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KANSAS CITY – Whether it’s measured in days, months or something else entirely, D’Andre Swift’s time with the Detroit Lions is nearing its end. If that wasn’t obvious by what the Lions did with their first pick of Thursday’s NFL draft, when they took a replica running back in Jahmyr Gibbs at No. 12 overall,

Waking up Friday morning, one thing is clear when it comes to the NFL draft. The Detroit Lions have a lot of people scratching their heads. Beginning Thursday night, the Lions had two first-round picks, Nos. 6 and 18. They then traded, essentially, their sixth pick for No. 12 and an extra second-rounder. The move

You think you were surprised at what the Detroit Lions did on Thursday night? There was Jahmyr Gibbs, the Alabama running back they took with the No. 12 pick in the NFL draft (after trading down from No. 6). “It was pretty shocking to me,” Gibbs said in an introductory video conference call. Where did

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia answers three questions about the Detroit Lions’ selections Thursday in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft. Do you trust Brad Holmes? There seems to be a general consensus the Lions reached on their first pick, taking Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs at No. 12 overall. Don’t believe

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Will Anderson Jr. couldn’t contain his excitement. The No. 3 pick of Thursday’s NFL draft had just finished a joint news conference with his new teammate, quarterback C.J. Stroud, when he tugged his Houston Texans draft cap tight on his head and stopped in the back of the interview room to

Who did the Detroit Lions draft, you ask? Oh it has been a wild night in the first round of the NFL draft 2023. The Lions entered the draft with nine picks, including the Nos. 6 and 18 overall picks in Thursday’s Round 1, but ended up selecting at 12 and 18 on Day 1.

2023 NFL draft TV channel, streaming and live updates, beginning in Round 1 on Thursday evening. Follow news and analysis from the league’s top reporters and media accounts below. Carolina traded up to the No. 1 pick from No. 9 with Chicago, and will take its favorite quarterback. The past two first overall picks were held

Vegas always knows something. Or at least that’s how the old saying goes. The NFL draft kicks off Thursday at 8 p.m. and some experts are saying things could get weird. Early Thursday morning, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said on Twitter one NFL general manager told him “It’s the most unpredictable draft in forever.” With

You have to admit, they’re fun to look at. What else gets football fans, both college and pro, to scroll faster for their favorite team or player than an NFL mock draft? Whether you swear by the original grand poohbah of draftniks, Mel Kiper Jr., or you like to sift through the underbelly of the

We’ve finally reached the unofficial Super Bowl for the Detroit Lions (and just about every other team in the NFL). The 2023 NFL draft. This year’s annual player selection meetings are in Kansas City, Missouri, home to the actual Super Bowl champions. But fans and observers will declare if the Lions are winners or losers

It’s finally NFL draft week and mock drafts are flying out faster than new Drake AI verses. Since the projections and the speculation won’t stop until 8 p.m. Thursday when commissioner Roger Goodell takes the stage in Kansas City — or even a little after that — we might as well take one last pass

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyree Wilson did not work out at the NFL combine or his Texas Tech pro day because of a foot injury he suffered last fall, but the imposing defensive end said Wednesday he expects to be a full participant in spring workouts for whatever team drafts him. “I’m recovered,” Wilson told

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — C.J. Stroud will be one of the first players off the board when the NFL draft kicks off Thursday, and the Ohio State quarterback said Wednesday whatever team takes him won’t have to worry about his reportedly low score on the S2 cognitive test. “I’m not a test taker, so I

The Detroit Lions‘ first pick in the 2023 NFL draft comes at No. 6. Here are the last 10 players taken with the No. 6 overall pick: 2022: T Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State 2021: WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama 2020: QB Justin Herbert, Oregon More: The best all-time picks at each of the Detroit Lions’

The Detroit Lions‘ draft history is full of highs and lows. They have a long list of great picks and perhaps a more infamous history of draft busts in Round 1. Let’s take a look at the five best first-round picks and five worst first-round picks in franchise history. (We’re taking into account only their

Detroit Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Detroit Lions needs in the 2023 NFL draft. This is the seventh in an eight-part series. It’s good business practice in the NFL to draft at least one offensive lineman a year. Good ones are hard to find, take

When Brad Holmes traded up to draft Jameson Williams last spring, he did so knowing Williams was unlikely to play a key role on the Detroit Lions offense as a rookie because of the knee injury he suffered in college. The pick was, essentially, a future’s bet — one whose odds became a little longer

Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Detroit Lions needs in the 2023 NFL draft. This is the sixth in an eight-part series: The Lions had a long-term need at both the wide receiver and tight end positions before Jameson Williams and two other receivers were suspended

This has been a spring of dreams for Detroit Lions fans, as the team’s late surge last season — 8-2 in their final 10 games following a 1-6 start — and canny free-agent pickups have made the franchise the preseason front-runner in the NFC North. Lions fans are hoping that as the NFL draft gets

Dre Bly measured 5 feet 9½ coming out of college, but the Detroit Lions’ new cornerbacks coach jokes that he’s grown since then. “I think I’m right at 5-10,” Bly said earlier this month. “But most little guys, we say we’re bigger than we actually are.” What Bly lacked in size and speed — he