The Lions could soon be without a key piece in their secondary. They fear C.J. Gardner-Johnson suffered a torn pectoral muscle, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL.com report. This would be a tough blow to Gardner-Johnson’s hopes of using this season as a platform to command a better contract in free agency. Gardner-Johnson signed a
Gardner-Johnson, 25, is a former fourth-round pick of the Saints back in 2019 out of Florida. He was entering the final year of his four-year rookie contract and was set to make a base salary of $2.54 million when the Saints traded him to the Eagles during the preseason. Gardner-Johnson was testing the open market
Let the hits keep coming for the Detroit Lions. Hours after receiving news that pass rusher James Houston was going to be out for the next 6-8 weeks with a fractured ankle, they now have even worse news. [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] #Lions DB CJ Gardner-Johnson is feared to have suffered a a torn pec in Sunday’s game,
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell on Monday shared a big update on the status of David Montgomery. Campbell said that Montgomery suffered a bruised thigh in the team’s 37-31 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Montgomery is said to be day-to-day. That is some really good news for the Lions considering how
The NFL closes out Week 2 with a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader, featuring rivals from the NFC South and AFC North. In the first of the two games, the New Orleans Saints are on the road to take on the Carolina Panthers, and then shortly after, game two will feature the Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh…
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions made the most of the turnover battle in their season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, and in the end, it made all the difference in a one-score victory. The Seattle Seahawks made the most of the turnover battle in the Lions’ home opener, and in the end, it
Heading into the 2023 season, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said he planned on easing rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs into NFL action. But now, veteran RB David Montgomery reportedly will need “a couple of weeks,” to heal from a quad injury picked up in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to Seattle, per
Allen Park — The ineffectiveness of the Detroit Lions’ pass rush has been one of the team’s biggest early-season disappointments, directly contributing to an inability to slow down the Seattle Seahawks and quarterback Geno Smith in Sunday’s 37-31 overtime loss. Smith was highly efficient, completing 78.0% of his passes for 328 yards, two touchdowns and
[affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] After a physically intense contest in Ford Field on Sunday, the Detroit Lions had a few players in the walking wounded category. Head coach Dan Campbell offered some updates on a few of the injured Lions during his press conference on Monday. RG Halapoulivaati Vaitai Vaitai left the game with a left knee injury
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions had been relatively healthy heading into the second game of the season, but the injuries piled up during the team’s overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks. As it currently stands, the team will likely be without edge rusher James Houston and starting guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai for multiple weeks. Lions
I’ll be the first to say that I love Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell. I love the way he’s turned this Lions team around and has every player buying into what he’s preaching. Regardless of the outcome for the Lions games, they’re going to play tough and make life difficult for the opposition. Playing
Bears Bears CB Jaylon Johnson on if the losing streak weighs on him: “Hell yeah. That’s what I think about consistently. I’ve been here for a good minute now. Going through the same things, the same letdowns, the same … post-game speeches. For me as a competitor, I’m tired of that s**t.” (Kevin Fishbain) Lions
The Detroit Lions lost to the Seattle Seahawks yesterday with a score of 31-37. In this video, Mike Kimber breaks down the winners and losers from Week 2. Winners: Jared Goff, QB Penei Sewell, OL Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR Josh Reynolds, WR Losers: Injuries Jerry Jacobs, CB Aaron Glenn, DC Defensive Line Referees Home for
A Central Michigan Chippewa brought some fire to Sunday’s Lions game at Ford Field. Head referee Alex Kemp, a CMU alumnus, went viral after his hilarious exchange with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith, who was trying to argue an intentional-grounding call in the third quarter. Kemp had started to announce the penalty when Smith came