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Greg Landry, who made a Pro Bowl in the NFL before working as an assistant coach at both the professional and college levels, has died. He was 77. The Detroit Lions announced his passing Friday. Landry spent most of his career with the franchise, which drafted him in the first round of the 1968 NFL

Welcome to the bye the week. The first quarter of the season is over for the Detroit Lions and it went pretty well. The Lions are 3-1 and share the second best record in the NFC with the Commanders and Seahawks.  There’s been a lot said about the Lions in these first five weeks. Some

Marshall Matters and the Detroit Lions continue to be a unique pairing and this time it happened in an extremely heartwarming way.  On Thursday, Eminem released his latest music video in which the Lions made a unique appearance in one of the most important moments of the production.  The video, which was made for the

After reaching the NFC Championship Game and enjoying one of the best seasons in franchise history, the Detroit Lions entered the 2024 NFL season with high expectations. Many believed they could be the top team in the NFC, and so far, they’ve delivered a promising start to the campaign. Despite an early stumble in Week

New York Giants The New York Giants are coming to this week after losing against the Dallas Cowboys last time out with a final score of 20-15. Against Dallas, New York’s QB Daniel Jones went for a total of 281 yards, completing 29 passes out of 40, while managing a single interception. Devin Singletary took

Bears Lions Lions HC Dan Campbell thinks RB Jahmyr Gibbs and TE Sam LaPorta are “on the uptick” and feels Gibbs is about to “really take off” with his production this season.  “He’s coming on,” Campbell said, via NFL.com. “I feel like he and (Sam) LaPorta both, yesterday they looked like, OK here we go,

On Monday nigh the Detroit Lions went out and beat the Seattle Seahawks for the first time in over a decade. It was a super fun night and everyone was having a good time. even one Seahawks fan was having a good night despite watching here team get beat.  That’s because there was a player

The Detroit Lions had a remarkable season in 2023. The team won the NFC North after three decades and made it to the playoffs. Detroit was just one win shy from making it to the Super Bowl, but San Francisco upset them. The 2023 NFC Championship was a nail-biter. The Lions started hot and had

The Detroit Lions made a lot of moves at cornerback this offseason. They went out and got Terrion Arnold, Carlton Davis, Amik Robertson and Ennis Rakestraw. So far all these guys have played well and the new cornerback room is looking like a success as it grows together.  There is one spot where there’s some

The Detroit Lions had a real receiver issue during training camp this year after not drafting or signing a receiver in the offseason. The real big miss was not bringing back Josh Reynolds after publicly talking about how they wanted him back.  Reynolds was a big part of the Lions offense in 2023. He had

Lions Lions QB Jared Goff praised WR Jameson Williams for his 70-yard touchdown in Monday Night’s game, calling him a “one-play touchdown” type of player.  “He’s something else. He’s a one-play touchdown guy. I know he strikes fear in every team we play, and they’re going to see that and it’s going to strike even

The Detroit Lions got a big win over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night and you couldn’t have asked for a better offensive or special teams game for this team. Everything seemed to go their way.  Still, there was a question of why the Lions didn’t accept a face mask penalty at the end of

Detroit Lions rookie Terrion Arnold has had an up and down start to his NFL career these past four weeks. On one hand we’ve seen some encouraging things that show that he is going to be the player we all expect him to be. On the other hand he leads the league in defensive penalties

Former Illini Kerby Joseph has been a key defensive player for the highly competitive Detroit Lions. Joseph was selected by the Lions in the 2022 NFL draft and has played over thirty games. His ball-hawking skills and athleticism have been a game-changer for the up-and-coming Lions.  Those same skills that made him a star at

Former Illinois Football stars Kerby Joseph and Devon Witherspoon reunited during the Monday Night Football game involving the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks. Both former Illini are highly productive starters for their respective defenses and have quickly become relevant secondary pieces in the NFL. Joseph recorded nine tackles, one pass deflection, and one interception.

Detroit Lions fans all tuned into Netflix’s latest collaboration with the NFL this summer when Receiver dropped. Amon-Ra St. Brown was a very large part of the series and there was a lot to take away from that show.  Aside from St. Brown, one thing that was very hard to miss was the frustration that Raiders’

Things went very well for the Detroit Lions on Monday night, but Dan Campbell has one regret. It wasn’t until his postgame news conference that Campbell was informed his quarterback, Jared Goff, had gone a perfect 18 for 18 on pass attempts in the game. Had Campbell known that information earlier, he said that he

Week 4 is over and the Detroit Lions walked out with a big win over the Seattle Seahawks. Now it’s time to take a look at what the power rankers of the world are saying about the Lions.  NFL: 3rd Previous ranking: 4th “The Lions seemed to get a little of their mojo back Monday

Amon-Ra St. Brown had a pretty good game for the Detroit Lions on Monday night. He had six catches for 45 yards and a touchdown and even threw a touchdown to Jared Goff.  Not bad for the receiver throwing his first touchdown pass ever. What if he had to throw more though? What if had

Jared Goff completed all 18 of his pass attempts, two for touchdowns, and also scored his first career receiving touchdown as the host Detroit Lions defeated the Seattle Seahawks 42-29 on Monday night. The 29-year-old quarterback had the most completions ever in an NFL game without an incompletion. Goff passed for 292 yards, including a