Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from the Detroit Lions first training camp practice Saturday. ► For the first time in two years, the Lions welcomed fans into a camp practice. Even though the day was reserved for season ticket holders, there was a strong showing of support. Coach Dan Campbell briefly addressed the
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He doesn’t have Matthew Stafford’s rocket launcher of a right arm or penchant for squeezing passes through impossible windows, and when he declared “check downs are my friend” Friday, it caused frightening flashbacks of the Jim Bob Cooter years. But a few minutes before Jared Goff praised his running backs’ receiving ability by embracing the check-down, the
The Detroit Lions might want to think about getting Columbia’s Melissa Gonzalez in for a tryout. The wife of Lions quarterback David Blough on Saturday morning in Tokyo qualified for the women’s 400 hurdles semifinals and set a personal record by finishing second in Heat 1 with a time of 0:55.32. She’ll look to earn a
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell shed more light on his team’s emerging running back tandem Friday, saying he envisions D’Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams being a 1-2 punch, similiar to Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram were for the New Orleans Saints years ago. “That’s my vision of this 1-2 punch,” Campbell said. “That’s how I see Jamaal
Allen Park — Over the first few days of Lions’ training camp, one scene has been notably lacking — deep shots down the field. Granted, Friday marked Day 3 of training camp. The Lions have a new coaching staff and are installing a new playbook. And the sample size is small with quarterback Jared Goff taking limited
Allen Park — Jamaal Williams might be the easiest player to spot during a Detroit Lions practice. It’s not because he’s stacking big run on top of big run. With players yet to don the pad this season, and tackling subsequently not part of the routine, it’s too early to be assessing the performance of running backs.
Allen Park — For the past two seasons, Justin Coleman manned the increasing important nickel cornerback position for the Detroit Lions. But in the weeks after the team cut Coleman in a cap-savings move in March, the replacement plan was unclear. Eventually, the Lions signed Corn Elder, a solid veteran with 30 games of experience the past
They won’t be as creative or impossible for the casual fan to decipher as the ones used by many college football teams, but the Detroit Lions will use a similar play card system to help players quickly identify personnel groupings this fall. At Thursday’s training camp practice, I noticed a Lions support staff member holding up
Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from the Detroit Lions first training camp practice Friday. ► Safety C.J. Moore, who missed practice on Thursday, was back on the practice field. According to coach Dan Campbell, Moore had some back spasms after a weight lifting session, but it proved to be a short-term concern. Regardless, it’s
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said Friday he still is weighing how much to play his starters and when in the NFL’s new-look preseason. The NFL expanded to a 17-game regular season for the first time this fall and eliminated one of the standard four preseason games. Historically, teams used the third preseason game as
Ex-Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn has a new job. NFL Network reported Friday the Cleveland Browns hired Quinn as senior consultant to their football operations department. Quinn still has two years left on his contract with the Lions, and had been in the running for a front office position with the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier
Allen Park — Former Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn has landed a new job, joining the Cleveland Browns’ front office as a senior consultant for the football operations department, according to an NFL Network report. The Lions hired Quinn in 2016 after a 16-year stint with the New England Patriots where he worked his way
Taylor Decker could have said nothing. He could have copped out. “I’d rather not get into that right now.” Or simply, “No comment.” Either of these old standbys would have been perfectly reasonable and acceptable answers when the Detroit Lions left tackle was asked Thursday if he had decided to change his mind and get
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Staunchly opposed to getting the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this spring, Detroit Lions left tackle Taylor Decker now says he has been vaccinated. “I did get vaccinated, and that’s all I’ll say on that topic,” Decker said after Day 2 of training camp Thursday. Pressed on why he changed his mind, Decker, a returning team captain,
Jeff Okudah ran stride-for-stride down the right sideline with Tyrell Williams in the second-to-last period of practice Thursday, then let out a scream as he knocked a Jared Goff pass harmlessly to the ground. Three plays later, Okudah chased Kalif Raymond across the field following a long gain on a screen and was greeted by
Associated Press Florham Park, N.J. — Jarrad Davis was in a tough spot on the field — and a dark place in his head. The once-promising linebacker was no longer a starter for the Detroit Lions, struggling to find a role and desperately trying to fend off the negative thoughts that were chipping away at his confidence and
Allen Park — You’ve probably heard it said before, but a cornerback must have a short-term memory to be successful. The thought process being if you dwell longer than necessary on a mistake, you leave yourself open to it impacting you a second time. Jeff Okudah, the Detroit Lions’ first-round pick a year ago, has taken that
I do not know how good the Detroit Lions will be this fall, but I do think their running backs will be fun to watch. D’Andre Swift has had two impressive days of practice, though that comes with the obvious caveat that the Lions still are not in pads. Swift has looked more explosive than
Allen Park — Taylor Decker has reversed course. The Detroit Lions offense tackle, three months after saying he wouldn’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, revealed Ththat he has been vaccinated. Much like when he was originally asked about the topic in April, Decker preferred to not elaborate on his decision. “I did get vacinnated, and that’s