The rookies have already been in town for a couple days, and the team’s veterans report Saturday, as the Lions open training camp this weekend ahead of the 2023 season. With a Week 1 matchup against defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City a little more than six weeks away, here are five things we’ll be
Professional sports are a transient business these days. Franchises relocate, leaving entire cities in the lurch. Players bolt, too, taking advantage of free agency when they can. Trade deadlines encourage the movement — incentivize it, even — and the business of tanking means veteran players often get shown the door before anybody’s ready for them
Since the dawn of advertising, mascots have been used to sell things. In Michigan, there are beloved totems of sports teams, beverages, restaurant brands and more that have become part of the culture. Some date back decades, while others are just starting to get a little time in the limelight. From gnomes to Noids, here’s
It is the final day before Detroit Lions training camp—the last few hours of “summer” for us football writers. What better way to spend the night at the movies? But, no, we aren’t pulling the viral double featuring “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” We’re not going to watch Tom Cruise drive a motorcycle off a mountain. I’m…
According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, the Detroit Lions are intending on re-signing running back Justin Jackson. Many were curious as to why the Lions didn’t re-sign Jackson earlier this offseason, seeing as he was a solid, significant contributor to last year’s team. Jackson was the Lions’ primary kick returner and held the fourth-highest kick…
While this discussion would be even cooler if the Detroit Lions were playing their 2023 season in some new threads, at least fans were treated to a new helmet. Full of young talent, there are several members of the Lions’ roster who could sell plenty of jerseys during the upcoming season.
Detroit Lions legendary wide receiver joins the podcast to talk about Detroit Lions 2023 NFL Training Camp and gives his impressions that her would like to see. First, Herman Moore talks about the importance of the Lions new secondary to get on the dame page as they can go ahead and be ready for Week
With Detroit Lions training camp just a few days away, it’s time for the return of our offseason series “Bubble Watch.” In this series, we will identify the players on the roster bubble and our staff will make predictions on whether they will make the initial 53-man roster or not. We will do this every…
Miller Farr, a two-time first-team All-Pro cornerback who finished his career playing alongside his brother with the Detroit Lions, died Thursday at the age of 80. Farr, a first-round pick in the AFL’s redshirt draft of 1965, played 10 seasons with five teams in the AFL and NFL and had 35 career interceptions. He tied
Allen Park — We’ve heard it before, but not like this. Not nearly like this. The Lions arguably are the most-discussed team of the NFL offseason, even though they haven’t made the playoffs in seven years. In a blur, they went from sleepy franchise to sleeper pick to betting favorites to win their division. And
On this week’s episode of Twentyman in the Huddle presented by Microsoft, Tim Twentyman returns to preview 2023 Detroit Lions Training Camp, set to kick off this weekend! Tim is joined by NBC Sports’ Peter King to discuss the national view of the team as the offseason comes to a close. Tim and Peter break
Then there were two. The Detroit Lions trimmed their kicking competition, just days before the start of training camp, by releasing veteran kicker Michael Badgley on Thursday. Badgley, 27, signed to Detroit’s practice squad in early October after being released by the Chicago Bears and was thought to be the leader in the clubhouse heading
The Lions have placed injured rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker on the active/non-football injury (NFI) list ahead of training camp. Hooker, a third-round pick out of Tennessee, is still recovering from a torn ACL suffered against South Carolina on Nov. 19. Being placed on the NFI list means Hooker can be activated at any point during
The Detroit Lions have made a major change to their special teams unit. Kicker Michael Badgley was released Thursday, a source confirmed to the Free Press, in a surprise move ahead of Lions veterans reporting to NFL training camp Saturday at Allen Park. Badgley is healthy after missing time with a groin injury this spring.