One of the harder parts of the offseason for NFL front offices is deciding which free agents they want to keep and which ones will have to leave. It’s a process Lions GM Brad Holmes and his Detroit front office staff are facing in the coming days. The Lions have already made a couple of
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The Detroit Lions got a little work done ahead of the free agent franchise tag deadline on Tuesday. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Lions re-signed cornerback Emmanuel Moseley that will keep the veteran corner from hitting free agency. Moseley will sign a one-year deal with the Lions and hope to make right on the unfulfilled
October 22nd, 2019 was a maddening day for Detroit Lions fans. That was the day that the Bob Quinn inexplicably traded away safety Quandre Diggs for a 2020 fifth round pick. The Lions would go on to use that pick to draft running back Jason Huntley by the way. Diggs would go on to be
The Miami Dolphins defense could be losing another key contributor this offseason. On Monday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirmed the Dolphins will not place the franchise tag on star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, making him an unrestricted free agent. Wilkins, the 13th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, posted the best statistical season of
One of the best things about hiring new coaches is that they can often wind up bringing over players with them to their new team. The Detroit Lions just found themselves in a situation where that could benefit them. They recently hired Deshea Townsend to be their new defensive backs coach and he did a
The Lions are reportedly in the market for a top cornerback during the free agency period. They could certainly look to sign a player in free agency and we already put out our top five that they could make a move for there. But that’s not their only option. The Lions could potentially trade for
The Detroit Lions logged a grand total of 41 sacks this past season, putting them in the bottom third of the NFL in terms of getting to the quarterback. For a team trying to contend for a Super Bowl, that’s not great. Luckily, the Lions have plenty of cap room to play with this offseason,
The Lions Draft Prospect of the Day is back after a week-long hiatus during the NFL Scouting Combine. The focus 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. If you’re looking for quarterbacks or upper-echelon running
Free agency is set to begin next week and everyone is wonder what the Detroit Lions are going to do when they have a chance to bring in some new players. What we already know is that the Lions are expected to be aggressive in their pursuit of a high end corner per rumblings heard
The Detroit Lions have brought back another one of their own. The team announced on Monday it has re-signed tight end Shane Zylstra. #Lions re-signed TE Shane Zylstra. — Detroit Lions (@Lions) March 4, 2024 Zylstra was set to be a free agent. The 27-year-old has been with the Lions since 2021. He missed the
Zylstra, 26, signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota State-Mankato following the 2021 NFL Draft. He was waived coming out of the preseason and signed to the Lions’ practice squad, however. He bounced on and off Detroit’s practice squad throughout the season before signing a futures deal for 2022. He
After spending over a week in Indianapolis for the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, it’s nice to be back home. With the pro day circuit firing up later this week, it’s a welcomed pit stop to actually cook a meal. It’s also a good time to share what I think I learned about the Lions at
This happens all the time. Fans of a team will look at one of their players that could be traded and overvalue you them to the point of delusion. A perfect example is that I had Lions fans telling me that Julian Okwara shouldn’t be traded unless the Lions get a premier player back for
The NFL Scouting Combine has shaken things up just in time for another Mock Draft Monday. Every mock draft so far has had some sort of unique twist, this time we kept things simple. After the scouting combine there is so much information to absorb and process. It makes mock drafting difficult enough without any
Welcome to cornerback day. One of the big stories coming out of Indianapolis this past week was that the Detroit Lions are going to be aggressive in free agency when it comes to finding a cornerback. With that in mind, we went through the available prospects and here’s our top 5 corners for the Lions
We’re just one week away from the start of NFL free agency, which begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 13. But the legal tampering window opens two days before that on March 11 at 12 p.m. ET, where teams will be able to negotiate with free agents before the official start of the new
It is finally draft season for Lions fans. Brad Holmes and his front office have proven they are very capable of putting together great draft classes. They have had major hits on every day of the draft, but especially on Day Two. This roster isn’t in desperate need of much because of his work, but
One of the players who wasn’t expected to be available when the NFL free agency period kicks off in a few days. And it’s a player the Detroit Lions should have some interest in acquiring. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Miami Dolphins are not expected to use the franchise tag on standout defensive tackle
The market for star cornerback L’Jarius Sneed is heating up. The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to franchise tag (a one-year, $19.8M deal) the two-time Super Bowl champion and could trade him if they don’t reach a long-term contract. Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins might be interested in adding the
The Detroit Lions had an incredible 2024 season, ending with a 12-5 record during the regular season and making it all the way to the NFC championship, where they eventually lost 31-34 to the San Francisco 49ers. While it is essential to applaud the players on the field for putting their blood, sweat, and tears