While Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has made some surprise draft picks along the way, the kind of player he has selected in his three years in Detroit has been remarkably consistent. Football character is a non-negotiable for the Lions. According to Holmes it’s the ultimate separator between a good players and a great…
On Christmas Eve the Detroit Lions ended an incredibly long 30 year streak of not winning the a divsion title when they beat the Vikings 30-24 at U.S. Bank Stadium and claimed the NFC North title. For a lot of Vikings fans, the problem wasn’t that the Lions beat their team, it was that in
In the last edition of the seven-round mock draft for the Lions, we explored the concept of trading up from No. 29. This time around, the idea is to see what might happen if GM Brad Holmes and the Lions opt to trade back from No. 29 and out of the first round altogether. There
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are up in our 2024 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, where you—the commenters—get to make the picks for each team. The Buccaneers were one of many teams who saw their season end at the hands of the Detroit Lions. And with an NFC South still very much in turmoil, the…
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is known for keeping track of the wide receivers who were drafted before him, so he and his agent are certainly taking note of DeVonta Smith’s three-year, $75M contract extension ($51M guaranteed) with the Philadelphia Eagles. Both players were taken in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Eagles selected
Other than the fact that they both play in the Motor City, the Detroit Lions and Detroit Pistons had little in common during their 2023-24 seasons. While the Lions exceeded everyone’s expectations and made it to the NFC Championship Game in January, the Pistons finished with the worst record in the NBA. The Pistons were
The latest mock draft from longtime ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. is an interesting one for the Detroit Lions. The three-round projections feature Kiper and fellow analyst Field Yates alternating picks across the rounds, with Kiper handling the odd-numbered picks and Yates handling the even ones. With the Lions holding picks No. 29, 61 and
The Detroit Lions announced they have re-signed three of their own exclusive rights free agents. The Lions brought back EDGE James Houston, OL Kayode Awosika and RB Craig Reynolds for the 2024 season. All three were ERFAs, meaning they have under three years of qualifying NFL service. The process with exclusive rights free agents is
Quarterback Jared Goff is entering his fourth year with the Detroit Lions, and the last two have arguably been the best of his career. Since an offseason trade that shipped him from the Los Angeles Rams to Detroit for Matthew Stafford in 2021 — a deal in which he was essentially a throw-in — Goff
Today’s Lions Draft Prospect of the Day is an interesting tight end who appears to fit what the Lions want at the position. The focus for these potential Lions prospects is on players who should hold some appeal for Detroit in the draft. Not all of them will be prominent names or high draft picks,
The Detroit Lions need to make additions to their defense ahead of next season, and that’s exactly what ESPN’s Mel Kiper and Field Yates have them doing in their latest three-round NFL mock draft. In the first round of the Kiper-Yates mock draft, the Lions add Missouri defensive lineman Darius Robinson. Here’s what Kiper, who
Lions Nation Unite is live-talking the latest Detroit Lions news and rumors for the 2024 NFL free agency and the 2024 NFL draft. Who should the Lions look to target in free agency? Could they look to add Stephon Gilmore to the Lions’ secondary? Should the Lions draft Kool-Aid McKinstry out of Alabama? Mike Kimber
Reynolds, 27, wound up going undrafted out of Kutztown back in May of 2019. He signed a three-year, $1.755 million contract with Washington but was cut and later re-signed to their practice squad. Reynolds later joined the Falcons in 2019 and returned to Atlanta on a futures contract after the season. The Falcons elected to