The Washington Commanders were initially heavily connected to Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson during their exhaustive coaching search. However, in a surprising twist, they ultimately opted to appoint Dan Quinn, the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, as their new head coach. Ben Johnson, on the other hand, decided to remain in his current
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Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was at one point considered a favorite to become the new head coach of the Washington Commanders. He ended up deciding to stay in the Motor City and according to reports, the way he and his camp informed Washington that he was no longer in consideration for the gig
It’s a busy week for the NFL. Not only will the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers battle it out in Super Bowl 58, but the Pro Football Hall of Fame will welcome a new class to Canton. The Hall of Fame Class of 2024 will be announced during “NFL Honors,” which airs Thursday
It is draft season for all but two teams and their fanbases, for the Detroit Lions this used to be a time that came much sooner. Mock drafts are flying all around us from every site and publication. The latest we are highlighting comes from PFF and their NFL Draft podcast The PFF NFL Stock Exchange.
One of the best parts of going to the annual Reese’s Senior Bowl is learning a lot more about the more than 100 NFL draft prospects down in Mobile. Between interviewing many of them and seeing how they interact with teammates and coaches, we get to see a deeper picture of a player. Oh yeah,
Who is America’s team? The Dallas Cowboys sure think it’s them and they’ll tell you that every year forever. But there’s a new America’s team in town these days and it’s the Detroit Lions. They captivated the nation in the playoffs this year and most of the country wanted to see them play in the
It’s the time of year when Lions fans love to look at the players available in free agency and the 2024 NFL draft. It’s fun to ponder the possibilities of adding more talent to the team. Head coach Dan Campbell knows the Lions need to keep adding more talent. However, he has made it clear
Over the past few days, Lions head coach Dan Campbell has taken a lot of criticism over how he handled some decisions in Detroit’s NFC Championship Game loss to the San Francisco 49ers. It’s still a talking point in many places; I did a radio guest spot in Texas late in the week, and two
The Commanders and Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson can’t seem to move on from each other. After Johnson backed out of contention for Washington’s head-coaching position earlier this week, both have used the media to attack the other. However, instead of either gaining the upper hand, both sides look bad. On Thursday, NFL insider Mike
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was consistently viewed as the favorite for the Washington Commanders’ head-coaching job until he abruptly withdrew from the process as the team was preparing for a second interview with him. Reports are beginning to surface as to why things went down the way they did. Dueling reports began to
For the first time in decades, the Detroit Lions will be the reigning divisional champions in 2024. Winning the NFC North for the first time means many things, but among them is the prospect of playing a first-place schedule next season. The exact sequence of the schedule isn’t known yet; the NFL releases that in
The Detroit Lions offense was clearly good on the surface. Ben Johnson’s unit finished fifth in scoring and third in total yards during the 2023 regular season. The Lions offense was also very good below the surface in the analytical grading. Detroit finished in the top 10 of every single offensive metric graded by Pro
Three days of Senior Bowl practices wrapped on Thursday afternoon. After watching all the sessions in person at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama, the Detroit Lions Podcast gathered back on radio row to go over what we saw during the week. We covered a lot of the players
What a season for the Detroit Lions. Let’s just go ahead and list all the accolades again. They had the the best record in franchise history, won their first division title since 1993, won their first playoff game since 1991 and were less than a touchdown away from going to their first Super Bowl. That
Teddy Bridgewater just finished what will be his final season in the NFL, but the veteran quarterback is not walking away from the game of football. Bridgewater said back in December that he planned to retire at the end of the season and coach high school football. The 31-year-old is doing just that, as he
Teddy Bridgewater made it clear when he joined the Detroit Lions last summer that the 2023 season would be his last in the NFL. Sure enough, Bridgewater retired right after the Lions lost to the 49ers in the NFC Championship game last Sunday. It didn’t take long for Bridgewater to find his next career step.
Teddy Bridgewater, days into his retirement from the NFL, was named head football coach at his alma mater, Miami Northwestern High School, on Friday. Bridgewater, 31, was the school’s quarterback from 2008-10 before heading to Louisville and then the NFL. A first-round draft pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 2014, Bridgewater missed the 2016 and
Bridgewater spent his final NFL season with the Detroit Lions, appearing in just one game, attempting no passes and taking only three snaps. The 2015 Pro Bowler attended Miami Northwestern High School before suiting up for the University of Louisville for three years from 2011-13. Bridgewater was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 32nd
Teddy Bridgewater announced he’d retire from the NFL after the conclusion of the Detroit Lions’ campaign, as he looked to enter the coaching world. Well, that seems to be exactly what the former Louisville Cardinals star and NFL veteran quarterback has done. Bridgewater has reportedly been named the head coach at his high school alma
Thursday afternoon marked the final day of practices at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. It’s been a great week with beautiful weather and even better play on the field by the players. As we know, all these players are doing everything they can to solidify their draft status. Certainly, three days of practice should