Indianapolis — Given his previous career as a portfolio manager and commodities trader on Wall Street, no one should have been surprised that Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was a deal-making machine in his first year on the job. During his first draft, Adofo-Mensah made 10 trades. And a few months later, at the
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The Detroit Lions are adding a former head coach to their defensive staff. ESPN reported Tuesday that ex-Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos head coach John Fox appears headed to the Lions as a senior defensive consultant. Fox served in a similar role with the Indianapolis Colts last season. The Lions tied for 28th
Indianapolis — Ahead of Super Bowl LVI in 2022, Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor raved about former colleague, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who had been officially promoted to that position just two days earlier. “He’s just really sharp,” Taylor said last January. “He’s got a mathematics background. He’s much smarter than I was in
The Detroit Lions need a talent upgrade at tight end, and these five free agents should be on their radar. Despite trading T.J. Hockenson at the the deadline, the Detroit Lions set the single-season franchise record for touchdowns from the tight end position in 2022 (12). There were some spike games in there though (see
One of the trickier decisions facing the Detroit Lions when it comes to re-signing their own players is veteran linebacker Alex Anzalone. On one hand, Anzalone is coming off the best year of his career and he established himself as a leader in a young defensive locker room. On the other hand, the Lions have…
It’s fun to talk about the possibilities. It’s even more fun when you’re talked about as a possibility. And it has been a while since anybody talked about the Lions in that way, hasn’t it? But, now that they are, it’s worth remembering that talk is cheap, free agency is expensive — trades can be,
Indianapolis — It looks like former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia could have one more chance to save his NFL coaching career. New Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton, who passed on Patricia as a defensive coordinator, said he would consider adding him to the staff in a different role during a Tuesday media
There have been strong hints of it, but the Detroiti Lions prime position in terms of 2023 draft capital has been confirmed. The Detroit Lions are one of a four teams with two first-round picks this year, but only one other team (the Houston Texans) have two in the top-18 overall as the Lions do.
Our Detroit Lions 2023 free agency series is soon coming to a close. We in the midst of profiling the seven Lions exclusive rights free agents, who are typically considered easy re-signings. So rather than focusing on whether these players should be back, we’re focusing more on what their role could be for the upcoming…
The Detroit Lions could have new uniforms next season, but team president Rod Wood has said it’s not coming until 2024. By NFL rules, which say teams can change uniforms every five years, the Detroit Lions could have new uniforms next season (and they could by now have new uniforms, since they’re last re-design was
The New York Giants are releasing wide receiver Kenny Golladay when the new league year starts on March 15, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Two years ago, Golladay signed a four-year, $72 million deal with $40 million guaranteed. Now he won’t see the final two years of that contract after catching just…
Get your passports ready. The Detroit Lions could be headed overseas this fall. Lions president Rod Wood told the Free Press on Monday there is “at least” a 50% chance the team will play a road game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Germany this November. The Chiefs are one of five AFC teams that
The 2023 NFL Combine is underway, with the first prospects arriving in their positional groups on Monday. Over the first few days, players will get medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then on Thursday, March 2, the league will start four days of televised coverage…
Indianapolis — The Detroit Lions are hiring John Scott Jr., an accomplished and experienced college defensive line coach, to fill the team’s recent vacancy created by Todd Wash’s departure to Carolina. Scott comes to Detroit after spending the past three seasons with Penn State, having previously worked at eight other universities, including two years at
We’re now just two months out from the 2023 NFL Draft, and you can already sense a seismic shift at the top of many draftniks’ big boards. Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson seems to have garnered the most discussion as of late. The 21-year-old quarterback only started one season for the Gators, and it was an…
What I’m about to suggest may be a tiny bit illegal. OK, it’s totally illegal, but I think it’s worth a slap on the wrist. Here it is: Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes should break into the hotel room of Les Snead, his counterpart with the Los Angeles Rams, at the NFL combine this
The Detroit Lions will not be getting new uniforms next season, but they will have new helmets to go with their alternate uniforms. Lions president Rod Wood told the Free Press on Monday that the team plans to unveil its alternate helmet later this spring and is in discussions with Nike about new uniforms for
The Detroit Lions are dipping into the college ranks for a new coach to work with their defensive line. Penn State defensive line coach and defensive run game coordinator John Scott Jr. is joining the Lions, the Centre Daily Times reported Monday. Scott replaces Todd Wash, who left earlier this month to coach defensive line
The Detroit Lions have a new coach. According to several different sources—the Centre Daily Times was first on it—the Lions are hiring Penn State defensive line coach John Scott Jr. At this point, the exact role of Scott on the Lions coaching staff has not been explicitly reported. That said, the Lions lost their own…