The Detroit Lions made a concerted effort to improve their secondary throughout the course of free agency. In a recent ESPN ranking of cornerback units, Detroit’s came in at No. 23, three spots ahead of the Chicago Bears. According to the league’s website, “This is still not a great cornerback group, but it’s better. I
The Detroit Lions 2023 preseason schedule has been confirmed, and here are the dates, times and the opponents. With the release of their 2023 regular season schedule, the Detroit Lions also confirmed their three preseason opponents–the New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers. But only the time and date of the preseason finale was
These are the six names to watch for the Detroit Pistons with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft on June 22 in New York. #detroitpistons #nbadraft2023 Read more about the Pistons and the top NBA draft prospects on freep.com: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2023/05/18/detroit-pistons-nba-draft-2023-names-to-watch/70227529007/
Continuing our post-draft film study on the Detroit Lions’ draft class, let’s explore the tape of defensive tackle Brodric Martin, the team’s third-round selection out of Western Kentucky. ▶ Games watched: @Indiana (Sept. 17), @UTSA (Oct. 8), vs. Rice (Nov. 12), @FAU (Nov. 26) ▶ Statistics: 2018 (North Alabama): 10 games, one start, 27 tackles, 3.0 for
The Detroit Lions have an affinity for adding outside wide receivers who are vertical threats, and that’s just what they got in seventh-round pick Antione Green. “We are happy to get Green in the fold,” Lions general manager Brad Holmes said following the draft, “and he does add a vertical, stretching element.”
Besides playing some darn good football, one of the main things Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow is known for is his love of the outdoors. After all, not many football players host their very own fishing show. His YouTube channel, Grizzly Man Outdoors, boasts nearly 10,000 subscribers tuning into his fun, often silly fishing adventures.…
In addition to their entire 2023 regular season schedule, the Detroit Lions also revealed their 2023 preseason opponents and the order in which they will play them. For the first two games—home tilts against the New York Giants and the Jacksonville Jaguars—the specific dates have not yet been decided. For the preseason finale, a road…
Seemingly every year in the NFL, there are a handful of players around the league that burst onto the scene, make a ton of plays, and ultimately, become a household name. Players that are known and appreciated around their respective fanbases become individuals that even the most casual of NFL fans can talk about. For…
I’m out of town for one measly week, I miss my first NFL schedule release and rookie minicamp in years and suddenly I find myself left without a seat on the Detroit Lions hype train? Yep, things change that fast in the NFL. Yet here we are. Or rather, there they go — those Super
Growing up, Frank Ragnow was an avid hunter. He went pheasant hunting with his father, Jon, near his grandmother’s house along the Iowa-South Dakota border. He hunted hogs one time during his playing days with the Arkansas Razorbacks. “Kind of a carnivore, killing your own kind,” Ragnow joked. And he still remembers the first time
Frank Ragnow gutted through a toe injury last season to make the Pro Bowl for the second time in his career, but the Detroit Lions center did not undergo corrective surgery this offseason because he said his latest injury is “inoperable.” Ragnow tore the plantar plate in his left foot in Week 4 of the
Whether the Detroit Lions extend Jared Goff or not is a question, but there’s an interesting new projection out there now. Coming off one of the best seasons of his career and with two years left on his current deal, there’s broadly not a tone of urgency for the Detroit Lions to extend quarterback Jared
The options are obviously not plentiful at this point, but here are four wide receivers the Detroit Lions could still look to bring in this offseason. The Detroit Lions entered the offseason with two tentpoles and virtual locks for prominent roles on their wide receiver depth chart–Amon St. Brown and Jameson Williams. Marvin Jones was
There might be some who are concerned about the wide receiver position for the Detroit Lions while Jameson Williams is suspended, but Louis Riddick is not one of them. ESPN analyst Louis Riddick has been consistently bullish on the direction the Detroit Lions are going in. That being said, if there was something to critique