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The Detroit Lions are losing a key member of their front office. Lions director of college scouting Dave Sears is leaving the organization to become assistant general manager of the Arizona Cardinals, a source told the Free Press. NFL Network first reported the news. Sears joined the Lions in 2007 and served a variety of

The free agent negotiating period opens in a little over seven weeks, but the Detroit Lions will be active trying to re-sign some of their own free agents well before then. Most of the Lions’ 15 unrestricted free agents have expressed a desire publicly to return to Detroit, and Lions general manager Brad Holmes said

Taylor Decker had what he considered the best season of his career in 2022. The Detroit Lions left tackle was voted a Pro Bowl alternate for the first time in his seven NFL seasons. He did not miss an offensive snap while playing all 17 games. He was a leader on one of the best

The Detroit Lions have not played an international game in nearly a decade. If that streak ends this fall, they will face one of the marquee teams on their 2023 schedule in Germany. The NFL announced “home” teams for its five international games in 2023, and the only one on the Lions’ schedule is the

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Producer: Andrew Hammond • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys trade their views on human nature while talking about Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson’s decision to stay with the team. Later, Carlos & Shawn rank where each of Detroit’s

Free Press sports columnists Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor debate about almost everything, especially for their podcast, “Free Press Sports with Carlos & Shawn.” They’ve seen a lot of Detroit sports in recent years, which means they’ve seen … a lot of rebuilding. Here, the guys discuss what, if anything, fans around here have to

The Detroit Lions got their biggest January win in years Tuesday when Ben Johnson informed the team he would be returning for a second season as offensive coordinator. Johnson felt like there was unfinished business with a team on the cusp of the playoffs, and his return gives the Lions important continuity with one of

The Detroit Lions won’t be losing their offensive coordinator this offseason, but there’s still a chance they could have someone new running their defense in 2023. The Arizona Cardinals will interview Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn for their head coaching vacancy on Saturday, NFL Network reported Wednesday. Glenn interviewed for the New Orleans Saints and

Is this really happening? Are the Detroit Lions really, finally, at long last finding … good fortune? Have the football gods grown tired of laughing at Detroit? Have they stopped smiling long enough at their perennial NFL favorites — in Green Bay, Pittsburgh and wherever Tom Brady plays — to wink at the Lions? It

Even more than a week after they were eliminated less than an hour before their season finale began, the Detroit Lions are riding high, with some pundits even declaring the path to the NFC North title is “going through Detroit for the next five years,” and others imagining a world in which the Lions made

For Ben Johnson, being a head coach can wait. He has unfinished business in Detroit. Johnson, the Detroit Lions‘ first-year offensive coordinator, informed the team today he plans to return for the 2023 season, a person familiar with his decision told the Free Press. NFL Network first reported the news. Johnson interviewed virtually with three

We’re a week removed from the end of the Detroit Lions’ 2022 season, and a week into the NFL playoffs, and as those two realities collided in my head this weekend, I couldn’t help but think what might have been had the Lions made the postseason. Had the Los Angeles Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks

If there’s an award for NFL Dude of the Year, Dan Campbell says he’s the man for the honor. That was just one of the many chuckles the Detroit Lions head coach had as a guest in the second half of ESPN’s ManningCast of the Dallas Cowboys-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on Monday night. Since the

The 2022 Detroit Lions season ended a week too early, but it was one of the team’s more memorable seasons in recent history. Now it’s time to close the book on this season and look at what’s in store for Lions’ next chapter, when the 2023 NFL season arrives. Since we’ll have plenty of time

We owe the Detroit Lions a thank you. No, seriously. We do. And by we, I mean anyone who considers themselves a fan of Detroit’s four major pro teams. The Lions didn’t make the playoffs this season — they could have (should have!?) been playing at San Francisco Saturday instead of Seattle — and that’s

Only the Detroit Lions can get royally screwed by the refs in a game they’re not even playing. Thanks, in part, to missteps by NFL officials in the Seattle Seahawks-Los Angeles Rams game, the Lions’ playoff hopes last week were dashed before the game vs. the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday Night

It’s tough to consider a season a success when it falls short of the playoffs, but the Detroit Lions sure took a considerable step forward in 2022. The Lions opened the season 1-6 and seemed ticketed for a top-three pick in the draft in late October, then closed the season with eight wins in their

From Mel Gray to Eddie Drummond to Jamal Agnew, the Detroit Lions have a history of employing some of the NFL’s best return men. Add another one to the list. Lions punt returner Kalif Raymond was named second-team All-Pro on Friday, the only Lions player picked for the first- or second-team. Raymond finished second in

In two drafts as Detroit Lions general manager, Brad Holmes’ eye for college talent has proven to be elite. The Lions landed three starters in 2021, including one of the best right tackles (Penei Sewell) and top slot receivers (Amon-Ra St. Brown) in football, and three more last spring (Aidan Hutchinson, Kerby Joseph and Malcolm

Ben Johnson will be a busy man the next few days. Johnson, the Detroit Lions‘ first-year offensive coordinator, is scheduled to have his first of three interviews for vacant head coaching positions Thursday with the Houston Texans, NFL Network reported. Along with the Texans, the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts have requested interviews with Johnson,