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• Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff hopes to offer help to Oxford High School after shooting

  01-12-2021 22:11 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Goff has offered support to a tragedy-stricken community before and is hoping to do so again in the wake of a Michigan tragedy.Before Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff was going to be asked questions from the media, he wanted to take a moment and acknowledge the tragedy at Oxford High School, a public school in Oakland County, Michigan that endured a school shooting on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of at least four people.“You never think it’s
  
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• Michael Pierce returns to Vikings practice

  01-12-2021 21:50
  
  The Vikings may be getting an important piece of their defensive line back this week. Defensive tackle Michael Pierce practiced on Wednesday for the first time in two months. Pierce has missed the last seven games while on injured reserve with an elbow injury, but the team designated him for return as they began on-field [more]
  
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• Penei Sewell, D’Andre Swift, Trey Flowers among 6 who miss practice

  01-12-2021 21:44 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images The Lions are banged up once again. The Detroit Lions were back on the practice field on Wednesday as they prepare to host the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13. Six players missed practice on Wednesday, including four starters, and the news surrounding running back D’Andre Swift does not sound optimistic.
  Let’s take a look at the Lions’ official injury report for Wednesday, noting that the new injuries are bolded.
  No practice
  RB D’Andre Swift
  
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• Report: D’Andre Swift could miss ‘multiple weeks’ with shoulder injury

  01-12-2021 20:01 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images The Lions will need to lean on Jamaal Williams “quite a bit”. Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift is having a career season, but all along he has been nursing injuries. Typically, the Lions have limited his workload during weekday practices so he could be as healthy as possible come game day. Unfortunately, his most recent shoulder injury, suffered on Thanksgiving Day against the Chicago Bears, appears to be more significant than the previ
  
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• Former Detroit Lions special teams coordinator Stan Kwan passes away at age 54

  01-12-2021 17:48 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kwan spent 10 years in the Detroit Lions’ special team department over two stints in the late 1990s and early 2000s.The San Francisco 49ers announced on Tuesday that former Detroit Lions special teams coordinator Stan Kwan has died at the way-too-young age of 54.Kwan served on the Lions’ coaching staff in two different stints. From 1997 to 2000, Kwan was the assistant special teams coach. Then after a short stint with the Arizona Cardinals, he re-joined the Lions in 2004, first serv
  
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• 2022 NFL Mock Draft: Dane Brugler explains his Detroit Lions picks

  01-12-2021 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images One of the best draft experts out there—Dane Brugler—joined our show on Tuesday to explains his two Detroit Lions selections in his first 2022 NFL mock draft.The Athletic’s Dane Brugler is considered one of the most thorough and locked-in NFL Draft experts there is in the media. His draft guide—typically published in April—is considered a bible by some draftniks, and—at the very least—it is an extremely helpful resource even
  
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• Lions release OT Darrin Paulo from practice squad, protect same 4 players in Week 13

  01-12-2021 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han via Imagn Content Services, LLC Steven Montez, Bruce Hector, Shayne Zylstra, and Aldrick Rosas are protectedPer Tuesday’s NFL transaction report, the Detroit Lions have released offensive tackle Darrin Paulo and protected the same four players from the practice squad.
  Paulo joined the Lions back in the Spring of 2021 and was in Detroit through training camp but was released at cut downs. In mid-October, he was re-signed to the team's practice squad for depth, but with four tackle
  
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• Open thread: Was cutting Da’Shawn Hand the right move?

  01-12-2021 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Lions finally cut the cord on the Da’Shawn Hand experiment. The Detroit Lions released Da’Shawn Hand from injured reserve with an injury settlement Tuesday, ending his almost four-year tenure with the team. Hand has struggled to stay healthy since breaking out his rookie year, and the new regime decided to stop holding out hope for Hand to get right.Question of the day: Was cutting Da’Shawn Hand the right move?My answer
  
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• Former NFL assistant coach Stan Kwan dies at 54

  01-12-2021 01:58
  
  Long-time NFL assistant coach Stan Kwan died this week. He was 54. The 49ers and Lions sent their condolences to Kwan’s friends and family in social media posts Tuesday. Kwan spent three decades as an NFL assistant coach. He most recently worked for the 49ers as a special teams assistant from 2018-20. Kwan began his [more]
  
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