Almost everything about the Detroit Lions receiving corps is a mystery, down to first-year position coach Antwaan Randle El. New coach, new scheme and, for the most part, new players. The questions extend to the incoming personnel. How will Tyrell Williams bounce back after missing last season with a shoulder injury? How quickly will rookie Amon-Ra St.
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Much has been made about the turnover with the Detroit Lions’ receiving corps this offseason, but the team’s tight end room has also undergone a significant makeover. Sure, T.J. Hockenson, the central figure the past two seasons, is back and looking to build on last season’s Pro Bowl campaign. But the Lions still need to
Detroit Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley is well aware of the rumblings that one of his guys is on the trade block. But, if a market doesn’t develop, and Tyrell Crosby sticks for the 2021 season, Fraley still sees the lineman as a key piece to what the team wants to accomplish up front
They’re used to dealing with pressure. Almost by definition, that’s their job. But as the Lions begin the next phase of their offseason under head coach Dan Campbell, with three days of full-team workouts on the practice field next week, much of the attention will be focused on a group that generally avoids it. The
The Detroit Lions made some coaches available to reporters on Wednesday on a conference call that included offensive line Hank Fraley, who has three first-round draft picks on his unit and will be in charge of guiding the career of the team’s prized first-round pick, Penei Sewell. Also included on the call was Antwaan Randle
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No one is giving the Detroit Lions much of a chance ahead of the 2021 season. They’re one of two teams, along with the Houston Texans, who aren’t favored in any of their 17 games, and only the Texans have longer Super Bowl odds. And outside of blind optimism, why should it be any other
Dan Campbell joked at his introductory news conference that he got the Detroit Lions head coaching job after he told his agent to make the team think he was Iowa State coach Matt Campbell. If they did, Campbell would have landed a whopper of a deal. According to CBS Sports, Matt Campbell turned down an
Hank Fraley was ready to head home to Minnesota to see his family during UCLA’s early-October bye in 2017 when he made an abrupt change of plans to visit one of the top high school offensive linemen in the country, Utah prep star Penei Sewell. Fraley, then an assistant at UCLA, made a lasting impression
It was supposed to be an off week for Hank Fraley. The UCLA Bruins were on a bye and he was going to make a trip home to see his wife and kids, who were still in Minnesota, where he had coached the previous three years. But the job never really stops for a coach.
Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson delivered on expectations in his second season, making significant strides as both a blocker and a pass-catcher. A first-round pick in 2019, Hockenson finished with 67 receptions for 723 yards and six touchdowns, essentially doubling his rookie output. It was enough to earn him Pro Bowl honors in the NFC. But
Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow signed an extension earlier this month, which puts him under contract with the team through 2026. The reported details included $52 million in new money, including $42 million in guarantees. Now that the details have been filed with the league, we can see how the Lions structured the contract and what
Penei Sewell finalized his rookie contract Wednesday with the Detroit Lions, according to multiple reports, and the No. 7 pick of this year’s draft is expected in town to join his teammates for voluntary workouts this week. Sewell did not take part in rookie minicamp last week after contracting COVID-19, but Lions coach Dan Campbell
The Detroit Lions have agreed to a four-year rookie contract with first-round draft pick Penei Sewell, according to multiple reports. The fully guaranteed deal will pay the offensive tackle $24.1 million, which includes a $14.9 million signing bonus. The deal slightly exceeds the $23.6 million contract and $14.7 million signing bonus defensive tackle Derrick Brown received from
When Brad Holmes spent a fourth-round pick on USC receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown earlier this month in the NFL draft, the Detroit Lions general manager joked the pick “finally will get (people) off my ass about not getting a receiver.” St. Brown should play a significant role for the Lions this fall, potentially as their
Brad Holmes is not overhauling the Detroit Lions scouting department this spring, but the first-year Lions general manager does have a handful of openings to fill. Roman Phifer, a former NFL linebacker who spent the past three seasons as a west coast area scout for the Lions, has accepted a job as senior personnel executive
A day after Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell made a joking plea for a pet lion during an appearance on the “Pardon My Take” podcast, animal rights organization PETA responded. Don’t worry, they got the joke, but they also saw an opportunity to raise awareness for the poor living conditions of many lions held in
On the popular “Pardon My Take” podcast, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said that he wanted an actual lion at the team facility as a motivational tool. It was clear that he was joking but there was one organization which took the quip seriously: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA. So
After parting ways with two college scouts earlier this month, the Detroit Lions lost another one this week after Roman Phifer accepted a job with the Denver Broncos to serve as a senior personnel executive. Phifer, who played 15 seasons in the NFL, joined the Lions scouting department in 2018, where he scouted colleges in California,
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell wants a pet lion. Not for his house, but for the team headquarters where he’ll spend more time than anywhere else the next several years. “I’ve talked to Sheila about this,” Campbell told the “Pardon My Take” podcast on Monday. “I don’t think we’re going to be able to do it, but I