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The injury hits keep coming for the Detroit Lions, as tight end T.J. Hockenson is out for the season after thumb surgery. Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson popped up on the injury report last week with a hand injury, and he missed Week 14’s 38-10 loss to the Denver Broncos. Based on missing practice

Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports Here’s a new full seven-round 2022 mock draft for the Detroit Lions. After what looks to be a solid first draft class, Brad Holmes will go into his second draft in 2022 as Detroit Lions general manager with two first-round picks, and likely the first overall pick. Even at

For the second straight season, former Lions offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell is an interim head coach as a team ends a bad season. When the Detroit Lions fired head coach Matt Patricia the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 2020, offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell served out the season as interim head coach with a 1-4 record. Bevell

Penei Sewell is getting high marks on his own, but Pro Football Focus has marked the entire Detroit Lions offensive line as greatly improved. If you were listing areas of strength for the Detroit Lions heading into this season, offensive tackle with Taylor Decker and incoming first-round pick Penei Sewell would have been one. Add

A report practically locking the Lions in to a No. 1 overall pick candidate for April’s draft surfaced, but Dan Campbell had no time for it on Wednesday. For the Detroit Lions, or whoever holds the first overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, the choice seems to be between two edge rushers–Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux

DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 31: Head coach Jim Caldwell of the Detroit Lions watches his team against the Green Bay Packers during the first half at Ford Field on December 31, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) Ben Johnson is advancing himself as candidate to be Lions offensive coordinator by Brad Berreman

With a growing role in the offensive game plan, Ben Johnson is advancing his candidacy to be the Lions’ next offensive coordinator. With his removal from calling plays after the bye week, it’s a virtual lock that Anthony Lynn will be one-and-done as Detroit Lions offensive coordinator. Based on a rare moment of outwardness with

DENVER, COLORADO – DECEMBER 12: Jared Goff #16 of the Detroit Lions throws a pass during the first quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on December 12, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Aidan Hutchinson talks fit with the Lions during podcast appearance by Brad Berreman With

COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 20: Aidan Hutchinson #97 of the Michigan Wolverines motions towards the line during the first half against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on November 20, 2021 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) Did Dan Campbell somehow have any real expectations for the

An 1-11-1 record isn’t what anyone wanted, but Lions head coach Dan Campbell actually seems to have had some real level of expectation for this season. The rebuild was on for the Detroit Lions when they traded Matthew Stafford last offseason. Upon being hired, general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell knew what

In Todd McShay’s first mock draft for 2022, the Detroit Lions indeed get a quarterback. Some might say it’s not mock draft season until Todd McShay releases his first one. On Tuesday, the ESPN NFL Draft analyst released his Mock Draft 1.0 for 2022. McShay has five quarterbacks going in the first round, though none

Dec 12, 2021; Denver, Colorado, USA; Detroit Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs (39) is carted off the field in the first quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Lions: 3 2022 free agent quarterbacks to bring in for competition by Brad Berreman Lions rookie

Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports As the Detroit Lions look to reshape their quarterback depth chart in the offseason, here are three free agent signal callers they could consider. With two first-round picks in April, and what’s on track to be an early second-round pick, it feels like a lock the Detroit Lions will

Craig Reynolds had a nice performance as the Detroit Lions’ lead back on Sunday, but should fantasy football managers care heading into the playoffs? There weren’t many highlights for the Detroit Lions during Sunday’s 38-10 loss to the Denver Broncos, as an undermanned roster was simply overmatched. One standout was running back Craig Reynolds, who

Credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The Detroit Lions –or at least the Detroit Lions’ backups and practice squad–took on the Denver Broncos on Sunday. The game went about as well as anyone expected given the laundry list of absences Detroit was dealing with. And the list only grew, as linebacker Alex Anzalone left with an ankle injury

Oct 3, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Detroit Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs (39) leaves the field after the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports Lions land pretty high on oddsmaker’s list of new teams for Russell Wilson by Brad Berreman On the first drive of Sunday’s game against

Russell Wilson will surely not be a Seattle Seahawk in 2022, and the Detroit Lions have landed on one oddsmaker’s list of possible new teams for him. This season looks like the end of an era in Seattle, as the Seahawks enter Sunday with a 4-8 record. Quarterback Russell Wilson, head coach Pete Carroll or

The Detroit Lions secondary is looking particularly thin for Sunday’s game against the Broncos, with two more members landing on the COVID list. The Detroit Lions dealt with a flu bug during the past week, as evidenced by a long list of players listed with an illness on the final injury report for Sunday’s game

Marvin Jones experienced plenty of dysfunction toward the end of his time with the Lions, but he has found a higher level of it in Jacksonville this year. Over his final three seasons as a Detroit Lion, wide receiver Marvin Jones experienced plenty of dysfunction with Matt Patricia running the show as head coach. But

Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions will be looking to add impact talent in the 2022 NFL Draft, and here’s a full seven-round mock based on current draft order and picks they have. With an 1-10-1 record, the Detroit Lions would have the No. 1 overall pick if the next NFL