Pride of Detroit

The Detroit Lions, for the first time—really ever—have themselves a coaching tree. Dan Campbell has two major branches now, with Ben Johnson the head coach of the Chicago Bears, and Aaron Glenn the coach of the New York Jets. But it would be foolish to think that’s where the trees will be cut short.

Detroit Lions cornerback Carlton Davis is facing free agency in a couple of weeks, and it’s unclear if he’ll run it back for another season with Detroit. However, during a recent appearance on the “Slightly Decent” podcast, Davis made some comments that suggest he may want to come back. The Lions cornerback spent about four…

The Detroit Lions’ 2024 coaching staff will be one for the ages. It feels like one of those years where we’ll look back in a couple decades and ask ourselves, “How the hell did they manage to have all of those coaches in one building?” From top to bottom, offense to defense, Detroit had incredibly…

Earlier this week, the Detroit Lions finalized their 2025 coaching staff. In total, 10 new hires were made, while several internal coaches received promotions or changes to their responsibilities. The major changes happened at the coordinator positions, where the Lions lost both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to head coaching jobs elsewhere. The Lions filled…

Darius Slay was the latest guest on the St. Brown Brothers podcast, and it didn’t take long for the conversation to turn to his NFL future. After winning his first Super Bowl over a week ago, Slay has said that he’d like 2025 to be his final season, and he told the St. Brown brothers…

A couple weeks back at the NFL Honors award show, reporter Steve Wyche captured a viral photo of Detroit Lions’ Jared Goff and Aidan Hutchinson surrounding Browns defensive end Myles Garrett in conversation. Given that Garrett had recently gone public about his desire to be traded from Cleveland, Lions fans’ minds wandered about the possibility…

Last year, Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams was involved in a traffic stop with police. As the passenger with his brother, Williams was eventually placed in handcuffs after it was found he was carrying a handgun that was properly registered to him, but he did not have the proper concealed pistol license to carry in…

We’ve become spoiled under general manager Brad Holmes. In his first three draft classes, the Detroit Lions have produced at least three full-time starters who are playing at a near-elite level. 2021: Penei Sewell, Alim McNeill, Amon-Ra St. Brown2022: Aidan Hutchinson, Jameson Williams, Kerby Joseph2023: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jack Campbell, Sam LaPorta, Brian Branch

It would probably surprise many Detroit Lions fans to know that veteran defensive tackle Pat O’Connor was a seventh-round draft pick by the Detroit Lions in 2017. Though he had a decent preseason as a rookie out of Eastern Michigan, he was waived and brought back to the practice squad, only to be released again…

The 2025 NFL Combine kicks off in the final week of February and we are exploring each position group ahead of the big event. So far, we have previewed quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends the Detroit Lions should be scouting, and in this article, we take a look at the offensive tackle…

We are just about three weeks away from a new league calendar, free agency blossoming before our eyes. Any good evaluation of free agency must begin internally—with the pieces you know and trust—before anything else can come on down. The Detroit Lions have a good number of pieces set for the market, and the question…

Meko Scott and I (Morgan Cannon) are back on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel, discussing what to expect from the 2025 NFL Combine taking place in Indianapolis next week. We begin by setting the table a bit for the offseason, as we lay out some key dates to be aware of as we approach…

The Detroit Lions announced on Tuesday the entirety of their 2025 coaching staff. Obviously, this year the Lions went through some pretty significant changes. Detroit lost both their offensive coordinator (Ben Johnson) and defensive coordinator (Aaron Glenn) to head coaching jobs, and both ended up taking a few Lions coaches with them.

The Detroit Lions officially announced the hiring of their new coordinators—John Morton as the offensive coordinator and Kelvin Sheppard as defensive coordinator—on January 30. It’s been nearly three weeks, and we had yet to hear from the coaches, but the two broke their silence this week in a pair of interviews with Fox 2 Detroit’s…

Our 2025 NFL Combine preview series is progressing as we inch closer to the NFL’s televised coverage of the event on Thursday, February 27. So far, we have already previewed which quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers the Detroit Lions should be scouting. In this article, we wrap up the offensive skill positions by examining…

The Detroit Lions are going to be expecting big things from defensive end Aidan Hutchinson in 2025, despite coming off a major injury. That’s because Hutchinson is expected to make a full recovery from the brutal fracture of his tibia and fibula, suffered in the Lions’ Week 6 blowout of the Dallas Cowboys.

Next up in our Detroit Lions free agent series we have cornerback and special teams ace Khalil Dorsey. Here’s a look at our previously written free agent profiles: QB Teddy Bridgewater, WR Allen Robinson, WR Tim Patrick, G Kevin Zeitler, OT Dan Skipper, EDGE Al-Quadin Muhammad, DT Kyle Peko, LB Derrick Barnes, CB Carlton Davis,…

Alim McNeill, one of the many casualties suffered by the Detroit Lions defense this past season, is taking steps on the road to recovery, a new rehab video shows. Well, probably not very big physical steps. The fourth-year defensive tackle suffered a season-ending torn ACL in December against the Buffalo Bills that required surgery. In…

With the NFL season now comfortably behind us, it’s time to take one last look at the Detroit Lions’ 2024 season and celebrate the best moments. It’s time for the Pride of Detroit Awards, or the PODies. Wait, that sounds like potties. Let’s just stick with the POD Awards.

The 2025 NFL Combine kicks off in the final week of February and we are exploring each position group ahead of the big event. So far, we have already previewed which quarterbacks and running backs the Detroit Lions should be scouting, and in this article, we take a look at the wide receiver prospects who…