Dave Fipp never experienced symptoms during his bout with COVID-19, but the Detroit Lions special teams coordinator was sick to his stomach during one day of his quarantine — when he watched the Lions lose to the Philadelphia Eagles from afar in the only game he’s missed in his 14 NFL seasons. “It was horrible,”
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Dan Campbell is looking to someone new to spark the Detroit Lions’ struggling offense — himself. Campbell said Wednesday he is taking a larger role in the offensive planning ahead of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I would say just it involves spending a lot more time with the offense than maybe the other
The Marines were in a truck, performing convoy security about 250 yards off a road, churning through soft sand in the Iraqi desert. “Stop!” screamed Rod Richards, a gunnery sergeant. Richards saw hundreds of discs spread across the sand. We had driven into a landmine field. Richards thought some were antitank mines. Others he called “toe
Taylor Decker took left tackle reps at practice Wednesday for the first time in nearly a month, and the Detroit Lions should know soon whether the veteran offensive lineman will play again this season. Lions coach Dan Campbell indicated Wednesday the next 24 hours will be key to Decker’s return from the finger injury that
A day after they passed on Odell Beckham Jr., the Detroit Lions found help for their middling receiving corps on the waiver wire Wednesday. The Lions, with top waiver priority, claimed ex-Tennessee Titans receiver Josh Reynolds on waivers and placed defensive lineman Jashon Cornell on the reserve/non-football illness list. Reynolds played his first four NFL
Roger Zatkoff, one of the last living members of the Detroit Lions’ 1957 championship team, died last week at 90 years old. Zatkoff was a standout linebacker at Michigan and with the Lions in the 1950s who went on to a successful business career after his playing days. A Hamtramck native, Zatkoff played his first
It’s November and the Detroit Lions are winless, so naturally it’s draft season here in Detroit. I figured I’d get a lot of questions about next offseason and the 2022 NFL draft for this week’s mailbag and you all did not disappoint. Reader questions edited for clarity: Dave, don’t you feel like the Lions have
It’s November and the Detroit Lions are winless, so naturally it’s draft season here in Detroit. I figured I’d get a lot of questions about next offseason and the 2022 NFL draft for this week’s mailbag and you all did not disappoint. Reader questions edited for clarity: Dave, don’t you feel like the Lions have
The Detroit Lions were on bye last week, which means they didn’t lose for the first time this season. Yay. That tired joke aside, Week 9 really was a week of hope for the Lions, a reaffirmation that anything can happen — and at some point, probably will — in the NFL. The lowly Jacksonville
Greetings from the bye week. I have returned from a week of vacation refreshed and reinvigorated. No, I didn’t go to some fancy pants resort at a lavish destination like the U.S. Virgin Islands. I’m merely a humble sports writer for your morning friendly, where I toil alongside my fellow ink-stained wretches in the hopes
Show Caption Hide Caption Any hope Detroit Lions will avoid 0-17? We break it down Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez share their thoughts after the Detroit Lions’ 44-6 loss to the Eagles on Oct. 31, 2021. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press Taylor Decker’s injured left index finger has
The Detroit Lions have top priority on the NFL waiver wire, but Lions coach Dan Campbell said they will not use that position to upgrade their receiving corps when Odell Beckham Jr. hits waivers later today. Beckham, the talented but mercurial soon-to-be ex-Cleveland Browns receiver, wisely agreed to a restructured contract that should allow him
The Detroit Lions are back in action after a week off and they continue their quest of getting their first victory of the season. If Dan Campbell wants to notch win number one in his run as Lions head coach, he’ll need to do it against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. on Fox. The
Darren Fells tumbled out of the playing rotation in recent weeks. Now, the veteran tight end is looking for a new home. Fells asked the Detroit Lions for his release Monday, and the team plans to grant his request by placing him on waivers. Because it is after the trade deadline, all NFL players are
The Detroit Lions are back in action after a week off and they continue their quest of getting their first victory of the season. If Dan Campbell wants to notch win number one in his run as Lions head coach, he’ll need to do it against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. on Fox. The
It’s time for a mid-term report on the Detroit Lions. Or an early obituary, if you prefer. It’s been that kind of year. In early September, I wrote a column titled: “Detroit Lions are gonna lose a ton, but here’s how they can still have a great season.” I listed 10 things the Lions had
Associated Press The Detroit Lions have waived wide receiver Tyrell Williams from injured reserve with an injury settlement. The winless Lions made the announcement Friday night during their bye week. Detroit signed the veteran in March and he had a concussion in Week 1 — after catching two passes for 14 yards — and went on IR.
Even in a rebuild, this was not what anyone had in mind. The Detroit Lions hit the midpoint of their season as the only winless team in the NFL. They rank 31st in scoring offense, 31st in scoring defense and have lost their eight games by an average of 13.5 points. That’s similar to what
Even in a rebuild, this was not what anyone had in mind. The Detroit Lions hit the midpoint of their season as the only winless team in the NFL. They rank 31st in scoring offense, 31st in scoring defense and have lost their eight games by an average of 13.5 points. That’s similar to what
For everyone who preached a “wait and see” attitude toward Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff before the season began … well, we have waited, and we have seen Goff prove he’s not the answer. While the sixth-year QB is ninth in passing yards (1,995) and 14th in completion percentage (66.9%), he has struggled at stretching the