SideLion Report

The Detroit Lions moved their quest for a young quarterback to the 2023 draft, and in a new ESPN mock they get a potential quarterback of the future. With no quarterback worthy of the No. 2 overall pick this year and an eventual move up to No.12 overall, the Detroit Lions punted their move for

The Detroit Lions’ secondary should be better this year, but Pro Football Focus has ranked the  unit harshly and appropriately as of now. The Detroit Lions ranked in the bottom half of the NFL in interceptions with 11 last season. They were similarly dismal in passer rating (third-worst) and completion percentage (22nd in the league)

As the 2022 season approaches, who is the most underrated player on each of the Detroit Lions NFC North rivals? Until further notice, as long as Aaron Rodgers is under center, the Green Bay Packers will be the team to beat in the NFC North. But even within the context of them resting players in

Jared Goff is lined up to be better this year, and he’s gaining a little bit of traction as a fantasy sleeper. Jared Goff needed a strong finish last year (11 touchdowns and two interceptions over his last five starts) to get to the numbers he did (3,245 yards, 19 touchdowns, eight interceptions). So that

Former Lions first-round pick Eric Ebron is still available on the free agent market, and he has been tabbed as a top fit for another NFC North team. During the slowest time on the NFL calendar, there are some notable names still available as free agents. One such name is tight end Eric Ebron, the

Lions second-year running back Jermar Jefferson saw minimal action as a rookie, but he knows the path to seeing the field more this year. With their final pick of the 2021 draft, the Detroit Lions took Oregon State running back Jermar Jefferson. He ultimately played in seven games as a rookie, with minimal (15 carries)

Former Lions edge rusher Trey Flowers remains available as July approaches, but he might be on the radar of a NFC North rival now. The Detroit Lions did what they had to do when they released defensive end Trey Flowers in March. Even with injuries dampening his last two seasons in Detroit, it’s surprising he

Heading toward the 2022 season, who are the most overrated players on each of the Detroit Lions NFC North rivals? The Detroit Lions aren’t likely to make a run at winning the NFC North this year, as the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings remain the two best teams in the division. With the Vikings

The NFL will not have one again this year, but have the Detroit Lions ever picked someone in the supplemental draft? The NFL last had a supplemental draft in 2019, when the Arizona Cardinals took safety Jalen Thompson. On Friday, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the league informed teams there will not be a

The Detroit Lions will almost surely win more games in 2022, but one analyst went a little further in a prediction. The Detroit Lions simply could not recover from an 11-game winless start last season. But things looked better down the stretch, on the way to three wins in their last six games, and things are

The Detroit Pistons made Jaden Ivy the fifth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, and he has Detroit Lions roots. By all accounts the Detroit Pistons had a good NBA Draft night on Thursday night. They kicked it off by taking Purdue guard Jaden Ivey with the fifth overall pick, and the incoming rookie’s

T.J. Hockenson can be a divisive topic for Lions’ fans at times, but where should he rank among his peers at tight end? With a Pro Bowl nod and two 60-plus catch seasons on his resume in three NFL seasons, T.J. Hockenson has taken his place as an integral part of the Detroit Lions‘ offense.

Taylor Decker is a foundational piece for the Detroit Lions, and his contract has been listed among the best in the league currently. Just before the 2020 season started, the Detroit Lions and left tackle Taylor Decker agreed to a five-year, $59.65 million contract extension. The deal kept the 16th overall pick in the 2016

(From left) Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp talks to coach Dan Campbell and president Rod Wood during minicamp in Allen Park on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Detroit Lions surprise cut candidate might make a lot of sense by Brad Berreman NFL training camps are about a month away from starting, and when the Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions could make a surprise cut or two before Week 1, but one possibility given recently may wind up making a lot of sense. Not that his performance in camp and the preseason easily warranted keeping him, but the Detroit Lions cut wide receiver Breshad Perriman before last season started. Given how barren

An easy to overlook piece of a good Detroit Lions’ offensive line, Jonah Jackson has been placed highly on a list of NFL third-year breakout candidates. The Detroit Lions offensive line has three first-round picks, and another player they paid big for in free agency a couple years ago. But it was the one that

The Detroit Lions now have a healthy “problem”, and Pro Football Focus has outlined it with a lofty place on a training camp positional battles list. Practically any way you’d like to look at it, the Detroit Lions had one of the worst pass rushes in the NFL last year. Sacks, pressure rate, quarterback hits,

As the inaugural season of the new USFL winds down, a quarterback on one of the semifinal teams has been named a possible fit for the Detroit Lions. The first season of the rebooted USFL is in the home stretch, with the semifinals this weekend and the championship game July 3. Just in time for

The Detroit Lions are lined up to win more games this season, and these three players who are not starters will be important to it happening. A 3-13-1 campaign in 2021 was the start of another rebuild for the Detroit Lions. This year, with a softer schedule that has much lighter travel, winning 7-9 games

The New Jersey Generals quarterback Luis Perez has played largely error-free football all season, and he’ll need to keep it up in Saturday’s USFL semifinal against Philadelphia. Luis Perez spent a few days in Detroit Lions training camp in 2019. Before that he spent some time in the Alliance of American Football (AAF), and in 2020 he