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Allen Park — The Lions pretty much did what they said they’d do. In a tidy twist, they also did what they needed to do. They recognized their defense required help, lots of it. They didn’t fool around, grabbing defensive players with six of their eight draft selections including, arguably, the best pass-rusher at No. 2,

Allen Park — When Chase Lucas saw a Detroit, Michigan area code pop up on his phone Saturday, he thought the Lions were calling about possibly joining the team as an undrafted free agent. Instead, the Arizona State cornerback received some better news. The Lions wrapped up their NFL Draft haul by using the seventh-round pick

Allen Park — The Lions added another defensive piece to the mix on the third and final day of the NFL Draft. After moving back seven spots in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday — and receiving a seventh-round selection, No. 237, in the process — the Lions used their first pick of the sixth

Allen Park — Now that the NFL Draft is complete, the Detroit Lions have begun to reach out to undrafted players to fill out the roster. Below is a list of prospects who have reportedly agreed with the team. Note: There is some fluidity with these announcements because the agreements won’t be formalized for a few

Allen Park — With the team’s first pick of the NFL Draft’s third and final day, the Detroit Lions selected Virginia Tech tight end James Mitchell in the fifth round, No. 177 overall. A versatile prospect, Mitchell averaged an impressive 16.1 yards per catch on 52 receptions during this three-year career, splitting his time between lining

Allen Park — Early last season, along his way to racking up 16.5 sacks for Jackson State, edge rusher James Houston picked up a nifty moniker. It’s one the Detroit Lions wouldn’t mind sticking after selecting Houston with the No. 217 pick of the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. “My nickname is ‘Da Problem,”

Follow along with live updates from Detroit News contributor Nolan Bianchi as Round 3 of the NFL Draft gets underway on Saturday, live from Las Vegas at noon. Round 7 262. San Francisco 49ers — Brock Purdy, QB, Iowa State 261. Los Angeles Rams — A.J. Arcuri, OT, Michigan State 260. Los Angeles Chargers — Zander Horvath, RB,

Allen Park — Almost everybody passed. And in what is undeniably a passing league, that tells you everything you need to know about how NFL teams viewed the quarterbacks available in this year’s draft class. The Lions included, though we still can’t say for sure exactly how general manager Brad Holmes truly feels about the

Allen Park — After taking two defenders on the second day of the draft, the Detroit Lions will enter the final four rounds scheduled to pick three more times (177, 181, 217). That’s a long wait to start Saturday, which kicks off with Tampa Bay at No. 106, but there’s always an opportunity to gain more

Allen Park — After taking Aidan Hutchinson with the No. 2 pick Thursday night, the Detroit Lions grabbed a second defensive lineman in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft, selecting Kentucky’s Joshua Paschal with the No. 46 pick. A three-year starter for the Wildcats, the 6-foot-3, 268-pounder played a variety of alignments along the team’s

Allen Park — The Lions didn’t need to see Jameson Williams run the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine to know he was the fastest receiver in this draft class. The GPS tracking data general manager Brad Holmes and the team utilized had already told them the Alabama burner was tops in that department. But

Allen Park —  Not even a full 24 hours after Aidan Hutchinson, the Plymouth native, who attended Divine Child and then became a Michigan football standout, was drafted No. 2 overall by the Detroit Lions, the enormity of the moment hadn’t hit him. Hutchinson joined receiver Jameson Williams on Friday at the Lions’ facility to

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions made a bold, aggressive move on Thursday night, trading up 20 spots in the first round to select speedy Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams. But prior to making that deal and selection, the team reportedly made a swing for disgruntled San Francisco 49ers All-Pro Deebo Samuel. According to the NFL

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions entered the 2022 NFL Draft with three picks in the second and third rounds, but that dipped to two after they orchestrated a trade the opening night, moving up 20 spots to grab wide receiver Jameson Williams with the No. 12 overall selection. Now holding the No. 46 and No.

It appears the Detroit Lions had a pretty good first round in the NFL Draft on Thursday night. The Lions drafted Michigan star Aidan Hutchinson at No. 2 overall, then moved up 20 spots in a trade with the NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings to select Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams at No. 12. Those

Allen Park — The first move was the celebrated one, the logical one. The Lions coveted Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and they leapt to grab him with the second pick of the NFL Draft. The next move was the dramatic one, and if there was any doubt about GM Brad Holmes’ aggressiveness, it evaporated in

Associated Press Two more prominent wide receivers switched teams with Tennessee’s A.J. Brown and Baltimore’s Marquise Brown getting swapped during a dizzying stretch of the NFL draft. The Ravens traded Marquise Brown and the 100th overall pick to Arizona for the 23rd pick in the draft Thursday night. Then the Titans dealt A.J. Brown to Philadelphia for the 18th and

Allen Park — Sometimes, the pieces fall perfectly into place. With the Jacksonville Jaguars opting to take Georgia defensive lineman Travon Walker with the first pick of the NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions were gifted the opportunity to add Michigan standout and Heisman Trophy runner-up Aidan Hutchinson with Thursday evening’s second selection. “To the city, just know

Associated Press Las Vegas — The Latest on the NFL draft. The NFL draft is kicking off in Las Vegas on Thursday night and a record eight teams won’t make their first selections until Friday night unless they trade back into the first round. The teams without first-round picks are the Rams, Bears, Browns, Broncos, Colts,

Allen Park — Leading up to Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft, most of the talk regarding the Detroit Lions has been centered around the No. 2 selection. And for good reason, given the star power that prospect typically offers. So it’s been easy to forget about Detroit’s second pick, the final one of the