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• Detroit Lions easing rookie CB Ennis Rakestraw into nickel corner

  10-05-2024 20:28 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Ennis Rakestraw was limited in rookie minicamp, as the Detroit Lions ease him into a nickelback role.Detroit Lions second-round pick Ennis Rakestraw Jr. was in the “starting” lineup as the team broke for their first 11-on-11 drills of rookie minicamp, but he may not have been where you would have expected him. For most of the first day of minicamp, he was lined up as the nickel—a position Rakestraw is more than comfortable with.“That’s
  
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• Detroit Lions provide some positional clarity on Giovanni Manu, Sione Vaki

  10-05-2024 19:19 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Detroit Lions assistant general manager Ray Angew provided clarity on how the team plans to use rookies Giovanni Manu and Sione Vaki. As the Detroit Lions kick off rookie minicamp, assistant general manager Ray Agnew spoke on the team’s 2024 draft class for the first time. Most notably, Agnew provided a little bit of clarity on what positions two of Detroit’s most interesting draft picks—fourth-rounders Giovanni Manu and Sione Vaki—will start
  
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• Detroit Lions sign 15 UDFAs, announce 15 rookie minicamp tryout list

  10-05-2024 15:29 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions officially announced their 2024 UDFA class and released the list of rookie minicamp tryout players. With the Detroit Lions rookie minicamp beginning on Friday, the team officially announced the list of undrafted rookies that were signed following the NFL Draft. We have been keeping a tracker of the Lions' reported 2024 UDFA signings, and even broke down in detail the 15 players that were reported joining the team.
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• Detroit Lions 2024 rookie jersey numbers revealed

  10-05-2024 15:22 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images #Lions rookie jersey numbers! We get our first look at which numbers the Lions 2024 rookies will be wearing. The Detroit Lions rookie minicamp begins on Friday, and along with that event, we will get our first look at what jersey numbers each of the 2024 rookies will be wearing.This can be an exciting moment for Lions fans, especially with the new Lions jerseys available for purchase, but it may be prudent to exercise some caution because it’s commonpla
  
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• Detroit Lions officially announced 15-player undrafted free agent class

  10-05-2024 15:06 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions officially announced their 2024 UDFA class. With the Detroit Lions rookie minicamp beginning on Friday, the team officially announced the list of undrafted rookies that were signed following the NFL Draft. We have been keeping a tracker of the Lions' reported 2024 UDFA signings, and even broke down in detail the 15 players that were reported joining the team.
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• Video: Which Lions’ rookies are you most excited to watch in 2024?

  10-05-2024 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Detroit Lions rookie minicamp kicks off Friday! Meko and Morgan break down which rookies they’re most excited to see play.We still have a long spring and summer to go, but it will get here quicker than we think. Of course, I am talking about Fall and the upcoming 2024 NFL season. And really, who can blame us as Detroit Lions fans?After a legendary draft weekend in Detroit, the city is still buzzing. The Lions’ 2024 draft class has been finalized, and on Friday we will see the rookie
  
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• Why Lions GM Brad Holmes is confident in team’s wide receivers group

  10-05-2024 13:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  David Rodriguez Munoz / USA TODAY NETWORK Despite losing Josh Reynolds. Lions GM Brad Holmes explained why he’s confident in the WRs Detroit currently has.When the Detroit Lions tried—and failed—to re-sign Josh Reynolds in free agency, there was a general feeling that the team would find someone else to replace his production. While Reynolds “only” caught 40 passes for 608 yards and five touchdowns last year, he was also a model player who could play any of the rece
  
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• