Brock Purdy was the final pick of the NFL Draft a year ago by the San Francisco 49ers, earning the title of “Mr. Irrelevant.” Last season, he took over for injured quarterbacks Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo and led the 49ers to the NFC championship game. Former Detroit East English defensive end Desjuan Johnson hopes
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Jared Goff isn’t going anywhere, yet. The Detroit Lions remain committed to him as the starting quarterback for 2023 and possibly beyond. Quarterback Jared Goff’s future really hasn’t changed since the 2023 NFL Draft. He’s still the Detroit Lions’ starting quarterback, and recent reports suggest he and the franchise are chugging along toward an imminent
NFL power rankings following the 2023 draft (previous rank in parentheses): 1. Chiefs (1): Barring extenuating circumstances − and none here − when you’ve got the league’s best player in MVP Patrick Mahomes and the Lombardi Trophy, you’re in the top spot until events warrant otherwise. Make no mistake, this team has been appreciably altered since
Two weeks ago, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff said he had yet to hear from the team regarding a possible contract extension. But following the NFL Draft, there’s suddenly some positive momentum on that front. According to general manager Brad Holmes, in an interview with 97.1 The Ticket, the two sides have had some conversations
The Detroit Lions took Hendon Hooker in the third round of last week’s NFL draft, but that does not guarantee he will be their quarterback of the future. Lions general manager Brad Holmes said Tuesday on 97.1 WXYT-FM that the organization has discussed a new contract with quarterback Jared Goff. “Yeah, we’ve had (internal) dialogue
Brad Holmes finally did it, even though he probably didn’t mean to do it. The Detroit Lions general manager has at long last given us the potential to have a good, old-fashioned quarterback controversy — if not this season, then certainly the next. All thanks to Holmes’ bold decision to select Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker in
OK, this is going to get complicated. My colleague Jeff Seidel wrote a good column over the weekend about the Matthew Stafford trade and the doors it’s opened for Brad Holmes and the Detroit Lions in the past two NFL drafts. The shorthand version is the Lions traded Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in
With the NFL Draft in the books, we like to go back and better familiarize ourselves with some of the prospects the Detroit Lions added to the roster through their college tape. We’re going to kickstart our annual film reviews with former Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs. ▶ Games watched: @Texas (Sept. 10), @Arkansas (Oct. 1),
Allen Park — Now that the mocks have been mocked and the smokescreens have cleared, we can make one indisputable observation about the Lions. It’s a trait many teams espouse, but few actually practice. I’ll put it in football terms for you: The Lions ain’t scared. They play that way under Dan Campbell, with more
Kansas City, Mo. — Image might not be everything, but for Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and a number of local organizers, it means plenty for a city that still is trying to overcome a not-so-flattering national perception of being on financial skids with little to offer. With that in mind and being a year away
In any NFL draft class, the initial spotlight seldom strays far from the earliest picks. Over time, however, the players further down the draft board have a way of shaping our understanding of the event. With the 2023 NFL draft now complete, the biggest buzz should remain around the first-round selections for some time. After
Some give out post-draft grades. But I always hated report cards — maybe, that’s some deep-seated, high-school PTSD. Here are 10 awards and predictions after the Detroit Lions‘ 2023 NFL draft: Biggest impact Here is a bold, way-too-early prediction: Jahmyr Gibbs will provide plenty of highlights next season. But this Lions offense will have a
Before Brad Holmes left his house on Day 3 of the NFL draft, his 4-year-old son told him, “Daddy, I saw you on TV.” Great, Holmes thought. “And what was Daddy doing?” he asked. “He said, ‘You were beating the table, you gave a high-five, you hugged somebody and you were in glasses,'” Holmes said.
Kansas City, Mo. — Image might not be everything, but for Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and a number of local organizers, it means plenty for a city that still is trying to overcome a not-so-flattering national perception of being on financial skids with little to offer. With that in mind and being a year away
“Outta’ my mind on a Monday moanin’“ No, seriously, it really is the first day of May? Is anyone else finding this a bit incredible? Lions’ fans seem to have mixed feelings, post-NFL Draft? Certainly, Mayor Mike Duggan, Claude Molinari, Eric Larson and Team Detroit are busy taking notes on the scene getting ready for our
CB Christian Gonzalez, New England Patriots, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) The 2023 NFL Draft is officially in the books. Who were the biggest winners and losers among the 32 NFL teams’ 2023 draft classes? After three days, seven rounds, and 259 picks the 2023 NFL Draft is officially over. While
Allen Park — With the 2023 NFL Draft in the books, let’s put a bow on the event with some of my thoughts regarding the Detroit Lions’ weekend: If you went into this draft expecting the Lions to focus on the defense, who could blame you? In fact, there probably would have been a healthy
B.J. Ojulari, LSU TIgers. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) These non-first-round picks landed in spectacular places for them during the 2023 NFL Draft. While first-rounders are expected to make noise wherever they end up, where you land in the NFL Draft matters way more for day-two and day-three picks. I mean, half the league is
The Detroit Lions survived another three-day draftapalooza, reeling in eight new players during the NFL draft 2023. Brad Holmes, the team’s third-year general manager, made six trades in all, five while he was on the draft clock, to boost a roster and depth chart favored to win the NFC North crown. Draft grades, taken with
It’s gotta be the sweatshirt, right? After all, how many NFL general managers hit a news conference podium repping their coach on their chest? As Brad Holmes did Saturday afternoon at Detroit Lions headquarters in Allen Park when he sported a black sweatshirt with a large photo of Dan Campbell ironed onto it? (Not that