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Aidan Hutchinson has bolstered his case for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year — again. Hutchinson was named Defensive Rookie of the Month for December/January, the second time he won the award this season. Hutchinson, the only player to win any rookie of the month award multiple times this season, totaled 21 tackles, including five

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, Carlos & Shawn are joined by Free Press Lions beat writer Dave Birkett to break down what went right and wrong for the Lions this season. They also recap the end-of-the year

They’re not a single player away, so forget about opening the vault for a free agent, not that Brad Holmes would run from a game-changer eyeing what’s bubbling in Detroit. As head coach Dan Campbell said during his wrap-up news conference Monday: “With the way we’re trending, I’d like to believe that anybody outside looking

Jameson Williams did not catch a pass in the final game of his rookie season, but the electric Detroit Lions receiver gave one last tantalizing glimpse of his big-play ability in an eight-snap span in the second quarter of Sunday’s 20-16 win over the Green Bay Packers. Williams caught a 66-yard flea-flicker touchdown pass from

If Sunday was Jamaal Williams’ last game as a Detroit Lions running back, he picked a heck of a way to go out. Williams was named NFC Offensive Player of Week on Wednesday after rushing for 72 yards and scoring two second-half touchdowns to lead the Lions to a 20-16 win over his old team,

This season, Brad Holmes proved he knows how to draft football players. On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions general manager proved he should never attempt a career as a poker player. That was painfully obvious during Holmes’ year-end news conference, when he showed his hand to anybody who wanted to take a peek and essentially announced

Take a victory lap, Brad Holmes. You deserve it. Not only are the Detroit Lions coming off a 9-8 record, their first winning season since 2017. Not only did Holmes, the Lions general manager, put together a fantastic 2022 draft class that produced immediately. Not only did he trade the Lions’ top tight end and

After a rocky first two NFL seasons, Jeff Okudah took a step forward with his play this fall. Now, the Detroit Lions must decide if that’s enough to warrant committing to Okudah for 2024. Lions general manager Brad Holmes said Tuesday no decision has been made yet on whether to pick up the fifth-year option

The Detroit Lions just missed making the playoffs this season, but general manager Brad Holmes said he heads into the offseason feeling like the Lions “could have been in there and competed with” the teams at the top of the NFC. “Obviously, it didn’t work out,” Holmes said in Allen Park at his annual end-of-season

An NFL mock draft constructed in January can only go so far in accurately predicting what will transpire in April. Even the full first-round order won’t be set until after the Super Bowl. The pre-draft process – from the Senior Bowl to the scouting combine and pro days – will further shape the work already

D’Andre Swift played most of this season with ankle and shoulder injuries, but the third-year Detroit Lions running back said he will not require surgery this offseason. “Long year,” Swift told the Free Press during locker room cleanout Monday. “Just blessed to be able to go out there and compete with the guys week in

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell could have said a lot of things about Ben Johnson. He could have played it cagey and hidden from the truth. In fact, he could have said nothing at all. But then that wouldn’t be Campbell. The man is practically incapable of not speaking his mind. So when it

Dan Campbell leaned into Detroit Lions history when he took the job as head coach. He leaned into the pressure last week as his team prepared to play Green Bay. “Let’s find out,” he said when asked how his team would handle the national stage, the possibility of a playoff berth, Lambeau Field, Aaron Rodgers.

He acknowledged the stigma of Same Ol’ Lions and embraced the magnitude of winning a Week 18 game at Lambeau Field against the mighty Green Bay Packers, and now that his Detroit Lions have slayed both those dragons, Dan Campbell is setting his sights on something new. Campbell said what everyone was thinking late Sunday

I’m putting the Detroit Lions in the playoffs. Bleep it. If the NFL won’t, I will. I’ve watched every minute of every Lions game this season, and while they stunk up the joint early, from November onward, they’ve been a formidable team, one that grew stronger pretty much every week. By the end, in my

The architect of the Detroit Lions’ high-powered offense, Ben Johnson already is drawing interest on the NFL’s head coaching cycle. The Houston Texans became the first team to request an interview with Johnson on Monday, NFL Network reported, and Lions coach Dan Campbell said he “would certainly not be shocked” if other teams followed suit.

Show Caption Hide Caption NFL Week 18 overreactions: 14-team playoff field is set with endless possibilities Mackenzie Salmon ‘overreacts’ to the biggest storylines from Week 18 in the NFL. USA TODAY Rex Ryan is tired of the arrogance from All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers. While most of the national football conversation Monday focused on what Rodgers

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Detroit Lions committed the fewest turnovers in the NFL this season, and a big reason why was the play of quarterback Jared Goff. Goff did not throw an interception in the final nine games of the regular season, and finished the year with a streak of 324 straight pass attempts

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions’ 20-16 win over the Green Bay Packers and looks at players and coaches who helped and hurt their stock Sunday at Lambeau Field. Stock up QB Jared Goff Lions coach Dan Campbell all but confirmed Goff will be the team’s

GREEN BAY, Wis. — There have been moments this season for the Detroit Lions that have meant more than others, because Dan Campbell understands their gravity and what the team and individual players learn about themselves in those moments. The Lions had two of those moments in Sunday’s 20-16 win — a cathartic, soul-cleansing banishment