Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 3:10 PM EDT Sep 17, 2020 As the Detroit Lions lined up for a key third-down play midway through the second quarter of last week’s loss to the Chicago Bears, linebacker Danny Trevathan yelled for teammate Roquan Smith a few yards away. “Hey, Ro. Hey, Ro,” Trevathan said, before
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 2:49 PM EDT Sep 17, 2020 In his first season as head coach of the Green Bay Packers, Matt LaFleur was facing a tough situation in the regular-season finale. With a playoff spot clinched and a first-round bye hanging in the balance, the Packers were trailing the lowly Lions,
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 1:06 PM EDT Sep 17, 2020 Kenny Golladay missed five games with a hamstring injury as a rookie and the Detroit Lions want to avoid a repeat of that situation, handling the star wide receiver’s injury with the utmost caution to start the 2020 season. Golladay still wasn’t on
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 12:57 PM EDT Sep 17, 2020 Kenny Golladay is in danger of missing his second straight game because of a strained hamstring. Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia said Golladay will not practice Thursday because of the injury he suffered in practice last week. Golladay has missed four straight practices,
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Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 10:44 AM EDT Sep 17, 2020 Jarrad Davis is used to playing a lot. In 25 of his past 27 starts, the Detroit Lions linebacker was on the field for at least 85 percent of the team’s defensive snaps and never fewer than 78.6 percent outside of a game
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 9:36 AM EDT Sep 17, 2020 Sometimes, the NFL is tone deaf. One year after a pair of controversial officiating decisions cost the Detroit Lions an early-season road win against the Green Bay Packers — starting a downward spiral for the franchise — the league has assigned the same officiating crew
Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 9:49 AM EDT Sep 17, 2020 I got an email early Wednesday afternoon from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which announced 130 modern-era nominees for the class of 2021. No big deal, I thought. Then I saw the tweet from the Hall that included an image with three
Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 17, 2020 I got an email early Wednesday afternoon from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which announced 130 modern-era nominees for the class of 2021. No big deal, I thought. Then I saw the tweet from the Hall that included an image with three
Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 7:11 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 The Detroit Lions have rallied around D’Andre Swift all week after he dropped the winning pass in the final seconds of Sunday’s gut-wrenching 27-23 loss to the Chicago Bears. But the rookie running back got the biggest vote of confidence yet Wednesday, when
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 7:18 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 Jarrad Davis has not developed into a three-down linebacker like the Detroit Lions hoped when they took him in the first round of the 2017 draft, and if Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears is any indication, his role could be shrinking even
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:04 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 It was made a footnote by their late-game meltdown, but Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford became one of the highest-profile players in any sport to take a knee during the playing of the national anthem when he did so before Sunday’s game against the
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 5:34 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 Jeff Okudah was back at Detroit Lions practice Wednesday, but the team’s issues in the secondary continue to grow. Desmond Trufant sat out Wednesday’s practice with a hamstring injury he suffered in last week’s season opening loss to the Chicago Bears, and backup
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 5:54 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 When the national anthem played before Sunday’s season opener with the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions didn’t have a uniform response. Some players stood, others briefly returned to the locker room and several took a knee. Among those kneeling during the anthem was
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 4:46 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 The Detroit Lions’ secondary, already reeling from multiple injuries, was down another cornerback during Wednesday’s practice. Darryl Roberts, a versatile and experienced veteran, joined the team’s lengthy list of injury concerns, sitting out with a calf injury. It’s another blow for a defensive backfield
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 4:24 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 During a typical season, NFL teams dedicate a portion of their week ahead of road games planning how to combat noise. They simulate it in practice, with sound systems blaring loud music, while devising hand signals and silent counts to counter the inability
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 2:34 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 In an announcement that will surprise no one who watched him play, former Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson was announced as one of 130 nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2021 on Wednesday. Johnson is one of 14 players
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Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 12:38 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020 The Detroit Lions added some depth to its badly banged-up secondary on Wednesday, plucking cornerback Chris Jones off the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad. Jones had a previous stint with the Lions, signing with the team as an undrafted rookie out of Nebraska in
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 11:11 AM EDT Sep 16, 2020 Brayden Coombs did not make the call to send Matt Prater out for a 55-yard field goal attempt late in Sunday’s season-opening loss to the Chicago Bears, but the first-year Detroit Lions special teams coordinator said he agreed with the decision 100%. “No question,”