It was supposed to be an off week for Hank Fraley. The UCLA Bruins were on a bye and he was going to make a trip home to see his wife and kids, who were still in Minnesota, where he had coached the previous three years. But the job never really stops for a coach.
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Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson delivered on expectations in his second season, making significant strides as both a blocker and a pass-catcher. A first-round pick in 2019, Hockenson finished with 67 receptions for 723 yards and six touchdowns, essentially doubling his rookie output. It was enough to earn him Pro Bowl honors in the NFC. But
Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow signed an extension earlier this month, which puts him under contract with the team through 2026. The reported details included $52 million in new money, including $42 million in guarantees. Now that the details have been filed with the league, we can see how the Lions structured the contract and what
The Detroit Lions have agreed to a four-year rookie contract with first-round draft pick Penei Sewell, according to multiple reports. The fully guaranteed deal will pay the offensive tackle $24.1 million, which includes a $14.9 million signing bonus. The deal slightly exceeds the $23.6 million contract and $14.7 million signing bonus defensive tackle Derrick Brown received from
A day after Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell made a joking plea for a pet lion during an appearance on the “Pardon My Take” podcast, animal rights organization PETA responded. Don’t worry, they got the joke, but they also saw an opportunity to raise awareness for the poor living conditions of many lions held in
After parting ways with two college scouts earlier this month, the Detroit Lions lost another one this week after Roman Phifer accepted a job with the Denver Broncos to serve as a senior personnel executive. Phifer, who played 15 seasons in the NFL, joined the Lions scouting department in 2018, where he scouted colleges in California,
The Detroit Lions have made it apparent they were thrilled to land Penei Sewell in the first round of the draft last month, largely because they didn’t expect the Oregon offensive tackle to still be on the board at pick No. 7. General manager Brad Holmes hasn’t said much about the team’s contingency scenarios. Prior
When linebacker Derrick Barnes arrived at Purdue in 2017, he wasn’t thrilled to be assigned the No. 55. His attitude changed as he researched the number and the great players who had worn it, including Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau. Barnes became enamored with Seau and linebackers with similar playing styles, such as Ray
The Detroit Lions added three of the five tryout players from last weekend’s rookie minicamp to the permanent roster, signing cornerback Alex Brown, safety Alijah Holder and tight end Charlie Taumoepeau. For Brown, Detroit is his fifth NFL stop after going undrafted out of South Carolina State in 2019, previously having brief stints with the 49ers, Eagles,
The NFL relaxed its uniform restrictions this offseason, allowing running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, linebackers and defensive backs to be able to wear any number between 1-49. But the biggest men on the field, the offensive and defensive linemen, they’re out of luck. That’s unfortunate for Alim McNeill, Detroit’s 320-pound rookie defensive tackle who wore 29
It wasn’t a typical rookie minicamp. Roster limitations, spurred by the ongoing pandemic, changed the way the Detroit Lions normally would have conducted business this weekend. But first-year coach Dan Campbell found a silver lining with the smaller number of invitees — a forced slowdown that allowed the coaching staff to narrow the focus of their
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown left little doubt regarding what he’s about after the final day of the team’s rookie minicamp on Sunday. Ultra-competitive, just like first-year coach Dan Campbell wants them, St. Brown was all business this weekend. “I’m excited to be here, I’m excited to work and I’m ready to take
Allen Park — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is coming from an organization that likes to take training camp on the road. During Sean Payton’s tenure as the New Orleans Saints head coach, the team has held camps in Mississippi, California and most recently at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Campbell, in his
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions wrapped their three-day rookie minicamp on Sunday without their first-round pick, Penei Sewell, who announced he had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus earlier in the week. However disappointing it may have been to miss out on an early close-up look at the offensive tackle, Lions coach Dan Campbell said
Maryclaire Dale and Michelle R. Smith | Associated Press Philadelphia – Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims, a system experts say is discriminatory. Former
The most notable transaction the Detroit Lions have made since the conclusion of the NFL Draft was waiving veteran running back Kerryon Johnson. On the surface, the move was moderately surprising, but it also demonstrated the organization’s confidence in seventh-round pick Jermar Jefferson. Factoring in his potential, as well as Johnson’s injury history against his salary,
The Detroit Lions signed third-round pick Alim McNeill to a four-year deal on Thursday. The 6-foot-2, 320-pound defensive tackle from North Carolina State had 10 sacks in three seasons and earned second-team Associated Press All-America and first-team All-ACC honors during the 2019 season. “Watching him on film, he seems like a kind of shorter, wider guy, so
The Detroit Lions signed third-round pick Alim McNeill to a four-year deal on Thursday, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media. The 6-foot-2, 320-pound defensive tackle from North Carolina State had 10 sacks in three seasons and earned second-team Associated Press All-America and first-team All-ACC honors during the 2019 season. “Watching him on film, he seems like
The Detroit Lions will be without their first-round pick, offensive tackle Penei Sewell, when they hold their rookie minicamp this weekend. On Wednesday, he tweeted out that he’s tested positive for COVID-19. “Found out this past weekend I tested positive for COVID,” Sewell wrote. “Really wish I was heading to my new home today and
The Lions aren’t expected to be good this season, not ready to move out of their parents’ NFC North basement and get a place of their own. They might not even top last year’s 5-11 record. And you know what? For this particular season, you can live with that (not that you have a choice).