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Credit: Leon Halip/Getty Images The Detroit Lions should have open competition at more than a few spots, and these three veterans could lose their starting job to a rookie. Despite going 3-13-1 last season, the Detroit Lions re-signed a bunch of their own players in free agency with few notable departures (Jalen Reeves-Maybin) and a

After the Lions’ offense was slow and somewhat mistake-prone last year, head coach Dan Campbell is promising a faster pace. Despite getting better late in the season, after head coach Dan Campbell took over play calling, the Detroit Lions still had a pretty bad offense in 2021 (25th in the league in scoring, etc.). With

Off a breakthrough season in 2021, Charles Harris has been tabbed as the most underrated Lion by Pro Football Focus. Close to being declared a first-round draft pick bust if he wasn’t there already, Charles Harris signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions in 2021. Then he delivered a career-best season, with 61 total

Fans across the country often lament having to watch the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day, but could the annual tradition be close to ending? Much to the chagrin of a lot of NFL fans, the Detroit Lions play the early game on Thanksgiving Day every year. They have played on every Thanksgiving, outside of World

Former Lions Trey Flowers has lingered on the market for awhile, but there may be a team with interest in him now. Off of two injury-riddled seasons, the Detroit Lions made the clear and obvious decision to release defensive end Trey Flowers in March. Two months later, he remains available with very little surfacing regarding

Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports Post-draft and with offseason work ramping up, here are three veteran free agents the Detroit Lions could still sign. The Detroit Lions took a measured approach to free agency this offseason, mostly re-signing guys from last year’s 3-13-1 team with small dips outside (DJ Chark, Mike Hughes, Chris Board,

The Detroit Lions are not going to be featured in prime spots on the NFL schedule this year, and head coach Dan Campbell has spun it the only way he can. Even last year, albeit early on their way to a 0-10-1 start and a 3-13-1 finish, the Detroit Lions had a primetime game (Week

Joint practices are likely to be back on league-wide this summer, and the Detroit Lions will have theirs with the Indianapolis Colts. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NFL eliminated joint training camp practices for the last two years. That two-year hiatus looks sure  to be over this year. On that note, with head coach

Pro Football Focus has ranked NFL offensive tackles, but are the Detroit Lions’ bookends being disrespected? The Detroit Lions were elated (and that might be putting it mildly) to draft Penei Sewell No. 7 overall in the 2021 draft. He made it three first-round picks on an offensive line that was lined up to be

On “The Rich Eisen Show” Friday, Lions general manager Brad Holmes dove into his past to offer a comp for Aidan Hutchinson. Aidan Hutchinson was so clearly the Detroit Lions guy with the second overall pick in the draft that they drew ire from the league for turning the card in so quickly. Not that

D’Andre Swift made NFL Spin Zone’s ranking of the top 32 running backs in the NFL, but does the Lions lead runner land in the right spot? Despite being down to their No. 3 guy on the depth chart as the lead running back for a brief stretch last season, the Detroit Lions had their

Credit: Nic Antaya/Getty Images Now that we know when the Detroit Lions will play their 17 regular season games, these five look like the most winnable. The 2022 NFL regular seasons schedule is out, and the Detroit Lions are the only team that won’t get a prime time game. Going further, they have 15 games

(From left) Lions coach Dan Campbell, first-round picks Jamison Williams and Aidan Hutchinson and GM Brad Holmes posed before the news conference on Friday, April 29, 2022, at the Allen Park practice facility. Lionspicks Detroit Lions announce signings of 12 undrafted free agents by Brad Berreman Five were reported, and on Friday morning the Detroit

The Detroit Lions made significant headway in getting their draft picks signed on Thursday, capped by fifth-round pick James Mitchell. The Detroit Lions made progress in signing their 2022 draft picks on Thursday, getting deals done with safety Kerby Joseph and wide receiver Jameson Williams. They made it three on the day, with Dave Birkett

With it now known what week the games will be, here’s our win-loss prediction for each game on the Detroit Lions schedule in 2022, with a final record prediction. The NFL has made its annual schedule release into an event, though games get leaked here and there before the prime time show to unveil all

The Detroit Lions got a deal in place with another draft pick Thursday, this time it’s first-round wide receiver Jameson Williams. The Detroit Lions agreed to terms with two of their draft picks, Aidan Hutchinson and Chase Lucas, on Monday. Earlier on Thursday, they made it three with Kerby Joseph agreeing to terms. Make it four

The Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with another draft pick, as a deal is in place with safety Kerby Joseph. The Detroit Lions agreed to terms with their first and last 2022 draft picks on Monday this week, as Aidan Hutchinson and Chase Lucas had deals in place. On Thursday they made it three,

Feeling like he was pigeonholed by the Jaguars, DJ Chark is looking forward to evolving as a receiver with the Lions. Upon signing with the Detroit Lions in March, DJ Chark noted a difference in culture from last season that he noticed from afar and led to him turning down what he said were multi-year

Oct 31, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Philadelphia Eagles middle linebacker T.J. Edwards (57) tackles Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson (88) during the first quarter at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Amani Oruwariye wants a long-term deal from the Detroit Lions by Brad Berreman As the 2022 schedule gets leaked bit by

The Lions want Amani Oruwariye and he said he wants to stay, so a long-term deal seems to be in the offing. A fifth-round pick of the Lions out of Penn State in 2019, Amani Oruwariye has started 29 games over the last two seasons and become nearly an every snap player. Things really came