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…
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It’s that time of year again! One of my favorite times of the year. It’s time to ruin your free agency dreams. It’s time for me to go out and search the social media world for the words “the Detroit Lions should sign ____” and then tell some of those people that they’re wrong. Let’s…
For the past year, Detroit Lions Hall of Fame receiver Calvin Johnson has made vague references to his relationship with his former team slowly improving. But on Tuesday during an interview with Jim Rome, Johnson made it sounds like the two sides are ready to bury the hatchet for good.
The Detroit Lions don’t have any big needs on the offensive side, but addressing this sneaky one could unlock a ceiling that was mostly unrealized in 2022. If you were listing the Detroit Lions offseason needs, you would start on defense (cornerback, linebacker, interior defensive line) and reach a little further to see some potential
If Alex Anzalone finds greener financial pastures elsewhere in free agency, the Detroit Lions should eye these five as a potential replacement options. The Detroit Lions had both of their starting linebackers from 2021 hit free agency last offseason. Jaylen Reeves-Maybin got a pretty nice deal from the Houston Texans, so it became easy to
The Detroit Lions have 28 players from their 2022 roster set to become free agents in 2023 (18 unrestricted, 10 restricted), and we are covering them all throughout the month of February. If you missed any of the previous articles, you can check them out here: WR DJ Chark, RB Justin Jackson, QB Nate Sudfeld,…
On Tuesday, the NFL checked off the first box on our important dates for the 2023 offseason calendar by opening up the window for teams to apply franchise tags to pending unrestricted free agents. The Detroit Lions have 18 players that are set to hit the unrestricted free agency market this March, but the odds…
On a list of ‘trades to watch out for’ this offseason, the Detroit Lions make a bold trade for a wide receiver. The focus for the Detroit Lions this offseason, from free agency through the draft, will be on the defensive side of the ball. But they are also faced with the prospect of losing
PFF released the first half of its list of top 101 players and right tackle Penei Sewell is coming in hot. Though free agency and the NFL draft are on the horizon, Pro Football Focus is taking a moment to look back and review the top 101 individual performances of 2022, regardless of position.
“Prove it” deals, short-term contracts, reclamation projects, young part-timers blossoming. The 2022 Detroit Lions had plenty of outstanding performances from bit players and leadership from the least likely. But in professional sports, there comes a time where the main matter comes to play: money. You gotta pay the man what he’s due.
As we wrote earlier in the year, the Detroit Lions are one of a handful of teams that are eligible to play in Germany this upcoming season. The Kansas City Chiefs have already been announced as one of the “host” teams for a game in Germany this year, and with the Lions scheduled to play…
Former Lions assistant Jim Bob Cooter is getting another shot as an offensive coordinator, as he’s reportedly set to be hired by the Colts. Jim Bob Cooter has not been an offensive coordinator since being let go after Matt Patricia’s first season as Detroit Lions head coach. But that’s about to change, with ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler
Amon-Ra St. Brown has had a first two seasons that have put him in some rare air, but how should be ranked as a prospect in dynasty fantasy leagues? Through his first two seasons, Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has re-written some spots in the franchise record books and joined some rare company
The Detroit Lions offense clicked pretty well, it just happened they weren’t in the shotgun much. Outside of a couple road games against tough defenses, the Detroit Lions was quite good during the 2022 season. They didn’t always light up the scoreboard, but they often did and they didn’t turn the football over much. After
The Detroit Lions are well in line to play an international game next season, and a recent report points to the team knowing the opponent and the location. The Detroit Lions were scheduled to play an international game in 2020, but the global pandemic squashed that. So they haven’t played an international game since the
As Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers prepares to leave his darkness retreat, I’m guessing he’s not going to like some of the headlines he reads upon his emergence. The biggest bombshell over the past few days comes from Packers insider Bob McGinn—a reporter who has covered the Packers for 38 years before retiring from the…
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…
One common strategy of Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes through his first two years is to hand free agents a one-year, prove-it deal. This way, the Lions aren’t committed long-term to a newcomer, but if they end up becoming a strong contributor, Detroit has a leg up on signing them the following year.
With defense sure to be the focus for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft, Pro Football Focus has tabbed early and late-round fits. Few if any NFL teams had the dichotomy the Detroit Lions did during the 2022 season, with a top-tier offense and one of the worst defenses in the league. The
After finishing with their first winning record since 2017, the Detroit Lions have received a fantastic 2022 season grade from The 33rd Team. It didn’t look good with a 1-6 start, but the Detroit Lions went 8-2 over their last 10 games to finish 9-8. It was the franchise’s first winning season since 2017, and