Justin Rogers | The Detroit News More than two decades later, it remains one of the more memorable Detroit Lions moments in franchise history. In the 1997 regular-season finale against the New York Jets, the Lions needed a win to get into the playoffs, while superstar running back Barry Sanders needed 131 yards to become the
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News When the Detroit Lions announced Dan Campbell as the team’s next head coach, team president Rod Wood shared a conversation with Mickey Loomis. The Saints general manager, who had spent the past five seasons working with Campbell in New Orleans, told Wood, “Dan is the kind of head coach that
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Lions signed tight end Alize Mack to a futures deal Thursday. Mack was a seventh-round pick by the New Orleans Saints in 2019, where he played briefly for new Lions coach Dan Campbell. He was waived at the end of training camp, spent three weeks on the
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press When Aaron Glenn first arrived in New Orleans, he inherited a secondary that was not very good and quickly got worse. The Saints ranked last in the league against the pass in Glenn’s first season as defensive backs coach in 2016, then improved to a middle-of-the-pack pass defense in Year
Mitch Albom | Detroit Free Press As Matthew Stafford headed into the meeting that would change his life, he texted his wife, Kelly, and wrote, “Well, here we go.” The Detroit Lions president, Rod Wood, was waiting in the room. The Lions owner, Sheila Ford Hamp, was on speaker phone. Stafford, who freely admits, “I
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions’ quarterback swap, Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff, won’t be official until the middle of March. Until then, no one employed by either team is allowed to publicly acknowledge it, per league protocols. And while Goff is considered a downgrade from Stafford, illustrated by the trio of draft
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News In his first comments since the Detroit Lions agreed to trade him to the Los Angeles Rams, quarterback Matthew Stafford said the conversations with the team prior to the deal were the most difficult of his life. Speaking with close family friend and WDIV reporter Hank Winchester in a segment
John Niyo | The Detroit News Unable to read the whole story? Sign in or subscribe here. They saw what you saw. So we’re all on the same page to start with, at least, when it comes to the Lions’ defense. And that’s more than we’ve been able to say here in a while. Because it
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions have holes all over the roster, but none bigger than at receiver, where Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones, Danny Amendola and Jamal Agnew are all scheduled to be unrestricted free agents next month. And while the Lions might find a way to keep Golladay in the fold,
There are many reasons Anthony Lynn isn’t the Chargers head coach anymore, but he has proven he hasn’t learned from his biggest mistake. During the 2020 offseason, the Los Angeles Chargers were faced with replacing quarterback Philip Rivers. Head coach Anthony Lynn remained committed to Tyrod Taylor over rookie Justin Herbert, with the lack of
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Duce Staley was coaching running backs for the Philadelphia Eagles when the team’s longtime vice president of security, Dom DiSandro, invited him to a high school football game years ago. DiSandro was friends with the father of a top running back recruit at nearby St. Joseph’s Prep, and he asked
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press If the Detroit Lions select a quarterback with the No. 7 pick in the NFL draft, don’t expect him to play much this year. At least not if Anthony Lynn has his way. The Lions’ new offensive coordinator said Wednesday he wants the best player to play, but he
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Several years ago, while serving as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, team security director Dom DiSandro told Duce Staley he needed to see this high school running back generating some serious buzz around town. So Staley and DiSandro made the trek across town to St. Joseph’s Prep to see D’Andre Swift
Watch Detroit Lions Defensive Coordinator Aaron Glenn meet the media Feb. 10, 2021. Subscribe to the Lions YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2OABzdx More Lions NFL Action: https://bit.ly/2oxtfjX #DetroitLions #Lions #NFL Keep up-to-date on all things Lions: Visit https://www.detroitlions.com/ Follow: https://twitter.com/Lions Follow: https://www.instagram.com/detroitlionsnfl/ Like: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitLions
Watch Detroit Lions Special Teams Coordinator Dave Fipp meet the media Feb. 10, 2021. Subscribe to the Lions YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2OABzdx More Lions NFL Action: https://bit.ly/2oxtfjX #DetroitLions #Lions #NFL Keep up-to-date on all things Lions: Visit https://www.detroitlions.com/ Follow: https://twitter.com/Lions Follow: https://www.instagram.com/detroitlionsnfl/ Like: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitLions
Watch Detroit Lions Offensive Coordinator Anthony Lynn meet the media Feb. 10, 2021. Subscribe to the Lions YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2OABzdx More Lions NFL Action: https://bit.ly/2oxtfjX #DetroitLions #Lions #NFL Keep up-to-date on all things Lions: Visit https://www.detroitlions.com/ Follow: https://twitter.com/Lions Follow: https://www.instagram.com/detroitlionsnfl/ Like: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitLions
Watch Detroit Lions Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs Coach Duce Staley meet the media Feb. 10, 2021. Subscribe to the Lions YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2OABzdx More Lions NFL Action: https://bit.ly/2oxtfjX #DetroitLions #Lions #NFL Keep up-to-date on all things Lions: Visit https://www.detroitlions.com/ Follow: https://twitter.com/Lions Follow: https://www.instagram.com/detroitlionsnfl/ Like: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitLions
Tyler J. Davis | Detroit Free Press The way Todd McShay sees it, the Detroit Lions are locked into a wide receiver with the No. 7 pick in the 2021 NFL draft. In his second mock draft released Wednesday, McShay predicted the Lions would pick DeVonta Smith, the Heisman Trophy-winning Alabama wideout. Smith racked up 1,856
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Dan Campbell played 11 NFL seasons before getting into coaching, but when it comes to long playing careers, the new Detroit Lions head coach has nothing on some of his assistants. Mark Brunell, the Lions’ new quarterbacks coach, played 19 seasons with five different teams, including one with Campbell on the
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Calvin Johnson in Hall of Fame: Was it a heated debate? Detroit Lions reporters Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez discuss Feb. 8, 2021, Calvin Johnson’s Hall of Fame election, the process and future HOFers. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press Congratulations