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The Detroit Lions 2022 preseason schedule is now official, and here’s a look at the dates, times and opponents for the three contests. We know when the Detroit Lions will have their 17 regular season games and bye week during the 2022 regular season. We’ve also known who they will have their three preseason games

Lions cornerback Amani Oruwariye is certainly a rising star, but could he make the leap all the way to the Pro Bowl in 2022? Without Amani Oruwariye, we should shudder at the thought of how bad the Detroit Lions secondary would have been in 2021. He had six of the team’s 11 interceptions, only one other

Credit: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-USA TODAY Sports If the Detroit Lions are to be successful in 2022, these three players in particular will have to “prove it”. The Detroit Lions finished 3-13-1 last year, a disappointing season that landed them the No. 2 overall pick in April’s draft and ultimately defensive end Aidan Hutchinson. Then, with

In Pro Football Focus’ re-grade of the 2021 draft, the Detroit Lions got an upgraded mark. Usually, it takes about three years to get a credible evaluation of an NFL draft class for each team, good or bad. But that doesn’t stop us from declaring immediate winners and losers, and reviewing occassionally with bits of

Jan 9, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn looks on during the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Lions quarterback Jared Goff was a pretty prolific blitz beater in 2021 by Brad Berreman At the NFL league meeting next week, Lions

Jared Goff was hardly without flaw in his first season as the Lions quarterback, but he was very good in an area that is pretty important. Jared Goff’s first season with the Detroit Lions was a tale of two parts. In his first nine starts he posted an 84.0 passer rating with a stretch where

DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 18: Dan Orlovsky #8 of the Detroit Lions looks on from the sidelines during the game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field on October 18, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions defeated the Bears in overtime 37-34. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Detroit Lions/Getty Images) Aidan Hutchinson projected to be best rookie

Aidan Hutchinson will certainly bring a much-needed boost to the Detroit Lions pass rush, but PFF has projected him to be the most productive rookie edge rusher in the league. By any metric you could find, the Detroit Lions had one of the worst pass rushes in the NFL last season. When Aidan Hutchinson was

In another tiered ranking of NFL quarterbacks, Jared Goff has landed in an appropriate spot again. If you were to rank current NFL starting quarterbacks straight up 1-32, Detroit Lions signal caller Jared Goff would probably land somewhere in the 20-25 range. That lines him up to be replaced, just as soon as the Lions

Jared Goff is a “Hard Knocks” veteran, and as such he’s got some advice for his teammates when the HBO/NFL Films cameras descend on Allen Park. With a quotable head coach, quotable assistant coaches and more than a few players who will be interesting to follow, the Detroit Lions will be must-see tv when “Hard

Former Lions quarterbacks Kyle Sloter and Jordan Ta’amu are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in passing yards as the USFL reaches its midseason mark. There some former Detroit Lions in the USFL, and two former Lions signal callers are atop the passing yardage rankings. Kyle Sloter, the starting quarterback for the New Orleans Breakers

On Pro Football Focus’ list of the top 25 NFL players younger than 25, Lions Penei Sewell and Amon-Ra St. Brown were both snubs. In the 2021 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions found gems on Day 1 (Penei Sewell. No. 7 overall) and Dy 2 (Amon-Ra St. Brown, fourth round, No. 112 overall). Both look

His precise role this year for the Patriots has been somewhat unclear, but former Lions head coach Matt Patricia has clarified what he’ll be doing from a coaching perspective. In true Bill Belichick/New England Patriots fashion, things have been hush-hush regarding coaching roles–especially on the offensive with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. In terms of former

Credit: Leon Halip/Getty Images The Detroit Lions should have open competition at more than a few spots, and these three veterans could lose their starting job to a rookie. Despite going 3-13-1 last season, the Detroit Lions re-signed a bunch of their own players in free agency with few notable departures (Jalen Reeves-Maybin) and a

After the Lions’ offense was slow and somewhat mistake-prone last year, head coach Dan Campbell is promising a faster pace. Despite getting better late in the season, after head coach Dan Campbell took over play calling, the Detroit Lions still had a pretty bad offense in 2021 (25th in the league in scoring, etc.). With

Off a breakthrough season in 2021, Charles Harris has been tabbed as the most underrated Lion by Pro Football Focus. Close to being declared a first-round draft pick bust if he wasn’t there already, Charles Harris signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions in 2021. Then he delivered a career-best season, with 61 total

Fans across the country often lament having to watch the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day, but could the annual tradition be close to ending? Much to the chagrin of a lot of NFL fans, the Detroit Lions play the early game on Thanksgiving Day every year. They have played on every Thanksgiving, outside of World

Former Lions Trey Flowers has lingered on the market for awhile, but there may be a team with interest in him now. Off of two injury-riddled seasons, the Detroit Lions made the clear and obvious decision to release defensive end Trey Flowers in March. Two months later, he remains available with very little surfacing regarding

Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports Post-draft and with offseason work ramping up, here are three veteran free agents the Detroit Lions could still sign. The Detroit Lions took a measured approach to free agency this offseason, mostly re-signing guys from last year’s 3-13-1 team with small dips outside (DJ Chark, Mike Hughes, Chris Board,

The Detroit Lions are not going to be featured in prime spots on the NFL schedule this year, and head coach Dan Campbell has spun it the only way he can. Even last year, albeit early on their way to a 0-10-1 start and a 3-13-1 finish, the Detroit Lions had a primetime game (Week