With only one receiver under contract beyond the upcoming season, the Detroit Lions had a glaring need for long-term solutions at the position heading into the 2021 NFL draft. But for the first two days of the event, the team ignored the need, opting to follow their board and select an offensive tackle, two defensive tackles
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Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow (77) (Billy Hardiman-USA TODAY Sports) We’re all guilty of it; voicing our quick takes or assigning grades to an NFL team’s draft class immediately after the names have been called. As Detroit Lions fans know all too well, it’s much more prudent to wait a few years to fully evaluate
Capacity crowds will be a thing again at Ford Field this fall. The latest rollback of COVID-19 restrictions in Michigan, announced last week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, means the Detroit Lions will not have limits on crowd size for home games in 2021. Whitmer’s latest plan called for indoor capacity limits to increase to 50%
The national headlines are ablaze with talk about the possible landing spot for Atlanta Falcons’ All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones. That after the seven-time Pro Bowler announced to the world that he’s out in Atlanta. But are the Detroit Lions a good fit? On Tuesday, Jones indicated to Shannon Sharpe on the FOX Sports show
T.J. Hockenson earned a Pro Bowl nod with his breakout season in 2020. Now, his position coach with the Detroit Lions said Hockenson is poised for even bigger things in 2021. “I think it’s been a fairly consistent message all offseason from Coach (Dan) Campbell to A-Lynn (offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn) that there’s plenty meat still
Being the son of Mr. Universe comes with big expectations, and those are not just physical ones. From birth, the former winner of the Mr. Universe competition in 1981 and 1982, John Brown, proclaims that he knew that his youngest son was destined to be something special. Considering how far he has come since then,
You can obsess about the quarterback, tout the offensive line, be intrigued by the running backs, lament the thin receiving corps. There’s plenty to debate about the Lions’ offense, and you can bet we’ll be counting Jared Goff’s completions, incompletions, interceptions, smiles, grimaces and backslaps. The new regime starts sorting it out this week during
Greg Beacham | Associated Press Los Angeles — Matthew Stafford says his offseason thumb surgery isn’t an impediment to anything he wants to do during his first offseason workouts with the Los Angeles Rams. Learning a new offense and getting to know every player in the Rams’ locker room present more than enough challenges for the veteran passer, but
They are not opting out. They are showing up in droves. Six weeks after releasing a joint statement saying they planned to sit out voluntary spring workouts, players for the Detroit Lions — and most other NFL teams — reported Monday for the start of Organized Team Activities. The Lions posted pictures on social media of some
Star wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, Julio Jones, has asked for a trade and things have heated up thanks to a phone call during FOX Sports “Undisputed” on Monday morning. The call has people talking about where Jones might land in a trade, with one reporter suggesting the Detroit Lions as a sensible landing
It is one of the most difficult things to find in the NFL — offensive line depth — and now that the Detroit Lions have it, they seem reluctant to let it go. When the Lions open organized team activities on Tuesday, they will do so with essentially six starters on their offensive line. Frank Ragnow
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The Detroit Lions added some depth along the offensive line on Monday, signing free agent offensive tackle Darrin Paulo. A three-year starter for the University of Utah, Paulo appeared in 53 games for the Utes, starting 26 at right tackle before earning first-team all-conference honors as a left tackle during his senior season in 2019. Paulo
The Detroit Lions are turning over a new leaf. And while longtime fans of the Pride have experienced their fair share of rebuilds, there’s always hope that this is the one that results in the team’s first playoff victory since the early 1990s. Yet, it seems most analysts don’t believe the 2021 version of the
2019 NFC Championship game (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions offense is still ahead of the defense under Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell. However, it’s very different than what we’ve seen in the past. This week the Lions will have their full squad together for OTA’s. With a roster that has started
The best cornerback new Detroit Lions secondary coach Aubrey Pleasant has been around isn’t a cornerback at all. “I joke and tell people that the greatest corner I’ve ever played with is Aaron Donald,” Pleasant said of the Los Angeles Rams future Hall of Fame defensive tackle. “In order to be a successful football team, things have
This offseason has been a one of massive change for the Detroit Lions organization, from top to bottom. And while both media and fans are often more focused on roster changes, the moves made behind the scenes could, in fact, be the spark of real change for the Motor City. This group is certainly not
By Sam Farmer | Los Angeles Times Quarterback Matthew Stafford has been pretty quiet since the Rams acquired him in a January trade with the Detroit Lions, where the former No. 1 overall draft pick spent the first 12 years of his career. But he opened up on a range of topics this week in a
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The Detroit Lions did not swing and miss on Matt Campbell in their winter coaching search because they did not swing at all. CBS Sports reported Wednesday that Campbell, the well-respected Iowa State coach, turned down an eight-year, $68.5 million offer to coach the Lions and perhaps take full control of the organization. But a Lions