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According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Detroit Lions are waiving receiver Denzel Mims with an injury designation. Detroit traded for Mims from the New York Jets a month ago in the hopes to build up their receiver depth. Though the Lions have their top four settled in Amon-Ra St. Brown, Kalif Raymond, Josh Reynolds,…

Coming off a 21-16 win over the New York Giants in the preseason opener, the Detroit Lions have their home preseason finale on Saturday, taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville is also coming off a win, beating the Dallas Cowboys 28-23. Both teams aim to start a winning streak and head into the final preseason…

For any players who have been on the Detroit Lions roster beyond this past season or two, things were a little rough. Not only was winning limited, but the culture was that of a losing team. In comes general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell, along with new ownership in Sheila Hamp, and things…

After entering the week fairly healthy—with only three players absent from Wednesday’s practice—the Detroit Lions were a little more beat up on Thursday. It’s worth noting that the second joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars was just in shells—meaning not full pads—so it’s entirely possible that some of the players who missed Thursday’s practice may…

In the preseason opener, the Detroit Lions rested a majority of their starters, including Jared Goff, the entire starting offensive line, the top wideouts, and just about every projected defensive starter short of a few rookies. After a week of joint practices, the team felt there was little need for their top players to risk…

To say that Detroit Lions’ star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has a chip on his shoulder would be putting it lightly. You have seen the clips of St. Brown naming all 16 receivers taken before him in the 2021 NFL Draft, and sure—that is part of what drives him to be as great as…

The Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars kicked off a pair of joint practices on Wednesday for a spirited—and fairly evenly-matched—practice. Today, I came in with a bigger focus on the Lions offense, but I’ll try to give some observations on the other side of the field to present a full picture of the opening practice.

Only one man in history can say he has won a championship as both a player and a coach of the Detroit Lions. In their long and ancient history, Raymond “Buddy” Parker stands alone—earning his first ring on the gridiron in 1936, and then two more as the Lions coach in the 50s. Now, he’s…

Detroit Lions defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been known to get in the head of the opponent on the field, but even after Wednesday’s practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars was long over, Gardner-Johnson lingered in the mind of receiver Calvin Ridley. During Gardner-Johnson’s media session after practice, Ridley interrupted.

Detroit Lions receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams were both injured during Wednesday’s joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars and both did not return. St. Brown was the first to go down during the opening seven-on-seven red zone drills. Trainers attended to him for a while and taped up his right ankle. St. Brown…

The Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars will open up a pair of joint practices on Wednesday morning at Allen Park. For the Lions, it’s another opportunity to mix things up and keep things fresh after a couple weeks of in-house practices and a pair of sessions with the New York Giants last week.

With the Detroit Lions having a walkthrough on Tuesday, I thought it would be a good time to revitalize the written mailbag. I asked for questions on Twitter and you all delivered. Here are a bunch of answers to your questions as we enter joint practices with the Jacksonville Jaguars later on Wednesday.

On Friday, the Detroit Lions and wide receiver/punt returner Kalif Raymond agreed on a new contract extension, adding two years and $10 million—including over $8 million in guarantees—onto his existing deal. While the new contract added dollars and years onto his deal, it actually saved the team salary cap space this season.

On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions posted a 42-minute video highlighting the best moments from their alternate broadcast of the preseason game against the New York Giants. The broadcast, hosted by NFL Network’s Peter Schrager, featured a ton of guests, including Glover Quin, Golden Tate, Darren McCarty, Dave Birkett, and Chris Spielman, among others.

On Monday, we broke down our predictions for the last few roster spots on the Detroit Lions offense. Now it’s time to shift our focus to the defense. The Lions defense showed up in a big way in the first preseason game—holding the New York Giants to just a single touchdown, and even then, New…

With the Detroit Lions heading for a new set of joint practices and another preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, there’s no better time like the present to rewind, grade and set the final word on the previous preseason game against the New York Giants. Roster spots are precious, and the Detroit Lions have several…

As Detroit Lions roster cuts loom, eyes are on the coveted third running back position. David Montgomery and rookie Jahmyr Gibbs are locks for the two top spots, but there still remains a need for at least a third running back. Speaking to the media Monday, Dan Campbell said for those competing for the spot,…

The Detroit Lions will have a day off before welcoming the Jacksonville Jaguars to Allen Park for another set of joint practices. Last week, the Lions and New York Giants had a pair of practices that saw premier matchups like Kayvon Thibodeaux vs. Penei Sewell and Dexter Lawrence vs. Frank Ragnow Graham Glasgow.

On Monday, Teddy Bridgewater began practicing with the Detroit Lions, wearing a blank red jersey and staying after practice to work with some of his new teammates. With his “official” arrival, Bridgewater met with the media, discussing why he picked Detroit, what his role will be this season, and how he can help some of…

The Detroit Lions were back at it on Monday for a long training camp practice before welcoming the Jacksonville Jaguars in for a pair of joint practices starting Wednesday. With it being the first practice since the team’s preseason opener against the New York Giants, there were some interesting adjustments made to the Lions’ squad—although…