The Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft continues, and now on the clock is the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts are beneficiaries of the no-trade clause in our mock draft, and can rest easy knowing a quarterback-needy team wasn’t going to jump them. That obviously remains a very real possibility on draft night, but as hard…
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This week, a curious transaction appeared on the daily NFL wire. Back on Wednesday, the Detroit Lions waived former sixth-round pick John Penisini from the reserve/retirement list. It’s a curious transaction because a year ago, Penisini retired from the NFL. There would be no reason to change Penisini’s status unless he intends on returning to…
One of the more surprising moves the Detroit Lions made in free agency was signing running back David Montgomery. As Lions general manager Brad Holmes explained this week, the initial intention was to always bring back Jamaal Williams and they had even set aside a certain amount of funds to make sure he was re-signed.
For as long as the NFL Draft has existed, the movement of draft picks from one team to another has been standard practice, and it’s only become more prevalent over time. Teams are always looking to make a move to better position themselves for the players they’ve set their sights on in the draft, and…
Divas are real in the NFL. Locker room cancers are, too. These things have existed over the course of the NFL’s long history. I can’t and I won’t dispute it. However, this narrative is thrown around incredibly loosely these days. Anytime a player does anything that fans don’t like, they’re immediately pelted directly in the…
Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph is coming off a rookie season in which he nabbed a team-high four interceptions. It was an impressive start to his career, and when he capped his season with what would become a game-sealing interception of Aaron Rodgers on “Sunday Night Football,” the national media started to take notice.
Our 2022 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft is here! It’s officially time to kick this thing off! For those of you that don’t know what’s going on, for the next four weeks, select members/commenters from our Pride of Detroit community will participate in a two-round mock draft. Commenters have been assigned general manager duties…
The Detroit Lions aren’t moving away from Allen Park anytime soon, but they are in the early stages of considering a move. Team president Rod Wood told a small group of Lions reporters at the NFL owners meetings this week that he’s begun the search for another potential location for the team’s training facility, both…
As we inch closer to the upcoming NFL Draft, it’s time to move our attention to the linebacker position. The Detroit Lions addressed the position in free agency by re-signing LB Alex Anzalone to a three-year deal for $18.3 million ($9 million guaranteed). As explained by our own Erik Schlitt on the roster implications of…
The internet was all abuzz this week when Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell recalled a story about their draft process recently. Campbell was asked a question about how the Lions do character evaluations for the NFL Draft and what he needs to hear from someone to clear them from any serious character concerns. Campbell proceeded…
It has been said time and time again so far this offseason, but what a time it is to be a Detroit Lions fan. This time around, the Lions aren’t the “sneaky” pick, or a way for a national analyst to stir the pot—this time they are favored by Las Vegas to win the NFC…
The Detroit Lions reunion tour continues! After bringing back both guard Graham Glasgow and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin following them playing elsewhere, the Lions are signing another familiar name in free agency. Per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Lions are signing wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. to a one-year, $3 million deal with incentives that can…
For decades upon decades, a certain portion of the Detroit Lions fanbase has carried a three-word phrase with them. “Sell. The. Team.” The Lions under Ford ownership has undeniably been one of the worst franchises in the NFL. Ever since William Clay Ford Sr. bought controlling ownership of the team in 1964, the Lions have…
Before this week, Detroit Lions fans were mostly left in the dark about why the team didn’t re-sign Jamaal Williams. Both sides were interested in getting a deal done, but it never happened. After the Lions shifted their focus to signing running back David Montgomery instead and Williams landed with the Saints, there appeared to…
The Detroit Lions were one of the most active teams at this year’s owners meetings when it comes to rule proposals for the 2023 season. As we outlined earlier this month, the Lions submitted four different proposals to be discussed at the meetings. You can read more about the Lions’ specific proposals here, but here…
We are less than a month away from the 2023 NFL Draft and we are pushing dangerously close to jumping the shark. On Tuesday, former New York Jets general manager turned ESPN analyst, Mike Tannenbaum, released his first mock draft of the 2023 season and it is full of twists, turns, and bold projections—including for…
The Detroit Lions are so hot right now. As if it wasn’t enough to ride an emotional wave at the end of the season—with a celebrated victory over the Green Bay Packers—the Lions are also cleaning up in free agency quite well, moving them up offseason power rankings and beginning to creep into Vegas odds…
According to a report from Justin Rogers of the Detroit News, the Detroit Lions will be bringing in Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter for a pre-draft visit. Carter represents one of the bigger enigmas of the 2023 NFL Draft. There is little doubt his talent on the field is worthy of the sixth overall pick.…
If you’ve followed the Detroit Lions closely in the past two years, you know that general manager Brad Holmes can get pretty excited when he lands the player he wants. We saw him jump and dance around when Detroit drafted Penei Sewell with Holmes’ first ever draft pick. The next year, we saw him get…
With the Detroit Lions in Arizona for the annual owners meetings, it’s yet another opportunity to see if the team will give any clues as to what they will do in next month’s NFL Draft. After an aggressive free agency period, the Lions’ strategy for the draft—in which they have the sixth and 18th picks—is…