If you were unlucky enough to live outside of your favorite team’s market during the late 2000’s and early 2010’s, then chances are, this news may strike a nerve for you. ESPN News Services wrote that a jury in U.S. District Court has ordered the NFL to pay upwards of $4.7B in residential damages, and…
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Our 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series continues with one of the most beloved players on the roster: Brian Branch. Branch is already in the conversation as one of the top players on the Lions’ roster, yet he also appears to only be scratching the surface of the player he can become. Let’s take a…
The Detroit Lions enter 2024 with extremely high expectations, and for the first time in a long time, that feeling is felt nationally. All offseason, we’ve seen national rankings place the Lions roster among the top five in the league, and that goes for individual players, too. Just look at PFF’s positional rankings this year,…
After having a fully healthy season for the first time in his NFL career, the next player we focus on in the 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series is safety Ifeatu Melifonwu. Melifonwu came into the season late after an injury struck safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, missing the rest of the regular season after Week 2.…
It comes as no surprise that Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta continues to receive high praise from his peers as this year’s Tight End U has now wrapped up. Travis Kelce was the latest to speak highly of the second-year TE, giving him high praise for his Year 1 performance and showing his excitement…
Defensive end James Houston might be a well-known name to Detroit Lions fans today, but that wasn’t always the case. While hosting a youth football camp at his alma mater Jackson State this week, Houston shared his up-and-down journey in Detroit to kids aged anywhere from five to 10 years old in hopes it inspires…
We all witnessed the unbelievable rookie season that Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta had, but sometimes it takes someone within the game to really put a big accomplishment into perspective. Last week at Tight End U—which LaPorta, Brock Wright, and Shane Zylstra all attended—All Pro Travis Kelce was asked which tight end was the…
The 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series continues with one of the more under appreciated players in town: Alim McNeill. He’s had a huge hand in transforming Detroit’s run defense into one of the best units in the NFL, and while he’s flashed some ability as a pass rusher, this upcoming season will see McNeill…
We are getting there. Now late into June, we are less than a month away from when the Detroit Lions will report for their 2024 training camp. Rookies will report on July 20, while veterans will arrive in Allen Park on July 23. There may not be a ton of starting positions up for grabs,…
While the national narrative on Jared Goff remains relatively mixed, the Detroit Lions have never wavered in their faith of the franchise quarterback. Whether it’s been general manager Brad Holmes insisting Goff was never considered a bridge quarterback, coach Dan Campbell telling Goff, “you’re good enough for Detroit,” or the monster $212 million contact Goff…
For the first time in the 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series, we look at a player coming off their rookie season. The player at hand is star tight end Sam LaPorta. LaPorta is entering his second year and coming off his first NFL offseason, and he was a big part of the Lions making…
A funny encounter went viral this week when a Detroit Lions fan wanted to take a picture with Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase. The fan, Ranbir Aulakh, was wearing an Amon-Ra St. Brown jersey, and Chase wasn’t having that. He stepped out of the photo shoot and told Aulakh, “You gotta take that shirt off.”
I don’t know about you, but ever since I can remember, summer time has meant several things to me. For one, football is still a long ways away, and that makes me sad. Another thing that makes me sad? Temperatures that exceed 90 degrees farenheit—I know, everyone loves the warmer months, but it’s gross. And…
Flipping back over to the defensive side of the ball for our 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series, we look at the biggest star on the side of the ball, defensive end Aidan Hutchinson. The hometown kid is entering his third season in the NFL, and he has impressed since getting drafted back in 2022.…