Training camp does not officially open for three days and already the Detroit Lions have a player on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Lions placed undrafted rookie offensive lineman Evan Heim on the COVID list Sunday. More than half of the Lions’ current 89-player roster and all of their assistant coaches are vaccinated, though Heim’s vaccination
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At this point, I feel like a broken record. But I’m going to say this one more time, I’m going to make this plea one more time, because time is running out. To Detroit Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp, to the entire Ford family, to team president Rod Wood, to all the beancounters in the
It sounds as if they’ll remain silent partners next month, and for the foreseeable future. Calvin Johnson will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton on Aug. 8, but the greatest receiver in Detroit Lions history will do so with a painfully familiar catch. Much like Hall of Famer Barry Sanders did when
The Detroit Lions announced Friday they have signed third-round pick Ifeatu Melifonwu, and now have all seven picks from the 2021 draft class under contract. During the draft, the Lions thought about trading up for Melifonwu, a big, athletic cornerback from Syracuse who had three interceptions and 23 pass breakups in two seasons as a starter. Listed at 6 feet
By Rob Maaddi | Associated Press NFL teams have been warned they could forfeit a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak among non-vaccinated players, and players on both teams wouldn’t get paid that week. “As we learned last year, we can play a full season if we maintain a firm commitment to adhering to our health
It’s hard to recall a year when projecting the regular-season record for all 32 NFL teams felt like such a weird, well, project. First, there’s the new 17-game schedule clubs will play moving forward. Barring a random 8-8-1 finish, .500 seasons are now a thing of the past. The crooked records simply look strange –
Calling it a “dream come true,” Christen Harper, the swimsuit model girlfriend of Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, is featured in the new Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which hit newsstands Monday. Harper, 28, appears in several pages, frolicking in the beach and sand, wearing a variety of boldly colored bikinis with her long brown hair flowing in the wind.
It’s pretty well known at this point: the Detroit Lions are in the beginning stages of a rebuild. New general manager. New head coach. New quarterback. The reset button has been pressed in Allen Park. And so, fans will be looking toward the future, which isn’t exactly a new concept for Detroit sports fans these days.
The Detroit Lions on Monday announced this year’s Family Fest will take place Saturday, Aug. 7 at Ford Field. The event is free and open to the public, but fans must register for a ticket at www.detroitlions.com/familyfest. The Lions, who played last season without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, begin practice at 11:30 a.m., but gates open
Detroit — To kick off the return of fans for the 2021 season, the Lions announced Monday they will host a free family festival Saturday, Aug. 7. The event will be at Ford Field, with Lions practice starting at 11:30 a.m.; gates open at 10 a.m. Fans can register for up to eight tickets by
Former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is underrated. No, wait, he’s overrated, with a recent ESPN poll ranking him the sixth-best quarterback in the NFL. And, well, that’s outrageous, sacrilege even. Quarterbacks are supposed to win! Stafford didn’t win a single playoff game during his 12-year run in Detroit! And, well, you get the idea. Or maybe you don’t. Maybe you don’t
When the Detroit Tigers selected high school pitcher Jackson Jobe with the No. 3 pick on Sunday, it kicked off an unprecedented run of draft for Motor City teams: Thanks to NHL expansion, COVID-19 delays to the seasons and MLB’s attempt to put its draft in the All-Star Game spotlight, Detroit teams will take part in
Charles Woodson didn’t get a chance to celebrate the signature moment of his stellar college football career at Michigan quite the way he’d planned. That electrifying punt return against Ohio State in 1997 — a play that helped clinch a Rose Bowl berth for the undefeated Wolverines on their way to a national title —
Detroit — Are you ready for some football? Like, real, live, in-person football? The Lions sure hope so. The Lions announced Monday morning that they plan to be back to full capacity for the 2021 NFL season, after playing in front of only friends and family during the COVID-19-impacted 2020 season. “We have long awaited the
The Detroit Lions confirmed Monday they will welcome full capacity crowds to Ford Field during the 2021 NFL season. Fans were not allowed at home games last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but with the state lifting restrictions over the spring and summer, a return to full crowds was expected. The state stopped limiting capacity
As a movie concept, “Back to the Future” is great, an all-time favorite. As a continuing pro sports theme, uh, not quite as thrilling. For Detroit fans, the future can’t get here soon enough. In the absence of contending teams, this is the month of truth, with prime picks in the MLB, NHL and NBA
A bidding war among tech and media giants is about to kick off over premium streaming content: NFL games. NFL Sunday Ticket, a package that includes all the National Football League’s Sunday games (except for those blacked out locally), has been a fixture for satellite TV service DirecTV. But it’s widely thought DirecTV, which AT&T
They were standing on a street corner in West Lafayette, Indiana, outside a Fiesta Mexican Grill, when Melissa Gonzalez told her then-boyfriend, David Blough, she thought she could compete against the best track athletes in the world. Gonzalez had just finished a less-than-fulfilling track career at Texas, but wasn’t ready to give up the sport
No love for Jared Goff and Jamaal Williams? Don’t anticipate Alex Anzalone or Breshad Perriman bringing more wins to Motown? You’re not alone. The Detroit Lions, despite an offseason overhaul, still rank among the league’s worst rosters to just about anyone making those lists. New general manager Brad Holmes has been busy, leaving no position group,
Deadlines are funny things. Sometimes they take on more importance as they approach. Sometimes people listen a little more keenly as each passing stroke of the clock grows louder. But sometimes it’s hard to tell how much a deadline even matters when two sides remain at a long-standing impasse in their relationship. I went to