The Detroit Lions have made their first re-signing of the year on Thursday. They will be bringing back kicker Michael Badgley on a one-year contract. I know a lot of Lions fans were hoping that the team would go out and find a new kicker for the 2024 season and this might look like they’re
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What are the biggest needs for the Detroit Lions heading into the 2024 offseason? With the NFL’s free agency about to hit and the NFL Scouting Combine on tap for next week, there’s going to be a lot of attention on what the Lions need to fill out their roster. What will help Detroit remain
The NFL combine starts next Tuesday and usually the combine will be accompanied by changes in draft stock. Players are going to rise and fall after all the running and jumping they do next week. So we’re going to get one more mock draft in before that starts and then we’ll come back for a
The Detroit Lions announced their presence as a contender in the NFC during the 2023 season. In Year 3 under general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell, the team broke through in a major way. The Lions went 12-5 this season, matching the total number of wins under Campbell in his first two
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
The Detroit Lions have one of the more complete rosters but that doesn’t mean they don’t have needs. Joey Chestnut has to eat dinner after winning a hot dog eating competition, the same way the Lions need to continue to add quality players to their roster. The positions that Brad Holmes and his staff are
The Lions Draft Prospect of the Day rolls into a pass rush prospect with a lot of potential to impress in next week’s 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.
The Indianapolis Colts are in desperate need of some weapons in the aerial attack, and if they don’t shore up their receiving corps, quarterback Anthony Richardson could be in for a trying 2024 campaign. If it wasn’t already enough that the Colts are going to have to try and re-sign wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr.,
The Detroit Lions are coming off of one of the best seasons in the history of their franchise, but it still seems pretty clear that their roster needs some work. Especially on the defensive side of the ball. Bleacher Report’s NFL Scouting Department thinks the Lions should add a piece to their interior defensive line
The Lions are making some changes on their defensive staff. One of the moves will be bringing former defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil back to the NFL. Out of the league since the 2020 season, O’Neil will return as a Detroit defensive assistant. The 45-year-old staffer spent two seasons as Northwestern’s DC, but was last in
The Detroit Lions made some changes to their coaching staff on Wednesday. They first made the hires of both Terrell Williams and Deshea Townsend official. Both were hired in the last few weeks. The Lions also hired former Northwestern defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil to be a defensive assistant on their staff. In additon to his
In light of the official hiring of three new defensive coaches, the Detroit Lions also had to subtract a few coaches from the team. A couple of the departures were already known. Defensive line coach John Scott was replaced during Senior Bowl week by new DL coach and run game coordinator Terrell Williams. DBs coach
The Detroit Lions filled out their 2024 coaching staff by hiring three new additions. Deshea Townsend and Terrell Williams were already known to be joining the team. Townsend takes over as the defensive backs coach and defensive passing game coordinator for the Lions. He spent the last two seasons in those same roles for the
Williams, 49, began his coaching career at Fort Scott CC in 1998 as a DL coach. He had a number of stops at different colleges before taking his first NFL coaching job with the Raiders as their DL coach in 2012. From there, Williams spent three years as the Dolphins DL coach before the Titans
The 2023 season was a big one for the Detroit Lions as the hard work by general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell began to bear fruit. Detroit won the NFC North division and advanced to the NFC Championship Game, where they were defeated in comeback fashion by the San Francisco 49ers. This
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
Free agency is coming soon, and that means projecting fits for players and teams. In their latest effort, ESPN identified what they believe to be the best landing spot for each of their top 50 free agents. Despite some very appealing names and fairly obvious fits, only one player was judged to have his best
Join Russell Brown and Scott Bischoff with a NEW episode of Bish and Brown on the Detroit Lions Podcast! On this episode, the guys discuss the following: Player fit at 29th overall for Detroit: Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State NFL Scouting Combine Preview: Who to watch and what to look for next week! Prospect of
The Lions Draft Prospect of the Day moves into the defensive interior to kick off the week before 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
It appears Tracy Walker’s time with the Detroit Lions has come to an end. Walker posted a heartfelt goodbye to the Lions fans and thanked them for their support over his six seasons in Detroit. The move, while not official yet, is not a surprise. Walker has been widely speculated as a salary cap cut