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Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 7:02 PM EDT Sep 5, 2020 Moving on from a legend is never easy, and at least among long snappers, that’s what Don Muhlbach is. The man who made his Detroit Lions debut 16 years — and almost as many challengers ago — won the job again this training camp,

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:42 PM EDT Sep 5, 2020 The Detroit Lions will have a new punter, the same old long snapper, and a bunch of linebackers and wide receivers on their roster when they open the 2020 season against the Chicago Bears next week. The Lions set their 53-man roster Saturday

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 4:53 PM EDT Sep 5, 2020 Stay here for all your updates as the Lions get down to their 53-man roster limit by 4 p.m. Saturday: 4:31 p.m. – The Lions have not made their 53-man roster official yet, but Jack Fox has won the punting job. Fox and

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 3:29 PM EDT Sep 5, 2020 The Detroit Lions are keeping just two quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster. The Lions informed third-string quarterback David Blough that he will be released as part of the team’s cut down to 53 players at 4 p.m. Saturday. Lions cuts tracker: Rookie

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 1:12 PM EDT Sep 5, 2020 Stay here for all your updates as the Lions get down to their 53-man roster limit by 4 p.m. Saturday: 1:03 p.m. – NFL Network is reporting that that the Lions are releasing running back Jonathan Williams. Williams signed late in the summer

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 10:36 AM EDT Sep 5, 2020 7:26 a.m. — Good morning everyone, we’ll keep track of all the Detroit Lions’ roster moves today as they get down to the 53-man limit by 4 p.m. Already this week, the Lions have let go of a couple wide receivers, Geremy Davis on Tuesday

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Sep 5, 2020 It rained. It shined. Everyone wore masks and kept their distance. I got a swab stuck up my nose a couple of times. And a movement that rocked the sports world was started in Allen Park. It has been a short, strange trip,

Ryan Ford Detroit Free Press Published 10:22 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 With just over a week left before their season opener, the Detroit Lions now know which Chicago quarterback to plan for: Mitchell Trubisky, who was named the Bears’ Week 1 starter by coach Matt Nagy on Friday, according to multiple reports. The fourth-year starter

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 7:49 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 The Detroit Lions began the process of whittling their roster to the 53-man limit Friday when they informed wide receiver Chris Lacy he was being waived. Lacy was cut early in training camp, but re-signed Aug. 19 when the Lions were dealing with

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 5:49 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Some final thoughts before the Detroit Lions start the process of trimming their roster to 53 players before Saturday’s 4 p.m. deadline: • I know some people were surprised to see me put six receivers on my Lions’ initial 53-man roster prediction, but

Chris Thomas Detroit Free Press Published 2:19 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Marvin Jones Jr. could end up playing for Michigan football.  Wait, what? No, not that Marvin Jones Jr., the talented wide receiver for the Detroit Lions.  We’re talking about Marvin Jones Jr., the four-star junior outside linebacker from American Heritage in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 10:50 AM EDT Sep 4, 2020 This weekend is one of the toughest for players and coaches around the league. NFL teams have until 4 p.m. Saturday to cut their 80-man rosters to 53 players, and while practice squads have been expanded from 10 to 16 this year, meaning

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:03 AM EDT Sep 4, 2020 This weekend is one of the toughest for players and coaches around the league. NFL teams have until 4 p.m. Saturday to cut their 80-man rosters to 53 players, and while practice squads have been expanded from 10 to 16 this year, meaning

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 5:53 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Jesse James’ first season with the Detroit Lions was a “brutal” one. He suffered through too much losing and delivered too little production. “Toughest year I had as a pro, for sure,” James said Thursday. “A lot of learning. It was just, worked

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 5:26 PM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Former Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson joined Michigan State Rep. Joe Tate on Thursday in a video roundtable event to highlight the consequences of President Donald Trump’s pandemic response, and how it is expected to lead to an economic fallout from the postponement of

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 11:56 AM EDT Sep 3, 2020 Long before he was an NFL quarterback, David Blough was a football-crazed kid from suburban Dallas who dreamed of being like the high school quarterbacks who were shredding records near his hometown — Matthew Stafford and Chase Daniel. “I was a young guy

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Sep 3, 2020 A day after the Detroit Lions gave Taylor Decker a four-year, $60 million contract extension, Lions coach Matt Patricia said the reason the team decided to splurge on the 27-year-old offensive lineman is simple: He’s the type of foundational player they want to build

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:14 PM EDT Sep 2, 2020 The first thing Taylor Decker did when he agreed to a four-year, $60 million contract extension with the Detroit Lions on Tuesday was call his parents. “I didn’t want them to have to read it on ESPN,” Decker said. “Those are the two

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 1:12 PM EDT Sep 2, 2020 You may not be able to attend a Detroit Lions game at Ford Field until November, but your likeness can. The Lions announced Thursday they will sell cutouts of fans for home games this fall that will be placed in the lower bowl

Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 11:04 AM EDT Sep 2, 2020 Former Michigan State football star Kirk Cousins, as is the rest of the NFL, is preparing for a season unlike any other.  And when it comes to the threat of COVID-19, the quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings does not sound all that concerned.