Penei Sewell finalized his rookie contract Wednesday with the Detroit Lions, according to multiple reports, and the No. 7 pick of this year’s draft is expected in town to join his teammates for voluntary workouts this week. Sewell did not take part in rookie minicamp last week after contracting COVID-19, but Lions coach Dan Campbell
Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow (77) (Billy Hardiman-USA TODAY Sports) The Detroit Lions have just come out of what was seen by many pundits as a successful draft and offseason. What we need to do is to take a step back and see how things look from a big picture perspective. The Lions’ new offensive
When Brad Holmes spent a fourth-round pick on USC receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown earlier this month in the NFL draft, the Detroit Lions general manager joked the pick “finally will get (people) off my ass about not getting a receiver.” St. Brown should play a significant role for the Lions this fall, potentially as their
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On the popular “Pardon My Take” podcast, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said that he wanted an actual lion at the team facility as a motivational tool. It was clear that he was joking but there was one organization which took the quip seriously: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA. So
A day after Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell made a joking plea for a pet lion during an appearance on the “Pardon My Take” podcast, animal rights organization PETA responded. Don’t worry, they got the joke, but they also saw an opportunity to raise awareness for the poor living conditions of many lions held in
Brad Holmes is not overhauling the Detroit Lions scouting department this spring, but the first-year Lions general manager does have a handful of openings to fill. Roman Phifer, a former NFL linebacker who spent the past three seasons as a west coast area scout for the Lions, has accepted a job as senior personnel executive
After parting ways with two college scouts earlier this month, the Detroit Lions lost another one this week after Roman Phifer accepted a job with the Denver Broncos to serve as a senior personnel executive. Phifer, who played 15 seasons in the NFL, joined the Lions scouting department in 2018, where he scouted colleges in California,
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell wants a pet lion. Not for his house, but for the team headquarters where he’ll spend more time than anywhere else the next several years. “I’ve talked to Sheila about this,” Campbell told the “Pardon My Take” podcast on Monday. “I don’t think we’re going to be able to do it, but I
Alim McNeill, Detroit Lions (Photo by Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images) Detroit Lions: Will Jeff Okudah live up to his draft pick in 2021? by Zach Payne Something Detroit Lions fans have longed for over the past couple of years was for the team to draft some help along the interior of the defensive line as
Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver could have taken a victory lap on Monday after pulling off the unthinkable. In his first season in charge the Pistons, Weaver overhauled the roster, set a new culture, developed a core of young players, created an entertaining product, broke the endless chain of mediocrity and — this is
Derrick Barnes did not get to pick his jersey number as a freshman at Purdue. When Barnes arrived on campus as a two-star linebacker from Kentucky, he was given No. 55 by his coaches. “I wanted a lower number for some reason,” said Barnes, who wore No. 21 in high school. “But he was just, Junior
Dan Exotic? We’re pretty sure he was joking, but Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said on the “Pardon My Take” podcast Monday that he asked Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp about getting a pet lion to keep at the team’s Allen Park practice facility. “I don’t think we’re going to be able to do it,
The Detroit Lions have made it apparent they were thrilled to land Penei Sewell in the first round of the draft last month, largely because they didn’t expect the Oregon offensive tackle to still be on the board at pick No. 7. General manager Brad Holmes hasn’t said much about the team’s contingency scenarios. Prior
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When linebacker Derrick Barnes arrived at Purdue in 2017, he wasn’t thrilled to be assigned the No. 55. His attitude changed as he researched the number and the great players who had worn it, including Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau. Barnes became enamored with Seau and linebackers with similar playing styles, such as Ray
The Detroit Lions added three of the five tryout players from last weekend’s rookie minicamp to the permanent roster, signing cornerback Alex Brown, safety Alijah Holder and tight end Charlie Taumoepeau. For Brown, Detroit is his fifth NFL stop after going undrafted out of South Carolina State in 2019, previously having brief stints with the 49ers, Eagles,
The NFL relaxed its uniform restrictions this offseason, allowing running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, linebackers and defensive backs to be able to wear any number between 1-49. But the biggest men on the field, the offensive and defensive linemen, they’re out of luck. That’s unfortunate for Alim McNeill, Detroit’s 320-pound rookie defensive tackle who wore 29
A sixth-round pick in 2000, Tom Brady used his draft day slide to fuel arguably the greatest career in NFL history. Twenty-one years later, rookie Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has found motivation in his own disappointing draft weekend. “I’m never going to forget the 15 receivers that went before me in the draft,”
Back at the start of 2020, after the Detroit Lions traded star corner Darius Slay to the Eagles, the writing was on the wall. For months we knew that with the third overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Detroit was destined to select Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah. He was expected to step right