The Philadelphia Eagles announced Wednesday that they’ve signed OLB Julian Okwara to a contract. Okwara, 26, was a two-year starter at Notre Dame before the Lions selected him with the No. 67 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. He is in the final year of a four-year $4,926,810 rookie contract, which included a $1,143,136 signing
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As the Commanders transition to the Adam Peters regime, this new era will involve a longtime Lions executive holding a key position. In place since the 1990s, Lance Newmark will leave the Lions for the Commanders. The Commanders are hiring Newmark as their assistant GM, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports. Newmark finished his Lions tenure as the team’s
The Detroit Lions avoided losing coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to the Washington Commanders last week, but the team is still losing a valuable piece to Washington’s new-look organization. The Commanders announced they’ve hired Lance Newmark as their new assistant general manager. Newmark has been with the Lions for 26 seasons and has served
It’s still a little early to know which players the Lions will be chasing in free agency. However, it’s a pretty safe bet that some of the free agent signings, and also contract extensions, will include a void year or two in their contracts. The automatic void year is a tool that COO Mike Disner
While the big part of the NFL coaching search is done, teams are still out there making coaching hires. The one thing I’ve noticed is that the league may be taking up a strategy the Detroit Lions have employed for a few years now. That’s hiring former players to be coaches. On top of that,
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 came as close as ever this season to making their first Super Bowl. Coach Dan Campbell said in the aftermath of the NFC title game loss to the 49ers that it is very unlikely this team makes it this far again based on how this league goes about things. After some critical
The 2016 NFL Draft was the first under a new regime in Bob Quinn. While his tenure with the team is deemed forgettable, he does have some memories to leave behind for Lions fans and the team. One of the lasting pieces he has on this team is Taylor Decker who has proven to be
The Lions have signed a CFL standout to a reserve/futures deal. Justin Dunk of 3DownNation reports that Detroit has signed defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to a futures deal. Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press has confirmed the signing. Betts won the Canadian Football League’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player award this past season while playing
The Lions enter 2024 with the seventh most salary cap space ($58.61M) in the league, per Pro Football Focus. With plenty of money to work with, could they trade for a former Defensive Player of the Year this offseason? PFF’s Brad Spielberger thinks so. Spielberger suggests that Detroit could trade a 2025 fourth-round pick to the
The Detroit Lions discovered a rising talent in edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, yet encountered challenges in the previous season in maintaining a consistent pass rush beyond their sophomore standout. However, the upcoming offseason holds promise for change, with the Lions emerging as a prime contender for Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Chris Jones as he
The Detroit Lions are looking for some potential pass rush help from a more northerly Lion. According to TSN’s Farhan Lalji, Detroit is signing CFL standout Mathieu Betts from the British Columbia Lions. Betts, 28, set the Canadian Football League record for sacks in a season with his 18 in 2023. That earned Betts the Most
Earlier this week we talked about the pros and cons of the Detroit Lions bringing back receiver Josh Reynolds in free agency. Ultimately the ruling was that he should be retained. If the Lions follow suite with that, what could a new contract look like for Reynolds? Let’s first discuss some of the things that
C.J. Gardner-Johnson is the highest-paid member of the 2023 Detroit Lions to hit free agency with an expiring contract. The Lions paid the versatile defensive back $6.5 million for his one season in Detroit. The Lions did not get their money’s worth with “Ceedy Duce.” He tore a pectoral muscle in Week 2 and did
Up next in the Lions draft report for 2024 is an underappreciated pass rusher. 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
For the earlier part of February, we’ll be looking at some of the Lions free agents who’s potential of coming back to Detroit seems up in the air right now. We’ll be doing these as pros and cons pieces. So far we’ve covered Jonah Jackson, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Emmanuel Moseley and Josh Reynolds. Today we cover Graham Glasgow.
Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes has been known to move around a lot in the NFL Draft. The Lions made six trades in last years draft and Holmes has already publicly brought up the idea of trading out of the first round in this years draft twice. To start the week I did a mock
The NFL season is over, mock draft season is in full effect now. PFF and Pro Football Network have been pushing them all out all season long, now it is time for NFL media to step up to the plate. The latest piece they have for draft fans to digest is a three-round mock draft
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 clearest signs the Detroit Lions are in much better hands now than in any other time of the Internet Era is in how well the team is managing the financial aspect of football. For years, the Lions routinely ranked near the top of the NFL in dead salary cap spending — paying