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What exactly do you have to do win the NFL Coach of the Year award? Despite an incredible season, the NFL and the Associated Press has once again skipped over Dan Campbell and not awarded him with the NFL Coach of the Year award.  Campbell got cheated out of the award last season after taking

The Detroit Lions have reportedly hired Jaguars pass game coordinator and cornerbacks coach Deshea Townsend to come to Detroit and serve as their defensive pass game coordinator. The great thing about the NFL is that player and coach relationship. A lot of times when a coach moves on, a player likes to move with them

The Detroit Lions aren’t done hiring new coaches. Last week they hired Terrell Williams away from the Titans to be their new defensive line coach. This week they’ve reportedly made another hire for a new passing game coordinator.  Townsend has some connection with the Lions coaching staff. Townsend was a long time teammate of Lions

The Detroit Lions are set to hire former Pittsburgh Steeler cornerback Deshea Townsend as defensive pass-game coordinator, according to a report by Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report. Townsend, who played 12 seasons for the Steelers from 1998-2009, has been coaching in the NFL since 2011. He was most recently the passing game coordinator and cornerbacks

The Detroit Lions have a big offseason this year. We’re talking about the type of offseason that could bring them from a team that almost made the Super Bowl to a team that should win it next year. While everyone is really looking forward to seeing which players they come out of the offseason with,

The Sacramento Kings welcomed the Detroit Pistons to the Golden 1 Center on Wednesday night and mercilessly trolled their opponents during the pregame introductions. Bay Area fans are clearly still relishing in the San Francisco 49ers’ historic come-from-behind victory against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game in late January. That comeback win was

The Detroit Lions are going to need to pay a lot of attention to their secondary for the second offseason in a row. They’re going to really need to bulk up at cornerback more than anything else, but they’ll also have to make sure they do some retention as well. Particularly with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. 

Shocking revelations have arisen about Calvin Johnson, the former wide receiver of the Detroit Lions. In an interview with the former quarterback Robert Griffin III, the wide receiver who still holds the record for covering the most receiving yards, claimed that he was under the influence of Marijuana in some games. The legendary wide receiver

The Detroit Lions officially signed WR Tre’Quan Smith to a futures contract for the 2024 season on Wednesday.  Smith tried out for the team earlier in the day and it appears as though it went well enough for him to an a contract from Detroit.  Smith, 28, is a former third-round pick of the Saints

Bears Bears LB Montez Sweat admitted that he was initially disappointed to be traded but found that he was able to play with more relief after he signed a new deal with Chicago. “Man, it’s been a roller coaster,” Sweat told NFL.com at the Pro Bowl. “A roller-coaster ride. Just gotta enjoy the ride. Some

MLive’s Kyle Meinke wrote about how the Den showed up to NFL games just as much as the team did throughout the NFL season. He reported that the season saw the most fans proudly attend Lions games for the first time in decades: Lions fans invaded road stadiums from one coast to the other, and

The Detroit Lions have a lot of players that are set hit free agency this year. For all the right reasons, the focus has been on guys like C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Jonah Jackson, Graham Glasgow and Josh Reynolds. But there’s some guys that are out there on the fringe that deserve some real consideration. That’s what

Calvin Johnson dominated defensive backs right through the final season of his NFL career, and he even did so while not sober in some instances. Johnson made a big admission about his playing days during a recent appearance on Robert Griffin III’s “RG3 and The Ones” podcast. The former Detroit Lions star was asked if

Futures deals are essentially camp invites that will allow players to compete for roster spots during offseason workouts and training camp. Muti, 24, was selected by the Broncos in the sixth round of the 2020 draft out of Fresno State. He signed a four-year, $3,500,792 contract that included $205,792 guaranteed with Denver. The Broncos waived

The Detroit Lions offseason is getting underway and we’re getting close to the acquisition phase of this whole thing with every passing day. The big question here is what positions do the Lions absolutely need to fill this offseason and where should they fill each one of them? The draft or free agency? That’s what

Among the names circulating as potential replacements for Jackson, two stand out: Randle El and Ward. Both are beloved figures in the Steelers’ storied history, and either appointment would likely excite the fan base. Notably, Randle El and Ward shared a memorable moment during Super Bowl XL when Randle El threw a 43-yard touchdown pass

For the earlier part of February, we’ll be looking at some of the Lions free agents who’s potential of coming back to Detroit seems up in the air right now. We’ll be doing these as pros and cons pieces. So far we’ve covered Jonah Jackson. Today we cover C.J. Gardner-Johnson.  Pros Gardner-Johnson had an immediate

For the earlier part of February, we’ll be looking at some of the Lions free agents who’s potential of coming back to Detroit seems up in the air right now. We’ll be doing these as pros and cons pieces. So far we’ve covered Jonah Jackson. Today we cover C.J. Gardner-Johnson.  Pros Gardner-Johnson had an immediate

That presser from Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes on Monday was electric. He did everything from present a strong message to the fans to cooking the media with receipts about the Lions draft picks over the years. As the kids put it today, it was cinema. On second watch I noticed something big later

Leaving Jacksonville due to a mid-offseason Sean Payton decision, Riley Patterson kicked for two teams this past season. The former Jaguars kicker has a chance to return to his old job in 2024. The Jaguars gave Patterson a reserve/futures contract Monday, ESPN.com’s Michael DiRocco tweets. A Jaguar in 2022, Patterson kicked for the Lions and Browns in