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
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The final practice for the 2024 Senior Bowl wrapped up Thursday, with both sides working on red zone and goal-line packages. While there weren’t as many 1-on-1s to evaluate, there was still a lot to take in from the final practice in Mobile, Alabama. Here are the biggest winners and losers from Day 3 of
Teddy Bridgewater is retiring from the Lions so he can coach high school football back home in Miami. But Hendon Hooker, Detroit’s rookie QB3, plans to spend plenty more time this off season learning from the journeyman. With Bridgewater leaving the NFL, Hooker likely moves up on the Lions depth chart. The former Tennessee Vol
The final head coaching vacancy on the NFL coaching carousel got filled on Thursday. The Washington Commanders hired former Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as their new head coach. From a Lions standpoint, of course, the hiring means that defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn will not be leaving for Washington. Glenn was one of the finalists
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson made waves on Tuesday when he informed the Commanders and Seahawks that he would be withdrawing himself from both teams head coaching searches. Suddenly there seems to be a concerted effort to make it seem like Johnson was never a guy any team was interested in and maybe some
Sweat is the top dog on this roster, but the American team also has Alabama’s Chris Braswell, Florida State’s Braden Fiske, Auburn’s Marcus Harris and Texas A&M’s McKinnley Jackson. With Williams, the Lions now have someone on the inside to be a first on-field evaluator to work with these guys. That’s a major plus. There’s
There will be a little less Detroit Lions flavor in the upcoming Pro Bowl Games. Even after adding two Lions players this week, two others have opted not to participate. Quarterback Jared Goff informed the NFL that he’s not going to attend the revamped event, which no longer features an actual football exhibition game. He
Marshall Mathers, whom the world knows as Eminem , is a loyal Detroit Lions fan. So when the news broke that Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson could leave the team, the ‘Mocking Bird’ singer teased a special ‘diss track’ on Johnson. The Lions faced off against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game
The Detroit Lions will look to one-up their overachieving 2023 season, and they have a great chance of achieving that after keeping their most important personnel. Among the key retentions to the squad is offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who was widely believed to be leaving Ford Field after defying preseason expectations. His decision to stay
The Detroit Lions defensive line had some problems this year. Especially when it came to getting home to the quarterback. The Lions had defensive line coach John Scott Jr. in his first year with the team. While there is no official word yet, it would appear that the Lions may be moving on from Scott
There is an assistant coaching shakeup on the Lions staff coming. According to Diana Russini of The Athletic, the Lions are adding a defensive run game coordinator and defensive line coach to the mix. Russini reported that the Lions are hiring Titans assistant coach Terrell Williams to be Detroit’s defensive run game coordinator and DL
Ben Johnson decided to return to the Detroit Lions rather than become a head coach elsewhere, marking the second straight offseason he has made that decision. The official answer we received regarding Johnson’s decision was that he had “unfinished business” with the Lions and wanted to win a Super Bowl with the team. We also
The Detroit Lions‘ head coach Dan Campbell has witnessed tremendous popularity throughout the season among the fans and analysts. He has single-handedly changed the morale of the Detroit Lions team. The Lions made history by registering a postseason victory after three decades and Campbell was the architect who worked ‘not-so-silently’ but behind the curtains. His
The San Francisco 49ers went into halftime of the NFC Championship Game against the Detroit Lions trailing 24-7. Yet the team was able to come back and prevail, 34-31. Some bad decisions by Lions head coach Dan Campbell haunted Detroit during the collapse. But there was also a big change the Niners’ defense made that
Josh Reynolds is in the middle of the storm due to his drops, and he didn’t immediately address the issue. However, he finally spoke up on the botched receptions that probably cost his team the chance to compete for a Super Bowl. Detroit Lions’ Reynolds says dropped catches were down to luck According to The
The NFL finally corrected an egregious slight. On Tuesday, the league announced that Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was one of two Detroit players added to the 2024 Pro Bowl. St, Brown and rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs are among the additions to the all-star extravaganza, which has changed formats to a games style of
The Detroit Lions got some big news on Tuesday afternoon offensive coordinator Ben Johnson took his name out of the running for both the Commanders and Seahawks head coaching jobs and decided to stay on the Lions coaching staff. One of the early reactions to this move was to say something to the effect of
The latest edition of the Detroit Lions Podcast is now available to stream and listen to on YouTube or your favorite podcast provider. We recorded live from radio row in Mobile for the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl. The first half of the show is dedicated to Ben Johnson’s return to Detroit. The offensive coordinator spurned
The Detroit Lions had an impressive season, coming within one game of a Super Bowl berth despite their loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Looking ahead, the future seems promising for the Lions. GM Brad Holmes and Coach Dan Campbell are likely already diligently evaluating the roster, identifying areas for improvement to overcome the challenges.
The NFL Playoffs have provided fans with some thrilling moments, and this season saw the Detroit Lions come closer to a Super Bowl appearance than ever before. However, their hopes were dashed in the second half when they faced off against the San Francisco 49ers. While many have criticized head coach Dan Campbell for his