Amani Oruwariye got a nice reward for his first season as a starter. Oruwariye led all Detroit Lions in performance-based pay, according to numbers released by the NFL Players Association. A fifth-round pick out of Penn State in 2019 who started 15 games last season, Oruwariye will receive an extra $572,067 for his play in
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Quinton Dunbar came into the NFL as a wide receiver and quickly found a home on the defensive side of the ball. Now, Dunbar is looking for a fresh start with one of the coaches who helped make his switch to cornerback a success. Dunbar signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions on Monday,
Lions general manager Brad Holmes made it clear last week he wasn’t done adding to his defensive roster depth in the secondary. Soon after, the team agreed to a one-year contract with veteran Corn Elder, who played primarily as a nickel corner for Carolina last season. Now the Lions have added another veteran cornerback in
The Lions’ potential trade-down options at the top of this month’s NFL draft took another hit Monday, as one more quarterback-needy team managed to strike a deal elsewhere. This time it was Carolina sending a package of three picks — second- and fourth-round selections in 2022 along with a 2021 sixth-rounder — to the New
Another day, another quarterback trade in the NFL. And this one could make it more likely that the Detroit Lions stay at No. 7. The Carolina Panthers traded a sixth-round pick in this month’s draft and second-and fourth-round choices next year to the New York Jets on Monday for quarterback Sam Darnold. LIONS MAILBAG: Best
Lions general manager Brad Holmes made it clear last week he’s not done adding to his defensive roster depth in the secondary. Soon after, the team agreed to a one-year contract with veteran Corn Elder, who played primarily as a nickel corner for Carolina last season. Now the Lions are hosting another veteran cornerback today
As the folks at Lions Wire pointed out, Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah appears to have changed his jersey number heading into his second season. Okudah wore No. 30 last year in what was a rough debut, but new Lions running back Jamaal Williams will sport that number in 2021 (according to his media manager,
As the days tick down to the NFL Draft, and the Detroit Lions prepare to add a new set of building blocks to the foundation being laid by the franchise’s new regime, we’ve been weighing the fits of different prospects at the top of the class. We’ve discussed the quarterbacks, the starting point for any successful
Jeff Okudah had a disappointing first season in the NFL, one that was slow-starting because of the coronavirus pandemic and cut short by injury. But if recent months are any indication, Okudah is a prime candidate for a break out in Year Two. Detroit Lions president Rod Wood said Okudah has been a regular in the
A few years ago, the Detroit Lions tried to rebrand Ford Field as “the New Ford Field” after they gave the old stadium a little nip-and-tuck and a couple shots of Botox. This year, it sounds like the Lions are trying to give their whole organization a makeover. Maybe a little tummy tuck, a brow
If you missed Part I of our Detroit Lions mailbag today, make sure to check it out. There were a few virtual letters stuck in the bottom of the sack, so here’s a fresh batch of questions and answers. ► Question: Coach Campbell said early on that if nothing changes the team will be better just
The Detroit Lions have a new nickel cornerback. The Lions signed cornerback Corn Elder on Thursday, the team announced. Elder’s agent, Ron Butler, told NFL Network the deal is for one year. Elder, 26, had his best season as a pro in 2020, when he played in all 16 games with the Carolina Panthers for the first
Days after Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said he planned to address the cornerback position ahead of the draft, the team reached an agreement with veteran Corn Elder on Thursday. Drafted in the fifth round of the 2017 draft by the Carolina Panthers, the 5-foot-10, 185-pound Elder has spent nearly his entire career with
The first wave of free agency is in the books, the pro day circuit is coming to an end and the draft is later this month. What better time to check in on the state of the Detroit Lions. I asked for your questions, and, like always, you delivered. Welcome to the mailbag. ► Question: Do
The coronavirus pandemic scuttled their trip to London to play the Jacksonville Jaguars last fall, but the Detroit Lions will be back on the NFL’s international stage soon — and likely will have to give up a home game in the process. Lions president Rod Wood shed more light on the NFL’s changing international series
The amount of current and former players who publicly celebrated the dismissal of Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn last fall was telling, and Detroit Lions president Rod Wood said Wednesday that living through the Quinntricia era helped the organization reset expectations for what it wanted culturally in its football program. Wood stopped short of saying
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expressed confidence this week that the league’s 32 teams would welcome fans back to full stadiums for the 2021 season, and Detroit Lions president Rod Wood said Wednesday the team is navigating through protocols with city and state officials to ensure they can get as many fans as possible safely back
Ja’Marr Chase left no doubt about who the No. 1 receiver is in next month’s NFL draft with is pro day workout Wednesday. A few hours after Chase blazed a sub-4.4-second 40-yard dash, Kyle Pitts staked his claim to being the first non-quarterback drafted. Both Chase, the LSU receiver, and Pitts, the Florida tight end, had
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell made it clear this week he doesn’t want his team chasing needs in the draft, preferring to target the best player available when they’re on the clock. If you polled NFL decision-makers, that would be the overwhelmingly popular approach to the draft. And in the Lions’ case, it will probably
Starting on the Thursday, the Tigers’ Opening Day, you may start seeing a large golf cart driving 25 mph in the streets of downtown. GEST Carts, a golf cart service, will take you where you need to go in and around downtown Detroit — for free. The company is a franchise that is already up and running in Cincinnati and Chicago.