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The latest in the series of Lions positional breakdowns from the Detroit Lions Podcast is now available. In this episode, the focus turns to the wide receiver room. The Lions enter training camp with 12 receivers on the 90-man roster, and the top three spots are pretty well established. It all starts with All-Pro Amon-Ra

Lions safety Kerby Joseph struggled in the second half of his second season in Detroit. A nagging hip injury inhibited his range and ability to make plays on the ball the way he did in his prolific rookie season. Of 64 safeties who logged at least 300 snaps from Week 9 through Week 18, Joseph’s

The Detroit Lions will open the 2024 training camp with a fully established quarterbacking corps. No newcomers, no battles, no drama. Yeah, it’s been a while… The Lions are set with Jared Goff as the firmly entrenched veteran starter, backed up by Hendon Hooker. The No. 3 QB is veteran Nate Sudfeld, who, like Hooker,

The Detroit Lions have found a great wide receiver in Amon-Ra St. Brown, who has blossomed from a fourth-round pick in 2021 to an All-Pro worthy of a record-setting contract extension. He headlines a Lions WR corps that grades out well overall in Pro Football Focus metrics. Rookies are not included in this compilation from

Former Lions cornerback Cam Sutton now has his NFL punishment stemming from the March domestic incident that led Detroit to cut the veteran starter. The league’s decision to mete out some harsh punishment on Sutton could be a boon to the Lions in their ongoing battle with their disgraced former player. Sutton was suspended by

For most Lions fans, draft night in Detroit was the first introduction to the type of personality the team was getting in first-round cornerback Terrion Arnold. The Lions selected a confident young man who is clearly comfortable playing to a crowd with an earnest vigor that plays very well. A couple of recent social media

One of the more common suggestions this offseason for the Detroit Lions is a desire to bring in a free agent safety to help bolster the back end of the secondary. With Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch both missing the spring activities with injuries, Detroit’s lack of proven depth at safety really stands out on

When the 2020 season ended and Lions owner Sheila Hamp kicked off the franchise overhaul, the team was in a very bad place. Radical changes needed to happen to everything, from the front office to the coaching staff, right down to almost every player in the starting lineup. It took a little time, but that

Among the many things the Detroit Lions have done very well in the last two seasons with Ben Johnson as the offensive coordinator: scoring first in games. The Lions are among the best in the league at taking an early lead, and also at parlaying that early lead into a victory. Only the Eagles and

Fantasy football drafts are heating up as training camp approaches, and the Detroit Lions offense is providing some of the heat in early drafts. Detroit’s explosive offensive performance in 2023 has many fantasy football players expecting big things from the Lions in 2024. The good folks at Football Guys track several different fantasy websites and

The running back position is one of the more undervalued positions in football. In the NFL, running backs make different types of plays on each snap, all depending on their job. They juggle several responsibilities while also being very dispensable, as there are always more coming in from the college game. Identifying the starting running

The Detroit Lions have a strong history of scooping up undrafted free agents who make the initial 53-man regular-season roster as rookies. Last year, cornerback Steven Gilmore made the cut, with fellow UDFA Trevor Nowaske quickly moving up to the 53-man roster off the practice squad, too. They joined several notables over recent seasons, including

The Thanksgiving Day matchup between the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills back in the 2022 season was quite an offensive battle. The two teams combined for 50 first downs and almost 750 yards of total offense combined in Buffalo’s 29-26 win. That game left quite an impression on new Bills defensive coordinator Bobby Babich, who

The Detroit Lions made it to the precipice of the Super Bowl in the 2023 playoffs. For the first time in the Super Bowl era, the Lions franchise won multiple postseason games in the same season and was posited for the first Super Bowl berth in team history. Now they’re back and ready to take

New Lions cornerback Amik Robertson leaves no doubt about it. He expects to play extensively in his first season in Detroit, despite what anyone on the outside might think. Robertson, who played his first four NFL seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders, doesn’t see himself as a “depth player” whatsoever. Based on a social media

About a month ago, I had looked into the Lions defense and wrote about three underrated defenders for this season. Switching gears, I want to do the same for the Lions offense. We all know that the Lions offense is one of the most dynamic and yet, unpredictable offenses in the league. Defensive coordinators have

The quarterback position is the most important position in football. It makes the biggest impact at every level, from the NFL to the pee-wee. The film and what we see with our eyes can paint one picture, but the folks at Pro Football Focus allow us to view the game through a different lens. The

It should come to no surprise that the Detroit Lions have the top ranked offensive line going into the 2024 season. When looking at rankings compiled by both Sharp Football Analysis and Pro Football Focus (PFF), the Lions offensive line is at the top spot for both data sites. Looking at Sharp Football, they’ve got

The latest episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast is now available. Recorded live on YouTube on Monday night, this episode covers the changing faces and roles on the Lions as the team readies for training camp later in July. From different roles for some returning Lions like Jack Campbell, Jameson Williams and Brian Branch, to

The name Jahlani Tavai does not conjure up fond memories for the Detroit Lions. As a second-round pick by the Lions in the 2019 NFL Draft, the linebacker from Hawaii failed to live up to the expectations commensurate with being the No. 43 overall pick. Tavai washed out of Detroit after two underwhelming seasons in