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Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Nate Burleson breaks down Detroit Lions’ Matthew Stafford trade. Who won the deal? Former Lions WR & NFL Network TV personality Nate Burleson joins Dave Birkett to discuss the Matthew Stafford trade, Jared Goff & more, Feb. 2, 2021. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press Michael

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Nate Burleson breaks down Detroit Lions’ Matthew Stafford trade. Who won the deal? Former Lions WR & NFL Network TV personality Nate Burleson joins Dave Birkett to discuss the Matthew Stafford trade, Jared Goff & more, Feb. 2, 2021. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press Bill

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Lions have a new defensive line coach: Former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Todd Wash. The Lions hired Wash and three other assistants Wednesday and are close to rounding out their staff. Wash spent the past five seasons as Jacksonville’s defensive coordinator after originally joining the team as defensive

Tyler J. Davis | Detroit Free Press   Who among us wouldn’t trade a balmy football season in Los Angeles for a winter in Detroit? You don’t have to answer that — Jared Goff already did. Goff, traded days ago to the Detroit Lions, told the Los Angeles Times he is heartened and happy to come to the

Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press   Detroit Lions Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders watched with keen interest when his former team agreed to a trade that sent longtime quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams. During a conference call Tuesday, Sanders said he was “wowed” by the “monumental blockbuster” trade over the

The Buffalo Bills led the NFL in rushing in Anthony Lynn’s only season calling plays in 2016, and the star of that ground attack, LeSean McCoy, said he expects Lynn to have a similar impact on the Detroit Lions‘ offense this fall. “I love Coach Lynn,” McCoy said Tuesday at Super Bowl LV. “I really do.

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Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press I check my glass — nope, I’m not drinking alcohol. I look in the mirror — there are no red marks or bumps, no obvious signs that I’ve been bonked on the head. And I haven’t walked through a hazy parking lot before a Jimmy Buffett concert, not lately at

Carlos Monarrez   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Lions make a huge statement, sending Stafford to Rams for Goff, picks Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez break down the Detroit Lions’ trade, sending Matthew Stafford to the Rams for Jared Goff and draft picks. Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Lions make a huge statement, sending Stafford to Rams for Goff, picks Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez break down the Detroit Lions’ trade, sending Matthew Stafford to the Rams for Jared Goff and draft picks. Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Lions make a huge statement, sending Stafford to Rams for Goff, picks Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez break down the Detroit Lions’ trade, sending Matthew Stafford to the Rams for Jared Goff and draft picks. Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Lions make a huge statement, sending Stafford to Rams for Goff, picks Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez break down the Detroit Lions’ trade, sending Matthew Stafford to the Rams for Jared Goff and draft picks. Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Lions make a huge statement, sending Stafford to Rams for Goff, picks Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez break down the Detroit Lions’ trade, sending Matthew Stafford to the Rams for Jared Goff and draft picks. Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit

Shawn Windsor| Detroit Free Press   The Detroit Lions want to build a team in a similar way the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams did. And if that leaves you feeling a little uneasy, that’s understandable. Not because the model used by those two franchises didn’t work — both have been competitive and

Mitch Albom| Detroit Free Press   Everybody’s motivated. That’s what makes this Matthew Stafford-Jared Goff deal a good one. Sometimes when a star player seeks a trade, it begins with disgruntlement and ends in disgruntlement, players unhappy, fans unhappy, front office ducking. Not so this time. Stafford, who did everything he was asked to do

Chris Bumbaca| USA TODAY   Hours after learning he and a slew of draft picks were heading to the Detroit Lions for quarterback Matthew Stafford, ex-Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff was looking toward the future. “I’m just excited to be somewhere that I know wants me and appreciates me,” Goff told NFL.com on Sunday

Kirkland Crawford| Detroit Free Press   Don’t you dare send me to the New England Patriots. That, apparently, was the directive Matthew Stafford gave the Detroit Lions, as they sought offers from teams to appease their franchise quarterback’s trade request. Tom E. Curran of NBC Sports Boston reported Sunday that Stafford told the team they could

Carlos Monarrez| Detroit Free Press     Now that the Detroit Lions have traded Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams, let’s look at what the trade means, how it affects both teams and look at who won and who lost. Detroit Lions The trade They lose franchise record-setting quarterback Matthew Stafford. They get quarterback

Mike Jones   | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption L.A. blockbuster: Rams land Matthew Stafford, Lions get Jared Goff and picks What I’m Hearing: The first domino of the QB carousel has fallen. Mike Jones breaks down the blockbuster trade between the Rams and Lions. USA TODAY Determined to move on from the quarterback they awarded a

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Meet Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff, fresh from California Detroit Lions traded QB Matthew Stafford to the L.A. Rams for Jared Goff and draft picks on Jan. 30, 2021. Here’s a look at Detroit’s new starting QB. Ryan Ford, Wochit The Detroit Lions finally did