Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Lions trade grade: Jeff Okudah gone to the Atlanta Falcons by Brad Berreman After the news Jeff Okudah was traded came out, Jameson Williams made it immediately clear he wants the vacated jersey number. It was not surprising news on the whole, but the Detroit Lions traded cornerback
The Lions have put the league on notice with their most recent prospect visit, suggesting that Detroit may want to move up the draft board in April. The Detroit Lions drafted Aidan Hutchinson second overall last year, but they’re not yet done reshaping their defensive line just yet. Detroit could pair Hutchinson with yet another
The men who drafted Jeff Okudah to the Detroit Lions have long since left town, done in by years of bad football and their inability to build — and manage — an NFL roster. But Okudah’s trade to the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, for the prudent return of a fifth-round pick, is one more reminder
The Lions’ plans for the first round of the NFL Draft are starting to crystalize after the surprising move to send former third-overall pick Jeff Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons this morning. Detroit has committed significant resources to revamp its secondary this offseason, signing C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Cameron Sutton, and Emmanuel Moseley. However, oddsmakers believe the Lions
The Detroit Lions are ramping up their pre-draft visits, and they continue to do their due diligence with the top prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft. The latest interesting name to come across the list of their top-30 visits: Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Lions will be hosting…
Allen Park — For the first time in five years, the Detroit Lions finished with a good enough record that the team shouldn’t be drafting in the top 10. But, thanks to a residual pick coming back from a 2021 trade that sent quarterback Matthew Stafford to Los Angeles, the Lions inherited the No. 6
On Tuesday afternoon, it was reported that Detroit Lions are trading cornerback Jeff Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons for a fifth-round pick in return. While Okudah was not a star player in Detroit, any time a team trades a former third-overall pick before their rookie contract expires, it’s big news.
The writing had been on the wall, given the way the Detroit Lions attacked the cornerback position this offseason. On Tuesday, the team made the somewhat anticipated follow-up move to their free-agency additions, parting ways with cornerback Jeff Okudah. The Lions agreed Tuesday to trade the former first-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons, according to
The signs were there that Jeff Okudah could be traded, and the Detroit Lions have indeed sent him to the Atlanta Falcons for a late draft pick. The Detroit Lions add not one, not two but three notable pieces to their secondary in free agency, in Cameron Sutton, Emmanuel Moseley and C.J. Gardner-Johnson. They had
Tuesday afternoon, it was reported that the Detroit Lions were trading cornerback Jeff Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons for a fifth-round pick, No. 159 overall. Regardless of whether or not you like the move, one of the benefits the Lions get beyond their return on investment is a significant amount of new salary cap space…
The Atlanta Falcons have traded a 2023 fifth-round pick to the Detroit Lions for a former No. 3 overall pick in cornerback Jeff Okudah. By trading for Jeff Okudah, the Atlanta Falcons may have tipped their hand as to what they could do at No. 8 in the 2023 NFL Draft. Atlanta sent a 2023
Jeff Okudah lost his starting job late last season, and after the Detroit Lions added three new starters to their secondary in free agency, the fourth-year cornerback no longer had a firm grip on a roster spot. So the Lions traded Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday for a fifth-round pick in this month’s
The Atlanta Falcons landed Jeff Okudah in a trade with the Detroit Lions. Here’s how the deal grades for both sides. On Tuesday, the Atlanta Falcons landed Jeff Okudah — a former third overall pick — in a trade with the Detroit Lions just weeks ahead of the 2023 iteration of the NFL Draft. The
Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest mock draft couldn’t have turned out any better for the Detroit Lions. Kiper, the ESPN analyst, has the Lions landing two of the draft’s consensus five best prospects with their two first-round picks: Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. at No. 6 and Texas running back Bijan Robinson at No. 18.
Bijan Robinson, Texas Longhorns. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) Here are three teams who should avoid selecting Texas star running back Bijan Robinson in the NFL Draft. Although Bijan Robinson is an outstanding playmaker, the former Texas Longhorns tailback needs to go to the right team. In the NFL Draft this month, Robinson could go
During a recent podcast, our staff debated whether it was realistic for Alabama edge defender Will Anderson to fall to the Detroit Lions with the sixth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. While we could all dream up scenarios, many of us believed it was unlikely that the Lions will walk away with what…
Lions Nation Unite is live-talking the latest Detroit Lions news and rumors for the 2023 NFL free agency and the 2023 NFL draft. Who should the Lions look to targets in free agency? Could they look to add DaRon Payne to the Lions defensive line? Should the Lions draft Devon Witherspoon CB out of Illinois?
With just over two weeks before the 2023 NFL Draft, it’s time to go into overdrive with mock drafts. The Detroit Lions are in one of the most exciting position in this year’s draft with a ton of capital and a ton of different possible directions they could go.
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions continued the team’s offseason overhaul of its training staff, hiring Mike Sundeen to serve as the team’s new head athletic trainer. Sundeen comes to Detroit after spending the past nine years as the assistant athletic trainer for the Denver Broncos. He replaces Kevin Bastin, who returned to serve a
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee Volunteers. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions will have two opportunities to make former Tennessee Volunteers star Hendon Hooker a first-round pick. By bringing in Hendon Hooker for a top-30 visit, the Detroit Lions are super serious about potentially taking the former Tennessee star in the first round. While selecting