The Lions Draft Prospect of the Day was voted the top safety in college football in 2023 but remains a relative unknown prospect. The focus for these prospects is on players who should hold some appeal to the Lions in the draft, with a focus on the more likely positions the team will be targeting:
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The Kansas City Chiefs have traded star cornerback L’Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans for a 2025 third-round pick and a seventh-round pick swap in 2024. Sneed was a popular target of speculation in Detroit Lions land, but the deal ends any further talk of that. Any deal for Sneed was quite unlikely for the
The Detroit Lions need a new cornerback. After releasing Cameron Sutton following an alleged case of domestic battery, this team could use another body in the secondary. While several big-name players have already found new homes, former Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore is still a free agent. Originally selected by the Buffalo Bills
The New York Giants have spent the offseason rebuilding their offensive line. They’ve signed a number of key free agents to compete upfront. The Giants’ offensive line surrendered a league-high 85 sacks in 2023, so upgrading the unit is a point of emphasis for general manager Joe Schoen. Their most recent addition to the line
The first wave of NFL free agency is in the books, which featured plenty of noteworthy signings, releases and trades that will have big implications moving forward. But the fun has only just started, as we’re about one month away from the 2024 NFL draft, which is shaping up to be an intriguing one. With
The NFC North is expected to have an influx of new quarterbacks once the 2024 NFL Draft is complete. USC quarterback Caleb Williams is expected to go number one overall to the Bears and the Vikings are expected to pick one of the remaining big three. One of the players being tied heavily to Minnesota
Welcome to another Detroit Lions mock draft. This time we’re going to do things a bit differently. Lions GM Brad Holmes has already teased the idea of trading down multiple times and we’ve done a mock draft to reflect that. But what if he decides to trade up again? That’s a question that a lot
The Detroit Lions are suddenly without a starting cornerback after Cameron Sutton’s release. The Lions are now left with a hole in a cornerback room that seemed like it was a rookie away from being a finished product for the season. The Lions will still probably draft a cornerback at some point during the draft,
There was a time not long ago when Detroit Lions fans were dreaming of Raiders all-pro edge rusher Maxx Crosby coming to Detroit in a trade. We explored that possibility during the deadline and what it would cost and came to the conclusion that it would cost the Lions too much and that it was
Mock drafts are like opinions, everyone has one. Just like opinions though, some carry more weight and Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Media is one of those. The former scout turned NFL Draft media mogul produces some of the more accurate mock drafts of the entire landscape. In his latest mock draft, he broke one of
NFLPA President JC Tretter had a vision in mind for the players of the league to promote themselves while enjoying another game they love, golf. He created the NFLPA Golf Classic, which had it’s inaugural event last year. There were 48 players involved and in 2024 that number has risen to 64. There will be
It’s been a pretty quiet free agency period for Josh Reynolds. The wideout hasn’t been in the news for being courted by any teams, including a potential return to the Detroit Lions. That is changing for Reynolds. He’s visiting with the Baltimore Ravens on Friday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Reynolds has been with the Lions
The Giants did not tender Isaiah Hodgins as a restricted free agent, but the team will circle back to its two-year contributor. Hodgins will stay with the Giants, agreeing to terms Thursday night, per a team announcement. A key target during the Giants’ 2022 playoff season, Hodgins has a history with Brian Daboll from their time together
Matt Nelson won’t be back in Detroit. The free agent offensive tackle has signed with the New York Giants. The Giants announced the move on Thursday night, agreeing to terms with the former Lions tackle. The move will be official once Nelson passes a physical with his new team. Nelson has played his entire career
He was a backup tackle for Detroit the past few seasons. Nelson, 28, signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa in 2019. He was waived coming out of camp and re-signed to the practice squad. Nelson signed a futures deal for the 2020 season and managed to make the team.
An old chum may be joining Derrick Henry’s transition team in Baltimore. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Thursday that veteran receiver Josh Reynolds is on his way to Baltimore for a visit with the Ravens on Friday. Reynolds is a free agent after spending the last two full seasons with the Detroit Lions. Originally a
After coming within a game of reaching the Super Bowl, the Detroit Lions have been busy shoring up areas of need this offseason in hopes of another run. Unsurprisingly, there aren’t a ton of weaknesses to pinpoint on the roster, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t players who need to step up in 2024. With
The Detroit Lions, thanks to a hypercompetitive culture and a young core of talented players on both sides of the ball have quickly ascended into the realm of legitimate Super Bowl contenders. After falling short of the Super Bowl this past January, falling to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, the Lions’
The Lions released cornerback Cam Sutton on Thursday, a day after his fugitive status in Florida came to light. There are some financial ramifications for Detroit in releasing Sutton in the second year of his three-year, $33 million contract. Per Field Yates of ESPN, the Lions designated Sutton as a post-June 1st release. That means
Cameron Sutton is no longer a member of the Detroit Lions. The team announced they have released the cornerback in the wake of troubling developments coming out of Florida. #Lions have released CB Cam Sutton. — Detroit Lions (@Lions) March 21, 2024 Sutton remains wanted by Florida authorities on a domestic assault strangulation charge stemming