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The Detroit Lions became the latest team to opt out of formal voluntary workouts this offseason because of COVID-19 concerns. The NFL Players Association released a statement on behalf of Lions players Wednesday saying the decision “is in everyone’s best interest” given rising COVID numbers in the state. Currently, Michigan has the highest COVID-19 case

Aaron Rodgers has made it clear, in his own roundabout way, that his time in Green Bay is coming to an end. And for the Detroit Lions and everyone else who has spent the past three decades playing second fiddle to the Packers, first with Brett Favre at quarterback and more recently with Rodgers, that

The San Francisco 49ers traded up to No. 3 in the NFL draft to take … Mac Jones? If bewilderment was your initial reaction to last month’s blockbuster trade between the Miami Dolphins and 49ers, and subsequent reports that 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan prefers Jones to more some of the draft’s more flashy quarterback prospects,

Akil Baddoo’s debut would be a great story even if the Detroit Tigers were the defending champs and the other big four teams here had made recent deep playoff runs, too. Not many longshot prospects hit the first big-league pitch they ever see over the fence and follow that up with a grand slam and

Bob Quinn caught heat last spring when he used the No. 3 pick of the NFL draft on Jeff Okudah. For most Detroit Lions fans, the problem wasn’t that Quinn took Okudah but that he used the No. 3 pick at all. Trade down, people pleaded, and while it was true the Lions could have

Dan Campbell said the Detroit Lions‘ plan in free agency was to make sure they had enough depth at every position so general manager Brad Holmes did not feel forced into taking a position in this month’s NFL draft. On Thursday, the Lions filled one of their last remaining needs in the secondary, signing former

I decided to take a different approach with my third mock draft of the spring. By now, we all know that quarterbacks are destined to go with at least the first three picks of the draft, and there’s a very real chance they could go 1, 2, 3, 4 for the first time in NFL

Amani Oruwariye got a nice reward for his first season as a starter. Oruwariye led all Detroit Lions in performance-based pay, according to numbers released by the NFL Players Association. A fifth-round pick out of Penn State in 2019 who started 15 games last season, Oruwariye will receive an extra $572,067 for his play in

Quinton Dunbar came into the NFL as a wide receiver and quickly found a home on the defensive side of the ball. Now, Dunbar is looking for a fresh start with one of the coaches who helped make his switch to cornerback a success. Dunbar signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions on Monday,

Another day, another quarterback trade in the NFL. And this one could make it more likely that the Detroit Lions stay at No. 7. The Carolina Panthers traded a sixth-round pick in this month’s draft and second-and fourth-round choices next year to the New York Jets on Monday for quarterback Sam Darnold. LIONS MAILBAG: Best

As the folks at Lions Wire pointed out, Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah appears to have changed his jersey number heading into his second season. Okudah wore No. 30 last year in what was a rough debut, but new Lions running back Jamaal Williams will sport that number in 2021 (according to his media manager,

Jeff Okudah had a disappointing first season in the NFL, one that was slow-starting because of the coronavirus pandemic and cut short by injury. But if recent months are any indication, Okudah is a prime candidate for a break out in Year Two. Detroit Lions president Rod Wood said Okudah has been a regular in the

A few years ago, the Detroit Lions tried to rebrand Ford Field as “the New Ford Field” after they gave the old stadium a little nip-and-tuck and a couple shots of Botox. This year, it sounds like the Lions are trying to give their whole organization a makeover. Maybe a little tummy tuck, a brow

The Detroit Lions have a new nickel cornerback. The Lions signed cornerback Corn Elder on Thursday, the team announced. Elder’s agent, Ron Butler, told NFL Network the deal is for one year. Elder, 26, had his best season as a pro in 2020, when he played in all 16 games with the Carolina Panthers for the first

The coronavirus pandemic scuttled their trip to London to play the Jacksonville Jaguars last fall, but the Detroit Lions will be back on the NFL’s international stage soon — and likely will have to give up a home game in the process. Lions president Rod Wood shed more light on the NFL’s changing international series

The amount of current and former players who publicly celebrated the dismissal of Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn last fall was telling, and Detroit Lions president Rod Wood said Wednesday that living through the Quinntricia era helped the organization reset expectations for what it wanted culturally in its football program. Wood stopped short of saying

Ja’Marr Chase left no doubt about who the No. 1 receiver is in next month’s NFL draft with is pro day workout Wednesday. A few hours after Chase blazed a sub-4.4-second 40-yard dash, Kyle Pitts staked his claim to being the first non-quarterback drafted. Both Chase, the LSU receiver, and Pitts, the Florida tight end, had

Starting on the Thursday, the Tigers’ Opening Day, you may start seeing a large golf cart driving 25 mph in the streets of downtown. GEST Carts, a golf cart service, will take you where you need to go in and around downtown Detroit — for free. The company is a franchise that is already up and running in Cincinnati and Chicago.

The lure of more money was too much to pass up. NFL owners did the expected Tuesday and approved a 17-game regular season beginning this fall. Owners built the right to expand the regular season into their collective bargaining agreement last spring, and the move was widely expected — despite the protests of players during CBA

Dan Campbell will have to wait two more weeks to get in front of his Detroit Lions. The NFL sent a memo to teams Tuesday detailing the start of the offseason program. According to the memo, all teams can start Organized Team Activities on April 19, NFL Network reported, and players can work out at