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Having a former player be a head coach just brings a whole different aspect to things that coaches with no NFL playing experience can’t understand. One of things is knowing what it’s like to be a player that’s looking for a new contract.  To some it might look like someone who is rich is just

The Detroit Lions went from having a potential triple threat kicking battle in June to the Lions waiving James Turner and then losing Michael Badgley to a season ending injury. Now The Lions are looking for kickers to come in and challenge Jake Bates for the starting role and one direction they might look is

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown despises Green Bay Packers fans. That’s a given because of the rivalry. But he thinks Atlanta Falcons fans may actually be the worst in the NFL. Not because Falcons are particularly antagonistic or provocative, but because they don’t fill the stadium. During an appearance on First We Feast’s

It’s officially now Madden season. EA Sports has begun to release player ratings for Madden 25. On Monday they dropped the receiver and safety ratings. Here’s where things layout for the Detroit Lions: Receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown: 95 Jameson Williams: 79 Donovan Peoples-Jones: 76 Kalif Raymond: 76 Tre’Quan Smith: 70 Tom Kennedy: 69 Isaiah Williams:

I spent seven years at Pride of Detroit and one of the biggest things I loved doing with them every summer was the bubble watch. We would go through some of the under the radar guys that were fighting for roster spots every week and pick whether or not they would make the team. Since

Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams has not really gotten the opportunity to truly showcase his talents on the NFL level just yet. Williams, who played his collegiate football at the University of Alabama, was selected by the Lions with the 12th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. Injuries and a gambling suspension have

The Detroit Lions agreed to a three-year, $60 million extension with left tackle Taylor Decker. The deal includes $31.83 million guaranteed, agent Jonathan Feinsod confirmed Monday on social media. Decker, who turns 30 next month, is the Lions’ longest-tenured player as a 2016 first-round draft pick. Lions general manager Brad Holmes told 97.1 The Ticket

We’re going through all the available futures offered to us for each NFL team and picking out two of our favorites. Maybe it’s a player prop future, maybe it’s built on the team itself. Either way, we’re finding two bets for all 32 teams. Today’s target: the Detroit Lions. Detroit Lions 2024 odds Wins: Over 10.5

The Detroit Lions have one thing on their mind: a Super Bowl. This seemed like a pipe dream for most fans over the past few decades, but this team is primed for a deep playoff run. While the offense is full of weapons, the defense does have some questions. Aidan Hutchinson has little help on

In other moves, the team placed OL Christian Mahogany on the non-football injury list and waived OL Matt Farniok with an injury settlement. Jefferson, 27, is a former third-round pick by the Bengals out of Texas back in 2017. He agreed to a four-year, $3,383,728 contract that includes a $923,728 signing bonus. The Bengals waived

The Detroit Lions were looking for some more linebacker help this week. After some workouts on Saturday, the team has signed veteran linebacker Malik Jefferson.  Jefferson is a former third-round pick by the Bengals in 2018. He played in 12 games his rookie season and then got hurt. The Bengals would cut him before the

Quarterback Adrian Martinez, a former Tennessee Vols commit who decommitted from UT after Jeremy Pruitt was hired to replace Butch Jones, signed a free agent deal with the New York Jets on Saturday.  Martinez, who played college football at Nebraska and Kansas State, spent part of his rookie season in 2023 with the Detroit Lions

There have been quite a few great American NHL players who have donned the Washington Capitals sweater over the franchise’s history. Many of them were impactful during their tenures in D.C., and some even represented Team USA in international tournaments. Who are the five best in the U.S. to ever suit up for the Capitals

Everyone wants to know what Detroit Lions’ edge rusher James Houston is going to look like in year three. He had a huge rookie season with eight sacks and looked like someone that could be a big part of the Lions’ defense in the near future.  Then year two came along and there were suddenly

Day four of Detroit Lions training camp is in the books and there was a lot to take in. Here’s the biggest takeaways from Saturday’s training camp that featured fans back in the stands.  Chippy The Lions are definitely ready to get the pads on this coming Monday. There were multiples skirmishes during the day

In the past if you were a depth guy looking to make the Detroit Lions roster, special teams alone might be your ticket to making the roster. That’s no longer the case now. Now you have to be much more than that according to Lions’ special teams coach Dave Fipp.  “I tell the players in

The Detroit Lions announced some front office maneuvers on Friday and one of the big ones that everyone will rightly focus on is the hiring of Charlie Adkins. He comes in to replace Brandon Sosna who left for a job with the Commanders. Sosna was quietly a big part of the Lions front office form

The full list includes: K Matt Ammendola K Lucas Havrisik K Matthew McCrane K Andre Szmyt Ammendola, 27, signed with the Panthers back in 2021 before being released in May of that year. He had multiple stints with the Jets later in 2021 and ultimately signed a futures contract before being released in March 2022.

Free agent cornerback Jerry Jacobs is reportedly signing a new deal to join the LA Rams for the 2024 season after three years in Detroit, according to NFL insider Jeremy Fowler. Jacobs entered free agency in March after the Lions declined to extend his contract. In 2023 for Detroit, he posted a career-high 55 tackles

Jacobs, 26, went undrafted out of Arkansas in 2021 before catching on with the Lions and making the 53-man roster ahead of the season.  He played out his standard three-year undrafted rookie contract and was slated to be a restricted free agent in 2024, but Detroit declined to tender him a contract.  In 2023, Jacobs