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The Detroit Lions started off their draft class by taking Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell with the No. 7 pick. Shifting into Day 2 of the draft, the team still has a roster’s worth of holes to address. Scheduled to pick three times (41, 72 and 101) on Friday, there’s an opportunity to find a

With the choice of a potential franchise quarterback or any defensive prospect in the class, the Lions opted to take who they felt is the best offensive lineman in the NFL Draft and selected Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell in the first round Thursday night. “We knew it right when Miami made their pick, we

With the choice of a potential franchise quarterback or any defensive prospect in the class, the Lions opted to take who they felt is the best offensive lineman in the draft and selected Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell. The addition of Sewell strengthens what is generally viewed as Detroit’s best unit, where he projects as the starter at right

The Detroit Lions waived tight end Hunter Bryant on Wednesday with a non-football injury designation. Durability has long been an issue for an otherwise talented player. Despite being highly productive his final season at the University of Washington in 2019, his injury history played a significant role in him going undrafted. Bryant quickly signed with

Every NFL draft produces its own drama, whether it’s a blockbuster trade or a surprising selection or an unexpected slide initiated by a leaked video of a prospect wearing a gas mask attached to a bong. But after a year unlike any other, Gil Brandt, the pioneering former Dallas Cowboys executive who is dubbed “The

In what can be viewed as one of the easiest decisions of general manager Brad Holmes’ first few months on the job, the Detroit Lions are picking up the fifth-year option on center Frank Ragnow’s rookie contract. The contracts for all first-round picks carry a fifth-year team option. Franchises have until May 3 to decide on selections

In what can be viewed as one of the easiest decisions of general manager Brad Holmes’ first few months on the job, the Detroit Lions are picking up the fifth-year option on center Frank Ragnow’s rookie contract, according to an NFL Network report. The contracts for all first-round picks carry a fifth-year team option. Franchises have until

Which way will the Detroit Lions go in the first round of the draft? Will they select a quarterback at No. 7 or do they give Jared Goff a full season without a serious challenger to prove he’s capable of being the long-term solution under center? And if that’s the case, will they provide him

Tom Withers |  Associated Press Cleveland  — All those boos aimed at Commissioner Roger Goodell that have become an NFL draft tradition will be slightly muted this year. At least they’ll be heard. After going all virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the three-day draft, which has grown into one of America’s biggest, non-game sporting events,

While there are still more questions than answers when it comes to what the Detroit Lions will do in the first round of the NFL Draft, there’s a growing belief the team would embrace the opportunity to add an offensive lineman in the first round, particularly Oregon’s Penei Sewell if he makes it to No.

Who could have imagined when the Baltimore Ravens selected Breshad Perriman in the first round of the 2015 draft, the speedy wide receiver would be preparing to play for his fifth team entering his seventh NFL season? Obviously, things haven’t gone according to plan, but Perriman said he’s played a role in his journeyman status,

It’s safe to call it a trend at this point. But it’s still a risk the Lions may not want to take at the top of the NFL Draft, spending a premium pick on a wide receiver. It’s also one they don’t need to make, based on recent draft history, to say nothing of their

If you kept tabs on the staff constructed by Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell this offseason, you are aware it’s chock-full of former NFL players. Including Campbell, who had a 10-year career with the Giants, Cowboys and Lions, offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and assistants Duce Staley, Mark Brunell, Hank Fraley, Antwaan

Good luck finding homogeneity of opinion on any topic in an NFL locker room. So when it comes to whether players plan to take the COVID-19 vaccine now that it’s available, it isn’t surprising to find varying viewpoints. Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone, a free-agent addition from New Orleans, already received the first of two injections

No offseason event in professional sports generates more interest and intrigue than the NFL Draft. For the Detroit Lions, the team’s strategy in 2021 is as much a mystery as ever. Looking over the team’s roster, the franchise could go in just about any direction. And with a first-year general manager and first-time head coach

If Brad Holmes is nervous preparing for his first draft as a GM, this might calm him: He can’t possibly do any worse than any of his predecessors in Detroit. OK, a pretty low bar. It takes consistent, confounding bungling to do what the Lions have done, with one playoff victory in 64 years. We

Even if you haven’t seen the rumors and speculation the Detroit Lions are interested in trading down from the No. 7 pick in the first round of the NFL Draft, you probably could have reached the conclusion by following common sense. The Lions don’t want to acknowledge they’re rebuilding, given the negative connotation to the

After months of mock drafts, pro days and anonymous sources contradicting each other, we’ve finally reached the week of the NFL Draft. In the weeks leading up to the event, we’ve seen a pair of trades shake up the top of the first round, while the Detroit Lions have continued to hold tight at No.

Brad Holmes was talking about what a cluster it might be next week when the Lions are on the clock in the first round of the NFL draft. But all jokes aside, that’s the good news. Really, it is. Because as Holmes, the Lions’ first-year general manager, went on to explain in Friday’s pre-draft press

When it comes to selecting in the top 10, the Detroit Lions haven’t always followed conventional wisdom. That includes a stretch of five years where the team drafted four wide receivers. Also, in the past decade, the Lions are the only franchise to draft a tight end that early, doing so twice. And last year,