With just two days until Super Bowl LVIII, the other 30 teams in the NFL are searching for ways they could still be playing this time next year. Here are the five teams with the brightest futures. 5. Los Angeles Chargers The Chargers have had one of the most talented rosters in the league for
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Dan Campbell was one of the finalists for the NFL Coach of the Year at the annual NFL Honors. The Lions head coach was a great candidate, leading Detroit to a division title and a 12-5 record. Alas, Campbell did not win the award. Kevin Stefanski of the Browns was the winner, followed by Houston’s
What exactly do you have to do win the NFL Coach of the Year award? Despite an incredible season, the NFL and the Associated Press has once again skipped over Dan Campbell and not awarded him with the NFL Coach of the Year award. Campbell got cheated out of the award last season after taking
The Detroit Lions scored a big win on Thursday night. While it wasn’t an NFL Honors award, this victory is even better. Per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Lions All-Pro center Frank Ragnow has decided to keep playing. There had been some consideration that Ragnow could retire due to his chronic toe injury
Neither Sam LaPorta nor Jahmyr Gibbs won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year at the annual NFL Honors extravaganza. But the Lions duo finished in the top four in the voting. LaPorta captured 40 of the 48 third-place votes to finish in third. Gibbs earned three third-place votes to come in fourth. The Lions
There appears to be another coaching addition to the Detroit Lions defensive staff. Multiple reports indicate the Lions are hiring former Jaguars defensive passing game coordinator Deshea Townsend to the same role in Detroit. Townsend, 48, spent two years in that role in Jacksonville. The Lions did not have a named passing game coordinator on
The Detroit Lions have reportedly hired Jaguars pass game coordinator and cornerbacks coach Deshea Townsend to come to Detroit and serve as their defensive pass game coordinator. The great thing about the NFL is that player and coach relationship. A lot of times when a coach moves on, a player likes to move with them
The Detroit Lions aren’t done hiring new coaches. Last week they hired Terrell Williams away from the Titans to be their new defensive line coach. This week they’ve reportedly made another hire for a new passing game coordinator. Townsend has some connection with the Lions coaching staff. Townsend was a long time teammate of Lions
The Detroit Lions are set to hire former Pittsburgh Steeler cornerback Deshea Townsend as defensive pass-game coordinator, according to a report by Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report. Townsend, who played 12 seasons for the Steelers from 1998-2009, has been coaching in the NFL since 2011. He was most recently the passing game coordinator and cornerbacks
This year’s NFL draft will be a different experience for Detroit Lions fans. The Lions don’t pick in the top five overall, or even the top 10. Heck, Detroit isn’t slated to pick in the first 25 slots. Brad Holmes and the Lions will make their first selection in the 2024 NFL draft at No.
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 a big offseason this year. We’re talking about the type of offseason that could bring them from a team that almost made the Super Bowl to a team that should win it next year. While everyone is really looking forward to seeing which players they come out of the offseason with,
The Sacramento Kings welcomed the Detroit Pistons to the Golden 1 Center on Wednesday night and mercilessly trolled their opponents during the pregame introductions. Bay Area fans are clearly still relishing in the San Francisco 49ers’ historic come-from-behind victory against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game in late January. That comeback win was
The Detroit Lions are going to need to pay a lot of attention to their secondary for the second offseason in a row. They’re going to really need to bulk up at cornerback more than anything else, but they’ll also have to make sure they do some retention as well. Particularly with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
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 NFL and its owner’s favorite tools of the offseason is the use of the franchise, non-exclusive, or transition tags. The players on the other hand have always had a different view of it but it does help a player make a quick payday. The Lions have some notable free agents such as
Shocking revelations have arisen about Calvin Johnson, the former wide receiver of the Detroit Lions. In an interview with the former quarterback Robert Griffin III, the wide receiver who still holds the record for covering the most receiving yards, claimed that he was under the influence of Marijuana in some games. The legendary wide receiver
The Detroit Lions officially signed WR Tre’Quan Smith to a futures contract for the 2024 season on Wednesday. Smith tried out for the team earlier in the day and it appears as though it went well enough for him to an a contract from Detroit. Smith, 28, is a former third-round pick of the Saints
Bears Bears LB Montez Sweat admitted that he was initially disappointed to be traded but found that he was able to play with more relief after he signed a new deal with Chicago. “Man, it’s been a roller coaster,” Sweat told NFL.com at the Pro Bowl. “A roller-coaster ride. Just gotta enjoy the ride. Some
MLive’s Kyle Meinke wrote about how the Den showed up to NFL games just as much as the team did throughout the NFL season. He reported that the season saw the most fans proudly attend Lions games for the first time in decades: Lions fans invaded road stadiums from one coast to the other, and