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• Detroit Lions Cheer and Roary at the Pro Bowl

  29-01-2017 12:05
  
  Tori Petry highlights what Pro Bowl Cheerleader Heather and mascot Roary have been up to at the Pro Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
  
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• 5 things we love and 5 things hate about the Lions 2024 schedule

  16-05-2024 03:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK With 9 nationally televised games and a Week 5 bye, there are plenty of things to love and hate about the Lions 2024 schedule.Yeah, this is America’s team.Following a year where they seemed to capture football fans’ hearts around the world, the Detroit Lions will play in nine nationally televised games in 2024, with five of them being in primetime slots. There is plenty to love about this schedule, but there are also some things that Lions fans may not
  
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• 2024 NFL schedule: Detroit Lions game-by-game predictions

  16-05-2024 02:45 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Erik Schlitt and Jeremy Reisman once again make their game-by-game projections for the upcoming Detroit Lions season. The Detroit Lions 2024 schedule has been released and it’s once again time to make some way-too-early predictions for the season.For the last two seasons, Erik Schlitt and Jeremy Reisman have made game-by-game predictions of the Lions' schedule. And while their individual game predictions have not always been spot on, the overall season accurac
  
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• 5 biggest takeaways from 2024 Detroit Lions schedule

  16-05-2024 02:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK A look at the five biggest takeaways from the 2024 NFL schedule for the Detroit Lions. Now that the 2024 NFL schedule is officially out for everyone to see, it’s time to look into when the Detroit Lions take on their opponents this season. While we have known about who they were playing and where since January, the order of when was unknown until now. After having a successful season last year, the Lions have caught the attention of fans and networks
  
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• Detroit Lions open season with another primetime bout vs. Rams

  16-05-2024 02:11 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images It’s Matthew Stafford vs. Jared Goff again. Back at Ford Field. Back in primetime. And it’s all to kick off the 2024 season.For the second year in a row, the Detroit Lions will open their season on primetime television. The Lions will host the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams on “Sunday Night Football.” The game is set for September 8 at 8:20 p.m. and will be televised nationally on NBC.
  Obviously, this game has a ton of nati
  
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• 2024 Lions schedule released—featuring 9 nationally-televised games

  16-05-2024 02:01 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Detroit Lions’ 2024 schedule is out, and it features a whopping NINE(!) nationally-televised games.Get ready to watch the Detroit Lions no matter where you live. The 2024 NFL schedule is out, and the Detroit Lions’ games are set. After their impressive 2023 campaign, the NFL has rewarded the Lions with nine nationally televised games for the 2024 season, including five primetime games (two Sunday night games, one Thursday night game,
  
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• Report: Lions will play NFC North foe on Thanksgiving

  15-05-2024 19:41 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions will reportedly play the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving for the 4th time in the last 7 years.The Detroit Lions schedule leaks are starting to come in, as we get nearer to the 8 p.m. ET official NFL schedule release. For the fourth time in the past seven years, the Detroit Lions will face off against the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving, according to The 33rd Team.The Lions are currently in the midst of a seven-game losing stre
  
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• Detroit Lions get no international games but benefit from global schedule

  15-05-2024 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images The Detroit Lions aren’t getting any international games this year but they are benefiting from the overseas schedule.As expected, the Detroit Lions officially will not play an international game for the 2024 NFL season. The NFL released the international schedule on Wednesday morning, and here is the official slate for games overseas this year.Week 1 — Packers at Eagles - Sao Paulo, Brazil
  Week 5 — Jets at Vikings — London, England
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• Former Lion Jerry Jacobs visiting 2 teams, including NFC North foe

  15-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Former Lions CB Jerry Jacobs is reportedly visiting with two new teams, including an NFC North rival.Former Detroit Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs is getting more attention in the latest wave of NFL free agency. After visiting with the Jacksonville Jaguars shortly after the draft, Jacobs is reportedly scheduled to now visit with both the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.Jacobs, originally an undrafted prospect out of Ar
  
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• Detroit Lions add 2 front office employees, including popular GM candidate

  15-05-2024 13:05 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions have added two “well-regarded” employees to their front office, including a popular GM candidate.It’s common shortly after the NFL Draft for teams to shuffle up their front office and personnel departments. That appears to be the case again for the Detroit Lions, as according to Neil Stratton, the Lions have added two high-regarded people to their scouting department: Tom Roth and Dwayne Joseph. As of rig
  
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• Open thread: How many primetime games will the Lions have in 2024?

