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The original draft analyst is back in action with his first mock draft of the season. The great Mel Kiper of ESPN is on the board after his first set of first-round projections dropped Wednesday. He gives the Lions much-needed pass-rush help with the 28th pick of the first round. With the 28th pick, the

The Lions raided the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their new defensive line coach, hiring Kacy Rodgers to replace Terrell Williams. Now the Lions are looking at another Buccaneers coach to perhaps take over as Detroit’s new defensive coordinator. Per multiple sources, the Lions are interviewing Buccaneers co-defensive coordinator/ LBs coach Larry Foote as a possible

The Detroit Lions have found their man to be the new defensive line coach. Kacy Rodgers will take over the Detroit defensive front in place of Terrell Williams, who left the Lions to become the defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots. Rodgers has been the defensive line coach and run game coordinator for the

Lions GM Brad Holmes met the media on Thursday morning to put a bow on the 2024 season. It was Holmes’ first press conference in months and he took advantage, fielding 20 questions at the team’s training facility in Allen Park. Holmes touched on a wide range of Lions topics, from the feeling of coming

A strong free-agency class and another solid crop of rookies gave Lions general manager Brad Holmes another notch under his belt in building this team. The Lions went 15-2 this year thanks to plenty of pieces that were brought in by Holmes. As a result, Holmes was named 2024’s Executive of the Year by the

With Detroit’s season coming to an untimely end, the Lions are forced to look into expiring player contracts. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), there are three guys they do not want to lose. Carlton Davis III, Cornerback Carlton Davis III was ranked in the top 25 most valuable free agents. Davis III was a

Former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson officially joined the division rival Chicago Bears on Tuesday, and the team introduced him as their new head coach in a news conference on Wednesday. “I would be remiss not to acknowledge a number of people that have helped me along the way here, starting with where I just

Back in the early days of Detroit Lions training camp last summer, a newcomer to the offensive line quickly made waves with his strong play. Netane Muti worked his way into some first-team reps at guard and was clearly outplaying any of the rest of the interior offensive line competition on the second-team offense. Unfortunately,

While the Lions are hemorrhaging coaches to various other teams after the season-ending loss to the Washington Commanders, the Detroit front office continues to keep several players in the den. The latest is defensive back Morice Norris. The undrafted rookie from Fresno State played extensively in the loss to Washington, filling in for an injured

Aaron Glenn is no longer the defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions. Glenn successfully landed the head coaching position with the New York Jets after a very strong, quick courtship with the team where he began his NFL playing career. Glenn has been the Lions defensive coordinator for the last four seasons, the entirety of

The Detroit Lions fizzled out sooner than they wanted in the 2024-25 season, in large part because the roster was running on fumes by the time they reached the playoffs. The defense missed upward of 20 players at a time toward the end of the regular season, putting more pressure on the bodies remaining on

The Detroit Lions are in the market for a new defensive line coach. Terrell Williams, who served in that role in 2024, is heading to New England to become the defensive coordinator of the Patriots. Williams is reuniting with Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, who took over last week. The two worked together in Tennessee

The Lions have added another name to the growing list of players signed to reserve/future contracts now that the season has ended. Former San Francisco 49ers wideout Ronnie Bell agreed to sign with the Lions. Bell played collegiately at Michigan and was known for his playmaking skills while with the Wolverines. He was selected by

A disappointing end to the Lions 2024 season was in large part due to the inability of the defense to make stops. The list of defensive players missing by the end of the season was long. Unfortunately, not all will be ready for the start of next season. Here is the outlook of the players

Aaron Glenn is in New York on Tuesday with the expectation that the Lions defensive coordinator will become the new head coach of the Jets. If (when?) that happens, the Lions are due some compensatory draft picks for Glenn’s departure. Thanks to an NFL policy, the Lions would receive a compensatory pick at the end

On the same day when Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is in New York for a second interview to become the head coach of the Jets, another Lions assistant coach is also getting a second interview elsewhere to climb the coaching ladder. Offensive line coach Hank Fraley is meeting with the Seattle Seahawks for a

The Lions have already lost one coordinator this week to a head coaching position after the Bears reportedly hired offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their next head coach. It won’t be long until the second round happens. Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is set for a second interview with the New York Jets Tuesday and if

The Lions announced 11 players were signed to futures contracts Monday. The following players were given such contracts: Abraham Beauplan Kingsley Eguakun Jake Fromm Daron Gilbert Erick Hallett Jamarco Jones Tom Kennedy Chris Smith Loren Strickland Stantley Thomas-Oliver Issac Ukwu Futures contracts are given to players not on a team’s active roster. They are typically

The Detroit Lions are out of the playoffs earlier than expected, immediately ramping up the coaching carousel in the NFL. Head coach Dan Campbell said Monday he’s preparing for the possibility that he loses both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn. That quickly became a reality as reports came out later that afternoon that the Chicago

It feels way too soon, but we’ve already reached the last post involving Pro Football Focus grades for the Lions after they fell, 45-31, to the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Round. A 15-2 season and the No. 1 seed gone in the blink of an eye. The Lions did win once this season