Has anyone else noticed this, or is just us here at A to Z Detroit? There seems to be this pipeline that’s going directly from the Detroit Lions to the Canadian province of British Columbia. Here’s what we mean by this. The Lions brought in two players from British Columbia this year. The first was BC
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The Detroit Lions are taking a break before training camp starts up in late July, but the football takes are still firing off at a normal rate. Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport offered up a very interesting one recently. One that would have the Lions adding an All-Pro player to their defense and spending a lot
Kelvin Sheppard is a pretty demanding guy. The Detroit Lions linebackers coach was very demonstrative and verbose as a longtime NFL player, and he brings that same passion and energy to his coaching. That is not second-year linebacker Jack Campbell’s style. Campbell is quiet and difficult to read from afar, something Sheppard has probably never
Sunday’s UFL Championship was already a laugher, with the Birmingham Stallions solidifying back-to-back-to-back titles in a 25-0 victory over the San Antonio Brahmas. But, with the result already in hand late, things got ugly. With 3:06 to play, Stallions tight end Jace Sternberger, a former member of the Green Bay Packers, got into a nasty
The Detroit Lions have hired away one of the Arizona Cardinals top front office executives. ESPN’s Seth Walder reported on X Saturday that: “The Lions hired Charlie Adkins from the Cardinals as Senior Director of Football Administration, per sources. Adkins had been Manager, Football Analytics & Research in Arizona.”
The troubles keep piling up for former Lions defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs. Now with the Kansas City Chiefs, the DT was arrested early Sunday on charges of domestic violence and burglary in Alabama. It’s the second time this offseason Buggs has been arrested in his home state of Alabama. Earlier this spring, Buggs faced charges
The latest set of position rankings from ESPN’s Mike Clay features the linebackers. It’s a position group that the Detroit Lions have steadily improved over the past couple of seasons after years of scraping the bottom of the league ratings. The Lions predominately play with two linebackers on the field. Last year those off-ball backers
Even with the team being largely on the summer break after OTAs and minicamp, the Detroit Lions have made an important addition to the front office. The Lions are bringing in Charlie Adkins to the front office. Adkins has been the manager of football analytics and research for the Arizona Cardinals. He will be replacing
The UFL is proving lucrative for at least some high-performing players who are successfully parlaying it into an NFL opportunity. The Detroit Lions signed UFL kicker Jake Bates to a two-year deal, his agent Marty Magid told Adam Schefter of ESPN. Bates also received interest from the Green Bay Packers and Washington Commanders. Bates quickly
The Detroit Lions traded up from No. 29 to No. 24 in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft to land Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold. Lions GM Brad Holmes sent No. 29 plus a third-round pick, No. 73 overall, to the Dallas Cowboys to acquire No. 24 and a seventh-round pick in the 2025
The Detroit Lions are planning to sign UFL kicker Jake Bates to a two-year-deal, multiple outlets reported Saturday. Bates can be signed as early as Tuesday, based on UFL rules. He spent the spring with the Michigan Panthers and made 21 of 28 field goals, including a 64-yard attempt and two others of at least
The spring session OTAs and mandatory minicamp are all wrapped up for the Detroit Lions. That means it’s time for the Detroit Lions Podcast spring wrap-up episode. Recorded live on the DLP YouTube channel on Friday afternoon, this episode covers a lot of the Lions topics from the spring season. Among the notable points: [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal]
The Detroit Lions are rumored to sign Jake Bates early next week. Jake Bates proved to be a sensational UFL kicker last season. Jake Bates caught the eye of three other NFL Clubs: the Packers, Commanders, and Ravens. It is still just a rumor at this point. Will Jake Bates sign with the Lions? If
The NFL interest in UFL kicker Jake Bates has been no secret over the past several weeks. Bates has been taking the football world by storm in his season with the UFL’s Michigan Panthers out of Detroit. Now, it seems like he’ll get a chance to play for the city’s NFL team as Aaron Wilson of
With the UFL season about to conclude, the players in the merged spring league are about to be available for NFL teams to sign. The Detroit Lions have already set their sights on one player from the Michigan Panthers, who play in Ford Field. As has long been dreamt about by many a Lions fan,
It didn’t take long for Jared Goff’s contract extension with the Detroit Lions to get put into a broader NFL context. When the Jacksonville Jaguars signed their franchise quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, to a lucrative new deal on Thursday, it provided a nice comparative tool for what the Lions and Goff agreed to earlier this offseason.
Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Lions have 12 receivers on the team right now and there’s a chance they could add more ahead of camp. Of all 12, it seems like Alexander is the guy you’ve heard the least from. Rookies Isaiah Williams and Jalon Calhoun have made some noise, rookie minicamp tryout
There is just one more season-long player stats market we have yet to dig into: Interception totals. NFL futures: Season-long bets to make Rushing yards | Receiving TDs | Receiving yards | Passing TDs | Passing yards We wrap this series with a look at a few season-long cornerback bets to consider, and of all the stats we’ve dug
There sure has been a lot of receiver talk going on here at A to Z Detroit when it comes to the Detroit Lions. It’s been going on at ESPN, The Athletic, Pro Football Focus, Bleacher Report and more as well. Some fans don’t think it’s a problem at all, but after OTAs and minicamp
With the Detroit Lions and several other teams having mini-camps and off-season workouts over the last few weeks, it opens the door for predictions on each teams roster. For the Lions, there’s a belief that their team has gotten better this off-season. I would agree with that, specifically with their defense. By adding Ennis Rakestraw