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Amid other Lions’ defensive line injuries Julian Okwara has been easy to overlook, but there’s  some optimism he’ll play Week 1. Amid other injuries along the Detroit Lions defensive line, including his brother Romeo, it’s been easy to forget about Julian Okwara. The younger Okwara has been out for most of training camp, and by easy

With a potential greater need on the interior defensive line, the Detroit Lions brought Malcom Brown in for a visit. Near the start of training camp, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell cited a need to add “girth” to the defensive line. To that end, according to ESPN’s Field Yates, they had defensive tackle Malcom

With Jared Goff the only Lions starter who won’t play, Tim Boyle will get the QB1 nod for Sunday’s preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Detroit Lions starters, minus Jared Goff, are slated to play the first half of Sunday’s preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Thursday, head coach Dan Campbell confirmed to

ALLEN PARK, MICHIGAN – JULY 27: Levi Onwuzurike #91 of the Detroit Lions looks on during the Detroit Lions Training Camp on July 27, 2022 at the Lions Headquarters and Training Facility in Allen Park, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) Top 5 quarterbacks on the Detroit Lions schedule in 2022 by Jacob Phillips Detroit

As the Detroit Lions enter a season backed by buzz and promise of better things to come, here are the five best quarterbacks they’ll face in 2022. The Detroit Lions had a top-end quarterback for years in Matthew Stafford. But as they headed into a rebuild he asked to be traded last offseason, and the

The Detroit Lions have nowhere to go but up really, so naturally ESPN put them on a list of teams most likely to improve this season. The Detroit Lions were the last winless team in the NFL last season, starting 0-8 before ultimately being 0-10-1 at Thanksgiving. A 3-3 finish in their final six games

Trey Flowers is another former Detroit Lion who has not signed anywhere yet, but a workout with a team is a sign that may change. Trey Flowers was an obvious looming cap casualty for the Detroit Lions going into this offseason, and in March the team indeed let him go. Even with an injury related

If it can be done, the Detroit Lions absolutely should send a veteran defensive lineman to a contending team. The Detroit Lions went back to the Los Angeles Rams well after the Matthew Stafford trade last offseason, sending a 2023 seventh-round pick to Los Angeles for Michael Brockers. Brockers is the only Lion who is

It’s fantasy football draft season for 2022, and here are some Detroit Lions team names to use. It’s late August, the teeth of fantasy football draft season. The Detroit Lions seem to have some interesting fantasy options on the roster this year, and some could be sneaky good. As a Lions fan, are you looking

Aug 12, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell watches his team from the sidelines against the Atlanta Falcons at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Lions ‘Hard Knocks’ Episode 3 recap by Tyler Dutton The Lions and Dan Campbell are easy to overlook and tab as a punch

Serving as the thunder to D’Andre Swift’s lightning, can Jamaal Williams play himself into fantasy prominence this year? For fantasy football purposes, even in this era of widespread timeshares and few true bellcows, the No. 2 running back on a team is at times an afterthought. With all the buzz around D’Andre Swift, Jamaal Williams

ESPN has now taken to projecting the NFL’s top pass rushers in 2022, and the projected sacks leader for the Detroit Lions is increasingly iffy. Sports analytics can be as informative as they are overrated, depending on who you ask. When it comes to the Detroit Lions offensive line, ESPN’s analytics department is flat-out wrong and

It’s not at all a surprise, but the Detroit Lions have placed rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams on the reserve/NFI list as part of their moves to get down to 80 players. The Detroit Lions had to get from 85 to 80 players on the active roster by Tuesday afternoon. One move was out there

As the Detroit Lions head toward the preseason finale, head coach Dan Campbell says plenty of roster spots to be determined. The final two roster cutdown days , starting Tuesday, will be tough ones for the Detroit Lions. Last year at this time, that would not have been said even as a surprise cut or

It feels like a foregone conclusion who the Detroit Lions’ kickoff returner will be, but Maurice Alexander is at least making it a conversation. Upon arriving in Detroit Lions training camp after playing in the USFL, Maurice Alexander has looked like a natural return man by all accounts during practice. He has carried that into

The Detroit Lions are going to play starters Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, with one exception. After two tough practices against the Indianapolis Colts, it wasn’t to surpirising the Detroit Lions (and the Colt as well) rested starters in the second preseason game. The plan for the preseason finale Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the

Tom Kennedy has been a preseason star for the Detroit Lions, and a noteworthy former NFL wide receiver took notice. Detroit Lions wide receiver Tom Kennedy led the entire NFL in receiving yards in Week 1 of this preseason, with 104 yards on his eight catches against the Atlanta Falcons. Kennedy continued to make his

After their second preseason game, a win over the Indianapolis Colts, here’s a fresh 53-man roster projection for the Detroit Lions. The Detroit Lions beat the Indianapolis Colts 27-26 on Saturday, as they hung on for their first preseason win since 2018. The Lions and every NFL team have to cut from 85 players down

A preseason win is easily brushed off as no big deal, but Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell thinks Saturday’s win over the Indianapolis Colts is important. After failing to close out a victory in the preseason opener against the Atlanta Falcons, the Detroit Lions held on to beat the Indianapolis Colts 27-26 on Saturday.

Former Lions All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is still available, and a reason why he hasn’t signed with a particular team is easily expected. Former Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is now 35 years old, so he’s not what he was during his youthful peak when he earned four Pro Bowl nods and three First