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One of the ways the NFL is seeking growth around the world is through the Global Markets Program. The Detroit Lions are involved and now have four defined countries that are part of the expanded den footprint for the team. On Monday, the Lions announced they have been awarded the marketing and partnership rights for

One of the functions of the NFL owners’ meeting every year is the approval of new rules. This year, the league adopted one of the rules proposed by the Lions. While it’s not the rule change that has everyone talking, it’s a good one for Detroit head coach Dan Campbell. The new rule gives coaches

With the pro day circuit starting to wind down, the Detroit Lions are starting to get more active on the pre-draft visit front. Another one of the 30 official pre-draft visits is set for Auburn CB Nehemiah Pritchett. Per Justin Melo of The Draft Network, Pritchett revealed that he has so-called “top-30” visits set up

It’s been three years to the day since the Lions added free agents Alex Anzalone and Kalif Raymond into the den. What at the time seemed like minor moves have turned into very shrewd deals for Detroit. They were also early indicators of the type of free agents that this Lions regime, and specifically GM

The Lions Draft Prospect of the Day was once a backup to a current Lions starter in college, albeit with a different style of achieving the same type of play.  The focus for these prospects is on players who should hold some appeal to the Lions in the draft, with a focus on the more

This week’s first-round projections are concocted in the midst of March Madness, with the NCAA basketball tournament rolling through the first two rounds. This mock draft gets mad with no trades, even though several are bound to happen. A handful of picks are unchanged, but there are also some pretty big shifts in the thinking

The Lions Draft Prospect of the Day was voted the top safety in college football in 2023 but remains a relative unknown prospect.  The focus for these prospects is on players who should hold some appeal to the Lions in the draft, with a focus on the more likely positions the team will be targeting:

The Kansas City Chiefs have traded star cornerback L’Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans for a 2025 third-round pick and a seventh-round pick swap in 2024. Sneed was a popular target of speculation in Detroit Lions land, but the deal ends any further talk of that. Any deal for Sneed was quite unlikely for the

The first wave of NFL free agency is in the books, which featured plenty of noteworthy signings, releases and trades that will have big implications moving forward. But the fun has only just started, as we’re about one month away from the 2024 NFL draft, which is shaping up to be an intriguing one. With

The NFC North is expected to have an influx of new quarterbacks once the 2024 NFL Draft is complete. USC quarterback Caleb Williams is expected to go number one overall to the Bears and the Vikings are expected to pick one of the remaining big three. One of the players being tied heavily to Minnesota

Mock drafts are like opinions, everyone has one. Just like opinions though, some carry more weight and Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Media is one of those. The former scout turned NFL Draft media mogul produces some of the more accurate mock drafts of the entire landscape. In his latest mock draft, he broke one of

NFLPA President JC Tretter had a vision in mind for the players of the league to promote themselves while enjoying another game they love, golf. He created the NFLPA Golf Classic, which had it’s inaugural event last year. There were 48 players involved and in 2024 that number has risen to 64. There will be

It’s been a pretty quiet free agency period for Josh Reynolds. The wideout hasn’t been in the news for being courted by any teams, including a potential return to the Detroit Lions. That is changing for Reynolds. He’s visiting with the Baltimore Ravens on Friday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Reynolds has been with the Lions

Matt Nelson won’t be back in Detroit. The free agent offensive tackle has signed with the New York Giants. The Giants announced the move on Thursday night, agreeing to terms with the former Lions tackle. The move will be official once Nelson passes a physical with his new team. Nelson has played his entire career

The Lions released cornerback Cam Sutton on Thursday, a day after his fugitive status in Florida came to light. There are some financial ramifications for Detroit in releasing Sutton in the second year of his three-year, $33 million contract. Per Field Yates of ESPN, the Lions designated Sutton as a post-June 1st release. That means

Cameron Sutton is no longer a member of the Detroit Lions. The team announced they have released the cornerback in the wake of troubling developments coming out of Florida. #Lions have released CB Cam Sutton. — Detroit Lions (@Lions) March 21, 2024 Sutton remains wanted by Florida authorities on a domestic assault strangulation charge stemming

The Detroit Lions passing attack has developed nicely with Jared Goff and Ben Johnson working together. And the team announced already that Jameson Williams would be a full-time receiver in 2024. That isn’t enough, though. Because the team needs as much receiving as they can get, it makes sense for them to make a splash

Since the Lions’ season came to an end after the NFC Championship game, I’ve been posting a mock draft every Monday morning on my Twitter/X page (@RussNFLDraft). Detroit essentially wrapped up free agency with another solid addition to the roster by signing veteran guard Kevin Zeitler to a one-year deal. Outside of QB, RB and

Lions general manager Brad Holmes doesn’t typically attend many collegiate pro days. However, he made his annual pilgrimage to Tuscaloosa on Wednesday for the Alabama Crimson Tide pro day workouts. Holmes has been to the Alabama pro day every year. Last year he selected defensive back Brian Branch in the draft after seeing him up

An unfortunate interruption to the NFL free agency and draft discussions hit Detroit on Wednesday. A warrant for the arrest of Lions cornerback Cam Sutton was released on social media by officials in Florida involving charges of domestic violence that include strangulation. Sutton has been missing since the incident in the early hours of March