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The Miami Dolphins defense could be losing another key contributor this offseason. On Monday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirmed the Dolphins will not place the franchise tag on star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, making him an unrestricted free agent. Wilkins, the 13th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, posted the best statistical season of

October 22nd, 2019 was a maddening day for Detroit Lions fans. That was the day that the Bob Quinn inexplicably traded away safety Quandre Diggs for a 2020 fifth round pick. The Lions would go on to use that pick to draft running back Jason Huntley by the way.  Diggs would go on to be

One of the best things about hiring new coaches is that they can often wind up bringing over players with them to their new team. The Detroit Lions just found themselves in a situation where that could benefit them. They recently hired Deshea Townsend to be their new defensive backs coach and he did a

The Lions are reportedly in the market for a top cornerback during the free agency period. They could certainly look to sign a player in free agency and we already put out our top five that they could make a move for there. But that’s not their only option. The Lions could potentially trade for

The Detroit Lions logged a grand total of 41 sacks this past season, putting them in the bottom third of the NFL in terms of getting to the quarterback. For a team trying to contend for a Super Bowl, that’s not great. Luckily, the Lions have plenty of cap room to play with this offseason,

Free agency is set to begin next week and everyone is wonder what the Detroit Lions are going to do when they have a chance to bring in some new players. What we already know is that the Lions are expected to be aggressive in their pursuit of a high end corner per rumblings heard

Zylstra, 26, signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota State-Mankato following the 2021 NFL Draft. He was waived coming out of the preseason and signed to the Lions’ practice squad, however.  He bounced on and off Detroit’s practice squad throughout the season before signing a futures deal for 2022. He

This happens all the time. Fans of a team will look at one of their players that could be traded and overvalue you them to the point of delusion. A perfect example is that I had Lions fans telling me that Julian Okwara shouldn’t be traded unless the Lions get a premier player back for

Welcome to cornerback day. One of the big stories coming out of Indianapolis this past week was that the Detroit Lions are going to be aggressive in free agency when it comes to finding a cornerback. With that in mind, we went through the available prospects and here’s our top 5 corners for the Lions

The market for star cornerback L’Jarius Sneed is heating up. The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to franchise tag (a one-year, $19.8M deal) the two-time Super Bowl champion and could trade him if they don’t reach a long-term contract.  Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins might be interested in adding the

The Detroit Lions had an incredible 2024 season, ending with a 12-5 record during the regular season and making it all the way to the NFC championship, where they eventually lost 31-34 to the San Francisco 49ers. While it is essential to applaud the players on the field for putting their blood, sweat, and tears

The Detroit Lions have a top 5 offensive line in the NFL. At times they were clearly the tippy top offensive line in the league. But there were also times in which it looked like this group needed help. The Lions dealt with injuries at almost every spot on the line and when those injuries

Bears USC QB Caleb Williams addressed rumors that he wouldn’t want to play for the Bears, who have the No. 1 pick. He reiterated he’s excited to start his NFL career for whichever team holds the No. 1 pick.  “If I get drafted by the Bears, I’ll be excited,” he said via ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Detroit Lions Projected Cap Space: $46.3 million Draft Picks: 7 1st (No. 29) 2nd (No. 61) 3rd (No. 73, MIN) 3rd (No. 92) 5th (No. 163) 6th (No. 207) 7th (No. 247) Notable Free Agents:  Top Three Needs 1 – Cornerback The Lions had their most successful season in decades, returning to the NFC Championship

The Kansas City Chiefs have placed the franchise tag on L’Jarius Sneed. But that doesn’t mean the market for him is closed. Kansas City is reportedly open to trading Sneed on the tag if a long-term contract isn’t reached, a scenario Sneed is also open to having play out. Sneed was one of the top

According to Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda, the Eagles are expected to target a safety upgrade this offseason either in free agency or the draft. Based on his conversations at the Scouting Combine, Pauline says there’s a “real chance” the Eagles bring back DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson. It appeared as though Gardner-Johnson was set to cash in as

The Detroit Lions have a lot of needs to fill this coming free agency and draft and one of them is at tight end. The Lions have one of the best tight ends in the NFL in Sam LaPorta, but they could use a guy that could come in and be their tight end two.

The NFL Combine is ongoing and some of things that are happening here in Indianapolis are telling. Nearly every position group has spoken to the media this week and one of the positions that Lions media has been hovering around the most is receiver.  Part of that is because Brad Holmes has shown to be

The NFL Combine is just about over and the next big focus for the Detroit Lions will be the free agency period. With this period comes a lot of numbers moving around. It’s easy to get lost in all of this and wonder about just how much money your team has to spend at the

The main objective for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the offseason should be retaining wide receiver Mike Evans and quarterback Baker Mayfield, both unrestricted free agents. While that’s the priority, Tampa will need to make other moves as it tries to reach the postseason for a fifth consecutive season in 2024, the first time in