Lions second-year running back Jermar Jefferson saw minimal action as a rookie, but he knows the path to seeing the field more this year. With their final pick of the 2021 draft, the Detroit Lions took Oregon State running back Jermar Jefferson. He ultimately played in seven games as a rookie, with minimal (15 carries)
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Former Lions edge rusher Trey Flowers remains available as July approaches, but he might be on the radar of a NFC North rival now. The Detroit Lions did what they had to do when they released defensive end Trey Flowers in March. Even with injuries dampening his last two seasons in Detroit, it’s surprising he
Heading toward the 2022 season, who are the most overrated players on each of the Detroit Lions NFC North rivals? The Detroit Lions aren’t likely to make a run at winning the NFC North this year, as the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings remain the two best teams in the division. With the Vikings
The NFL will not have one again this year, but have the Detroit Lions ever picked someone in the supplemental draft? The NFL last had a supplemental draft in 2019, when the Arizona Cardinals took safety Jalen Thompson. On Friday, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the league informed teams there will not be a
The Detroit Lions will almost surely win more games in 2022, but one analyst went a little further in a prediction. The Detroit Lions simply could not recover from an 11-game winless start last season. But things looked better down the stretch, on the way to three wins in their last six games, and things are
The Detroit Pistons made Jaden Ivy the fifth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, and he has Detroit Lions roots. By all accounts the Detroit Pistons had a good NBA Draft night on Thursday night. They kicked it off by taking Purdue guard Jaden Ivey with the fifth overall pick, and the incoming rookie’s
T.J. Hockenson can be a divisive topic for Lions’ fans at times, but where should he rank among his peers at tight end? With a Pro Bowl nod and two 60-plus catch seasons on his resume in three NFL seasons, T.J. Hockenson has taken his place as an integral part of the Detroit Lions‘ offense.
Taylor Decker is a foundational piece for the Detroit Lions, and his contract has been listed among the best in the league currently. Just before the 2020 season started, the Detroit Lions and left tackle Taylor Decker agreed to a five-year, $59.65 million contract extension. The deal kept the 16th overall pick in the 2016
(From left) Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp talks to coach Dan Campbell and president Rod Wood during minicamp in Allen Park on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Detroit Lions surprise cut candidate might make a lot of sense by Brad Berreman NFL training camps are about a month away from starting, and when the Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions could make a surprise cut or two before Week 1, but one possibility given recently may wind up making a lot of sense. Not that his performance in camp and the preseason easily warranted keeping him, but the Detroit Lions cut wide receiver Breshad Perriman before last season started. Given how barren
An easy to overlook piece of a good Detroit Lions’ offensive line, Jonah Jackson has been placed highly on a list of NFL third-year breakout candidates. The Detroit Lions offensive line has three first-round picks, and another player they paid big for in free agency a couple years ago. But it was the one that
The Detroit Lions now have a healthy “problem”, and Pro Football Focus has outlined it with a lofty place on a training camp positional battles list. Practically any way you’d like to look at it, the Detroit Lions had one of the worst pass rushes in the NFL last year. Sacks, pressure rate, quarterback hits,
As the inaugural season of the new USFL winds down, a quarterback on one of the semifinal teams has been named a possible fit for the Detroit Lions. The first season of the rebooted USFL is in the home stretch, with the semifinals this weekend and the championship game July 3. Just in time for
The Detroit Lions are lined up to win more games this season, and these three players who are not starters will be important to it happening. A 3-13-1 campaign in 2021 was the start of another rebuild for the Detroit Lions. This year, with a softer schedule that has much lighter travel, winning 7-9 games
The New Jersey Generals quarterback Luis Perez has played largely error-free football all season, and he’ll need to keep it up in Saturday’s USFL semifinal against Philadelphia. Luis Perez spent a few days in Detroit Lions training camp in 2019. Before that he spent some time in the Alliance of American Football (AAF), and in 2020 he
Lions fans know how good Frank Ragnow is, and he’s come in highly in another 2022 offseason ranking. Frank Ragnow missed all but four games last season due to turf toe. But the 2020 Pro Bowler might be the best player on a good Detroit Lions offensive line, and Pro Football Focus ranked him as
The Detroit Lions are on a good track in many ways now, and it’s reflected in PFF’s look at their cap health for the next three years. As the residue of the Matthew Stafford trade last offseason goes away, the Detroit Lions will carry far less dead money this year than they did last. No
Exactly how many games he’ll play as a rookie can’t be known yet, but Fantasy Pros has still tabbed Jameson Williams as the Lions’ top 2022 breakout candidate. One thing is absolutely clear, and as it should be. The Detroit Lions are not going to rush rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams as he works his
As Ndamukong Suh surveys his options, it doesn’t make much sense for him to return to the Detroit Lions. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended the idea they’d bring Ndamukong Suh back when they signed Akiem Hicks as the calendar flipped to June. The former Lions defensive tackle remains available, with the next thing on the
It’s fairly obvious what progress will look like for Jameson Williams coming off a torn ACL, but Lions head coach Dan Campbell offered an outline anyway. The start of Detroit Lions training camp next month will be roughly six-and-a-half months since Jameson Williams suffered a torn ACL playing in the national title game for Alabama.