Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 10:07 AM EDT Sep 1, 2020 Kerry Hyder. Joe Dahl. David Blough. Every year there’s someone who cements their place on the 53-man roster with a strong showing in the fourth preseason game. Hyder did it in 2016, when he opened eyes with a three-sack performance against the Buffalo
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 10:37 AM EDT Sep 1, 2020 D’Andre Swift returned to practice Monday for the first time in almost two weeks and will remain a limited participant on Tuesday. Swift suffered a soft-tissue injury during practice Aug. 20 and has been on the field sparingly since. Detroit Lions coach Matt
John Niyo The Detroit News Published 10:53 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 The memories fade, but the music plays on. So does the laughter all these years later, when you ask Lem Barney to tell a story he has told many times before. It’s the one about the legendary Marvin Gaye and a football career
Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 8:25 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 The Detroit Lions still hope to have fans in attendance at Ford Field this season. The team announced Aug. 21 that no fans will be in attendance for its first two home games of the season: for the opener Sept. 13 against the
Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 6:11 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 You’ve got to hand it to Bob Quinn. He knows how to read a room. Even virtually. The Detroit Lions general manager knows he’s not exactly adored these days at NFL headquarters because of the snafu one month ago involving quarterback Matthew Stafford’s
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 5:43 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Running back. Slot receiver. Receiving back. Third-down specialist. Speedster. It’s hard to put Lions rookie Jason Huntley in a box — positionally or otherwise. Even in a box, Huntley might find a way to get away from a defender, using his quickness or
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 5:07 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 In another sign of the times, the Detroit Economic Club conducted its 24th annual Lions Kickoff Event virtually on Monday. The event is typically light on news, but provides local business leaders the opportunity to hear from the team’s leadership ahead of the upcoming
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Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 3:17 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Matt Patricia has always been a very hands-on head coach. He called defensive plays for at least part of his first two seasons with the Detroit Lions. He routinely spends time after defensive series talking to and working with individual position groups during
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 12:28 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 As the Lions enter their final week of training camp, there’s no peeking ahead to start planning for the opener against the Chicago Bears. Not that they could anyway, as coach Matt Patricia is intent on getting through the final week of workouts
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 11:51 AM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Nick Bawden is headed to injured reserve for the third straight season, paving the way for converted linebacker Jason Cabinda to win the starting fullback job. The Detroit Lions placed Bawden on IR before practice Monday, either ending his season prematurely or forcing
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 10:48 AM EDT Aug 31, 2020 For the second time in three years, Detroit Lions fullback Nick Bawden has been placed on injured reserve before the start of the season. The team announced the transaction Monday morning, using the created roster spot to re-sign defensive tackle Olive Sagapolu. Bawden, a
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Aug 31, 2020 With five practices left until roster cut-down day, Brayden Coombs has an incredibly tough decision to make. Coombs, the Detroit Lions’ first-year special teams coordinator, said there’s so little separation between Jack Fox and Arryn Siposs for the punting job he’s joked with
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By Mark Long Associated Press Published 6:01 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Jacksonville, Fla. — Disgruntled pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue is headed north, far away from Jacksonville. A person familiar with the trade says the Jaguars have agreed to send Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings for a second-round draft pick in 2021 and a conditional fifth-rounder in
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 5:20 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 The impact of last week’s demonstration by Detroit Lions continues to reverberate through the organization. On Sunday, when first-year special teams coordinator Brayden Coombs stepped to the podium for a video call with media, he showed solidarity with his players by wearing a face
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 4:17 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 With under a week to go, the Detroit Lions aren’t any closer to making a decision on who will be punting for the team when they open the regular season against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 13. NFL teams are required to trim
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 3:19 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Allen Park — Given the emphasis of team over individual in the game of football, it’s become increasingly unusual for a coach to publicly compliment or criticize a specific player without being directly asked. So, it was a little surprising when Detroit Lions special teams
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 3:45 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 The Detroit Lions’ full-contact scrimmage this weekend wasn’t only valuable to the players, but also the coaching staff, which is fine-tuning its operational procedures heading into the regular season. Included in that will be the game-day location and role of defensive coordinator Cory Undlin. During
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 3:00 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 With the COVID-19 pandemic shifting the early stages of NFL offseasons to a virtual setting, first-year players already were at a disadvantage compared to a normal year. So a leg injury that’s kept Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift off the practice field