Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver could have taken a victory lap on Monday after pulling off the unthinkable. In his first season in charge the Pistons, Weaver overhauled the roster, set a new culture, developed a core of young players, created an entertaining product, broke the endless chain of mediocrity and — this is
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Derrick Barnes did not get to pick his jersey number as a freshman at Purdue. When Barnes arrived on campus as a two-star linebacker from Kentucky, he was given No. 55 by his coaches. “I wanted a lower number for some reason,” said Barnes, who wore No. 21 in high school. “But he was just, Junior
The Detroit Lions have made it apparent they were thrilled to land Penei Sewell in the first round of the draft last month, largely because they didn’t expect the Oregon offensive tackle to still be on the board at pick No. 7. General manager Brad Holmes hasn’t said much about the team’s contingency scenarios. Prior
Dan Exotic? We’re pretty sure he was joking, but Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said on the “Pardon My Take” podcast Monday that he asked Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp about getting a pet lion to keep at the team’s Allen Park practice facility. “I don’t think we’re going to be able to do it,
When linebacker Derrick Barnes arrived at Purdue in 2017, he wasn’t thrilled to be assigned the No. 55. His attitude changed as he researched the number and the great players who had worn it, including Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau. Barnes became enamored with Seau and linebackers with similar playing styles, such as Ray
The Detroit Lions added three of the five tryout players from last weekend’s rookie minicamp to the permanent roster, signing cornerback Alex Brown, safety Alijah Holder and tight end Charlie Taumoepeau. For Brown, Detroit is his fifth NFL stop after going undrafted out of South Carolina State in 2019, previously having brief stints with the 49ers, Eagles,
A sixth-round pick in 2000, Tom Brady used his draft day slide to fuel arguably the greatest career in NFL history. Twenty-one years later, rookie Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has found motivation in his own disappointing draft weekend. “I’m never going to forget the 15 receivers that went before me in the draft,”
The NFL relaxed its uniform restrictions this offseason, allowing running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, linebackers and defensive backs to be able to wear any number between 1-49. But the biggest men on the field, the offensive and defensive linemen, they’re out of luck. That’s unfortunate for Alim McNeill, Detroit’s 320-pound rookie defensive tackle who wore 29
Ah, rookie coaches. You’ve got to love ’em, right? No, seriously. I’m asking. Do we have to love them? Of course we do. Because if you don’t love them and their new way of doing things, then what hope is there? I don’t want to dash anyone’s hopes here. But I do feel it’s my
The logic made sense, and the execution was even better. The Detroit Lions defied conventional wisdom by not having a quarterback on their roster at this weekend’s just completed rookie minicamp, but first-year head coach Dan Campbell said he was able to accomplish everything he had in mind despite his team’s unusual roster makeup. “We
It wasn’t a typical rookie minicamp. Roster limitations, spurred by the ongoing pandemic, changed the way the Detroit Lions normally would have conducted business this weekend. But first-year coach Dan Campbell found a silver lining with the smaller number of invitees — a forced slowdown that allowed the coaching staff to narrow the focus of their
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown left little doubt regarding what he’s about after the final day of the team’s rookie minicamp on Sunday. Ultra-competitive, just like first-year coach Dan Campbell wants them, St. Brown was all business this weekend. “I’m excited to be here, I’m excited to work and I’m ready to take
Allen Park — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is coming from an organization that likes to take training camp on the road. During Sean Payton’s tenure as the New Orleans Saints head coach, the team has held camps in Mississippi, California and most recently at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Campbell, in his
The Detroit Lions will be staying home for training camp this summer. And unlike in past years, they will not be joining anyone for practice, either. Lions coach Dan Campbell said on the final day of rookie minicamp Sunday he inquired with multiple teams about holding joint practices this summer but was not able to
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions wrapped their three-day rookie minicamp on Sunday without their first-round pick, Penei Sewell, who announced he had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus earlier in the week. However disappointing it may have been to miss out on an early close-up look at the offensive tackle, Lions coach Dan Campbell said
With power alleys that measure 385 feet and a center-field fence that stands 400 feet from home plate, there are no cheap home runs at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. “A lot of people think they get them at our place and rarely does it happen,” Sanderson baseball coach Todd Laughlin said. That’s
Maryclaire Dale and Michelle R. Smith | Associated Press Philadelphia – Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims, a system experts say is discriminatory. Former
The most notable transaction the Detroit Lions have made since the conclusion of the NFL Draft was waiving veteran running back Kerryon Johnson. On the surface, the move was moderately surprising, but it also demonstrated the organization’s confidence in seventh-round pick Jermar Jefferson. Factoring in his potential, as well as Johnson’s injury history against his salary,
The Detroit Lions signed third-round pick Alim McNeill to a four-year deal on Thursday. The 6-foot-2, 320-pound defensive tackle from North Carolina State had 10 sacks in three seasons and earned second-team Associated Press All-America and first-team All-ACC honors during the 2019 season. “Watching him on film, he seems like a kind of shorter, wider guy, so
Two down, five to go. The Detroit Lions signed their second draft pick before the start of rookie minicamp Friday, agreeing with seventh-round pick Jermar Jefferson to a four-year deal. On Thursday, third-round pick Alim McNeill signed his four-year contract. Rookie deals are slotted under the collective bargaining agreement, making holdouts rare. Still, the Lions