FOXBORO, Mass. — The Detroit Lions will have one of their best offensive weapons back for today’s game against the New England Patriots, and are making a major change on defense. Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is active after testing his sprained left ankle with an extensive running program during pre-game warmups, and the Lions
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Free Press sports writers share their predictions with the Detroit Lions‘ latest game against the New England Patriots on Sunday (1 p.m., Fox) in Foxborough, Mass.: Dave Birkett Bill Belichick is too good a coach to let the Lions run wild on offense like they have the first four weeks of the season. Expect the
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In the bowels of Gillette Stadium, the New England Patriots’ locker room is a mostly serious place when it’s open to media. Unlike many NFL locker rooms, there is no music, just the din of players, staff and reporters bustling about the confines of the long, narrow room. Lockers have handsome, dark-wood
Mike Tupa Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise Detroit inks Parker from practice squad in time for Sunday’s game against the Patriots Bartlesville’s A.J. Parker could be in line to see some action Sunday for the Detroit Lions. The Lions announced Saturday they have signed the Bartlesville High School graduate back to the active roster from the practice squad.
The Detroit Lions have the league’s highest-scoring offense, averaging an astounding 35 points per game. The problem is, they have the worst defense in the league by a country mile. This is a team that could be 3-1 if the defense was just bad, as opposed to being atrocious. We were supposed to see growth
In search of help for their league-worst defense, the Detroit Lions could be turning to a deposed starter from last year. The Lions signed cornerback AJ Parker and return man Maurice Alexander off the practice squad to the 53-man roster Saturday and placed wide receiver Quintez Cephus on injured reserve. Parker played in 13 games
The Detroit Lions made a series of roster moves on Saturday afternoon, a day ahead of the team’s road game against the New England Patriots. The Lions placed wide receiver Quintez Cephus on injured reserve, signed receiver Maurice Alexander and cornerback AJ Parker to the active roster, and temporarily elevated kicker Michael Badgley and cornerback
Detroit Lions (1-3) at New England Patriots (1-3) The coaches: Lions — Dan Campbell (9-23-1 overall, 4-16-1 with Lions); Patriots — Bill Belichick (291-146 overall, 255-102 with Patriots). Last game: Lions lost to Seattle Seahawks, 48-45; Patriots lost to Green Bay Packers, 27-24 (OT). Last meeting: Sept. 23, 2018: Lions won, 26-10. Key matchups Lions DC Aaron
Each Saturday during the college football season, we’ll highlight five prospects with locally televised matchups who could be a fit for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft, based on projected needs. The list aims to highlight early-, mid- and late-round prospects. This will give you a chance to watch the players performing live,
Bailey Zappe has attempted 15 passes in his NFL career, but the Detroit Lions have a meaty scouting report on the New England Patriots’ presumptive starting quarterback for Sunday’s game at Gillette Stadium, thanks to their time coaching Zappe in the Senior Bowl. “Highly intelligent,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said this week. “I mean, he
Allen Park — As Detroit Lions rookie defensive end Aidan Hutchinson navigates natural rookie struggles, particularly as a pass rusher, one of the factors helping keep him away from the quarterback is the sheer number of double teams he’s been facing. According to data collected by ESPN, Hutchinson is facing the second-highest rate of double-teams
A day after their special teams coordinator professed his faith in Austin Seibert as the answer to their kicking woes, the Detroit Lions waived the fourth-year kicker and handed the job to Michael Badgley. Badgley signed with the Lions practice squad Tuesday after kicking last week for the Chicago Bears. He scored every Bears point
Ifeatu “Iffy” Melifonwu grew up in South Grafton dreaming of playing in the NFL. The former Grafton High and Syracuse University standout achieved that goal last year as a rookie for the Detroit Lions. And on Sunday afternoon, he’ll find himself playing against the helmeted heroes he grew up rooting for when the Lions take
Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo, Justin Rogers and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Sunday’s Lions-Patriots game at Gillette Stadium (1 p.m., Fox/97.1). ▶ Nolan Bianchi: The Lions’ defense can’t get any worse, right? Right?! Even though Mac Jones is a no-go for Sunday, seeing what the Patriots got out of Bailey Zappe
The Detroit Lions could be getting one starting wide receiver back for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots, but another will be out. DJ Chark will miss his second straight game Sunday with soreness in his surgically-repaired left ankle. Chark missed last week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, but told the Free Press on
Allen Park — Austin Seibert won the Detroit Lions’ kicking job in training camp, but a groin injury, a residual issue from a surgery last year, has cost him the role just four games into the season. On Friday, the Lions waived Seibert. Although the team didn’t announce a corresponding move, it’s expected Michael Badgely
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions released another lengthy injury report on Friday, offering both some positive news and more bad news days ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the New England Patriots. On the positive side of the things, starting guard Jonah Jackson practiced fully on Friday, and even though he’s listed as questionable for
Usually Dan Campbell is a fan of the midseason bye week. This year, the Detroit Lions coach is thrilled to have his bye early in the season. Top receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown returned to practice Friday for the first time since spraining his ankle in a Week 3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, but the
Allen Park — Jared Goff, Josh Reynolds and Nate Sudfeld played him in a Super Bowl. Dan Campbell and Ben Johnson coached against him as a divisional rival with the Miami Dolphins. But no matter the background, anybody who’s played offense against Bill Belichick knows one thing: Expect the unexpected. “Whenever you think they’re going
FOXBORO — The story of how Tom Kennedy was discovered by the NFL is as remarkable as his journey itself. A dual-sport athlete at Bryant, Kennedy starred in Smithfield as a midfielder on the lacrosse team and as a receiver on the football team. His performance on the gridiron was extraordinary as Kennedy left Bryant’s