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The Detroit Lions have officially designated rookie CB Ennis Rakestraw to return from injured reserve. Rakestraw Jr, 22, was a three-year starter at Missouri and the No. 61 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year, $6,484,746 rookie contract that includes a $1,536,180 signing bonus and will carry a $1,179,045 cap figure

Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn has declined an interview request from the New England Patriots for their head coaching position, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. Glenn is scheduled to interview for the other five head coaching vacancies over the next few days. The reason Glenn denied the interview request from the

One AFC team has been spurned in its effort to interview Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. Glenn declined a head coaching interview request with the New England Patriots, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Glenn still has widespread interest from elsewhere, and has five interviews lined up already.

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is expected to be very selective again when considering head coach jobs this offseason, but there is one surprising job that may have his attention. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote in a column on Thursday that some around the NFL believe Johnson is “intrigued” by the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach

At this point it feels like an annual edge of your seat anxiety attack, doesn’t it? For the third year in a row, everyone is wondering what Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is going to do. Will he take a head coaching job or will he stay in Detroit?  My take for a while

Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver George Pickens made headlines when he spoke candidly on a podcast with Emmanuel Acho a few months ago. During the conversation, Pickens addressed why his stats might not match those of other top receivers, attributing it to Pittsburgh’s system not being as wide-receiver-friendly as others.  In doing so, he mentioned Detroit

Glenn has now been requested by all six teams with a head-coaching vacancy. He led Detroit’s defense to a top-1o scoring finish this season despite a myriad of injuries at all three levels. The former cornerback already has four interviews scheduled — with the Jets, Saints, Bears and Jaguars — so he may not have

The New England Patriots have added Aaron Glenn to the list of potential candidates to fill their head coaching vacancy, requesting an interview with the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer Wednesday. Glenn, 52, has been the Lions’ DC since 2021. Detroit finished seventh in the league this season in scoring

The Detroit Lions are in the best position of any NFC playoff team this weekend as they get to rest up ahead of a home Divisional Round matchup. A dominant 31-9 win against their division rival Minnesota Vikings helped them to secure the one seed heading into the playoffs. The Lions will be boosted by

When the Detroit Lions began their search for a new general manager and new head coach back in 2021, owner Shiela Hamp made the decision her parents never did when she brought in football people to help with the search. She hired former All-Pro Lions linebacker Chris Spielman to be her special assistant.  He’s been

The Detroit Lions’ regular season is over and it’s on to the playoffs. While we had this bye week ahead of us, I started thinking about the past a little bit. In particular, I started wondering how things turned out for a lot of free agents that Lions fans really wanted, but that Detroit didn’t

Welcome to the year of the “merchant.” For some reason, the internet gets locked onto a word and then just starts using it for everything. The other day I saw someone call Kerby Joseph a turnover merchant as a way to insult him. I have no idea what is happening to Football Twitter right now. 

Just as the playoffs are getting underway, the offseason is in full force for the 18 teams that were not good enough to make the postseason. Six of them have the added challenge of attempting to hire the right head coach to lead them to the promised land. Let’s take a look at each of

The Las Vegas Raiders are in the market for a new head coach after the firing of Antonio Pierce on Tuesday. That seems to be a recurring theme for the Raiders as they look to hire a fifth head coach since 2019. Yardbarker takes a look at the possible five candidates the Raiders could target

Bears The Bears were able to finish their season with a win over the Packers, which served as a sort of redemption given that K Cairo Santos was able to make the game-winning kick after having one blocked by Green Bay with the game on the line earlier in the season. “You couldn’t ask for

The Detroit Lions plan for running back David Montgomery to be back for their first playoff game in the NFC divisional round. Asked Tuesday whether he expected Montgomery (knee) to be ready to play next week, normally fiery head coach Dan Campbell kept it short and said, “I do.” Montgomery injured the MCL in his

I know some Detroit Lions fans just want to think about the playoffs and all that and I get it, but there are no playoffs for the Lions this week. The team has the week off and that means that the only thing that’s really happening for the Lions this week is interviews for Ben

Vikings receive high praise from NFL Analyst Now that the regular season is over, analysts are starting to look back on what happened over the first 18 weeks. CBS Sports’ Will Brinson gave the Vikings an A for their performance, one of 10 teams with an A or A+ The only thing marring a 14-win

The blue hair is back! Detroit Lions star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown posted a selfie on his Instagram story displaying a new look.  St. Brown brought back the blue hair to prepare for playoffs.  “Pt. 2,” St. Brown wrote.  Amon-Ra St. Brown posts a photo of himself with blue hair on Instagram after the Detroit

The Ohio State vs. Oregon matchup did not go the way that anyone really expected it to in the quarterfinal of the College Football Playoffs. While Ohio State was the slight favorite, no one thought it would end up being a 41-21 game in favor of the Buckeyes. Ohio State used a very fast start