Back in May, our own John Whiticar asked if there were any dark-horse candidates to make the Detroit Lions’ 2023 roster. It’s a fun topic that time of year because you’re basically just guessing based on little-to-no results. You’re attaching yourself to a rookie prospect or hoping a player takes a significant jump in his…
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After a Friday walkthrough, the Detroit Lions were back on the practice field and in front of fans at Allen Park for Day 11 of training camp. After a long period of individual and one-on-one drills, the Lions ran a few 11-on-11 matchups before closing the day with an end-of-game four-minute scenario, both asking their…
By the end of Saturday’s training camp practice, the Detroit Lions were without two notable wide receivers. Jameson Williams, one of the team’s 2022 first-round picks, was absent for the entire practice for unknown reasons. Meanwhile, reserve Denzel Mims suffered a leg injury and did not return to action.
Before Saturday’s training camp practice, the Detroit Lions announced a few roster moves. They confirmed previous reports that they have signed cornerback Trae Hayes and waived/injured Jarren Williams. However, a pair of new roster moves were announced, too. The Lions have signed wide receiver Avery Davis and waived edge defender Zach Morton.
Football website The 33rd Team has been posting previews for each NFL squad one per day since late July, and on Friday it was Detroit’s turn. Former NFL head coach Mike Martz, who led the Rams to the Super Bowl (and was offensive coordinator for a title team) when they used to be in St.…
We’re nearly two weeks into NFL training camp and preseason action is right around the corner for the Detroit Lions. It’s good to finally have football back, even if we’re limited to hearing how players are performing through the lens of the local beat writers. As fans, we love to get our fix of Lions…
According to a report from Detroit Free Press writer Dave Birkett, the Detroit Lions are signing free agent cornerback Tae Hayes. Hayes was most recently with the New England Patriots in 2022—joining the team in late December and making two brief appearances in Week 17 and Week 18 for the team. He re-signed with the…
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Over the last several years, the NFL’s preseason has seen quite a bit of change. Most teams now only play three exhibition games prior to the regular season, and the prevalence of joint practices have forced the actual games between clubs to take even more of a backseat than in years past.
The Detroit Lions made some significant improvements to their running back room heading into the 2023 season. They signed David Montgomery to a three-year, $18 million contract, and in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, they took running back Jahmyr Gibbs, surprising people around the league with the move. Now, after signing a…
Plenty of players make mistakes as they find their footing in training camp, but when you’re Jameson Williams, those slip ups are under a microscope. That’s basically the point Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes tried to get across when speaking to the hosts on 97.1 The Ticket on Thursday. Williams has been making headlines…
Each training camp, the Detroit Lions typically hold an inter-squad scrimmage near the end of the second week of training camp. Typically the Lions hold this practice at Ford Field as part of their “Family Day” events, but with the stadium booked for WWE Summerslam, the Lions opted to hold keep this practice in Allen…
The first big roar from the crowd during Monday’s training camp practice came from an unlikely source. During one-on-one red zone drills, Detroit Lions undrafted rookie wide receiver Dylan Drummond had starting safety Tracy Walker so twisted up that it was an easy score for him. Minutes later, the two lined up again and Drummond…
Not every football player finds their way to the NFL the same way, and that’s certainly true for Jerry Jacobs as he enters his third year with the Detroit Lions. From Hutchinson Community College in Kansas to Arkansas St. to a brief stint with the Arkansas Razorbacks in 2020 and playing on college football’s biggest…
If we know anything about Detroit Lions’ star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown at this point, it’s that he expects a lot from himself. I get it. He puts in the work, and therefore he expects to reap the rewards. So when he does something like drop a pass, it bothers him. Like, really bothers…
It’s no surprise that Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams has made some headlines of late for his lack of ball security. Though Williams has only played in a handful of NFL games in his young career, he has had issues securing catches often in practices, even dating back to last season.
After a day off on Tuesday, the Detroit Lions returned to practice and welcomed a couple of important pieces back to training camp. Right tackle Penei Sewell cleared concussion protocol and was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice. Additionally, after leaving practice early on Monday, rookie tight end Sam LaPorta was right back in the…
On Wednesday, the Detroit Lions announced a few roster moves, signing two tight ends to the roster: Darrell Daniels and Daniel Helm. To make room for the new additions, the Lions waived tight end Shane Zylstra (on Tuesday) after suffering a brutal knee injury that put his season in jeopardy, and tight end Derrick Deese…
In a fantastic player feature by Kyle Meinke of MLive, Detroit Lions edge defender Romeo Okwara revealed that his Achilles injury suffered in 2021 required a second surgery five months later after the first one didn’t take. It’s important context to Okwara’s 2022 season and where he stands now, in the final year of his…
Welcome to a new series I am bringing to Pride of Detroit, called Bold Bite. In this series, I will discuss a bold prediction and expand on why I believe it could be a possibility it comes true. Some editions will be a solo piece like this one, others will have two to three bite-size…