Pride of Detroit

Since being drafted 24th overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL Draft, cornerback Terrion Arnold hasn’t been shy about his aspirations as a player. Some players may think it without saying it, but Arnold wants everyone that is willing to listen to him to understand one simple fact—he wants to be great.

The Detroit Lions did not kick a lot of field goals last year, converting on 19 of their 21 attempted kicks, and only kicking from 50-plus yards twice during the regular season. That was in large part due to the aggressive nature of head coach Dan Campbell and the Lions’ offense on fourth downs, but…

Terrion Arnold has yet to step foot on the turf of an NFL game and league analysts are dropping his name in the hat to win Defensive Rookie of the Year. CBS Sports’ Chris Trapasso ranked the new Detroit Lion as the leading candidate for DROY, citing his clean performance on film and despite a…

Expectations were always going to be sky-high for Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson. After attending high school at Divine Child in Dearborn, Hutchinson followed that up with a historic career at the University of Michigan. That led to Hutchinson being selected second overall in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Lions, completing what could…

Being able to progress through their reads is a key component of every NFL quarterback’s game. It was also one of the key potential concerns surrounding Detroit Lions second-year quarterback Hendon Hooker when he entered the NFL Draft in 2023. Now, a year into his NFL career, Lions coach Dan Campbell has been happy to…

On the plane ride back from the Detroit Lions’ gut-wrenching loss to the San Francisco 49ers, offensive coordinator Ben Johnson’s mind wandered about his future. Johnson had just completed one of the most impressive seasons in Lions history. He had already conducted a few head coaching interviews, and more awaited him when the plane touched…

Last week during the first week of OTAs, the Detroit Lions offense looked like it had some significant rust. They opened 11-on-11s with three straight incompletions, a near interception, and a draw play that went nowhere. Soon after, Jameson Williams dropped a big pass, and while the offense eventually recovered, it was more bad than…

The Detroit Lions took the field Thursday afternoon for their fifth session of Organized Team Activities—the second of which was open to the media. Like last week’s practice, there was a large portion of players missing from practice. I’ll break down the players I did and didn’t see out there playing, and provide additional commentary…

2023 was a special season for the Detroit Lions in just about every way. The team piled up wins, made it the conference championship, and the atmosphere at Ford Field reached new heights as well. A big part of the success could be directly tied to a lot of the young players on the Lions’…

The Detroit Lions have had one of the best offenses in the NFL for the past season and a half, so it’s safe to say it isn’t lightning in a bottle. With young, productive skill players like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Sam LaPorta, and Jahmyr Gibbs just scratching the surface of their potential, one of the…

When it comes to salary cap experts in the media, it doesn’t get much better than Jason Fitzgerald, owner and creator of the website Over The Cap. Fitzgerald has made a living out of exploring and explaining NFL contracts, including penning the book “Crunching Numbers”—a must-read for those interested in the nuances of NFL salary…

Last week, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was asked about the progress of second-year defensive tackle Brodric Martin. Campbell, more or less, punted on the question, saying it was difficult to judge players on both sides of the line before full pads come on. However, Campbell did take the opportunity, unprompted, to praise new defensive…

PFF has been slowly dropping their “Top 32” player lists at every individual position, and starting with the offense, the Detroit Lions have been heavily featured in the top 10. Let’s start with the bad news. As we noted last week, PFF has Jared Goff shockingly low on their quarterback rankings, finishing 16th. That’s behind…

Last year, the Detroit Lions won their first NFC North title since its inception in 2002, and it was their first division title since 1993 when it was the NFC Central. And while they seem to be the favorites to land back-to-back division titles this year, it will be no easy feat, as this could…

When we think about success in the NFL, we often center that discussion around superstars. And, sure, if you have a Patrick Mahomes on your team, it can feel like a shortcut to the Super Bowl. But the hidden truth to successful teams each year is staying healthy. Every year, Aaron Schatz publishes his own…

The Detroit Lions wrapped Week 1 of Organized Team Activities just before the long holiday weekend, and it concluded with their first practice in front of the media. Any time we talk OTAs, it must be prefaced with the buzzkill disclaimer that this is May football, the pads aren’t on, and practice is mostly about…

‘Tis the season for everyone to dole out their positional rankings and cause a commotion in the NFL community. One of the latest instances was Pro Football Focus’ Trevor Sikkema, who ranked the top quarterbacks in the NFL. Sikkema ranked Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff as the 16th-best QB in the NFL, below some NFC…

When it comes to reaching the goal of becoming an NFL head coach, Scottie Montgomery knows it’s all about the right opportunity at the right time. That’s part of what they stress at the 2024 NFL Coach Accelerator program at the Spring League Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Montgomery participated in the program in both years…

Understandably, Detroit Lions fans have been fascinated by the story of Michigan Panthers kicker Jake Bates. The UFL kicker has seemingly come out of nowhere to blast 50 and 60-yard field goals right here in Ford Field. And given that Detroit’s kicking situation has been erratic at best over the past three years, Bates’ accuracy…

In a recent press conference at the annual Spring League Meetings for the NFL, commissioner Roger Goodell was asked about the potential for an 18-game regular season in the long-term future. “The key thing for us is looking at making sure we continue to do the things that make our game safer,” Goodell said. “Seventeen…