If there was any doubt before, Brad Holmes’ comments on Monday confirm that Jeff Okudah’s future with the Detroit Lions is firmly up in the air. Some fifth-year option decisions are easy. Even a year ago, though they would eventually trade him, the Detroit Lions picking up tight end T.J. Hockenson’s option was a no-brainer. The
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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.…
Fanatics Lions head coach Dan Campbell takes opportunity to back Jared Goff again by Brad Berreman Looking for the perfect accessory to show your love for the Detroit Lions during the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft? Look no further than the newly released New Era 2023 NFL Draft hats! It’s worth noting that the New Era
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…
As a big name option comes to the surface again, Lions head coach Dan Campbell was sure to take an opportunity to back Jared Goff. The first day of the NFL league meetings in Phoenix was overtaken by Lamar Jackson’s tweet thread where he said he asked the Baltimore Ravens to trade him on Mar.
If the Detroit Lions try to go that way to replace DJ Chark, these five wide receivers are potential trade targets. The free agency departure of wide receiver DJ Chark surely did not catch the Detroit Lions off-guard, as it seems they drew a line in the sand with him in contract talks. He of
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…
Dan Campbell and Sean Payton have a close and lengthy friendship, so it’s not surprising the Broncos head coach took an opportunity to praise his former assistant. After Sean Payton stepped down as the New Orleans Saints head coach a little over a year ago, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell talked poignantly about the relationship
Is DJ Chark’s replacement already on the Lions roster? by Curt Steele It’s been an exciting offseason for Lions fans with several key acquisitions to an already-talented roster, led by defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Things are about to get even sweeter thanks to DraftKings Sportsbook’s incredible Michigan promo: Bet $5, Win $150 on any moneyline win!
As the Detroit Lions survey the landscape of draft prospects, they’ve been mentioned as a team with interest in an older, under the radar signal caller. The Detroit Lions have acknowledged the need to consider what their quarterback future after Jared Goff might look like, and the idea they’ll take a quarterback in April’s draft
If you’re an avid gamer, you may have noticed over the past two years that the Madden NFL Football video game franchise has left the head of the Detroit Lions looking a little strange. The depiction of coach Dan Campbell has been… unbecoming, to say the least. In fact, in our weekly Madden simulations, we…
We have made our selections for the general managers of our 2023 NFL Community Mock Draft. Thank you to everyone who entered and signed up. I had to make some tough calls, as we had a ridiculous amount of people who signed up. Unfortunately, I couldn’t give a spot to every active community member, but…
The 2023 Detroit Lions are slowly taking shape, and the image coming into focus is an exciting one. Growing expectations for the Lions also means more pressure on those in charge. Dan Campbell will surely look to take the next step in his head coaching career—a Coach of the Year nomination perhaps?—but his right-hand men…
The Detroit Lions now have to actually consider how to replace DJ Chark, and Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton has resurfaced as a potential option. It felt inevitable back to before free agency started, but the Detroit Lions indeed lost wide receiver DJ Chark, to the Carolina Panthers. Merely on the concept of having to
The Detroit Lions have notably added pieces in free agency, but one sneaky departure has been tabbed as their biggest loss. In free agency this year, it has been mostly about adding for the Detroit Lions. Some may want to lament the loss of wide receiver DJ Chark, but that’s a very small fly in
Before free agency, Detroit Lions fans were fairly split on whether the team should consider drafting a quarterback early in this year’s draft. Some believed any time you can get an upgrade at quarterback, you should highly consider it—and with Jared Goff’s contract up in a couple of years, now could be an ideal time…
Our readers are familiar with the rave free agency reviews from analysts and players talking about Brad Holmes’ secondary makeover this offseason. Cameron Sutton and Emmanuel Moseley are both fine players, but C.J. Gardner-Johnson really put this free agent class over the top. Not only is he an amazing player on the field, it looks…
The 2023 NFL Draft has yet to arrive, but DraftKings isn’t waiting on setting expectations for the Detroit Lions upcoming season. On Saturday, DraftKings, the official sportsbook of SB Nation, rolled out their win totals for the 2023 NFL season, and the Detroit Lions have clearly raised the bar. Last year, the Lions win total…