Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions will have a new signal-caller under center next season. But could Jared Goff be more than just a stopgap on the way to Motown’s next franchise quarterback? There isn’t a Detroit Lions fan alive that doesn’t know their Motor City cats have agreed
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press So much has changed in the past 12 months. In the world, in football and with the Detroit Lions. Including how the Lions should proceed with star receiver Kenny Golladay. I have long advocated for the Lions to sign Golladay to a long-term contract that makes him one of the
It’s hard to blame skeptical fans of the Detroit Lions when they criticized the selection of Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson during the 2020 NFL Draft. After all, the last time the Lions drafted a tight end in the top ten it didn’t turn out so well. Of course, we’re referring to Eric Ebron. Selected
The fans have spoken. In a Detroit News poll with 1,057 votes, Detroit-area sports fans picked the Tigers to edge out the Lions as the local team most likely to finally compete for a championship and break the long drought of the four rebuilding franchises. ►Tigers: 33.43% ►Lions: 32.96% ►Pistons: 19.46% ►Red Wings: 14.15% The
The Detroit Lions are a team very much in flux. Most notably, under center. Following the pending trade of Matthew Stafford, the Lions will head into the new season with someone else at quarterback for the first time in more than a decade. Detroit also hired a new general manager in Brad Holmes, a new
Ryan Ford | Detroit Free Press For the first time in more than a decade, the Detroit Lions appear set to enter a season with someone other than Matthew Stafford as their starting quarterback. Presumably, Stafford’s replacement under center for 2021 is the QB acquired in the deal that sent him to the Los Angeles Rams:
No team in the NFL has been as forceful as the Detroit Lions in the past few months when it comes to changing the direction of their franchise. The Lions will head into the 2021 NFL regular season with a new general manager, head coach, coaching staff, and starting quarterback. This isn’t your same old
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News In recent days, there has been progress made toward clarifying the NFL’s salary-cap situation for the 2021 season. As expected, it’s going to decline sharply, but not as much as originally feared. On Thursday, the league sent out of a memo to all 32 teams informing them the still-unsettled cap’s floor
New Orleans Saints assistant head coach and tight end coach Dan Campbell Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports This has already been the busiest offseason for the Detroit Lions in my lifetime. And we’re not even close to hitting free agency or the draft yet. On the field, the Lions will have a new quarterback,
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The only way to consistently win big in the NFL is to have a quarterback. Not an above-average one like Jared Goff, or even a good one like Matthew Stafford. To really win in the NFL, to be a perennial Super Bowl contender, you need a true difference-maker at the
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Marvin Jones wants a chance to win a championship, and with the Detroit Lions entering rebuilding mode, that makes a return to Detroit unlikely when Jones hits free agency next month. Jones said Thursday on SiriusXM NFL radio that “nothing’s off the table” as far as where he plays next season,
The Detroit Lions entered the 2020 NFL regular season with a sliver of hope. But the Pride would end the season without a head coach or a general manager as both Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn would be fired in late November. It would also be the team’s final year with quarterback Matthew Stafford under
By Rob Maaddi | Associated Press Philadelphia — The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to trade Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts, according to a person familiar with the deal. The Eagles will receive a third-round pick in this year’s draft and a conditional second-round pick in 2022 that can turn into a first-round pick if Wentz plays
Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions are in rebuild mode. Yet even with very few expectations for 2021, what player will be the key to maximizing the Honolulu Blue and Silvers upcoming season? Even though it won’t be official until the league new year begins on March 17th, we
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The Super Bowl is over, free agency is a month away and the quarterback shuffling has begun. Which quarterbacks go where will have a significant influence on what teams do in April’s 2021 NFL draft, but now seems like as good a time as any for my first mock draft of the
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Antwaan Randle El is trading in a chance to repeat as Super Bowl champions with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the opportunity to have his own position group with the Detroit Lions. The Lions finalized their coaching staff Wednesday by announcing Randle El, an offensive assistant with the Bucs the
Anyone who watched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers emphatically beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV just over a week ago likely understood the importance of having a deep offensive line in the NFL. As the Detroit Lions’ loaded offseason inches closer to free agency and the draft, they too would be wise to
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press If all goes according to plan, Jared Goff will begin his career as a Detroit Lions quarterback in about a month when the Matthew Stafford trade becomes official. After examining Goff’s five best performances during his five-year career with the Los Angeles Rams, let’s look at his five worst performances. Something
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Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The outgoing Detroit Lions quarterback is helping his replacement get acquainted to town. Matthew Stafford said Monday on “The Mitch Albom Show” that he and L.A. Rams quarterback Jared Goff have exchanged text messages recently about their new homes. The Lions agreed to trade Stafford to the Rams for Goff