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The Detroit Lions had to do a lot of maneuvering to get around the NFL’s roster rules. That included only officially signing 15 players to their practice squad Friday and making the Donovan Peoples-Jones signing official Thursday.  It also included keeping John Cominsky on the 53-man roster until Thursday so they could put him on

Former Tennessee Vols quarterback Hendon Hooker made the Detroit Lions’ initial 53-man roster this week.  Hooker, a third round selection by the Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft, missed all of his rookie season while recovering from the torn ACL he suffered at Tennessee in 2022.  The former Vol returned to the field this summer

It’s the totally unexpected things that can sometimes be the coolest things. Stuff like Jake Fromm locking down a job with the Lions despite every conceivable thing being against the possibility of it happening.  Hendon Hooker takes a bad hit against the Giants and the Lions say they’re looking to add a quarterback right before

One of the biggest themes of the offseason for the Detroit Lions was that they had a receiver problem. That problem has been theoretically solved at this point, but it sounds like it could have been solved a bit earlier.  Lions GM Brad Holmes met with the media bright and early Thursday morning and said

Allen Robinson II is officially back in the NFC North. The Detroit Lions announced Wednesday that they have signed Robinson. The veteran wide receiver will be joining Detroit’s practice squad. Robinson, 31, is a former second-round draft pick and was named a Pro Bowler in 2015. He has posted three separate seasons of 1,000 yards

Detroit’s practice squad now includes: LB Mitchell Agude C Kingsley Eguakun QB Jake Fromm RB Jermar Jefferson T Jamarco Jones WR Tom Kennedy TE James Mitchell S C.J. Moore DL Pat O’Connor WR Tim Patrick DL Kyle Peko WR Allen Robinson DL Chris Smith DL Isaac Ukwu TE Shane Zylstra  Robinson, 31, is a former

Man it feels like this one has been coming for a long, long time. The Detroit Lions have signed Allen Robinson to their practice squad.  Every time Robinson has been a free agent in his career, he has constantly been linked to the Lions. Now in 2024 at the age of 31, Robinson finally returns

Here we go. The Detroit Lions are all set for the 2024 season. We’ve seen their initial 53-man roster already and now we know who’s going to be on their 16-man practice squad. Here’s the group.  WR Tim Patrick: Probably safe to say that Patrick won’t be on the Lions practice squad for too long.

Cutdown day is finally over. We now know who made the Lions 53-man roster. Now it’s time to pontificate about it and think about what immediately struck us as we went over the roster for the first time. Here’s the four biggest takeaways: The Lions aren’t done yet  98% of the Lions 53-man roster is

A  lot of players hit the open market all over the NFL on Tuesday. That means there’s now about 900 players out there that are looking for spots on rosters or practice squads. If you’re a young player looking for a chance, the Detroit Lions practice squad is the place you want to be.  The

It did not take wide receiver Tim Patrick long to find a new team following his release from the Denver Broncos on Tuesday. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Detroit Lions are expected to sign Patrick to their practice squad with the intention of him working his way on to their active roster.  It was

The Lions used a couple of different methods to get their active roster to 53 players: Released: Waived: Waived/injured: Placed on IR (designated for return): Placed on reserve/PUP list: The Lions released a lot more vested veterans than we typically see at this time in the year, perhaps a sign of the young talent on

The Detroit Lions have been needing an X receiver for a while now and it appears they have found their guy. The Lions are reportedly signing former Denver Broncos receiver Tim Patrick. Patrick has an interesting route to Detroit. In 2020 and 2021 he looked like a player that was on the rise. He had

The Detroit Lions 53-man roster fully made up and now we’re ready to get into the 2024 regular season. Before we do that, it feels right to highlight some of the guys that made this roster despite having some long shot odds to do so. Here’s four guys that defied those long shots and earned

The thing about cut down season is that there’s always going to be some big surprises. The Detroit Lions had a pretty big one on Tuesday when they released Nate Sudfeld.  Look, we get it, Sudfeld looked really bad. You can understand why this is happening from an on the field standpoint. Where it gets

The Detroit Lions are making their final roster cuts before the start of the 2024 regular season along with every other team around the league. The Lions are coming off of one of their best seasons in franchise history in 2023, getting to the NFC Championship game, and are looking to make another step forward

Pelissero adds Detroit is also waiving TE Shane Zylstra.  Knight, 23, wound up going undrafted out of North Carolina State back in 2022. He later signed a rookie contract with the Jets, but was released coming out of the preseason. New York re-signed Knight to their practice squad before eventually calling him up in October

Zylstra seemed totally destined for the 53-man roster this year. He had a solid camp and a really good preseason. That’s why it’s shocking that the Lions have chosen to waive him. The reason could be that the team wants to carry fewer tight ends this season. This would set them up with likely three

The Lions traded for Peoples-Jones at the trade deadline last November. They sent a 2025 sixth-round pick to the Browns to get him. Peoples-Jones was not a big part of the Lions receiving corps last year, but was expected to be a big part of it in 2024 since the belief was that he could play

Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs and cornerback Terrion Arnold are back at practice, leading a long list of key contributors getting healthy at just the right time for Detroit. Head coach Dan Campbell said Gibbs and Sam LaPorta were back on the practice field Sunday and are recovering from hamstring injuries. Arnold also practiced Sunday