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The Lions received a roster exemption for Williams that will buy them some time before needing to add him to their active roster. Williams received a two-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy. Williams, 23, was a first-team All-American, first-team All-SEC, and the SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Year in 2021. The Lions

Smith, 24, attended Notre Dame before going undrafted back in 2023. During his final season with Notre Dame in 2022, Smith appeared in 13 games and recorded 17 tackles, one forced fumble, and half a sack. In 2024, Smith has appeared in two game for the Lions and recorded two total tackles. We will have

Not long ago we wrote up a piece that suggested the Detroit Lions should bring in former Jets head coach Robert Saleh to be a part of their defensive staff as a consultant. It made sense considering the Lions have had consultants like John Fox and Dom Capers on staff recently.  While Saleh would be

In a drenching rainstorm, the Detroit Lions pulled out a decisive 24-14 victory against the Green Bay Packers. Dan Campbell has praised this team as having the mental, physical, and emotional toughness to overcome adversity. On Sunday, the Lions were the definition of grit, overcoming an injury-depleted roster, adverse weather conditions, and poor officiating to

The Green Bay Packers played a sloppy, mistake-filled game and fell short to the Detroit Lions 24-14 at Lambeau Field. The turning point was an interception thrown by quarterback Jordan Love just before the half that gave Detroit a 17-3 lead at the break. The loss dropped the Packers to 6-3 on the season while

Following a controversial ejection for Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch in a game against the Green Bay Packers, the NFL has weighed in on the decision. NFL senior vice president of officiating Perry Fewell told a pool reporter after the game that the league reviewed all angles and felt Branch could have pulled up

The Detroit Lions got a big win over the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau on Sunday and continued their lead in the NFC North and their lead in the NFC. There were some winners and losers in this one. Here’s what we saw: Winners Jared Goff Goff has always got some sort of flack for

Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was ejected from Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers for his late hit on Bo Melton, and Tom Brady didn’t like the call. During the broadcast on Fox, Brady spoke to rules analyst Dean Blandino about why Branch was ejected. “I don’t love that call at all. Obviously, it’s

Amon-Ra St. Brown arrived in Green Bay wearing a sweatshirt that read “Green Bay Sucks” as the Detroit Lions prepare to play a division rival. No love lost between those teams we see. The Lions are 6-1 on the season while the Packers are 6-2 going into Sunday afternoon. You can see the star wide

Here we are, it’s midnight on a Saturday night ahead of the NFL trade deadline and everyone is wondering what the Detroit Lions are going to do. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and The Athletic’s Diana Russini just dropped back to back late night tweets that may hint at the Lions preferred player to trade for. This

Sometimes responding to Individual tweets can get really exhausting, so I’m just going to put out a blanket statement on the whole thing to answer all the people who ask me this question over and over again. You ready? Here we go… No, the Lions are not going to trade Jameson Williams at the trade

Last Sunday we got to see the debut of a new Detroit Lions edge rusher in Al-Quadin Muhammad. He had a very good game with six pressures. While he didn’t show up on the stat sheet, he was the Lions top pressure getter on the day.  After talking about him multiple times ahead of Sunday,

The team also signed LB Abraham Beauplan and DL Chris Smith to the active roster and elevated TE Shane Zylstra and OLB Al-Quadin Muhammad for Week 9. Muhammad, 29, is a former sixth-round pick of the Saints back in 2017. He made the team’s 53-man roster during his rookie season, but was waived by New

Game of the Year? This is certainly the matchup of the week and has potential to be a preview of the NFC Championship game. Green Bay will host the 6-1 Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon. The Lions come to Lambeau Field red hot, winning five games in a row and scoring 40+ in 3 of

The Green Bay Packers defense has been a phenomenal surprise to many as we approach the second half of the regular season. Safety Evan Williams has come into his own, Jaire Alexander has continued to be a nightmare matchup for opposing receivers, and a flaming hot start from the defensive player of the month, Xavier

Here are a few of the players we are heavily leaning on in this game. These players are in a good spot to put together a solid performance and in a favorable matchup. Sam LaPorta ($4.8k DraftKings and $6.3k Fanduel) Last week, we got a potential preview of Sam LaPorta’s usage without Jameson Williams for

One Green Bay Packers player added extra spice to his team’s rivalry matchup Sunday against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin . Packers safety Xavier McKinney spoke to reporters Friday ahead of Week 9’s marquee showdown between the top two teams in the NFC North. McKinney called the Lions out for

The NFL trade deadline is right around the corner, Tuesday, Nov. 5, to be exact, and pundits across the country are making last-minute pitches on how teams should deal with certain players. One former general manager made a head-scratching proposal on ESPN’s “Get Up” on Friday. Mike Tannenbaum suggested the Detroit Lions should acquire Cleveland

I’ve covered the Detroit Lions for 10 seasons and three different head coaches. I’ve seen the different ways that each guy approaches playing an important divisional game on the road. I’ve never seen anyone go about it the way Lions’ head coach Dan Campbell does.  Sure there’s always an acknowledgement of how important the upcoming

In a battle for first place in the NFC North, the Detroit Lions will travel to Green Bay on Sunday afternoon to play the Packers. Following a landslide victory over the Titans, the Lions offense managed to score 52 points despite putting up just over 200 yards. The offense had a short field since the