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Detroit Lions president Rod Wood sat down with the Free Press on Monday to discuss the state of the team after its 9-8 season and heading into a big offseason. Wood said the Lions are top candidates to play a game in Germany this fall and the team is waiting until 2024 to make uniform

INDIANAPOLIS — Scottie Montgomery’s late mother, Vera, was a hardened lady who worked a mill job in rural North Carolina. She got up at 4:30 a.m. to make breakfast for her family so she could be to work by 6, and sometimes worked a second job at night. So when Montgomery would gripe and complain

Dan Campbell said something worrisome on Wednesday at the NFL combine. It seemed like an innocuous comment at first. But I’ve heard it said enough by other coaches and general managers over the years that feels like it’s time for teams to revamp their process for interviewing prospective draft picks. It’s been no secret for

INDIANAPOLIS — The Detroit Lions are making big plans to get more out of explosive wide receiver Jameson Williams next season, and that could include using him on returns. Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp embraced the idea of incorporating Williams into a return role next season, when the team expects him fully healthy after

INDIANAPOLIS — Jake Moody grabbed his coat and hopped in his car as soon as he got the text. Calvin Johnson and Matt Prater were at a pizza place in Northville, and when Moody, a kicker at Northville High at the time, heard the news, he raced out the door hoping to meet one of

INDIANAPOLIS — It was a whirlwind two weeks for Ben Johnson, preparing for a Week 18 game that he thought could vault the Detroit Lions into the playoffs, deflatingly conducting player exit interviews when that didn’t happen, then cramming to interview for three head coaching jobs in less than a week. At one point, Johnson

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell have a plan. It shouldn’t include Jalen Ramsey, unless the Rams’ cornerback can convince his team’s front office to ship him to Detroit for a couple of sixth-round picks and then offer to pay half of his $25 million salary cap hit. That’s ridiculous,

INDIANAPOLIS — Dan Campbell let two of his assistant coaches make lateral moves to other teams this offseason, but their departures and other staff changes give the Detroit Lions a chance to be better in 2023, Campbell said Wednesday at the NFL combine. The Lions replaced running backs coach/assistant head coach Duce Staley with Scottie

INDIANAPOLIS — Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell spent about 20 minutes each with reporters at the NFL combine Wednesday, discussing the draft, free agency and their plans for the offseason. Here are highlights from their sessions: Sticking with the plan Holmes reiterated what he said immediately after the season,

INDIANAPOLIS — Noah Sewell signed with Oregon out of high school in part to play with his big brother, Penei, but the five-star linebacker never got a chance when Covid disrupted the 2020 season. Penei Sewell opted out of his junior season at Oregon and was a first-round draft pick by the Detroit Lions the

Rod Wood, by his own admission, was in a “pissy” mood Monday. Wood’s flight from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to Detroit was delayed by weather, and as the Detroit Lions president sat in the airport awaiting his plane, a Lions fan with three sons in tow came up to say hello. The fan introduced himself, said

The Detroit Lions are adding a former head coach to their defensive staff. ESPN reported Tuesday that ex-Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos head coach John Fox appears headed to the Lions as a senior defensive consultant. Fox served in a similar role with the Indianapolis Colts last season. The Lions tied for 28th

Get your passports ready. The Detroit Lions could be headed overseas this fall. Lions president Rod Wood told the Free Press on Monday there is “at least” a 50% chance the team will play a road game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Germany this November. The Chiefs are one of five AFC teams that

The Detroit Lions will not be getting new uniforms next season, but they will have new helmets to go with their alternate uniforms. Lions president Rod Wood told the Free Press on Monday that the team plans to unveil its alternate helmet later this spring and is in discussions with Nike about new uniforms for

What I’m about to suggest may be a tiny bit illegal. OK, it’s totally illegal, but I think it’s worth a slap on the wrist. Here it is: Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes should break into the hotel room of Les Snead, his counterpart with the Los Angeles Rams, at the NFL combine this

The Detroit Lions are dipping into the college ranks for a new coach to work with their defensive line. Penn State defensive line coach and defensive run game coordinator John Scott Jr. is joining the Lions, the Centre Daily Times reported Monday. Scott replaces Todd Wash, who left earlier this month to coach defensive line

The NFL scouting combine kicks off in Indianapolis this week and lasts through next Monday, Here are five narratives to watch involving the Detroit Lions this week: QB shuffle Alabama’s Bryce Young is the most polished quarterback in this year’s draft and the presumptive No. 1 overall pick. Young doesn’t have much to gain at

Bill Dow |  Special to the Free Press Long before becoming known as an actor who punched out a horse while playing Mongo in the satirical western “Blazing Saddles,” Alex Karras was a Detroit Lion who got into a lot of trouble off the field. Karras, one of the best defensive tackles in the NFL, was

I have to admit something. I’ve really struggled the past two years at my job. Actually, I’ve more than struggled. I’ve been one of the worst sports writers in the country. I’ve written poorly, I’ve blown deadline and I was so bad at my job that last year I cost a co-worker his job. I

NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah had the Detroit Lions taking Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson with the 18th pick of his second mock draft published earlier this week. On Friday, Jeremiah said he no longer thinks the Lions will take Richardson at No. 18 — because the dual-threat signal caller will be long gone by then.