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Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 7:49 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 The Detroit Lions began the process of whittling their roster to the 53-man limit Friday when they informed wide receiver Chris Lacy he was being waived. Lacy was cut early in training camp, but re-signed Aug. 19 when the Lions were dealing with
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 5:49 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Some final thoughts before the Detroit Lions start the process of trimming their roster to 53 players before Saturday’s 4 p.m. deadline: • I know some people were surprised to see me put six receivers on my Lions’ initial 53-man roster prediction, but
Chris Thomas Detroit Free Press Published 2:19 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Marvin Jones Jr. could end up playing for Michigan football. Wait, what? No, not that Marvin Jones Jr., the talented wide receiver for the Detroit Lions. We’re talking about Marvin Jones Jr., the four-star junior outside linebacker from American Heritage in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 1:43 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Around this time every year, just ahead of the start of the NFL season, our inboxes are flooded with emails from gambling websites highlighting the latest prop bets from around the league. With Michigan legalizing sports betting this year, it seemed like a
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 11:57 AM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Allen Park — The day after the NFL’s regular season concludes has been dubbed Black Monday due to fact multiple coaches are typically fired, but far less attention is given to the league’s roster cutdown day. By Saturday afternoon, more than 800 players will lose
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 10:50 AM EDT Sep 4, 2020 This weekend is one of the toughest for players and coaches around the league. NFL teams have until 4 p.m. Saturday to cut their 80-man rosters to 53 players, and while practice squads have been expanded from 10 to 16 this year, meaning
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Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez discuss what the Detroit Lions will do to cut their roster down from 80 to 53 before the 2020 season. Facebook – https://bit.ly/2T7zuV9 Twitter – https://bit.ly/2JeixbW Instagram – https://bit.ly/2Chb7hR Online – https://www.freep.com #lions #nfl #nfl2020
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:03 AM EDT Sep 4, 2020 This weekend is one of the toughest for players and coaches around the league. NFL teams have until 4 p.m. Saturday to cut their 80-man rosters to 53 players, and while practice squads have been expanded from 10 to 16 this year, meaning
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Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 7:42 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 These were not the tight ends that the Lions were looking for. Not an injured T.J. Hockenson and a seldom-targeted Jesse James. The Lions had higher hopes for their prolific offense, featuring Hockenson, the No. 8 overall pick in last season’s draft and
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 5:53 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Jesse James’ first season with the Detroit Lions was a “brutal” one. He suffered through too much losing and delivered too little production. “Toughest year I had as a pro, for sure,” James said Thursday. “A lot of learning. It was just, worked
Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 5:26 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Former Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson joined Michigan State Rep. Joe Tate on Thursday in a video roundtable event to highlight the consequences of President Donald Trump’s pandemic response, and how it is expected to lead to an economic fallout from the postponement of
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 2:00 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 The Detroit Lions got a taste of what it will be like playing in front of an empty, cavernous stadium this week, conducting a scrimmage at Ford Field on Thursday. And even with music blaring and a sampling of league-approved artificial crowd noise,
Beth LeBlanc The Detroit News Published 12:22 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson Jr. stumped for Vice President Joe Biden Thursday in a Zoom round table in which he noted his own Michigan businesses and others across the state would suffer from the postponement of the Big Ten football season.
The Detroit Lions might actually be able to win some games in 2020. Despite the fact that they finished 3-12-1 last year, the Detroit Lions were by no means void of talent or unwatchably bad. They were the victim of some late comebacks and poor officiating early in the season, and an injury to Matthew
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 11:45 AM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have to make roster cuts by 4 p.m. Saturday, paring down their 80-man roster to 53. After watching two weeks of practices, but without the benefit of preseason games, here’s how we see things shaking out. QUARTERBACKS (3)
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 11:56 AM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Long before he was an NFL quarterback, David Blough was a football-crazed kid from suburban Dallas who dreamed of being like the high school quarterbacks who were shredding records near his hometown — Matthew Stafford and Chase Daniel. “I was a young guy
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Sep 3, 2020 A day after the Detroit Lions gave Taylor Decker a four-year, $60 million contract extension, Lions coach Matt Patricia said the reason the team decided to splurge on the 27-year-old offensive lineman is simple: He’s the type of foundational player they want to build