shane Zylstra all attended—All Pro Travis Kelce was asked which tight end was the…
The Detroit Lions went out and got their man in the first-round of the 2024 NFL Draft when they traded up to the 24th pick to get Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold. After all this time, it’s still crazy the way the draft worked out to get Arnold to Detroit. Arnold has been outspoken so far
The Detroit Lions season is quickly approaching. Before you know it, you’ll be in sitting down watching the Lions take on the Rams on Sunday Night football from Ford Field. Now is the time that people are going to be planning their trips to the stadium and sitting down and figuring out which games they
The NFL offseason program is in the books, where teams have the next month off before training camp. There were some standout players from the offseason, including some who could make significant impacts in 2024. There are a number of players around the league who are primed to make a leap this season due to
The Detroit Lions are having some high profile weddings all of a sudden. We already saw quarterback Jarred Goff marry Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Christen Harper last weekend, now we’re seeing Lions running back Jake Funk marry Hannah Ann Slus. Fans of the The Bachelor and the Bachelorette know who Slus is. She won The Bachelor
The decision in the “NFL Sunday Ticket” anti-trust case was rendered Thursday and the league took a pummeling. A group of “plaintiffs” who purchased the package won a judgment of $4.7 billion from the Los Angeles, CA, jury, while “bar owners” were awarded $96 million. Per the Hollywood Reporter: A Los Angeles jury on Thursday
The 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series continues with one of the more under appreciated players in town: Alim McNeill. He’s had a huge hand in transforming Detroit’s run defense into one of the best units in the NFL, and while he’s flashed some ability as a pass rusher, this upcoming season will see McNeill…
Aidan Hutchinson took a nice jump from his rookie campaign to his second season in Detroit. The Lions EDGE raised his sack total from 9.5 to 11.5, forced three fumbles, registered 33 QB hits (up from 15) and broke up seven passes in 2023. That strong production earned Hutchinson his first Pro Bowl nod. The
We are getting there. Now late into June, we are less than a month away from when the Detroit Lions will report for their 2024 training camp. Rookies will report on July 20, while veterans will arrive in Allen Park on July 23. There may not be a ton of starting positions up for grabs,…
Mattel’s Magic 8 Ball has been making predictions since 1946. We ran a few questions about the Detroit Lions by one, and the results were mostly positive. For those unfamiliar with the concept, users ask yes-no questions to the ball, give it a shake and then turn it over to reveal the answer. We opted