The Detroit Lions are adding some veteran linebacker and special teams depth to their defense this week. Per Justin Rogers of the Detroit News, the Lions are signing Ben Niemann. As Rogers notes, Niemann has played 86 regular season games and has started 21 of them. He was undrafted by the Chiefs in 2018 and
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Like the Detroit Lions, the Houston Texans changed up their uniforms this offseason. When the Lions head to Houston in Week 10 to play at NRG Stadium, it will be the first time Houston wears their highly anticipated new red-based uniforms. In a recent mailbag segment on the Texans website, Drew Doughty let the cat
The Detroit Lions overhauled the cornerback room this offseason. After a disappointing 2023 campaign with Cam Sutton, Jerry Jacobs, Kindle Vildor and Will Harris as the primary outside corners, it was a very welcome and needed change. Only Vildor is back on the outside and there’s no guarantee he makes the final 53-man roster. Detroit
Hooker was in the midst of a terrific final season at Tennessee when he suffered an ACL tear that cut his season short and undermined his draft stock. Detroit added the big-armed passer anyway, viewing him as a talent worth developing behind Goff. The club subsequently signed Teddy Bridgewater to operate as Goff’s QB2, but
With a few bad breaks, any NFL team can fall apart. So how likely are last year’s division winners to bottom out in 2024? Let’s find out. AFC East | Buffalo Bills Last-place probability: High After five straight division titles, it’s hard to imagine the Bills in last place. However, Buffalo and Miami finished with
The Detroit Lions have earned notoriety over the past few seasons for the level of physicality that they bring to the field. While this is the factor that gives them an edge over their competitors during the regular season, turns out the team under Dan Campbell does not have an ‘OFF’ button when it comes
Dan Campbell has switched his view in less than six months. After losing to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game, the Detroit Lions head coach had claimed it was their only shot at winning a Super Bowl. However, Campbell has renewed hopes for his team’s success in the 2024 season. As the
Lions quarterback Jared Goff is noted for his decision-making prowess and his tremendous success working the middle of the field as a passer. It turns out that might be shortchangjng the praise for Goff’s throwing ability. Pro Football Focus rated the most effective passers in three different target distance metrics. Goff was one of two
Detroit Lions minicamp featured three days of full team practice, with the healthy veterans and all the newcomers working out together for the first time. In conjunction with the Detroit Lions Podcast, I recorded a video recap and summary of the week in Allen Park. Some of the discussion points are covered in the written recap
NFL offseasons occasionally feature teams running into CBA-driven trouble due to overly physical workouts. This year, the Lions have run afoul of the league’s policy on OTA contact. The defending NFC North champions revealed the NFL and NFLPA informed them of a late-May OTA violation. The team conducted at least one workout deemed too physical
On Friday, the NFL released the preseason schedules for all 32 NFL franchises. The league has gone to a three-game preseason schedule in exchange for an extra game on the regular-season schedule. This is true for all teams except the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans, who get one extra with the Hall of Fame game.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell‘s powerful speeches and incredible analogies made waves when the team was featured on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” Campbell was back at it this week while discussing Detroit’s 2024 season outlook. The fifth-year head coach (including one season with an interim role for the Miami Dolphins) explained how the Lions need to
Going into the Detroit Lions minicamp this week, one of the focal points was the play and progress of second-year quarterback Hendon Hooker. After missing his rookie season with a knee injury suffered in his final college game at Tennessee, Hooker remains largely unknown and unproven in the NFL. I got a first glimpse of
The Detroit Lions will lose one OTA practice after the NFL and the players’ union found they violated rules governing physical contact in the offseason. The Lions announced Friday night that their practice scheduled for next Monday had been forfeited. “On Friday evening the organization was made aware by the NFL and NFLPA that Organized
The Detroit Lions have been penalized by the NFL and the player’s union for violating the collectively bargained rules against on-field contact during a recent OTA session. As a result, the Lions have been forced to forfeit one of the remaining days of OTAs scheduled for the coming week. In a statement from the Lions,
The Detroit Lions have had to forfeit the team’s final OTA practice scheduled for Monday after it was determined they violated play work rules relating to on-field physical contact in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Lions released a statement regarding the incident on Friday night. “On Friday evening the organization was made aware by the NFL
The Detroit Lions will forfeit an OTA practice after a collective bargaining agreement violation, the team announced. Monday’s practice will no longer take place. The Lions released a statement Friday night admitting to violating “player work rules” about physical contact late last month. Under the NFL’s CBA, the franchise will have to forfeit an OTA
The Detroit Lions had a breakthrough season in 2023, but they are looking to take the next step in 2024. Coach Dan Campbell knows what that step is, and he used a great analogy to convey it. On Thursday, Campbell emphasized that he wants the team to be more adaptable in certain situations this year.
Unfortunately not everyone is going to make the Detroit Lions 53-man roster. It would cool if the roster was bigger and allowed for more players, but that’s not the case. That doesn’t mean the Lions are done with these players though. They can still put them on their 17-man practice squad. Today we’re going to
The Detroit Lions charged through three days of mandatory minicamp at the team’s training facility in Allen Park. I was there for the final two days of action, which saw a lot of emphasis on situational offense/defense and individual position drills. This is so far and away the best Lions roster and team at this
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