Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Lions and Kenny Golladay are seemingly going their separate ways, after the team reportedly informed him Tuesday they won’t be placing the franchise tag on him before the afternoon deadline. “There isn’t a team more prepared to intelligently expedite a tank in the inaugural years of its new
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Justin Rogers | The Detroit News While a number of NFL teams utilized the franchise tag to prevent high-profile players from hitting free agency on Tuesday, the Detroit Lions won’t be one of them. According to multiple reports, the team has informed wide receiver Kenny Golladay they won’t tag him ahead of the 4 p.m. deadline.
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Kenny Golladay may have played his last game with the Detroit Lions. The Lions have decided not to use the franchise tag on their No. 1 receiver, NFL Network reported Tuesday, effectively allowing him to sign elsewhere when free agency opens next week. Neither Lions general manager Brad Holmes nor Golladay’s agent,
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The free agent negotiating period opens March 15 and the Detroit Lions have holes to fill on both sides of the ball. Here is the fifth in a series of position-by-position breakdowns on the top players available in free agency and what the Lions might do at each position.
When former Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn came to the Motor City, he started in the trenches. He drafted three offensive, two defensive linemen and even a long snapper to build from the inside out. That’s six of his 10 picks in 2016 on linemen. Did it work? Well, there are two offensive linemen
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Lions need help everywhere on defense: upfront, at linebacker and in the back end. And while they should find some help when free agency opens next week, general manager Brad Holmes hinted that he’s expecting bigger contributions from some of the lesser-known players on his roster in 2021.
The Detroit Lions have touted this offseason as a time for retooling their roster. And early on, that tinkering process had had a rare focus on the quarterback position in Motown. For the first time since 2009, the Lions will start the season with a passer under center not named Matthew Stafford. That after Detroit
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions continued to clear cap space ahead of the start of the new league year next Wednesday, releasing veteran linebacker Christian Jones and offensive lineman Russell Bodine. Jones had been a reliable fixture on Detroit’s defense the past three seasons, appearing in 45 games and playing more than
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Most fans of the Detroit Lions would probably agree that the draft selections made by the Motor City under previous general manager Bob Quinn have ultimately been underwhelming. While there have been a few bright spots, there have also been some major disappointments. For every success story like Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow, there’s seems
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Here’s who Detroit Lions will play in 2021 NFL season A look at the Detroit Lions’ 2021 opponents, home and away, in what is expected to be the NFL’s first 17-game regular season. Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press “He’ll hold up. … There’s no issues
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News With the new league year a little more than a week away, the Detroit Lions have a number of roster decisions to make in the coming days. The team has already begun getting their books in order, reportedly informing veteran cornerback Desmond Trufant he’ll be released. That move will
Sep 27, 2020; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Detroit Lions quarterback Chase Daniel (4) throws a pass prior to the game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Billy Hardiman-USA TODAY Sports Giannis Antetokounmpo shares adorable moment with son at All-Star Game (Video) by John Buhler The Detroit Lions are reportedly not done trading
First things first, the Detroit Lions don’t need to force the hand and grab a quarterback in the first round this year in the draft. Yes, Jared Goff is not Matthew Stafford, but he is better than many other quarterbacks in the league. Goff can give you above-average quarterback play and has proven that he
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Quintez Cephus, Detroit Lions (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) Detroit Lions‘ new head coach Dan Campbell seems to be winning over many fans. But ultimately the only thing that matters is; will he win games? We are now about a week and a half away from the NFL’s new year. Once we hit March