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When former Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson, now with the Philadelphia Eagles, made a comment on Twitter this week that he hadn’t laughed in practice for years, there’s little mystery to what he meant. Whether Lions players liked his style or not, few had fun practicing and playing for former coach Matt Patricia. The weight of

Duce Staley had interest from other teams, but with ambitions to be an NFL head coach, he thought his best path to achieving his goal would be with the Detroit Lions. Here, he’s serving as Dan Campbell’s assistant head coach, while also managing the team’s running backs. Staley, a 10-year NFL veteran who has spent the past decade

There was understandable jubilation within the Okwara family when the Detroit Lions drafted Julian out of Notre Dame a year ago, offering him a chance to play on the same team with his older brother Romeo for the first time in their lives. But that first year didn’t turn as they might have hoped. While

The Detroit Lions are continuing their efforts to add former Pro Bowl running back Todd Gurley to the roster, but in the meantime, the team added depth to the backfield, signing free agent Michael Warren. Undrafted out of Cincinnati a year ago, Warren has had brief stints with the Eagles, Panthers and Washington Football Team.

The way outside observers discuss position switches for football players, you would think it would be easy. A cornerback is too slow, move him to safety. An offensive tackle doesn’t have long enough arms, just put him at guard. But the reality is there is a tremendous amount of nuance that goes into each position, and

Allen Park —  It’s only a practice without pads in early June, but Jamaal Williams is leaving imprints every chance he gets. He figures he’s got some catching up to do. On one particularly stirring play during a 7-on-7 drill Thursday, he caught a short pass, split the linebackers, juked the safety and churned untouched

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have waived fullback Nick Bawden. The departure comes three seasons after Detroit selected the 245-pounder in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft. In three years with the franchise, Bawden has struggled to stay on the field. He missed his rookie season after suffering a torn ACL during the offseason

Earlier this week, the NFL pledged to end its use of “race-norming,” a practice that assumed Black players started with a lower level of cognitive function, when assessing brain injury claims as part of a $1 billion settlement with former players from 2013. A judge overseeing the settlement originally threw out a civil suit claiming

Allen Park — Yeah, it’s June. The pads haven’t come on and there’s no threat of a pass rush. Still, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell can’t help but gush about Jared Goff and the quarterback’s performance during these early offseason practices. “Look, I don’t want to get too far on this right now, but I’ll tell you what. Yesterday,

The rocky start to Jashon Cornell’s NFL career hit another bump on Thursday when the NFL announced the second-year defensive tackle has been suspended three games for violation of the league’s substance-abuse program. The suspension stems from a March misdemeanor conviction in his home state of Minnesota for fourth-degree driving while impaired, stemming from an

How do you know Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is excited to serve as the grand marshal for the Detroit Grand Prix later this month? Well, he showed up for his virtual press conference Thursday wearing a racing helmet. “I know I’m a little muffled, but I figured I would start with this,” Campbell said.

The Detroit Lions have continued interest in Todd Gurley after meeting with the former All-Pro running back at the team’s facility last week. “Yeah, look, we have interest in Todd,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said ahead of Thursday’s OTA practice. “We do and we’re talking with him and his agent.” Campbell went on to say the

The Detroit Lions continued to shuffle the back end of the team’s defensive line depth chart on Wednesday, waiving defensive tackle John Atkins. The 6-foot-3, 320-pounder had been with the Lions since 2018, signing with the franchise after going undrafted out of Georgia earlier that year. He split time between Detroit’s practice squad and active roster

Maryclaire Dale |  Associated Press Philadelphia — The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias. The practice had made it harder for Black players to show

By Ralph D. Russo  |  Associated Press Former Southern California star Reggie Bush, who had his Heisman Trophy victory in 2005 vacated for committing NCAA violations and later played for the Detroit Lions in the NFL, is among the players making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year. The

Days after former Michigan State defensive tackle Joel Heath landed on injured reserve with a reported ACL tear, the Detroit Lions added some needed depth along the defensive line, signing defensive tackle Brian Price. The 6-foot-3, 322-pound Price went undrafted out of the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2016 and has had seven

Jamie Collins was one of a handful of players not in attendance for the Detroit Lions’ voluntary OTA practices this week, but that didn’t temper defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn’s excitement to work with the veteran linebacker. “Man I’m excited about that player,” Glenn said ahead of Thursday’s practice. “I go back and watch him when

Allen Park — One of the first tasks in any major renovation project is to figure out what’s worth keeping. And that sure seems to be what we’re seeing play out with the Lions this spring, as a new front-office regime and new coaching staff takes inventory and decides what they’ve really got. Part of the

Allen Park — Even though it’s his first season as a defensive coordinator, Aaron Glenn comes to the Detroit Lions with all kinds of credibility. The resume is topped with an exceptional 15-year playing career. A first-round pick in 1994, he would go on to be selected to a trio of Pro Bowls, while racking

Allen Park — After just a couple practices, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell didn’t have much of a scouting report to offer on any of his players, particularly first-round draft pick Penei Sewell. “Look, he looks like a rookie,” Campbell said Thursday after a pause when asked for early impressions of the 330-pound offensive tackle.