Allen Park — The Associated Press released a list of finalists for its offseason awards on Wednesday, and Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell didn’t make the cut for the group’s Coach of the Year honors. That award will be given to Brian Daboll, of the New York Giants, Jacksonville’s Doug Pederson or San Francisco’s Kyle
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One of the NFL’s preeminent draft analysts has released his first 2023 mock draft. And with two first-round picks for the Detroit Lions, we’d be doing a disservice to ignore the information, even if we’re still three months out from names being called and daps from commissioner Roger Goodell live in Kansas City. So let’s
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes made it clear during his end-of-the-year press conference that he fully intends to upgrade the team’s 32nd-ranked defense this offseason. With those comments in mind, it’s hardly surprising to see some of the top mock drafters having Detroit focus on that unit in their early projections. In a mock
They’re big and burly and not at all dandelions, but cultivating an elite offensive line in the NFL is like growing a prize garden — both require plenty of pruning to keep the weeds out. That’s the spot the Detroit Lions find themselves in this offseason as they look to keep one of the NFL’s
Allen Park — The offseason arrived for the Detroit Lions at least one week earlier than the team had hoped. Despite winning eight of their final 10 games, the Lions were left on the outside of the NFC playoff picture after losing a head-to-head tie breaker to the Seattle Seahawks, who claimed the conference’s seventh
Allen Park — For the third time, and first since 1997, two Detroit Lions rookie defensive players were named to the Pro Football Writers of America’s All-Rookie Team. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez were selected to the squad, making the Lions one of seven teams represented by two selections. The No. 2
In the early 1990s, I was working in one of my first journalism jobs at the Pasadena Star-News, a small newspaper just outside Los Angeles. The paper had hired a new editor and he called a staff meeting with the sports department in an ominous, dark-paneled conference room I didn’t even know existed. No one
Mandatory Credit: Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports Wide receiver Stefon Diggs was frustrated after the Buffalo Bills’ Divisional Round loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Here are five potential trade destinations for the star wide receiver. The Buffalo Bills have shown to be consistent Super Bowl contenders out of the AFC in recent years. In 2020, they
The New England Patriots might move on from former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia. With the Detroit Lions no longer paying Matt Patricia’s salary, the New England Patriots could be letting go of their de-facto offensive coordinator completely. New England head coach Bill Belichick seems to have exploited a loophole in the system because,
Ndamukong Suh earned his first ring in 2021. Matthew Stafford won a championship last February. Now, Darius Slay is two wins away from joining his former Detroit Lions teammates on the list of Super Bowl champions. Slay is the most prominent of more than a dozen ex-Lions still left in the NFL playoffs after his
The Detroit Lions are losing a key member of their front office. Lions director of college scouting Dave Sears is leaving the organization to become assistant general manager of the Arizona Cardinals, a source told the Free Press. NFL Network first reported the news. Sears joined the Lions in 2007 and served a variety of
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions were able to retain offensive coordinator Ben Johnson but will be losing a key piece of the front office this offseason. A little more than three months before the 2023 NFL Draft, the Lions will be in need of a new college scouting director. Dave Sears, who has served
The free agent negotiating period opens in a little over seven weeks, but the Detroit Lions will be active trying to re-sign some of their own free agents well before then. Most of the Lions’ 15 unrestricted free agents have expressed a desire publicly to return to Detroit, and Lions general manager Brad Holmes said
With the Detroit Lions’ 2022 season in the books, it’s time to hand out our annual awards. ▶ Offensive player of the year: Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown With all proper respect due to Jamaal Williams’ 17-touchdown season, this decision came down to St. Brown and quarterback Jared Goff. And while it’s always easiest to go
Jerry Green | Special to The Detroit News The telephone on the kitchen wall snapped me from my reverie. I was planning a writing agenda for the Lions’ training camp at Cranbrook. I had earned a battlefield commission. Henceforth, I would be the pro football writer for The Detroit News. I was on vacation, and
Taylor Decker had what he considered the best season of his career in 2022. The Detroit Lions left tackle was voted a Pro Bowl alternate for the first time in his seven NFL seasons. He did not miss an offensive snap while playing all 17 games. He was a leader on one of the best
Bloomfield Hills — For the longest time, reporter Jerry Green had been quietly driven by the symmetry of matching childhood idol Joe DiMaggio. But in the end, it was another professional sports icon, quarterback Tom Brady, who helped convince Green it was OK to step away. This year, for the first time since the Super
The Detroit Lions have not played an international game in nearly a decade. If that streak ends this fall, they will face one of the marquee teams on their 2023 schedule in Germany. The NFL announced “home” teams for its five international games in 2023, and the only one on the Lions’ schedule is the
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Producer: Andrew Hammond • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys trade their views on human nature while talking about Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson’s decision to stay with the team. Later, Carlos & Shawn rank where each of Detroit’s
Free Press sports columnists Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor debate about almost everything, especially for their podcast, “Free Press Sports with Carlos & Shawn.” They’ve seen a lot of Detroit sports in recent years, which means they’ve seen … a lot of rebuilding. Here, the guys discuss what, if anything, fans around here have to