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Lions legend Barry Sanders has gone public with a recent health scare, one that is forcing the Pro Football Hall of Fame running back to change up his schedule. Sanders, 55, revealed on his social media that he suffered a heart-related problem over Father’s Day weekend. Without going into detail regarding exactly what happened, a

Aidan Hutchinson is among the favorites to win the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year award this year, at +1100 (sixth-best odds). [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] In 2023, Hutchinson had one interception to go with 51 tackles, 14.0 TFL, 11.5 sacks, and seven passes defended. Watch the NFL on Fubo! Aidan Hutchinson Futures Odds DPOY Odds: +1100 (6th

Assessing the favorites to win the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year award this year, Malcolm Rodriguez is not among the favorites — but he is ranked 98th in the odds, at +25000. [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] On defense in 2023, Rodriguez compiled 15 tackles over 11 games. Watch the NFL on Fubo! Malcolm Rodriguez Futures Odds DPOY

Amon-Ra St. Brown is one of the favorites to win the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year award this season, at +1600 (sixth-best odds). [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] He hauled in 119 balls (164 targets) for 1,515 yards (94.7 per game) last year, a team-high amongst current Lions, and scored 10 TDs. Watch the NFL on Fubo! Amon-Ra

Looking at the favorites to win the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year award this season, Brian Branch is not among the favorites — but he is ranked 31st in the odds, at +8000. [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] The contributions of Branch, who was on the field for 15 games last year, included 1.0 sack to go with

One of the favorites to win the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year award this season is Jahmyr Gibbs, who currently has the eighth-best odds in the league, at +2200. [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] Last year, he ran for 63.0 yards per game while averaging 21.1 receiving yards per contest. He also scored 11 touchdowns. Watch the NFL

When the Detroit Lions released veteran cornerback Cam Sutton after his legal issues earlier this offseason, the team applied to the NFL to have his entire contractual obligation for 2024 recovered. Based on recent figures from the NFLPA and Over The Cap, that did not happen. Sutton was initially due to cost the Lions $10.5

Sam LaPorta is not among the favorites to win the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award this season, but has +15000 odds (72nd-ranked odds in the NFL). [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] Last year he reeled in 86 balls on 120 targets for 889 yards (52.3 per game) and 10 TDs. Watch the NFL on Fubo! Sam LaPorta

When the Kansas City Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in March, 2022, there was one receiver I thought might replicate Hill’s demonic speed at all areas of the field for Andy Reid’s team, and that receiver wasn’t even in the NFL yet. That receiver was Alabama’s Jameson Williams, who torched the NCAA

“You guys sure are fun to watch.” “Man, I love your coach. He’s awesome!” “I think the Lions can win it all next year. That’s a really great team.” [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] That’s a sampling of what I’ve heard this week in Orlando when wearing my trusty old Detroit Lions hat. It’s a very different experience being

In 2021, the Detroit Lions sprinted to the podium to select Penei Sewell with the 7th overall pick. Since then, he’s become a foundational piece to the Lions franchise. He’s played and started in 50 games in his career and was only inactive for the last regular season game of his rookie season. With that,

When talking about Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jared Goff, there’s a lot of misconceptions. Some say that Amon-Ra is a slot only receiver and he’ll always be limited. Others will say that Goff isn’t mobile or doesn’t have a strong enough arm to be a successful quarterback consistently in the NFL. Say what you want

Training camp is coming soon. That’s perhaps the best news in what is typically the slowest two weeks of the year on the NFL calendar. The Detroit Lions report for camp in stages next month. The rookies report on Saturday, July 20th for their inaugural training camp at the team’s facilities in Allen Park. Three

The good folks over at Pro Football Network recently ranked their top 10 worst coaching hires in NFL history. As expected, Matt Patricia represented the Detroit Lions on the list. Patricia checked in at No. 7 overall on the list. He was the only Detroit coach in the top 10, though Rod Marinelli did manage

Detroit Lions football returns in a little over a month. Training camp will kick off in July, and now we have the dates for the rookies and veterans to take to the practice fields. The rookie class will report on Saturday, July 20th. They get a couple of days on their own before the returning

Days after signing a contract with the Detroit Lions, the details of Jake Bates contract has been revealed. It’s been reported that Bates signs a two-year deal worth $1.98 million dollars. This deal with the Lions includes a $100,000 signing bonus and $150,000 total guaranteed. Jake Bates signs two-year, $1.98 million contract with #Lions that

Kelvin Sheppard is a pretty demanding guy. The Detroit Lions linebackers coach was very demonstrative and verbose as a longtime NFL player, and he brings that same passion and energy to his coaching. That is not second-year linebacker Jack Campbell’s style. Campbell is quiet and difficult to read from afar, something Sheppard has probably never

The troubles keep piling up for former Lions defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs. Now with the Kansas City Chiefs, the DT was arrested early Sunday on charges of domestic violence and burglary in Alabama. It’s the second time this offseason Buggs has been arrested in his home state of Alabama. Earlier this spring, Buggs faced charges

The latest set of position rankings from ESPN’s Mike Clay features the linebackers. It’s a position group that the Detroit Lions have steadily improved over the past couple of seasons after years of scraping the bottom of the league ratings. The Lions predominately play with two linebackers on the field. Last year those off-ball backers

Even with the team being largely on the summer break after OTAs and minicamp, the Detroit Lions have made an important addition to the front office. The Lions are bringing in Charlie Adkins to the front office. Adkins has been the manager of football analytics and research for the Arizona Cardinals. He will be replacing