Add kicker to list of things that will be different in Detroit in 2021. Matt Prater, who has handled the kicking duties for the Lions since 2014, accepted a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday. Prater, 36, is coming off one of his worst professional seasons, which saw him miss seven field goals
The Detroit Lions haven’t officially released Chase Daniel, but they’ve already reached an agreement with a new backup quarterback, coming to terms on a one-year deal with Tim Boyle. The agreement, originally reported by the NFL Network, was confirmed by a source familiar with the negotiations. Boyle has been quietly stashed within the division, spending
Subtract, subtract, subtract, subtract, subtract, then subtract some more. The Lions are subtracting players and salaries and mindsets. Drive past their Allen Park facility and you’re likely to see recycling bins overflowing with jerseys, shoes, playbooks and lightly used defensive players. GM Brad Holmes has made a ton of moves in less than two months
The Detroit Lions want to defeat Aaron Rodgers, so they signed his former backup quarterback at the start of the new league year. The Detroit Lions managed to finish last in the NFC North in 2020, while watching the Green Bay Packers coast to the NFC Championship Game. Not only that, but they saw quarterback
Detroit Lions fans have had a few weeks to get over the departure of quarterback Matthew Stafford in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams. The deal (bringing QB Jared Goff and picks to Detroit) was agreed to in late January, just after the team hired Brad Holmes as GM and Dan Campbell as head
The Detroit Lions haven’t officially released Chase Daniel, but according to an NFL Network report, they’ve already reached an agreement with a new backup quarterback, coming to terms on a one-year deal with Tim Boyle. Boyle has been quietly stashed within the division, spending the first three years of his career with the Green Bay
The Detroit Lions added a quarterback on Day 1 of free agency, and it was not — officially, at least — Jared Goff. The Lions agreed to a one-year deal Wednesday with former Green Bay Packers backup Tim Boyle, a source told the Free press. NFL Network reported the deal is worth $2.5 million total,
A grand sendoff is a rare thing in professional sports. It’s even more unusual when it doesn’t involve a player or coach announcing their retirement. But Matthew Stafford’s imminent departure after 12 seasons as the Detroit Lions quarterback is being handled uniquely by a franchise that hasn’t always handled its high-profile breakups with dignity in
The Detroit Lions are getting some help along their defensive line, turning to a familiar trading partner to land it. The Lions and Los Angeles Rams agreed to a trade that sends defensive tackle Michael Brockers to Detroit. According to an NFL.com report, the Lions are giving the Rams a future seventh-round draft pick in return. Selected
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Kenny Golladay’s best contract offer actually came from the Detroit Lions, not in free agency. At the start of the NFL legal tampering period, pass-rushers and offensive linemen have flown off the free agency board. One position market that has moved rather slowly is at wide receiver. Out of all the free agent receivers, perhaps
The Detroit Lions are in the market for a kicker once again. Matt Prater, the Lions kicker the past seven seasons, signed a two-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday. Prater, 36, was considered the top kicker available in free agency, even though he was coming off a down season in which he missed seven of
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It’s difficult to think of a salary averaging $13 million as a bargain, but there’s a realistic chance Romeo Okwara didn’t maximize his value in free agency. A quick look around the league this week will tell you how much edge rushers were in demand. Even with a depressed cap due to the pandemic, no
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Here’s an important note on the Detroit Lions’ pending trade for Michael Brockers: The Lions also are giving the defensive tackle a new contract. I do not have details on the new deal yet, but the bottom line is that, while this was largely a salary dump for the Los Angeles Rams, as evidenced by
Pardon us, if we’ve seen this before. Another trade, another Detroit Lions GM bringing in a player from the organization from which he came. We know how things went last time. So let’s see how Brad Holmes’ deals work out. Holmes has finalized his second trade with the Los Angeles Rams in two months, this
Trey Lance, North Dakota State (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) Quarterback Trey Lance, who has slowly become one of the year’s most intriguing prospects, turned a lot of heads with an impressive Pro Day workout last Friday. With dozens of NFL coaches and executives making the trip to the campus of North Dakota State, including
A couple hours after I wrote about the Detroit Lions taking their sweet time in free agency, they went out and made two moves to upgrade their roster. Late Tuesday night the Lions agreed to terms on a two-year deal with running back Jamaal Williams worth up to $7.5 million, someone I mentioned Monday on Twitter as being
The Detroit Lions had a slow start to free agency, choosing to release several players from the previous regime instead of adding many. The Lions’ most prominent addition has been tight end Josh Hill, formerly of the New Orleans Saints and a favorite of Detroit’s newest head coach, Dan Campbell. But things started to heat