CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 13: Amon-Ra St. Brown #14 of the Detroit Lions runs for a first down against Jack Sanborn #57 of the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on November 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) Venerable NFL analyst things Jahmyr Gibbs can be a three-down back by Brad Berreman
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He probably won’t need to be it right away for the Detroit Lions, but a venerable football analyst believes Jahmyr Gibbs can be a three-down back in the NFL. The Detroit Lions went against the broad grain, and with their own conviction, to take Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the No. 12 pick in
Jack Campbell was the best off-ball linebacker in the 2023 NFL Draft for some , but what does he bring to the Detroit Lions? Jack Campbell was taken by the Detroit Lions with the 18th overall pick in this year’s draft. This pick was seen as another puzzling selection by Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell
It’s everyone’s favorite topic: Quarterbacks! It’s been an active week when it comes to the Detroit Lions’ quarterback position. First, the Lions made things very interesting with the addition of former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker with a third-round pick. And just when the Jared Goff “haters” were ready to do their victory lap, Lions general…
XFL Special Teams Player of the Year Darrius Shepherd will be at Detroit Lions rookie minicamp for a tryout. The XFL exists in part to help players who otherwise wouldn’t have an opportunity to play, and perhaps get noticed by the NFL. According a press release from the league on Thursday night, St. Louis Battlehawks
Even an evaluator as good as Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes misses once in a while. While his track record his been quite good through two years, it’s easy to overlook a couple of mistakes he made along the way. Through two years, he still hasn’t gotten much of any contributions from a pair…
Now that the dust from the 2023 NFL Draft has settled, teams around the league can begin to look around their respective division and conferences to assess the situation. Which teams have made big changes since the beginning of free agency? Which teams have perhaps gotten worse? How many teams are already looking forward to…
According to a press release from the XFL, the Detroit Lions are bringing in St. Louis Battlehawks wide receiver Darrius Shepherd in for a tryout at their rookie minicamp next week. Shepherd, 27, went undrafted in 2019 and spent the first two years of his career with the Green Bay Packers. While he was mostly…
In what seemed like an effort to get his brother’s goat, Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown absolutely lit up some lethargic-looking Chicago Bears fans at the 2023 NFL Draft. While recapping his experience at the 2023 NFL Draft on his podcast for The 33rd Team, Amon-Ra began ragging on fans from Chicago—where his brother…
If there’s anything we continue to be reminded about the Detroit Lions’ strategy when it comes to acquiring players, it’s that character is not negotiable. For the third year in a row, the Lions used their draft resources on former captains, stand-up citizens, and players who eat, sleep, and dream football.
How the trade market for D’Andre Swift fully looked is unclear, but at least one other team was in and one team was out on making a deal. D’Andre Swift may have been surprised the Detroit Lions traded him, and some may quibble with what can be seen as a poor return (2025 fourth-round pick).
If the Detroit Lions make a move for a wide receiver at this point, could it be a trade for someone general manager Brad Holmes knows well? Among the most notable losses for the Detroit Lions in free agency this year was wide receiver DJ Chark, though just how much of a loss he is
As the NFL offseason moves on, here is the Detroit Lions OTA and minicamp schedule. There’s never much of an offseason in the NFL, with some teams having their rookie minicamps this coming weekend and voluntary offseason work having started in April. The Detroit Lions aren’t one of them who will have their rookie minicamp
The Detroit Lions have had one of the most aggressive offseasons in recent memory. Despite finishing the season on an 8-2 run, Lions general manager Brad Holmes was clearly not okay just resting on his laurels. Detroit went out and made a handful of big investments in free agency, and the team just capped their…
The Detroit Lions have added tight end Patrick Murtagh via the NFL’s International Player Pathway program. The NFL has become an international game, with an ever-expanding slate of games overseas. The league has an International Player Pathway program to provide opportunities, and via the program on Thursday morning it was announced the Detroit Lions have
Even though the 2023 NFL Draft is now a full week in the past, we’re still trying to piece together everything that happened over the three-day event. The Detroit Lions’ draft was certainly one of the most interesting of the bunch, and while it left many scratching their heads, the public seems to be seeing…
Detroit Lions Brad Holmes has always been an aggressive general manager, but a newfound confidence emerged during the 2023 NFL draft and he turned things up a notch. “I felt a lot more comfortable doing that this year,” Holmes said at his post-draft press conference. “Obviously, we made a couple of trades last year, but…
It has been just about a week since the 2023 NFL Draft kicked off and the takes have started to cool down. Mock drafts were once again proven to be impossible puzzles and most predictions ranged from incorrect to laughable. Meanwhile the Detroit Lions were either geniuses or idiots, depending on your perspective.
Sometimes it’s easy to forget because time flies in the NFL, but Detroit Lions’ left tackle Taylor Decker has seen some stuff during his time in Detroit. Sure, the future of the organization is bright now. General manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell have done some heavy lifting since taking over in the beginning…
Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker has been documenting his recovery from an Achilles injury suffered in Week 3 of last season. This week, it appears his rehabilitation took an enormous step during the team’s offseason activities at Allen Park. As captured in the photo gallery provided by the team website, Walker is not just rehabbing…