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Star pass-rusher Aidan Hutchinson understands his Detroit Lions are no longer flying under the radar after the club was a win away from playing in the Super Bowl this past winter. “It’s unreal. There’s a lot of hype coming into this year, but I think it’s well-deserved hype,” Hutchinson recently told Eric Woodyard of ESPN. “I think

DWith his new $120 million contract firmly in hand, Amon-Ra St. Brown is locked in as Jared Goff‘s number-one receiver and poised to have another record-breaking season. But who will become the Detroit Lions’ number two receiver?  The competition for that second slot is wide open.  Detroit Lions-The Battle For The Number Two Receiver Begins

Bears Bears TE Cole Kmet gave his first impression of QB Caleb Williams and said the rookie has already made a lot of progress.  “He’s really just a normal dude,” Kmet said, via SiriusXM NFL Radio. “Really good kid. Ultra-competitive and you can see why he’s been so successful thus far in his football career

Last week Bleacher Report writer Kristopher Knox did this cool idea where they tried to take a page out of the NBA’s book and see what it would be like if the NFL did three team trades. It’s something that has happened in the past for the NFL. The most notable one being the trade that

The 2025 NFL mock drafts are starting to fly around more and more from draft experts. On the fourth of July our own Ian Valentino put one out for The 33rd Team and he made an interesting choice for the Lions. One that would almost scrap one of the biggest projects Detroit just drafted to

When quarterback Hendon Hooker was selected in the third round of the 2023 draft by the Detroit Lions, he couldn’t have landed in a better spot. Hendon Hooker: A Perfect Landing Spot With The Detroit Lions Hooker – The Volunteer Years During his career at Tennessee, Hooker smashed numerous records, including the school’s single-season touchdown

The Detroit Lions went out and overhauled their secondary during the offseason in 2023 when they signed Cameron Sutton and Emmanuel Moseley and then drafted Brian Branch in the the second-round. the expectation was that the Lions would improve against the pass in 2023 and that did not happen.  This offseason the Lions essentially blew

Lions The Lions nearly reached the Super Bowl last year after being the underdog for the last few decades. Detroit HC Dan Campbell discussed their motivations and how they are handling the massive changes in expectations.  “I don’t feel that we’re in this underdog,” Campbell said, via CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones. “I think our guys

Last season one of the big things that the Detroit Lions could tout is that since Brad Holmes had taken the job as the team’s general manager, the Lions had 23 draft picks and all 23 of them were still on the roster.  During free agency we saw the first departure when the Lions chose

While the 2024 NFL Draft is out of the way, that doesn’t mean that the draft experts stop working. The NFL season is approaching, but the college season is going to get here even earlier. Don’t think of this as talking about the draft too early, think about it as your opportunity to scout players

There was some real concern in April after a picture of Detroit Lions‘ defensive back Brian Branch in a walking boot and using a scooter to get around showed up on social media. Many were wondering how bad the injury could be and could it affect Branch’s ability to be at camp.  In late May

The Detroit Lions are entering 2024 with higher expectations, and star edge-rusher Aidan Hutchinson isn’t shying away from them. “I feel like it’s the year,” Hutchinson told Brad Galli of WXYZ-TV in Detroit. “With every fiber of my body, I feel like it’s the year. Honestly, from this year on, every year is the year.

Last July we sat down and took a look at the Detroit Lions offense and projected what the statistical outcome for most of the players would be. We came fairly close on some of the projections. Of course some players went over our projections. We’re looking in the direction of Sam LaPorta and Jahmyr Gibbs on

Bears Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic answered some of the biggest questions surrounding the Bears as they gear up for training camp.  Fishbain named DL Emmanuel Ogbah, Jerry Hughes, and Yannick Ngakoue as potential veteran depth additions up front. The battle at C between Ryan Bates and Coleman Shelton is the biggest position competition going

Divisions in the NFL often do offer parity, and sometimes you can throw out traditional numbers when two rivals go at it. While it should never be a surprise if a division basement-dweller steals a game throughout the season, there are two teams in particular that face some uphill climbs to be competitive in 2024.

Training camps get started for NFL teams relatively soon and the Detroit Lions still have a good handful of players out there on the open market after not bringing them back in free agency. 10 to be exact. We thought today it would be fun to look at those guys and pick the best landing

The Detroit Lions took a major step forward in 2023, going 12-5 and winning the NFC North. Heading into 2024, they are looking to prove that wasn’t a fluke and they are a force to be reckoned with. This offseason, general manager Brad Holmes has done a great job of securing the team’s future. Quarterback

Last year when Madden 24 dropped, the Detroit Lions didn’t have the best grades from the game. As we approach the release of Madden 25, it looks like the video game is once again dissing the Lions.  The big one is Sam LaPorta. When the initial ratings dropped for Madden 24, LaPorta had a 70

That’s a lot to give away for sure. As we all know, things didn’t turn out super well for the Vikings and the Cowboys built a dynasty off the players they were able to get back. This had us wondering, are there aspect of this trade that makes the Lions trading Stafford for Jared Goff

We are rapidly approaching Detroit Lions training camp. The rookies are due to report in just 19 days. Then we will begin one of the more fun annual traditions. Finding out who this years camp darling is going to be.  The camp darling, for those who don’t know, is the guy that fans just fall