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Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson made waves on Tuesday when he informed the Commanders and Seahawks that he would be withdrawing himself from both teams head coaching searches. Suddenly there seems to be a concerted effort to make it seem like Johnson was never a guy any team was interested in and maybe some

Sweat is the top dog on this roster, but the American team also has Alabama’s Chris Braswell, Florida State’s Braden Fiske, Auburn’s Marcus Harris and Texas A&M’s McKinnley Jackson. With Williams, the Lions now have someone on the inside to be a first on-field evaluator to work with these guys. That’s a major plus.  There’s

Marshall Mathers, whom the world knows as Eminem , is a loyal Detroit Lions fan. So when the news broke that Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson could leave the team, the ‘Mocking Bird’ singer teased a special ‘diss track’ on Johnson. The Lions faced off against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game

The Detroit Lions will look to one-up their overachieving 2023 season, and they have a great chance of achieving that after keeping their most important personnel. Among the key retentions to the squad is offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who was widely believed to be leaving Ford Field after defying preseason expectations. His decision to stay

The Detroit Lions defensive line had some problems this year. Especially when it came to getting home to the quarterback. The Lions had defensive line coach John Scott Jr. in his first year with the team. While there is no official word yet, it would appear that the Lions may be moving on from Scott

Ben Johnson decided to return to the Detroit Lions rather than become a head coach elsewhere, marking the second straight offseason he has made that decision.  The official answer we received regarding Johnson’s decision was that he had “unfinished business” with the Lions and wanted to win a Super Bowl with the team. We also

The Detroit Lions‘ head coach Dan Campbell has witnessed tremendous popularity throughout the season among the fans and analysts. He has single-handedly changed the morale of the Detroit Lions team. The Lions made history by registering a postseason victory after three decades and Campbell was the architect who worked ‘not-so-silently’ but behind the curtains. His

The San Francisco 49ers went into halftime of the NFC Championship Game against the Detroit Lions trailing 24-7. Yet the team was able to come back and prevail, 34-31. Some bad decisions by Lions head coach Dan Campbell haunted Detroit during the collapse. But there was also a big change the Niners’ defense made that

Josh Reynolds is in the middle of the storm due to his drops, and he didn’t immediately address the issue. However, he finally spoke up on the botched receptions that probably cost his team the chance to compete for a Super Bowl. Detroit Lions’ Reynolds says dropped catches were down to luck According to The

 The Detroit Lions got some big news on Tuesday afternoon offensive coordinator Ben Johnson took his name out of the running for both the Commanders and Seahawks head coaching jobs and decided to stay on the Lions coaching staff.  One of the early reactions to this move was to say something to the effect of

The NFL Playoffs have provided fans with some thrilling moments, and this season saw the Detroit Lions come closer to a Super Bowl appearance than ever before. However, their hopes were dashed in the second half when they faced off against the San Francisco 49ers. While many have criticized head coach Dan Campbell for his

The Detroit Lions’ feel-good story ended in tragedy after their second-half collapse at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers. Given how competitive the NFC has been, there are questions surrounding the team’s chances of getting their hands on a Lombardi trophy. However, they aren’t the only NFL squad with long-standing playoff droughts. This piece

There was plenty of blame to go around in the Detroit Lions‘ crushing NFC Championship Game loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but many people are pointing fingers at Lions wide receiver Josh Reynolds. Reynolds had a pair of costly drops during the Lions’ 34-31 defeat, including a perfectly placed pass from Jared Goff on

While the Panthers conducted a narrow OC search that will end with Buccaneers wide receivers coach Brad Idzik following Dave Canales to Charlotte, Tampa Bay is going through with a thorough process. This will now include a look at the Lions’ staff. Detroit pass-game coordinator Tanner Engstrand is on Tampa Bay’s radar, per ESPN.com’s Adam

Living legend Tom Brady is among noteworthy members of the NFL community who disagreed with controversial decisions made by Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell in this past Sunday’s NFC Championship Game that Detroit lost to the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31. “I would’ve taken the points,” Brady said during the latest edition of his “Let’s

The Detroit Lions‘ 2023 campaign came to an end last Sunday following their heartbreaking loss against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game. Following the loss, the Lions quarterback Jared Goff opens up about his future in Detroit. Jared Goff — who is entering a contract year in 2024 — addressed the media

Tom Brady recently weighed in on Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions’ ill-fated fourth-down decisions during their NFC Championship Game meltdown. The Lions, holding a 14-point lead in the third quarter, faced a critical 4th-and-2 situation at the opponent’s 28-yard line. Unfortunately, their hopes were dashed when Josh Reynolds dropped a seemingly open pass. Later

Lions fans who witnessed Calvin Johnson tear up the NFC North during the mid-2000s know how their team fumbled the bag on him. Fortunately for them, Megatron never veered far from the game. When he’s not assessing the potential of basketball players on the gridiron, he keeps himself updated on how his old team is

Well, official. Nobody from the NFC North will be representing the division in the Super Bowl … again. The Detroit Lions had a tremendous chance but blew a 17-point halftime lead to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game. Sound familiar, Packers? Yes, the Lions’ were the North’s best shot this season and

Johnson has been the Lions offensive coordinator for the past two seasons. He’s been with the Lions organization since 2019, and before that was with the Miami Dolphins between 2012 and 2018. In 2023, the Lions ranked third in the NFL in total offense under Johnson’s watch. In 2022, they were fourth. In 2021, before