Last month, the USFL announced that for the 2023 season—the second in existence since their revival—Detroit will serve as one of four hub cities for games. That means Ford Field will be the home stadium for both the Michigan Panthers and Philadelphia Stars. Since then, many locals have shown an interest and showing up to…
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The 2023 NFL Combine begins on Monday, February 27, with prospects arriving in their positional groups. Over the first few days, players will get medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then on Thursday, March 2, the league will start four days of televised coverage of…
We’ve officially reached the part of the offseason where teams are making the releases that make you go ”what?” Earlier this week, the Titans released their starting left tackle Taylor Lewan and their leading receiver Robert Woods. Those are big in their way, but a much bigger one happened on Thursday when it was announced…
One of my favorite things to do when visiting other stadiums around the NFL is to see which jerseys are being worn. Is it the superstar quarterback? Maybe the longtime defensive captain? A team legend that hasn’t been on the field in over 20 years? I know that last one certainly applies to the Detroit…
According to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Detroit Lions are in the process of giving defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn a contract extension. Per Fowler, the deal is not done yet, but it’s expected to get done soon and should extend his deal for “multiple years.” Because coaching contracts are typically not made public,…
According to a report from Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Lions and Michael Brockers have agreed to part ways in 2023. Brockers’ official release is expected on Friday. This was an expected move from the Lions given how Brockers’ 2022 season played out. After starting the first five games of the…
Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is one of two Detroit Lions to make PFF’s top 101 players of 2022 list. The list came out earlier in the week — the analytics website releasing the first portion of the top 101 players who performed the best in their respective positions in 2022. Right tackle Penei Sewell…
After being cut by the Titans, Robert Woods has fallen right into the Lions’ lap as a potentially ideal replacement for DJ Chark. The Tennessee Titans took some big steps to get under the salary cap on Wednesday, cutting four starters, including wide receiver Robert Woods. He didn’t have a great lone season in Tennessee,
It was pretty clear Duce Staley wouldn’t have left the Detroit Lions under normal circumstances without a promotion, but his departure to the Carolina Panthers was a unique circumstance. Shy of getting a head coaching or offensive coordinator job elsewhere, Duce Staley may not have left his post as Detroit Lions assistant head coach and
Leighton Vander Esch has been named a free agent fit for the Detroit Lions, but here’s why they should absolutely avoid signing him. The Detroit Lions could use reinforcements on all three levels of their defense. At linebacker, Alex Anzalone is a free agent and an upgrade alongside Malcolm Rodriguez may be sought. A significant
It was quite a shock when we learned that Detroit Lions assistant head coach/running backs coach Duce Staley was leaving the team for the same position with the Carolina Panthers. Staley had been one of the more well-respected members of the Lions coaching staff, and after only two years with the team, there were no…
He did dial it back to some degree, but Lions head coach Dan Campbell was still one of the most aggressive coaches in the NFL during the 2022 season. During his first season as Detroit Lions head coach, as his team was a the last team to get a win and finished 3-13-1, Dan Campbell
For all intents and purposes, the NFL offseason is underway. Even though the Super Bowl for the 2022 season is less than two weeks in the rearview, oddsmakers have already established the outlook for the 2023 season—and the Detroit Lions have the 11th best odds at claiming the Lombardi Trophy next season.
The 2023 NFL Combine begins on Monday, February 27, with prospects arriving in their positional groups. Over the first few days, players will get medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then on Thursday, March 2, the league will start four days of televised coverage of…
Not long ago, football fans around the world would all collectively gasp when their team went for it on fourth down in any non-traditional scenario. Going for it on your own side of the field? Unheard of. Running multiple fake-punts in one season? Are you in the MAC? Not in today’s NFL. Coaches are being…
It’s only February, but the 2023 breakout bandwagon for Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is filling up fast. Coming back from a torn ACL in the January 2022 national title game playing for Alabama, the Detroit Lions were very cautious with wide receiver Jameson Williams as a rookie. Even if that was the right mode,
Our one-free-agent-a-day series continues for the Detroit Lions, as we examine each internal decision the team must make before even considering adding any other teams’ free agents. We’ve already worked our way through the Lions’ unrestricted free agents. If you missed any of those previous articles, you can check them out here: WR DJ Chark,…
Pro Football Focus is out with the another part of its top 101 players from the 2022 season, and Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown got a nice spot on the list. Pro Football Focus unveiled the first piece of its top 101 NFL players from the 2022 season earlier this week, with Lions right
Finally! After YEARS of cellar-dwelling, the Detroit Lions are a team worth getting excited about once again. Detroit’s midseason turnaround from 1-6 to 9-8 by the season’s end was one of the more remarkable stories of the NFL season and it caught pretty much everyone off guard. If you want to get ahead of the
In his second mock draft of the new year, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah loves the fit for the Detroit Lions with one of the top, most polarizing, quarterback prospects. It’s mock draft season in full, as the NFL Combine looms next week. The Detroit Lions are in as good a postion as any team, with