DeVonta Smith‘s weight is a mystery no more. Smith, the Heisman Trophy-winning Alabama receiver who could be in the mix for the Detroit Lions with the No. 7 pick in next month’s 2021 NFL draft, said Monday he weighs the “same thing I’ve been weighing,” 170 pounds. Smith’s thin frame and light weight are the
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If you’re searching for one player who epitomizes the early stages of a cultural shift in the Detroit Lions locker room, look no further than running back Jamaal Williams. From an on-field perspective, Williams fills a need as a do-everything backfield complement to rising star D’Andre Swift. But it’s Williams’ infectious personality and positivity that are
Detroit Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp might want to log in to her LinkedIn profile and add a new skill: defensive line coach. She would certainly get an endorsement from new defensive end Charles Harris. The former first-round pick said he met Hamp at the team facility while signing his free-agent deal, and she gave
Charles Harris has his marching orders: Go get the quarterback. And that message was personally delivered by Detroit Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp when she signed the former first-round pick to a one-year deal this week. “I think Sheila made it very frank in my meeting with her,” Harris said during a call with reporters
Michael Brockers was wearing a Los Angeles Rams facemask when he told TMZ in an airport interview earlier this month Matthew Stafford was “a level up” from Jared Goff as a quarterback. Brockers, who since has been traded from the Rams to the Detroit Lions — reuniting with his former teammate, Goff, in Detroit —
Have you ever had an awkward moment where you were talking about someone only to later find out that person was within earshot? Maybe it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison, but new Detroit Lions defensive lineman Michael Brockers recently experienced something similar. Earlier this month, when walking through Los Angeles International Airport, online tabloid TMZ caught
Jared Goff was introduced as the Detroit Lions’ new quarterback Friday and said something few, if any, Lions quarterbacks could say for the past 60 years. He knows how to win because he has actually, you know, won. And won big. Goff arrives with a 42-27 regular season record, three playoff wins, and a Super Bowl
The Detroit Lions are in good shape for the future, with 12 potential picks in next year’s NFL draft. The Lions have an extra first-round choice in 2022 (and another in 2023) from the Matthew Stafford trade, and could potentially get the maximum four compensatory picks next spring from their 2021 free agent departures. OverTheCap.com
The Los Angeles Rams traded Michael Brockers in a salary dump. The Detroit Lions acquired him to be more than a one-year rental. Brockers signed a contract extension with the Lions over the weekend after the team acquired him in a Wednesday trade at the start of the 2021 league year. Brockers, 30, declined to
Welcome to Detroit, Jared Goff. I’m sure you’ve heard that sentiment a lot since the Lions made their trade for you official on Thursday. Although we haven’t met in person yet, I already feel a kinship with you because I’m also a California kid who w̶a̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶c̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶r̶e̶l̶o̶c̶a̶t̶e̶ got the amazing opportunity to move from
When the Los Angeles Rams and defensive lineman Michael Brockers couldn’t agree to a contract restructure last week, necessitated by the franchise’s salary cap situation, the team had no choice but to put him on the trading block. Brockers, drafted in the first round by the Rams in 2012, had spent his entire career with
Kenny Golladay got the payday he was looking for. Golladay, the Detroit Lions‘ No. 1 receiver the past few seasons and best free agent left on the market, found a new home Saturday, agreeing to a four-year, $72 million contract with the New York Giants. The deal reportedly has a maximum value of $76 million,
The market took a few days to settle, but Kenny Golladay has found a new home. The wide receiver who spent his first four seasons with the Detroit Lions will suit up for the New York Giants next season, according to a source familiar with the agreement. The four-year deal with the Giants deal is
Show Caption Hide Caption Tips on COVID-19 prevention MDHHS Chief Deputy for Health and Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun provides an update and tips for preventing COVID-19 in Michigan Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers fans received some great news Friday morning. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will allow about 8,200 fans to go to Comerica Park on
Before he made the bold move to trade up 14 spots for the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NFL draft, Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead pulled his director of college scouting aside and asked what he thought of the move, and if there was a player there worth taking. “He didn’t speak
Detroit Tigers fans received some great news Friday morning. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will allow about 8,200 fans to go to Comerica Park on April 1 for Opening Day against the Cleveland Indians. That’s fantastic. But the pressure is now on Tigers fans to show that they can do the right thing. As fast as this measure loosened
It took a few minutes, but eventually, the Los Angeles media got some clarification from former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford during his introductory press conference on Friday. “I prefer Matthew,” he said. And just like that, the 12-year NFL veteran was off and running with his new life in Hollywood. That question, of course,
The Detroit Lions had an interesting and active first week of NFL free agency. Some moves were obvious and some were shockers. Here’s a breakdown of the hits and misses for the Lions’ most notable moves and non-moves so far. Signing Romeo Okwara: Hit This might even be a home run after signing him to a three-year,
A quarterback has to know where the pressure’s coming from, at all times. That’s a prerequisite for the job, particularly in the NFL. And it’s one we’ve all got questions about with Jared Goff here in Detroit, having seen the way he just got sacked in Los Angeles. Five years after the Rams mortgaged a
The Detroit Lions continued to bolster their defensive front during the early stages of free agency, signing defensive end Charles Harris, according to an ESPN report. Terms of the deal weren’t immediately known. Harris, a first-round pick in 2017, spent last season in Atlanta after three in Miami. Through those first four seasons, he’s struggled to