Dan Campbell took his hat off, wiped his mouth, then shared a story before the Detroit Lions‘ first padded practice of training camp Friday, about his first day in pads as a rookie tight end with the New York Giants 24 years ago. Campbell was a third-round pick out of Texas A&M, so he wasn’t
Late last week, Detroit Lions edge defender Aidan Hutchinson made his debut on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023 list. Hutchinson came in at 88 overall, based on the surveys done by fellow players. This week, two more Lions players have landed on the countdown. Quarterback Jared Goff came in at 66 overall, while…
Allen Park — Drafting is hard. But if it wasn’t evident going into the 2022 season that Lions general manager Brad Holmes hit a home run with his first swing, it is now. Right tackle Penei Sewell, the No. 7 overall pick in 2021, is hitting another level going into his third season. “I can’t
The Detroit Lions returned to practice on Friday, and it was mostly good news on the injury front for the team. Two players who missed practice on Wednesday—rookie defensive back Brian Branch and guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai—return to the field. While a few players who remain out appear to be nearing returns to practice.
10. S Kerby Joseph (High: 4; Low: 12) Last year’s ranking: 39 Among the top 10, no one took a bigger leap that Joseph. The third-round safety was expected to mostly be a reserve in his rookie season, seeing as the Lions had two established starters and Joseph was still relatively new to the position.
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have waived injured wide receiver Tom Kennedy and signed former Michigan Panthers wide receiver Trey Quinn, according to an announcement from the team Friday. Kennedy, 26, signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and has stuck with the team ever since, performing in various practice-squad
C.J. Gardner-Johnson is still out with the knee injury he suffered on Day 2 of training camp, but the Detroit Lions got two injured players back for their first padded practice of summer Friday. Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice that safety Brian Branch would return from a foot injury and offensive guard Halapoulivaati
After suffering an upper body injury during Wednesday’s training camp practice, receiver Tom Kennedy has been waived with an injury designation. Kennedy will now go to waivers, where he may be claimed. If he clears waivers, he could be placed on the team’s injured reserve list—which would end his 2023 season. The other option is…
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Allen Park — Detroit Lions guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai took a hit to the back earlier this week, costing him a day of practice, but he avoided serious injury to the area he had surgically addressed last year. “He actually took a shot in the back, more than, ‘Ah, I get torqued,’ whatever,” Lions coach Dan
C.J. Gardner-Johnson is still out with the knee injury he suffered on Day 2 of training camp, but the Detroit Lions got two injured players back for their first padded practice of summer Friday. Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice that safety Brian Branch would return from a foot injury and offensive guard Halapoulivaati
Justin Jackson did not lack for suitors when he became a free agent in March, but while a handful of NFL teams were interested in signing him as a backup running back/kick returner/jack-of-all-trades insurance policy, most were offering veteran-minimum type deals. Jackson averaged 4 yards per carry as the Detroit Lions’ No. 3 running back
Long ago, the beginning of football meant a lot of things. Chief amongst them—summer was coming to an end, and fully-padded two-a-days were on the horizon. And for a long time, it didn’t matter if you were a high school player or on an NFL roster, this was how things were done.
Greg Beacham | Associated Press Irvine, Calif. – Former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford apparently had little doubt he would play football this season. He had even less doubt he would play for the Los Angeles Rams. And when other teams called to inquire about trading for the Super Bowl champion, Stafford says he made it