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The Detroit Lions needed to create success in the margins this season, and the special teams unit came through rather nicely. With a team that looked undermanned heading into the season and was further thinned by injuries throughout, the Detroit Lions had to find ways to compete in some hidden margins in 2021. Head coach

His 2021 season was impacted by an injury, but one fantasy football analyst sees a massive ceiling for D’Andre Swift in 2022. Spurred by heavy passing game usage early and back-to-back career-best rushing games, Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift was RB5 in full PPR fantasy scoring from Week 1-11 this season. It was notable

As the defensive rosters for the 2022 Senior Bowl continue to come out, the defensive backs the Detroit Lions coaching staff will have in Mobile are now known. Two weeks from now, the 2022 Senior Bowl practice week will be going on. The Detroit Lions coaching staff will be heading down to Mobile, Alabama, leading

The draft will be the lifeblood of the rebuilding Detroit Lions, and making the right choices will be the difference between success and failure. The Detroit Lions have just finished a very promising campaign. Sure they finished with a 3-13-1 record which won’t impress anyone, but they also found their groove in the second half

Credit: Tom Hauck/Getty Images Heading toward Divisional Round weekend, here’s a new three-round 2022 mock draft for the Detroit Lions. The Detroit Lions coaching staff will get a nice jump start to the pre-draft process by taking part in the Senior Bowl in a couple weeks. With a list of needs that is pretty broad,

Amon-Ra St. Brown helped win a lot of fantasy football leagues this year, but here’s a review of the Lions’ rookie’s entire first NFL campaign. When the Detroit Lions took Amon-Ra St. Brown in the fourth round of the 2021 draft, he was easy to see as a potential steal. If nothing else, with little

As the Detroit Lions prepare to get a closer look at draft prospects down at the Senior Bowl, the linebackers they’ll have on the American team roster have been unveiled. As the rosters for the 2022 Senior Bowl continue to be unveiled by position group, Tuesday brought a shift to the defensive side with the

Jared Goff had an up-and-down first season as a Detroit Lion, but he set or tied two franchise records along the way. For the first nine games of the 2021 season, Detroit Lions fans were counting the time until they didn’t have to watch Jared Goff play quarterback anymore. But with no other viable options,

On Bleacher Report’s list of the NFL’s worst contracts, there is some ex-Detroit Lions flavor. As the 2022 NFL offseason nears, talk of salary cap space along with free agency rumors and trade speculation is ready to ramp up. The Detroit Lions currently sit in the top half of the league in cap space, albeit

With the Los Angeles Rams win on Monday night, the Detroit Lions’ second first-round pick in April has dropped a bit. Courtesy of the Matthew Stafford trade last offseason, the Detroit Lions have an extra first-round pick this year and next. If the Los Angeles Rams lost to the Arizona Cardinals in the Wild Card

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams scrambles against the Arizona Cardinals during the fourth quarter in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at SoFi Stadium on January 17, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Lions had two rookies highly ranked by Pro Football Focus by

The Detroit Lions’ rookie class generally came off well in 2021, and Pro Football Focus ranked their top two first-year guys highly. In general, the Detroit Lions‘ 2021 rookie class did pretty well. Offensive tackle Penei Sewell looks like he’ll be a long-term stalwart, as does wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. On the defensive side

The early salary cap rollover figures for each NFL team are out, and the Detroit Lions won’t carry much extra into 2022. After a suppressed year in 2021, the NFL salary cap will go back up in 2022, to a projected $208.2 million. But teams can carry over unused cap space from 2021 into the

Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone is headed for free agency, and his social media post over the weekend seemed to hint at his departure from Detroit. With a clear nod toward familiarity, as head coach Dan Campbell and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn were on the New Orleans coaching staff, linebacker Alex Anzalone signed a one-year

The 2022 Senior Bowl rosters continue to be filled out, and the running backs the Detroit Lions will have on their roster have been announced. As the Detroit Lions coaching staff prepares to coach in the Senior Bowl in a couple weeks, the rosters for the event are being unveiled. On the American team roster

T.J. Hockenson had another solid season in 2021, but let’s take a look at it through the fantasy football lense. Despite missing the final five games of the season with a thumb injury, Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson still had 61 receptions–good for third on the team. He was also second on the team

Losing Aaron Glenn won’t be ideal for the Detroit Lions, but it is absolutely inevitable. The Detroit Lions season is over. A 3-13-1 record obviously isn’t great, but general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell have begun to lay a promising foundation. Campbell assembled a coaching staff filled with former NFL players, as

With the Cincinnati Bengals’ win on Saturday, the Detroit Lions now own the NFL’s longest playoff drought. Before Saturday, the last time the Cincinnati Bengals won a playoff game Boomer Esiason was the quarterback and Ickey Woods had a rushing touchdown. With a 26-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday, the Bengals ended

Penei Sewell was widely assessed to have had a pretty good rookie season, but don’t tell him that. The Detroit Lions clearly made the right pick when the drafted Penei Sewell seventh overall in the 2021 draft. He was slated for right tackle until Taylor Decker was sidelined by a hand injury. Then he became

The Detroit Lions went from being the worst scoring defense in 2020 to the No. 29 scoring defense this year, and there will be clear opportunities to add pieces for further improvement. Despite a rash of injuries and a lack of Pro Bowl talent, general manager Brad Holmes, head coach Dan Campbell and defensive coordinator