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The Detroit Lions did not have a compensatory pick in the 2024 NFL draft. They didn’t have one in the 2023 NFL Draft either. In fact, they haven’t had a compensatory pick since the 2022 NFL draft when they had three. But will they have any after the Lions lost some priority free agents? The

The Detroit Lions did not have a compensatory pick in the 2024 NFL draft. They didn’t have one in the 2023 NFL Draft either. In fact, they haven’t had a compensatory pick since the 2022 NFL draft when they had three. But will they have any after the Lions lost some priority free agents? The

Last season, Hutchinson posted 11.5 sacks in his second NFL season as the Lions barnstormed to the NFC Championship Game before coming up short against the San Francisco 49ers. While the Lions have added Marcus Davenport, last season  — and Detroit’s second-half collapse in San Francisco underscored the notion that a contender can’t have enough

Now that the dust has settled and the 2024 NFL Draft is in the books, I want to go back to reflect on something that really stood out to me a few weeks back. The Detroit Lions put out a movie that reflected on their 2023 season and in that movie there is a moment

The 2024 NFL Draft is in the books, meaning teams have mostly completed their most significant roster moves for the season. With that in mind, here’s a look at the most and least upgraded position groups for each NFC North team. Chicago Bears | Last season’s record: 7-10 Most improved position group: Quarterback The Bears

The Detroit Lions have certainly remade their cornerback room, one of their biggest weaknesses from last season. In 2023, their pass defense and 28 touchdown passes surrendered were both ranked 27th in the league. But after trading for cornerback Carlton Davis III from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and signing corner Amik Robertson from the Las

In 2013 the Detroit Lions had this rookie sensation come out of nowhere. I’m talking about tight end Joseph Fauria. He went from being this undrafted rookie that nobody really knew to this guy that suddenly made the 53-man roster and then would up scoring seven touchdowns that season.  The expectations off of that became

Free agency and the 2024 NFL Draft are in the books. The Detroit Lions went out and made some very strong moves to rebuild their cornerback room from the ground up and secure the future of their offensive line. But they ignored a key spot that everyone thought they would address and that’s an edge

Lions The Lions took CBs Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw in the first two rounds of the draft to bring drastic change to a previous weakness. Rakestraw is ready to bring a tough mindset to Detroit with his willingness to play downfield and lay powerful hits. “I call myself the ‘Tone-setter.’ My defense used to

The Detroit Lions had a great showing at the the 2024 NFL Draft. They picked some great players, got some steals, made some shocking moves and, best of all, they got better. Don’t just take it from me. It’s been pretty much the consensus thought from draft experts.  But there has been a complaint, and

Last year the Detroit Lions were in the market for receiver help just before the start of training camp and they made a trade with the Jets for former second-round pick Denzel Mims.  Here we are a year later and the team that made that trade, and then made another trade for a receiver during

Last year we were looking for inspiration for something to write about the Detroit Lions on a Friday a few weeks before camp. That’s sort of what you have to do that time of year.  The idea was go back and look at every in season and offseason trade that Lions GM Brad Holmes has

By the way, you can see that reverence even more when you see things like Holmes putting leis on Penei Sewell before his extension press conference this past week. Who does that?  Seriously, who does that? Who cares about a player enough to tear up when he talk’s about him, make him the highest paid

On Monday we went through the Detroit Lions roster piece by piece to try to make a way too early prediction on what the team’s 53-man roster might look like after roster cuts in August. Today we’ll do a companion piece to that where we talk about who might be on the Lions 17 man

The Detroit Lions didn’t do something I though they would or should do this offseason. They skipped out on it in both free agency and the draft. I’m talking about finding that big bodied X receiver.  Free agency is tapped out and all the good ones got drafted, but no worries. I found one. Is

The Detroit Lions didn’t do something I though they would or should do this offseason. They skipped out on it in both free agency and the draft. I’m talking about finding that big bodied X receiver.  Free agency is tapped out and all the good ones got drafted, but no worries. I found one. Is

A Saints-to-Lions pipeline formed recently, with Dan Campbell and Aaron Glenn in place after lengthy New Orleans tenures. Will Harris will make the reverse trip, committing to the Saints on Wednesday. Busy reshaping their DB corps last year, the Lions reduced Harris’ playing time despite re-signing him. After the former third-round pick had played 1,012 defensive snaps for

Former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders apologized in a message to NFL fans following a curious decision he made this offseason. The Hall of Fame legend was known for leaving the sport prematurely, as he retired following ten years with the Lions. He’s doing something similar this offseason. Barry Sanders is stepping away from

The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms on a one-year deal with former Detroit Lions defensive back Will Harris, NFL Network reported Wednesday. Harris, 28, appeared in 81 of a possible 83 regular-season games over the last five years with the Lions. Detroit drafted him in the third round in 2019 and he has lined

Lions After receiving his extension on the same day as WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, Lions OT Penei Sewell said it’s both of their goals to win a Super Bowl next season.  “We need it all,” Sewell said, via the Detroit Free Press. “I had a conversation with (St. Brown) after we found out that we