Hours after the Detroit Lions announced they had placed defensive tackle Brian Price on the reserve/retired list Tuesday morning, the team was awarded defensive tackle Bruce Hector off waivers. Most recently with the Tennessee Titans, Hector has spent time with three other teams since going undrafted out of South Florida in 2018. He appeared in 11 games for
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The Detroit Lions open training camp this week, with veterans reporting Tuesday and the first practice taking place Wednesday. Through the next few weeks, including three preseason games, there are jobs to be won and roles to be defined. Ahead of that first practice, we’re taking a position-by-position look at how those roster battles are shaping
The Detroit Lions now have two open roster spots after the team placed defensive tackle Brian Price on the reserve/retired list Tuesday morning. Price originally signed with the Lions in early June, providing depth after former Michigan State standout Joel Heath was lost for the season with an ACL injury. The 6-foot-3, 322-pound Price went undrafted
The Detroit Lions open training camp this week, with veterans reporting on Tuesday and the first practice taking place on Wednesday. Through the next few weeks, including three preseason games, there are jobs to be won and roles to be defined. Ahead of that first practice, let’s take a position-by-position look at how those roster battles
The Detroit Lions open training camp this week, with veterans reporting on Tuesday and the first practice taking place on Wednesday. Through the next few weeks, including three preseason games, there are jobs to be won and roles to be defined. Ahead of that first practice, let’s take a position-by-position look at how those roster battles
By Joe Reedy | Associated Press Newport Beach, Calif. — Matthew Stafford has had four months to acclimate himself to the Los Angeles Rams, but the fresh start he has after 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions definitely hit home Sunday. Instead of reporting to the Lions’ hotel in Dearborn, Michigan, Stafford glanced to his left
It sounds as if they’ll remain silent partners next month, and for the foreseeable future. Calvin Johnson will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton on Aug. 8, but the greatest receiver in Detroit Lions history will do so with a painfully familiar catch. Much like Hall of Famer Barry Sanders did when
By Rob Maaddi | Associated Press NFL teams have been warned they could forfeit a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak among non-vaccinated players, and players on both teams wouldn’t get paid that week. “As we learned last year, we can play a full season if we maintain a firm commitment to adhering to our health
Calling it a “dream come true,” Christen Harper, the swimsuit model girlfriend of Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, is featured in the new Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which hit newsstands Monday. Harper, 28, appears in several pages, frolicking in the beach and sand, wearing a variety of boldly colored bikinis with her long brown hair flowing in the wind.
Detroit — To kick off the return of fans for the 2021 season, the Lions announced Monday they will host a free family festival Saturday, Aug. 7. The event will be at Ford Field, with Lions practice starting at 11:30 a.m.; gates open at 10 a.m. Fans can register for up to eight tickets by
Charles Woodson didn’t get a chance to celebrate the signature moment of his stellar college football career at Michigan quite the way he’d planned. That electrifying punt return against Ohio State in 1997 — a play that helped clinch a Rose Bowl berth for the undefeated Wolverines on their way to a national title —
Detroit — Are you ready for some football? Like, real, live, in-person football? The Lions sure hope so. The Lions announced Monday morning that they plan to be back to full capacity for the 2021 NFL season, after playing in front of only friends and family during the COVID-19-impacted 2020 season. “We have long awaited the
As a movie concept, “Back to the Future” is great, an all-time favorite. As a continuing pro sports theme, uh, not quite as thrilling. For Detroit fans, the future can’t get here soon enough. In the absence of contending teams, this is the month of truth, with prime picks in the MLB, NHL and NBA
When Detroit Lions training camp opens July 31 in Allen Park, it will include more than just the players and staff. The team announced Tuesday fans can return to watch practices, with nine dates available for all fans, and two open exclusively to season-ticket holders. Those dates: ► Saturday, July 31 (season-ticket holders only): 8:30
Allen Park — With training camp opening at the end of July, the Detroit Lions have many fresh faces, from the front office, to the coaching ranks, to the players on the field. The Detroit News looks at key questions the team faces with every position group. What better place to start than with new quarterback
The Detroit Lions added a familiar target for new quarterback Jared Goff on Friday, signing wide receiver Chad Hansen. In a corresponding move, the Lions waived receiver Jonathan Adams. Hansen, 26, was a fourth-round draft pick by the New York Jets in 2017 out of California, where he and Goff were teammates before the quarterback
Drew Henson is 41 now but still holds several Michigan High School Athletic Association baseball records from his four years at Brighton, where he was a three-sport standout. This doesn’t surprise him. Henson was Baseball America High School Player of the Year, USA Today Player of the Year and Gatorade National Player of the Year as a
On the day the Detroit Lions’ rookies will begin an extended break ahead of training camp, the team got second-round pick Levi Onwuzurike and fourth-round picks Amon-Ra St. Brown and Derrick Barnes under contract Thursday. That leaves cornerback Ifeatu Melifonwu as the remaining rookie needing to get a deal done. Those talks should largely be a formality, given the
On the day the Detroit Lions’ rookies will begin an extended break ahead of training camp, the team got second-round pick Levi Onwuzurike under contract Thursday. Selected in the second round, 41st overall, Onwuzurike is the fourth Lions draft pick to agree to terms, leaving cornerback Ifeatu Melifonwu, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and linebacker Derrick Barnes
Rob Maaddi | Associated Press The NFL is almost back to business as usual — for vaccinated players. The NFL and NFL Players Association have updated COVID-19 protocols to loosen restrictions for fully vaccinated players and to encourage others to get the vaccine. Unvaccinated players must continue to get daily testing, wear masks and practice physical distancing. They