When Barry Sanders came to Detroit as the second pick in the 1989 NFL draft, he joined a 4-12 team that hadn’t made the playoffs in six years, with a likable new head coach. “I think the slogan was ‘Restore the Roar,'” Sanders said Tuesday. One of the best running backs in NFL history, Sanders
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Associated Press | The Detroit News Foxborough, Mass. – Trey Flowers signed with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, returning to the team where he played his first four NFL seasons and won two of three Super Bowls. The defensive end was placed on injured reserve after playing in four games for the Miami Dolphins last
Allen Park — The Lions keep acting like a contender. Case in point, they finally added an experienced backup quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater, the most important insurance policy an NFL team can purchase. The Lions keep looking like a contender. Case in point, Dan Campbell talked about the state of his offense Tuesday and said, “In
Practice? We talking about practice? Indeed we are, and with all due respect to Detroit casino legend Allen Iverson, Tuesday’s Detroit Lions-New York Giants joint practice felt like something a little more to some of the parties involved. Lions coach Dan Campbell came to the podium for his morning news conference sounding like he had
Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Tuesday’s joint training camp practice between the New York Giants and Detroit Lions. These shared practices get a little chaotic. To maximize our coverage, I looped in colleague Nolan Bianchi. I spent the day watching Detroit’s offense, while he kept tabs on the defense. To
Teddy Bridgewater spent two seasons with the New Orleans Saints and made quite the impression on Dan Campbell during that time. On the field, Bridgewater went 5-0 as a fill-in starter for Drew Bress in 2019 after Brees broke his thumb early in the season. Off it, he helped nurture the Saints’ skill position talent,
Allen Park — The Teddy Bridgewater signing still isn’t official, and the expectation is he won’t take the field until next week, after the Detroit Lions’ first preseason game, but the intent of adding the quarterback was made crystal clear by coach Dan Campbell on Tuesday morning. To summarize, the Lions believe in what they’ve
Jonah Jackson didn’t have joint practices as a rookie when the NFL put a temporary stop to them due to COVID, and in his second season, the Detroit Lions didn’t schedule any training camp workouts with other teams because Dan Campbell was still settling into life as an NFL coach. The Lions visited the Indianapolis
Dan Campbell never hid the Detroit Lions’ interest in signing Teddy Bridgewater, and it’s clear now that interest was mutual. The Lions signed Bridgewater to be their new backup quarterback Monday, on the eve of their joint practices with the New York Giants. Bridgewater, 31, was considered on the top backup quarterbacks on the market
Allen Park — After months of flirtation, the Detroit Lions are signing quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. A source familiar with the negotiations confirmed the pending addition to The Detroit News. Bridgewater had visited the Lions late last month, meeting with several staffers, including offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. The next day, coach Dan Campbell explained the team’s
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions brought in Bobby Hart, a veteran with Pro Bowl experience, this offseason to push returning long-snapper Scott Daly. They liked the results so much through two weeks of training camp that the team effectively awarded backup Daly the job on Monday, releasing challenger Jake McQuaid, freeing up a roster
The Detroit Lions have picked a long snapper, and it’s the same one they employed the past two years. The Lions released veteran long snapper Jake McQuaide on Monday, giving the job to incumbent Scott Daly for 2023. Daly handled long-snapping duties for the Lions the past two seasons, but the team signed McQuaide, a
Allen Park — After two weeks of training camp, it’s time to switch it up. The Detroit Lions will begin joint practices with the New York Giants this week, giving each team a fresh look and setting up the first preseason game of the year. Lions head coach Dan Campbell said he’s looking forward to
The Detroit Lions host the New York Giants for joint practices Tuesday and Wednesday and their preseason opener Friday, and Lions coach Dan Campbell said facing a new opponent two weeks into training camp will be good for his squad. “It’s a fresh look at somebody else and I love that cause camp, you got
It’s extension season in the NFL, the time of year where teams reward some of their most important veterans with new contracts, locking them up long-term. Among the players we’ve seen ink new, multi-year pacts in recent weeks are Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, Dallas cornerback Trevon Diggs, Giants offensive tackle Andrew Thomas, Bengals linebacker Logan
When organized team activities ended in mid-June, Emmanuel Moseley looked like a sure bet to be ready for the start of training camp. Now two weeks into camp, there’s no guarantee he’ll be ready for the start of the regular season. Moseley made his first public appearance of the summer at Detroit Lions practice Saturday,
Before the Detroit Lions signed veteran long snapper Jake McQuaide this offseason, they told the two-time Pro Bowler he would have to beat out incumbent Scott Daly to win a spot on the 53-man roster. Any ties would go to Daly, who was younger and cheaper entering his third NFL season. “They said you got
Allen Park – Expectations are as high as they’ve ever been for the Lions. Perhaps you’ve heard them. Division favorites. National TV mainstays. Super Bowl sleepers. For many NFL teams, that’s nothing new. For the Lions, it’s such a rare phenomenon, it draws media visitors from across the country, who splash Dan Campbell and Brad
Dan Campbell took a swig of water, put his bottle down, adjusted his hat and spread his arms like an eagle. A little more than an hour before his team was set to practice in front of anotherpacked training camp crowd, Campbell was asked about the Detroit Lions achieving a season-ticket sellout for the first
Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Saturday’s Detroit Lions’ training camp practice. ▶ Another practice, another injury for the Lions. This time it was wide receiver Denzel Mims who got banged up. Hauling in a dart across the deep middle of the field, the receiver impressively held on despite taking a decent pop