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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going through it when it comes to injuries. Multiple players, including All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr. have already missed a game, are going to miss the Week 2 matchup against the Detroit Lions, or are battling through ailments as the week progresses. Starting right tackle Luke Goedeke was added to

Joe Schmidt, a Pittsburgh native, Pitt legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer with the Detroit Lions, died Wednesday at the age of 92, the Detroit Free Press reported. Schmidt grew up in Brentwood, Pa. and starred at Pitt in the early 1950s, earning first-team All-American honors in 1952. He played for four different coaches

It was an exciting week one victory for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they blew out Washington 37-20. It was even more exciting if you followed along with my picks because it was a 3-0 week which made for a nice parlay payday. Now, just like the Bucs, I am looking to build on that

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hoping to have a more successful trip to the Motor City than the one they had eight months ago, when they lost 31-23 to the Detroit Lions in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.   For Bucs fans hoping to watch the game, well, you’d better be in Florida or

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are beat up all over the defensive side of the ball. Only the linebacker position remains unscathed. The defensive line and the entire secondary, both cornerback and safety, all have major injuries heading into the Week 2 matchup against the Detroit Lions. That’s obviously not ideal when playing an offense like

The Detroit Lions had to open the campaign against a team it eliminated from the playoffs last season. The second week of the season will be no different. Following a 26-20 overtime win against the visiting Los Angeles Rams, the Lions host Tampa Bay on Sunday. Detroit ended the Bucs’ 2023 season with a 31-23

Former Michigan football player Aidan Hutchinson has been among the best defensive ends in the NFL since the Detroit Lions selected him at No. 2 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. Hutchinson’s strong play continued in Week 1 of the 2024 season, as Detroit beat the Rams 26-20 in overtime. The former Heisman Trophy finalist

Training camp is over for the Detroit Lions, but there’s still a position battle very much going on in Detroit. This one is on the practice squad and it’s between three veteran receivers looking to make the Lions 53-man roster.  There’s former Broncos receiver Tim Patrick. He’s been considered the favorite for some time now.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 1-0 to start the year after a convincing week one victory over Washington. However, they will be going up against a much more difficult opponent this week as they travel to Detroit to play the Lions. This will be a chance for the Bucs to avenge their playoff loss last

Well, Tuesday, the Lions signed veteran kicker Greg Joseph to their practice squad, per Joseph’s agent Brett Tessler. The South African native has been in the league for the last five years, spending the last three of those in Minnesota as the Vikings’ primary kicker.  As a free agent in the offseason, Joseph signed with

Joseph, 30, wound up signing on with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent out of Florida Atlantic back in 2018. He signed a three-year, $1.71 million contract with the Dolphins but was waived coming out of the preseason. The Browns signed Joseph following an injury and he started the rest of the season for

Just a few weeks back Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes spoke to media in his end of summer presser and he said that while Jake Bates has the job, the Lions would look to add another kicker to their practice squad. A veteran guy preferably.  Well, the Lions did just that. They’re reportedly planning

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 1-0, but it came at a huge cost in the form of star safety Antoine Winfield Jr.’s health. It was reported Monday that Winfield Jr. will miss the next few weeks with a high ankle sprain, leaving the Bucs with a massive hole at the safety position and on defense,

The San Francisco 49ers leaned heavily on RB Jordan Mason in their Week 1 win, showing the rest of the NFL that they might have an established RB2 behind Christian McCaffrey. Mason had a career night in the 32-19 win against the New York Jets. He was a workhorse with 28 carries for 147 yards

Harris, 29, is a former first-round pick by the Dolphins in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Missouri. He was in the final year of his four-year, $10,843,739 rookie contract when the Dolphins traded him to the Falcons. Harris had his fifth-year option declined by the Falcons and earned a base salary of $1,943,692 in

The Detroit Lions new secondary had a heck of a go against Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. There was both good and bad to take away from it. Lions head coach Dan Campbell said on Monday that there was room to grow, but that there was a lot of things

Last week Dan Campbell was asked about the Detroit Lions having 52 players going into the their first game of the year. He seemed to like the functionality the move gave the Lions.  “I think it’s for the flexibility. It gives us flexibility to make a move if we need to, if we need to

It wasn’t pretty. At times, it was downright ugly. But the Detroit Lions fought back in overtime and emerged with a 26-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in their season opener. The Rams went ahead late in the game but the Lions dug deep, displaying the grit and confidence that defines this team. Detroit

The Detroit Lions have some major expectations heading into the 2024 season. They were able to get off on the right foot with a 26-20 overtime victory on Sunday Night Football over the Los Angeles Rams. It was a very encouraging performance in a number of ways for the Lions. Matthew Stafford picked the secondary

The Bucs handled business in Week 1. After a dominant showing in defeating the Commanders, 37-20, quarterback Baker Mayfield spoke after the game about how he and the offense put up 392 total yards of offense and four touchdowns. Just as impressive is that Tampa Bay converted 9-of-13 (69%) third downs and only needed Jake