  15-05-2024 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports The Lions landed four primetime games in 2023 and quickly became America’s team. How many have they earned for 2024?The Detroit Lions ended 2022 on a hot streak, and the NFL took notice. After initially giving the Lions just one primetime game in 2021 and none in 2022, they took a gamble on Detroit, baking four primetime games into the Lions’ 2023 schedule. The league was rewarded handsomely, as Detroit gained steam as America’s darling team, an u
  
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• Survey: Which Lions player should be next in line for a contract extension?

  14-05-2024 23:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Our latest SB Nation Reacts Survey asks the question: Which Lions player should be next in line for a contract extension?Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Detroit Lions fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.The Detroit Lions are signing quarterback Jared Goff to a massive contract extension—their third big extension of t
  
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• Notes: Carlton Davis could make biggest impact of traded players

  14-05-2024 17:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The veteran corner may be as invaluable off the field as he is on the field. In trading for Carlton Davis, the Detroit Lions secured one of the best players to make an impact in Detroit, according to one NFL writer.
  NFL.com’s Tom Blair created a list of traded players who will contribute most to their new teams — not necessarily on an individual level, “but rather who has the chance to really change how things play out going forwar
  
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• 5 teams we’d like to see the Detroit Lions play on Thanksgiving

  14-05-2024 16:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK A look at five of the Detroit Lions 2024 opponents we’d liked to see scheduled for Thanksgiving this year.The 2024 NFL schedule has already started to be leaked, but every year eyes are drawn to one particular Detroit Lions game: Thanksgiving Day. It’s an honored tradition for the Lions and their fans, as it’s not only nationally televised, but the franchise has become a part of the national holiday across the country.Unfortunately for Lions fans,
  
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• 2024 NFL schedule leaks, rumors: Tracking Detroit Lions games

  14-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Tracking all of the 2024 Detroit Lions schedule news, rumors, and leaks here.The 2024 NFL schedule will officially be released on Wednesday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET. But in the hours and days before then, we should get news about the Detroit Lions’ schedule. The NFL has now made the schedule drop a week-long event, dropping individual games here and there until we reach Wednesday night.
  This post will serve as a collection of news and rumors about the Lions&rsq
  
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• A long list of all the times we were wrong about Jared Goff

  14-05-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images We were wrong about Jared Goff.... a lot. Here’s a look back on some of our historically bad takes on the Lions QB.On Monday, Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions agreed to a new contract extension that makes the Lions quarterback the highest-paid player in franchise history. It’s a remarkable redemption story for Goff, who was unloaded to Detroit with a haul of draft picks so the Los Angeles Rams could chase (and win) a Super Bowl with Matthew Stafford
  
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• Open thread: Do you approve of the Jared Goff extension?

  14-05-2024 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK The Lions continue to pay their stars and Jared Goff is the latest to earn a massive extension. Do you approve of the terms? The Detroit Lions made Jared Goff the second-highest paid quarterback in the NFL on Monday, signing him to a four-year extension worth $212 million and $170 million guaranteed. He is also the highest paid Lion ever, with the number coming in at $53 million AAV.Goff is the third Lion to receive a massive extension this offseason, though the Li
  
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• Video: Instant reaction to Lions QB Jared Goff getting PAID

  14-05-2024 03:33 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK Meko and Morgan discuss the Lions extending quarterback Jared Goff on the Pride of Detroit YouTube Channel.It had been talked about on podcasts and in bars since the end of the season back in late January, and finally, we get to put it to bed. The Detroit Lions have extended starting quarterback Jared Goff, signing him to a four-year, $212 million contract extension.If you have been reading at Pride of Detroit for a while, then you probably are aware that myself, a
  
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• Detroit Lions signing Jared Goff to MASSIVE extension

  13-05-2024 22:49 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are signing Jared Goff to an extension worth over $50 million per year. After signing foundational players Penei Sewell and Amon-Ra St. Brown to massive extensions, the Detroit Lions have inked a third key piece of their franchise. According to Adam Schefter, the Lions are signing Jared Goff to a four-year, $212 million extension with a whopping $170 million guaranteed.
  At this point, we don’t have the full details of the contract, but
  
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• Detroit Lions sign Jared Goff to MASSIVE extension

  13-05-2024 22:41 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are signing Jared Goff to an extension worth over $50 million per year. After signing foundational players Penei Sewell and Amon-Ra St. Brown to massive extensions, the Detroit Lions have inked a third key piece of their franchise. According to Adam Schefter, the Lions are signing Jared Goff to a four-year, $212 million extension with a whopping $170 million guaranteed.The news comes as little surprise given how committed the team has been t
  
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• Here’s how to buy a new Dan Campbell Detroit Lions jersey

