According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Detroit Lions are adding veteran offensive lineman Germain Ifedi. Ifedi—a former first-round pick who will turn 29 years old over the summer—has been in the NFL for seven seasons, starting a total of 83 games over that span with stints in Seattle, Chicago, and most recently, as a…
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With the brunt, if not all, of the offseason moves done, here are three worst moves the Detroit Lions made this offseason. The Detroit Lions followed the high note of winning eight of their last 10 games last season with an interesting offseason. In many ways, it was how a team who senses an opportunity
Even coming off one of the best years of his career, Detroit Lions Jared Goff is not that well-regarded compared to his peers. It’s possible to get called a Jared Goff hater if you point it out, but 2022 was one of the best seasons of his career and he seems bound to regress some
With Detroit Lions OTAs now underway, some real news is on the horizon. It’s been a quiet month since the 2023 NFL Draft, and now it is finally time to see what the 2023 Detroit Lions are made of. And while expectations are sky high for this team this year, there are plenty of questions…
After being cut Tuesday by the Denver Broncos, Brandon McManus now lands as an option for the Detroit Lions to upgrade their kicker spot. It’s rare for a kicker to spend his entire NFL career with one team. Up until Tuesday that’s what Brandon McManus had done, landing with the Denver Broncos in 2014 and
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 14: Jordan Meredith #61, Max Pircher #66 and Jacob Harris #87 of the Los Angeles Rams stand for the national anthem before the preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on August 14, 2021 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) Detroit Lions public relations department named
On Monday, the NFL approved a new rule proposal that will allow the league to flex games in and out of the “Thursday Night Football” spot for the 2023 season. Under this proposal, the NFL may choose to move no more than two games between Week 13 and Week 17 to the Thursday night spot,…
The Detroit Lions have been searching for a solid run game for basically half of my life. After Barry Sanders’ surprise retirement in 1999, the Lions have brought in group after group in order to try and establish the run. For a long time it seemed like the only group that ever worked out was…
Detroit Lions OTAs are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, opening up the period of competitive offensive vs. defense drills for the first time this offseason—albeit without full contact. Excitement is palpable, as the expectations for this Lions team are higher than they’ve been in several decades. When a NFC North crown is the expectation, you…
The NFL announced today from the spring meetings that the Detroit Lions’ proposal for a new rule has been adopted. After tabling the discussion during the owners meetings in March, the league has adopted a new rule that will allow teams to designate a third emergency quarterback without making that player part of the gameday…
After being mentioned before, Courtland Sutton has again been named as a possible trade target for the Detroit Lions. In the wake of the six-game suspension Jameson Wiliams got for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, the Detroit Lions could be considering if they’d make an addition at wide receiver. In a broad sense, there is
After an interesting last few months, here are the three best moves the Detroit Lions have made this offseason. With full team OTAs set to start around the NFL and for the Detroit Lions this week, it’s a good time to reflect on the offseason. Free agency is largely over, at least in terms of
The Detroit Lions 2023 offseason is mostly in the books. I’m sure they’ll grab a guy in free agency here and there, but beyond the possibility of some major move like the Lions trading for Quinnen Williams, the Lions are probably done. With that in mind, let’s break it all down and grade how the…
Not that he would say anything else, but Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Brodric Martin made his intentions for his first season clear. The Detroit Lions traded up into the end of the third round of April’s draft to select Western Kentucky defensive tackle Brodric Martin. It was a fairly surprising pick, and no one
After having three of their first five games at home, the Detroit Lions will have a tough stretch from Week 6-Week 10. The Detroit Lions will open the 2023 season on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Sept. 7. Following that game, the Lions will have three of their next four games
Heading toward OTAs and into the summer on the broader calendar, here are five Detroit Lions players who could be cut. The Detroit Lions are now moving into full-team OTAs this coming week, followed by minicamp in June. A full-90 man roster will be whittled down to 53 before Week 1, but there will be
It’s not a fresh sentiment, but Pro Footbal Focus is all-aboard the James Houston breakout bandwagon for 2023. A sixth-round pick in 2022, with a nod to his nickname, James Houston was a “problem” for opposing offensive lines immediately upon taking the field as a rookie. Starting with Thanksgiving against the Buffalo Bills, his first
When the Detroit Lions selected Western Kentucky defensive tackle Brodric Martin, it surprised a lot of people. It’s not that the Lions didn’t need a nose tackle—general manager Brad Holmes had made it pretty clear they wanted someone to loosen the high-snap burden from Isaiah Buggs. It’s that Martin was viewed by many in the…
If the Detroit Lions are looking for an addition to their interior defensive line, Ed Oliver is a potential nice fit on the trade market. Defensive tackle stood as need for the Detroit Lions going into the offseason, and they haven’t allocated significant resources to it. Third-round pick Brodric Martin profiles as a nose tackle,
About two weeks ago, Detroit Lions’ Football Education announced the kickoff of a May 2023 pilot league for Girls’ Flag Football with four local high schools: Madison Heights Bishop Foley High School, Holly High School, Lapeer High School, and Rochester Community Schools. The three-week season comes to a close this weekend with the final round-robin…