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Matt Flynn, Green Bay Packers (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions‘ new general manager, head coach, and quarterback have received the majority of the headlines. But how much can the defense improve this season? Defense has long been a staple of NFL champions. In the Motor City, it has most frequently been spotty
Jahlani Tavai grabbed two jumbo-sized bags of ice from one of four freezers outside the Detroit Lions practice facility Wednesday and dumped them in a large black tub. For years, NFL players have used ice baths to rejuvenate their bodies after tiring workouts, but Tavai’s post-practice soak on Day 1 of training camp Wednesday seemed different.
Maybe I’ve been doing this too long. I’m closing in on 20 years of covering the Detroit Lions, and I guess doing anything for nearly two decades is likely to foster some jadedness. One coaching regime blurs into the next. One guy has a rock, another guy has a ladder cam, the next guy has
Gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics this week to focus on her mental health in a decision that reverberated all the way to the football fields in Allen Park. The Detroit Lions reconfigured their player wellness department this offseason to add a mental health clinician, Dr. Michelle Garvin, and
Allen Park — It wasn’t scripted, but it was discussed. Playfully so, after Lions head coach Dan Campbell had made his way over to one of the team’s two practice fields Wednesday on the opening day of training camp. Campbell, dressed all in black on a warm, humid morning, was part of an animated conversation with
By Steve Megargee | Associated Press Green Bay, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers has returned from a tumultuous offseason of uncertainty eager to get the Green Bay Packers to the Super Bowl after falling a step short the last two years. Nobody’s making any promises regarding the 37-year-old quarterback’s future beyond 2021. The reigning MVP participated in
The Detroit Lions are in the midst of a rebuild. And no one positional group has suffered more from it than the wide receiver corps. With quarterback Matthew Stafford at the helm last season, the Lions seemed to possess one of the top receiver trios in the NFL. Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr., and Danny
Allen Park — This week, the biggest story from the world of sports has been gymnast Simone Biles withdrawing from both the team and all-around individual competitions at the Olympics due to mental health concerns. Biles is just the latest in a growing number of high-profile athletes to publicly address their mental health, following closely on the
You were probably sleeping early Tuesday morning when the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s match against Australia ended in a 0-0 draw, as the Americans earned a spot in the quarterfinals. If you got up to watch it on TV, go take a nap. Because the game started at 4 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, one
Amon-Ra St. Brown was one of the last players off the field on the first day of Detroit Lions training camp Wednesday, and there’s a good chance that will be the case most days this year. St. Brown spent a solid 10 minutes after practice catching passes off a JUGS machine. And while he wasn’t
Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from the Detroit Lions first training camp practice Wednesday. ► These observations are probably going to be light for the first few days of camp. Before practice, coach Dan Campbell laid out his plan to slowly get the players reacclimated. He said the first two days of practice would
Allen Park — This isn’t new to Lions defensive tackle Michael Brockers. During his nine seasons with the Rams, he experienced the significant changes that come with a different coaching staff when head coach Jeff Fisher was fired and replaced by Sean McVay. Entering his first year in Detroit, Brockers once again is part of a
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have a new running back. No, not Todd Gurley. In fact, it’s none of free agents or undrafted players who continue to linger on the market. Instead, the team found an in-house solution for its need for roster depth, moving defensive back Godwin Igwebuike to the opposite side of the ball. “He’
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions opened training camp on Wednesday without one of their top special-teams players, placing linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin on the reserve/COVID-19 list. He joined a group of three other players on inactive lists. Earlier this week, the Lions announced linebacker Austin Bryant would begin camp on the physically unable to perform list,
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The Detroit Lions‘ depth chart at running back has expanded by one as the team prepares to kick off training camp practices at Allen Park this week. But the Lions will not to have sign someone new in order to add another player to their roster. According to Chris Burke of The Athletic, the Lions
The Detroit Lions placed a second player on the reserve COVID-19 list on Day 1 of training camp Wednesday, but head coach Dan Campbell said the team is trending “the right way” with its vaccination rate. More than 80% of Lions players have received at least one shot, Campbell said. “I would say we’re getting
Allen Park — A week after the NFL announced in a memo that there would be no game postponements due to the COVID-19 virus, the Detroit Lions are making positive progress with player vaccinations. According to coach Dan Campbell, more than 80% of the roster has been vaccinated ahead of the start of training camp. That
The Detroit Lions fielded the worst defense in the NFL last season under the watchful eye of former head coach Matt Patricia and first-year defensive coordinator Cory Undlin. The Lions allowed a league-high 419.8 yards and 32.4 points per game to opposing offenses in 2020. WIth Patricia being replaced with Dan Campbell as head coach