  13-05-2024 17:56 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Brian Killian/NFLPhotoLibrary You can now purchase a Detroit Lions Dan Campbell jersey. Here’s how:On Day 3 of the NFL Draft, the entire Detroit Lions war room was sporting the team’s new black jerseys, with head coach Dan Campbell’s name and number (89) on the back from his playing days. It was a neat moment, but it also sparked an important question among Lions fans.
  Draft Room rocking that Dan Campbell 89 today‼️ pic.twitter.com/V9PuPBUwbG— Detroi
  
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• Detroit Lions sell out season tickets for 2nd time in Ford Field history

  13-05-2024 16:37 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK For the second straight year—and just second time in Ford Field history—Detroit Lions season tickets have sold out.Last year, Detroit Lions fans helped sell out season tickets for the first time in the franchise’s history at Ford Field. This year, they’ve done it again—three months earlier than they did in 2023.The team announced Monday morning that their entire allotment of “Lions Loyal Memberships”—season
  
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• Detroit Lions sign veteran tight end from rookie minicamp

  13-05-2024 14:28 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions have signed another rookie minicamp tryout: veteran TE Parker Hesse. Here’s more about the former defensive end.On Sunday, it was reported the Detroit Lions were signing rookie minicamp tryout Kaden Davis to their 90-man roster. On Monday, the Lions confirmed that signing, along with one more player who was at Allen Park to try out: tight end Parker Hesse.
  Hesse, 28, was actually the second oldest player at rookie minicamp (only to 29-year-old
  
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• Terrion Arnold, Ennis Rakestraw already building competitive friendship

  13-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw have already developed a friendship, and the Detroit Lions are hoping that takes both of their games to the next level.It seems like destiny that the Detroit Lions drafted Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. with their first two picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. The pair of SEC cornerbacks just so happened to take their top-30, pre-draft visit in Detroit on the same day.“It was great to actually get to know him a little bit bet
  
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• Open thread: When will Jared Goff’s extension get done?

  13-05-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports The Lions paid out big extensions to two premier players, and Jared Goff is next. Did Brad Holmes give us a hint of when to expect it?The Detroit Lions made a lot of noise ahead of draft day in Detroit when they announced hefty extensions for wide receive Amon-Ra St. Brown and OT Penei Sewell just hours apart. It brought brief relief to Lions fans all over, until it quickly led to the question of where Jared Goff’s extension was. Brad Holmes and this front off
  
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• Detroit Lions reportedly signing rookie minicamp tryout WR

  12-05-2024 19:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are reportedly signing a rookie minicamp tryout who spent last year with the Michigan Panthers and Arizona Cardinals.According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Detroit Lions are signing wide receiver Kaden Davis to their 90-man roster. Davis was with the team this weekend as part of their rookie minicamp tryout squad. He was notably the intended receiver on a pass that was picked off by Lions first-round pick Terrion Arnold. Davis in
  
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• Why Lions haven’t signed their top 2 draft picks... yet

  12-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions have signed four of their draft picks but Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw remain unsigned. Here’s why.With 2024 Detroit Lions rookie minicamp underway, there’s a lot of information to consume. In addition to reading about observations from camp, fans received some clarity on how the Lions plan on using their newly acquired players, learned more about players' positional ranges, heard some fun quotes, found out which jersey numbers we
  
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• Open thread: How many rookies will make the Lions’ final roster?

  12-05-2024 13:01 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK With the Detroit Lions’ drastically improved team, how many rookies will make it onto the initial 53-man roster?On Friday, we got our first look at the Detroit Lions’ rookie class. With rules being particularly strict about the level of participation allowed at this point in the offseason, it was only a minor taste. Yet it was still enough to make first impressions on these young players.
  As coaches have repeated several times already this offseason, it
  
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• Rookie defensive tackle Johnny Newton will require second foot surgery

  11-05-2024 22:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Illinois defensive tackle Johnny Newton was a top prospect for many Lions fans, but his slide to Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft was a surprise. We might now know the reason for his slide. Entering the 2024 NFL Draft, there was a sizable group of candidates for the Detroit Lions at pick 29. Detroit would ultimately trade up to 24th overall to select Terrion Arnold, arguably the top defensive back prospect on the board—and perhaps in the d
  
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• VIDEO: Lions rookie Terrion Arnold picks up his first INT of practice

  11-05-2024 20:24 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Watch Detroit Lions rookie CB Terrion Arnold grab the first interception of his professional career.Detroit Lions rookie minicamp continues through the weekend, and while media won’t be there to cover the final two practices, the Lions production crew is still on hand to capture big moments.And on a cloudy Saturday, the Lions managed to capture a pretty significant moment: first-round cornerback Terrion Arnold picking up the first interception of his professio
  
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