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Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Super Bowl might have only been a few weeks ago, but the NFL offseason is already rapidly gaining steam. The Detroit Lions have reached an agreement to trade quarterback Matthew Stafford, are weighing their options with the franchise tag and Kenny Golladay and the start of free agency is

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News As part of the team’s rebuild, the more draft capital the Detroit Lions can acquire, the better. More assets, means more opportunities to address the plethora of roster holes, particularly throughout a defense that was the worst in franchise history one year ago. So, yeah, there’s some obvious appeal to

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Matthew Stafford has been traded and free agency is less than a month away. As Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell roll through their first offseason with the franchise, it seemed like a good idea to reset the franchise’s most pressing needs, which we’ve ranked below. 1.

Kevin Mcgill |  Associated Press New Orleans – A lawyer for the man who fatally shot former NFL star Will Smith in 2016 said Tuesday that he’ll seek the man’s release on bond now that a Louisiana appeals court has officially vacated his manslaughter conviction by a non-unanimous jury. Cardell Hayes has long insisted he fired

Steve Megargee |  Associated Press Milwaukee — Former Wisconsin and current Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the university that he was used as a scapegoat during a sexual-assault investigation that resulted in his temporary expulsion. Cephus seeks unspecified damages in his lawsuit filed in federal court in Madison, accusing

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News For the first time in more than a decade, the Detroit Lions will enter the 2021 season with a different starting quarterback. Matthew Stafford is on his way to Los Angeles, and in his stead will be another former No. 1 overall pick, Jared Goff. In the past year, Goff’s

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News When Sheila Ford Hamp took over as the principal owner of the Detroit Lions last June, she vowed to be hands-on and learn as much as she could about the internal workings of the organization. According to Chris Spielman, the special adviser she brought on to provide additional guidance during

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News After navigating the top item on the franchise’s offseason check list — getting the best return package in exchange for quarterback Matthew Stafford — Detroit Lions rookie general manager Brad Holmes faces his next big decision starting Tuesday, figuring out what to do with impending free-agent wide receiver Kenny Golladay. That’s when

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News For the first time in more than a decade, the Detroit Lions will enter the 2021 season with a different starting quarterback. Matthew Stafford is on his way to Los Angeles, and in his stead will be another former No. 1 overall pick, Jared Goff. In the past year, Goff’s

The fans have spoken. In a Detroit News poll with 1,057 votes, Detroit-area sports fans picked the Tigers to edge out the Lions as the local team most likely to finally compete for a championship and break the long drought of the four rebuilding franchises. ►Tigers: 33.43% ►Lions: 32.96% ►Pistons: 19.46% ►Red Wings: 14.15% The

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News In recent days, there has been progress made toward clarifying the NFL’s salary-cap situation for the 2021 season. As expected, it’s going to decline sharply, but not as much as originally feared. On Thursday, the league sent out of a memo to all 32 teams informing them the still-unsettled cap’s floor

By Rob Maaddi |  Associated Press Philadelphia — The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to trade Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts, according to a person familiar with the deal. The Eagles will receive a third-round pick in this year’s draft and a conditional second-round pick in 2022 that can turn into a first-round pick if Wentz plays

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News In his second season, T.J. Hockenson caught 67 passes for 723 yards and six touchdowns, earning his first Pro Bowl selection. That’s the kind of development the Detroit Lions hoped to get out of the second-year tight end they selected with the No. 8 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. When new

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News In his second season, T.J. Hockenson caught 67 passes for 723 yards and six touchdowns, earning his first Pro Bowl selection. That’s the kind of development the Detroit Lions hoped to get out of the second-year tight end they selected with the No. 8 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. When new

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Kicker Matt Prater has made it known he would like to be back with the Detroit Lions next season, but there’s no guarantee that will happen as he prepares for free-agency. The first issue is money. Even though general manager Brad Holmes has rejected the notion the Lions are rebuilding,

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News When you’re the No. 3 pick in the draft and the first cornerback to be selected that early in two decades, there are inherent expectations for immediate high-level production. In that regard, Jeff Okudah didn’t deliver during his rookie season with the Detroit Lions. Not that he’s asking for them, but

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Before leaving for Los Angeles next month, quarterback Matthew Stafford and wife Kelly have one last gift for the city of Detroit. On Thursday, the couple announced they’re donating $1 million to fund the Kelly and Matthew Stafford and Friends Education Center for the SAY Detroit Play Center at Lipke Park. The

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News More than two decades later, it remains one of the more memorable Detroit Lions moments in franchise history. In the 1997 regular-season finale against the New York Jets, the Lions needed a win to get into the playoffs, while superstar running back Barry Sanders needed 131 yards to become the

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News When the Detroit Lions announced Dan Campbell as the team’s next head coach, team president Rod Wood shared a conversation with Mickey Loomis. The Saints general manager, who had spent the past five seasons working with Campbell in New Orleans, told Wood, “Dan is the kind of head coach that

Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions’ quarterback swap, Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff, won’t be official until the middle of March. Until then, no one employed by either team is allowed to publicly acknowledge it, per league protocols. And while Goff is considered a downgrade from Stafford, illustrated by the trio of draft