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Gary Moeller was sweating, his voice was booming and he was gesturing excitedly inside the visitors locker room at Notre Dame Stadium. Shouts and cheers echoed off the walls. “Look at this, look at this!” Moeller said, waving a crumpled newspaper clipping. It was a Detroit News story from early that September in 1994. It

Allen Park — While everybody’s eagerly awaiting the return of Jeff Okudah and the play of Detroit’s new guys in the secondary, Lions defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant has a sizable task at the top of his priority list: Get more out of the anchors from last year’s group. Cornerback Amani Oruwariye had a breakout

Allen Park — Detroit Lions’ wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El might not be a fireman, but he could’ve fooled Trinity Benson last offseason. The former wide receiver turned coach explained last month how the staff blasted Benson with a fire hydrant’s worth of information after he was acquired through a trade with the Denver Broncos in August

Allen Park — Clay is one of the most interesting resources the world has to offer. When moist, it can be shaped or fashioned however the user sees fit, and when dried, it becomes hard, allowing the sculptor to create anything they can envision. And while the Detroit Lions’ secondary may not exactly be made up of

Allen Park — In a small conference room at the team’s practice facility, Detroit Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker cycles through a few dozen film clips from last season. Start. Stop. Rewind. Start again. He’s providing narration for each snap, doing his best to describe the nuance of what went right, or wrong, while trying

Allen Park — While many in the Detroit Lions’ facility are anticipating a breakout season from second-year defensive tackle Alim McNeill, it appears those expectations go beyond the field. Defensive line coach Todd Wash said at the close of minicamp that he’s seeing a “transition” from the man they call “Mac.” “He’s one of the

Allen Park — Lions rookie James Houston isn’t your traditional player. The Jackson State product is listed as an outside linebacker, but that doesn’t mean he’s been pigeonholed into that position. In fact, defensive line coach Todd Wash said during OTAs earlier this month that Houston has been working with his position group “a lot.” “He’ll play

Allen Park — With every spot in the Detroit Lions’ linebacker group up for grabs heading into training camp, there’s plenty to be excited about when it comes to Derrick Barnes. Just ask linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard. Barnes, who was selected in the fourth round out of Purdue in last year’s draft, has impressed in

Detroit Lions fans, mark your calendar. The Lions will hold seven training camp practices that will be open to the general public and two sessions that will be exclusively available to season-ticket holders, the team announced Tuesday. Those dates: ► Saturday, July 30 (season-ticket holders only): 8:30 a.m. practice (gates open at 7:30 a.m.) ►

Allen Park — School’s out for the summer, but for some Detroit Lions players, OTAs and training camp made them feel like they were back in class. That’s because offensive line coach Hank Fraley and defensive line coach Todd Wash both put a little spin on learning the positions before final exams come in training camp. Both

Allen Park — As training camp approaches, Tracy Walker and DeShon Elliott are in line to be the two starting safeties for the Lions in 2022, but that doesn’t mean guys like rookie Kerby Joseph can’t carve out a role. In fact, safeties coach Brian Duker said Joseph is in a better place than he

Between injuries to his oblique and knee, as well as a brief stint on the COVID-19/reserve list, Lions quarterback Jared Goff missed three games in 2021 and backup Tim Boyle started in his place for all of them. The Lions didn’t win in any of Boyle’s starts, but his best performance came against the Atlanta

Associated Press NFL Hall of Famer Hugh McElhenny, an elusive running back from the 1950s who played his final season with the Detroit Lions, has died. He was 93. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said in a news release that McEhlenny died of natural causes on June 17 at his home in Nevada, and that

The Detroit Lions signed rookie defensive lineman Josh Paschal to a rookie contract, the team announced on Friday. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Paschal was the Lions’ second-round pick (46th overall) from Kentucky. He registered 13 career sacks with 35.5 tackles for loss, including 5 sacks and 15 tackles for loss as a senior in 2021. Paschal,

Allen Park — Say whatever you want about Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah, but at the very least, concede this: He’s been through a lot during his first two seasons in the league. Lofty goals arrived at his feet the moment Okudah was selected third overall by Bob Quinn and Co. in the 2020 NFL

Allen Park — With two young players sidelined by injury, the Detroit Lions added some depth at tight end on Tuesday, signing former Farmington Hills Harrison and University of Michigan standout Devin Funchess. A second-round pick in 2015, Funchess spent his first four seasons with the Carolina Panthers. Appearing in 62 games for the franchise, he caught 161

Allen Park — As we head into the summer break ahead of training camp, we thought it would be a good time to piece together an early projection of what the Detroit Lions’ 53-man roster could look like once the regular season arrives. Quarterbacks (3) In: Jared Goff, Tim Boyle, David Blough Work to do: None Thoughts: In most ways, the

Little Caesars is getting another slice of the sports advertising market. The world’s third-largest pizza chain announced a multi-year partnership to become the official pizza of the NFL. It’s billed as the Little Caesars’ highest-profile partnership. The local pizza chain also has naming rights to Little Caesars Arena, home to both the Detroit Red Wings

Allen Park — Detroit Lions rookie linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez has gotten a lot of love from his coaches so far through OTAs and minicamp. But perhaps the best compliment came Monday from linebacker coach Kelvin Sheppard, who said that in some ways, he doesn’t think of him as a rookie at all. “There’s things I can

Allen Park — Antwaan Randle El, the Detroit Lions’ receivers coach, doesn’t regret sharing his offseason wish list with his players this past winter. He says his only mistake, in hindsight, was sharing it with the media, telling reporters at the Senior Bowl in early February exactly what he’d told those in his own meeting