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Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News This was supposed to be the year the Detroit Lions finally got their running game on track. But so was last year, the year before that and the year before that. And just like those failed efforts, the team is once again trending toward falling well short of its

Arnie Stapleton  |  Associated Press Englewood, Colo. – The novel coronavirus has reached the highest levels of the Denver Broncos organization with general manager John Elway and team president Joe Ellis testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The Broncos said in a statement that both Elway and Ellis have minor symptoms but are “doing well’

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News For the first time since the team reported to training camp at the end of July, the Detroit Lions have placed a player on the league’s COVID-19 reserve list. Linebacker Jarrad Davis landed on the list Tuesday afternoon. The designation means Davis either tested positive for the virus or knowingly

Not only are the Detroit Lions facing the prospect of having to replace their best receiver this weekend against the Minnesota Vikings, the team will also have to find a way to compensate for the loss of one of their best defensive players, Trey Flowers.  Flowers landed on injured reserve on Monday. A specific injury

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions typically don’t like to tip their hand on the status of injured players, but offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell sounded like he doesn’t anticipate having wide receiver Kenny Golladay available for Sunday’s matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.  “Obviously, Kenny will be a big loss for us because

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News In his five seasons with the Lions, Miles Killebrew has been durable and dependable, missing just one game. That one game was last season. He had played in 68 of 69 games in his career, so when he was listed as out for the Oct. 25 game against the Atlanta

Barry Wilner  |  Associated Press East Rutherford, N.J. – Tom Brady has felt uncomfortable against the New York Giants before. Most notably in a couple of Super Bowl losses. He recognized Monday night’s 25-23 victory by his Tampa Bay Buccaneers wasn’t very artistic. At least, for the star quarterback, it had a better ending. “We

Barry Wilner  |  AP Pro Football Writer East Rutherford, N.J. – Tom Brady has felt uncomfortable against the New York Giants before. Most notably in a couple of Super Bowl losses. He recognized Monday night’s 25-23 victory by his Tampa Bay Buccaneers wasn’t very artistic. At least, for the star quarterback, it had a better

Due to injuries, the Detroit Lions have struggled to settle on a regular offensive line.  Early in the year, Halapoulivaati Vaitai’s foot injury pressed Tyrell Crosby into action at right tackle. And when Joe Dahl went down with a groin injury around the time Vaitai was cleared to return, the team shuffled the deck again,

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News For all of the team’s offensive struggles, the Detroit Lions still had a reasonable shot at a comeback when the fourth quarter began on Sunday. Down just six points, and the Indianapolis Colts facing third-and-14 to open the frame, the Lions were on the cusp of getting the ball