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Jason Cabinda practiced Wednesday for the first time this season and the veteran fullback could help the Detroit Lions replace T.J. Hockenson at tight end once he’s ready to return from the physically unable to perform list. Cabinda played as a hybrid fullback/tight end last season, when he caught four passes for 16 yards and

Trading T.J. Hockenson for the swap of draft picks they got from the Minnesota Vikings at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline was not the slam dunk of a win the Detroit Lions would like you to believe. Hockenson, still 25, is a top-10 tight end in the prime of his career on a reasonable contract that

They raised the white flag in Allen Park on Tuesday. Then they should have had the decency to immediately lower the flag to half-staff to signal a mourning period, because this Detroit Lions season has died a quick and painful death. The tombstone, scattered in a graveyard that’s over capacity at team headquarters, might read:

Drastic changes likely will not be in store for the Detroit Lions secondary after the dismissal of defensive pass game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant on Monday. Instead, Lions coach Dan Campbell said he’s looking for something simpler. “I want to see us all on the same page,” Campbell said Monday while announcing Pleasant’s firing. “And if

T.J. Hockenson has a new home, but he won’t be leaving the division. The Detroit Lions traded Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, the Vikings announced. NFL Network reported the deal is for a swap of future draft picks. The Lions will receive a 2023 second-round pick and 2024 third-round pick,

The most maddening thing about the Detroit Lions’ 1-6 start is the opportunity they appear to have squandered in the upside-down NFC. The three teams favored to represent the conference in the Super Bowl entering the season, the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams, have fallen on hard times with no

There was probably a point in time where Matt LaFleur may have thought he would be driving a Bugatti La Voiture Noire to Ford Field. Alas, he’s driving an Edsel. That’s because his Pack has dropped four straight games. Next up on the menu for the Green Bay Packers is the Detroit Lions. Now the

The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions play on Sunday in a game on the NFL Week 9 schedule. Which team will get the victory? Check out these NFL Week 9 picks and predictions for the game, which can be seen at 11 a.m. MST on Fox. The Packers are a 3.5-point favorite in the game. For subscribers: NFL

Well, that certainly wasn’t the move I thought the Detroit Lions would make right before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. But firing Aubrey Pleasant, the team’s defensive backs coach and defensive pass-game coordinator, on Monday was clearly a move coach Dan Campbell felt he had to make. And it clearly bothered him. Shortly after the Free

The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions play on Sunday in a game on the NFL Week 9 schedule. The Packers are a 3.5-point favorite, according to Tipico Sportsbook. The Packers are -175 on the moneyline in the game. The Lions are +140. The over/under for the game is set at 49.5 points. NFL Week 9

The Detroit Lions are 1-6 and on their way to a fifth straight losing season, in the midst of what their owner called “a huge teardown and then turnaround,” but head coach Dan Campbell said Monday it is not his call whether the team should be in sell mode at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. “That’s

Dan Campbell is hoping a new voice will have better luck getting through to his struggling secondary. The Detroit Lions on Monday fired defensive backs coach/defensive pass game coordinator Aubrey Pleasant, one day after they allowed two Miami Dolphins to top 100 yards receiving in a 31-27 loss at Ford Field. Pleasant declined comment when

The Detroit Lions’ 31-27 loss to the Miami Dolphins was a fresh reminder nothing matters more in the NFL than good quarterback play − despite as bad as they were defensively Sunday, and bad does not begin to describe the abominable job they did covering Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. Winning teams get it, losing

[embedded content] Dan Campbell holds his weekly Detroit Lions news conference Monday at 2:15 p.m., and you can watch it live and on replay, and follow the updates from reporters on the scene at the practice facility in Allen Park. There is news to address, after the Free Press reported Monday that Campbell fired defensive

Dan Campbell holds his weekly Detroit Lions news conference Monday at 2:15 p.m., and you can watch it live and on replay and follow the live updates from reporters on the scene at the practice facility in Allen Park. There is news to address, after the Free Press reported Monday that Campbell fired defensive assistant

Last month, which at this point in the Detroit Lions season seems like a few years ago, Dan Campbell asked an important question. It was a rhetorical question, but a valid one. After the Lions narrowly lost the season opener to the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35, Campbell asked: “Now if we just take this whole approach

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions‘ 31-27 loss to the Miami Dolphins and looks at players and coaches who helped and hurt their stock Sunday at Ford Field: Stock up K Michael Badgley It’s only two games, but Badgley looks like a temporary fix to the Lions’ season-long kicking woes.

Dan Campbell wanted his defensive backs to take a hands-on approach with speedy Miami Dolphins receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle on Sunday. Literally. But when it came time to get physical, the Detroit Lions were nothing like Olivia Newton-John. “We didn’t hit them,” Campbell said. “We didn’t hit them at the line. That was

Bob Tripi |  Special to The Post DETROIT — For the second time this season, the Miami Dolphins needed a second-half rally to pull out a victory. This time the defense bailed out the Dolphins against the struggling Detroit Lions by holding them scoreless in the final half en route to a 31-27 win Sunday at Ford Field.

One play. For the better part of two seasons, that’s been Dan Campbell’s mantra, that his Detroit Lions are one play away from turning things around. Only 24 games into Campbell’s tenure as Lions coach, there have been too many “one plays” to count. The Lions lost their fifth straight game Sunday, blowing a 10-point