The Detroit Lions have long been considered the lovable losers of the NFL. They don’t truly have a two-way rival, and, historically, most teams don’t see them as a threat. However, with the way the Lions finished last season—going 8-2 down the stretch—there’s a good chance people are going to start paying attention to Detroit…
The 2023 NFL Combine is underway, with the first prospects arriving in their positional groups on Monday. Over the first few days, players will get medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then on Thursday, March 2, the league will start four days of televised coverage…
Rod Wood, by his own admission, was in a “pissy” mood Monday. Wood’s flight from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to Detroit was delayed by weather, and as the Detroit Lions president sat in the airport awaiting his plane, a Lions fan with three sons in tow came up to say hello. The fan introduced himself, said
The Detroit Lions were one of the fun surprises of this past NFL season, rallying from a 1-6 start to finish with a winning record. Oddsmakers are expecting the Lions to play more like the second-half version of themselves this fall, evidenced by the team’s +3000 odds to win Super Bowl LVIII (11th-shortest odds). Detroit
The Detroit Lions are reportedly set to hire long-time NFL head coach John Fox as a senior defensive consultant. Two years ago, the Detroit Lions formed a coaching staff with former players that would have made even a casual fan do a double take. While the Lions offense was setting the league on fire with
Indianapolis — Given his previous career as a portfolio manager and commodities trader on Wall Street, no one should have been surprised that Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was a deal-making machine in his first year on the job. During his first draft, Adofo-Mensah made 10 trades. And a few months later, at the
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The Detroit Lions are adding a former head coach to their defensive staff. ESPN reported Tuesday that ex-Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos head coach John Fox appears headed to the Lions as a senior defensive consultant. Fox served in a similar role with the Indianapolis Colts last season. The Lions tied for 28th
Indianapolis — Ahead of Super Bowl LVI in 2022, Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor raved about former colleague, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who had been officially promoted to that position just two days earlier. “He’s just really sharp,” Taylor said last January. “He’s got a mathematics background. He’s much smarter than I was in
The Detroit Lions need a talent upgrade at tight end, and these five free agents should be on their radar. Despite trading T.J. Hockenson at the the deadline, the Detroit Lions set the single-season franchise record for touchdowns from the tight end position in 2022 (12). There were some spike games in there though (see
One of the trickier decisions facing the Detroit Lions when it comes to re-signing their own players is veteran linebacker Alex Anzalone. On one hand, Anzalone is coming off the best year of his career and he established himself as a leader in a young defensive locker room. On the other hand, the Lions have…
It’s fun to talk about the possibilities. It’s even more fun when you’re talked about as a possibility. And it has been a while since anybody talked about the Lions in that way, hasn’t it? But, now that they are, it’s worth remembering that talk is cheap, free agency is expensive — trades can be,
Indianapolis — It looks like former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia could have one more chance to save his NFL coaching career. New Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton, who passed on Patricia as a defensive coordinator, said he would consider adding him to the staff in a different role during a Tuesday media
There have been strong hints of it, but the Detroiti Lions prime position in terms of 2023 draft capital has been confirmed. The Detroit Lions are one of a four teams with two first-round picks this year, but only one other team (the Houston Texans) have two in the top-18 overall as the Lions do.