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The Detroit Lions found some veteran help for their back seven Monday, signing cornerback Mike Hughes and agreeing with linebacker Chris Board on one-year contracts. Hughes’ deal is worth up to $3.5 million. Hughes has a similar upside to Charles Harris, the former first-round pass rusher who signed with the Lions last spring after bouncing around the

The first wave of NFL free agency is done, but the Detroit Lions are still in the market for some veteran roster additions. The Lions are hosting pass rusher Arden Key on a free agent visit, NFL Network reported Monday. Key had a career-high 6½ sacks last season with the San Francisco 49ers after registering

A little more than a month after he led the Los Angeles Rams to victory in the Super Bowl, quarterback Matthew Stafford has cashed in. The 14th-year veteran and the Rams agreed on Saturday to a four-year contract extension that will pay him $160 million, with $135 million of it fully guaranteed. The agreement should allow

The Detroit Lions finalized their 2022 coaching staff Friday, adding a veteran assistant with a familiar-sounding name to the offensive side of the ball. The Lions hired longtime NFL assistant John Morton as a senior offensive assistant and Wayne Blair as defensive quality control coach. Morton, a Western Michigan alumnus who is no relation to

Charles Harris wants you to know he isn’t worried about the Detroit Lions drafting Aidan Hutchinson. Or Kayvon Thibodeaux. Or any other edge pass rusher in April’s 2022 NFL draft. Actually, the Lions outside linebacker would welcome anyone the team might select No. 2 overall, or with any of their nine picks. “Hey, competition breeds

Moving on doesn’t mean you forget — not about the old, ratty phone that served you well and, in Matthew Stafford’s case, not about the team he quarterbacked for 12 seasons. In a new commercial that aired this week, an AT&T salesperson — Lily, played by Milana Vayntrub — tries to convince Stafford to get a new, free Samsung Galaxy

The Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars were on similar paths last season. The last two winless teams in the NFL, the Lions and Jaguars battled for the league’s worst record until the final week of the regular season, and that was reason enough for then-Jaguars receiver DJ Chark to follow his new team, the Lions,

The first go-round with an ex-New Orleans Saints tight end did not last long, but the Detroit Lions are trying it again. The Lions agreed to a one-year contract with former Saints tight end Garrett Griffin on Thursday. Griffin played the past five seasons with the Saints, the first four under current Lions coach Dan

The Detroit Lions liked their three-win team so much from last season that they’re bringing just about everyone back in 2022. The Lions re-signed another of their free agents Thursday, ESPN reported, agreeing to a new deal with backup quarterback David Blough. Blough is the 10th free agent and second quarterback from last year’s roster the Lions

Selective and strategic. That’s how Brad Holmes explained his approach to free agency at the NFL combine earlier this month. “You still want to build through the draft,” Holmes said. “At least that’s what Dan (Campbell) and I talk about, in terms of building through the draft. You want to be selective and you want

If the first big pro day of the spring is any indication, the Detroit Lions could wait to fill their linebacker need until early in April’s NFL draft. Lions linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard and special assistant to the owner Chris Spielman attended Georgia’s pro day Wednesday, with Sheppard running linebacker drills for a star-studded group

Tracy Walker got a phone call from his agent at 6 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday. The free agent negotiating period was about to begin, Walker’s agent was ready to start fielding formal offers from teams interested in signing him, and he wanted to know how Walker, an unrestricted free agent for the first time

A year after letting Kenny Golladay walk in free agency, the Detroit Lions are ready to collect their reward. The Lions received their expected allotment of three compensatory draft picks Tuesday for net free-agent losses suffered in the 2021 offseason, giving them nine picks in April’s 2022 NFL draft. The Lions received a third-round pick,

Charles Harris had the best season of his career with the Detroit Lions last fall, and both sides were eager to run it back in 2022. The Lions and Harris agreed to a new two-year, $14 million contract Tuesday, NFL Network reported, taking one of the best remaining pass rushers off the free agent market.

If the Detroit Lions still intend to overhaul their wide receiver room, they have a lot of work to do in next month’s draft. The Lions agreed to a two-year contract with Kalif Raymond on Tuesday, ensuring their top seven pass catchers from last season are under contract for 2022. Raymond set career highs with 48 catches for

Get your “Jaws” and “Baby Shark” references ready, Detroit Lions fans. DJ Chark is here. The Lions, in dire need of pass-catching help, agreed to a one-year contract with Chark on Tuesday. Chark is a big, speedy wide receiver who ended the final year of his rookie contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on injured reserve (fractured knee

After a quiet start to free agency, the Detroit Lions made their first splash Tuesday when they agreed to a one-year contract with Jacksonville Jaguars receiver DJ Chark. Chark may not be well known to the casual football fan — that’s what happens when you play your first four seasons in Jacksonville and miss significant time

In an exploding wide receiver market, the Detroit Lions took a measured approach to their free agent shopping at the position. The Lions agreed to a one-year contract Tuesday with Jacksonville Jaguars receiver DJ Chark, a league source told the Free Press. The deal includes $10 million guaranteed and could be worth up to $12 million, according

NFL free agency 2022 is here. Below you can follow live updates, rumors, trades, breaking news, reaction and analysis from the league’s newsbreakers and analysts. Beginning Monday at noon, teams were allowed to negotiate with the agents of upcoming unrestricted free agents during the two-day negotiating period prior to the official start of free agency at 4 p.m. on

The Detroit Lions waded carefully into the free agent negotiating period Monday, re-signing three of their own players while waiting for the receiver and defensive back markets to find their level — and that’s not a bad thing. The Lions went 3-13-1 last season and will be doomed to another subpar season if they don’t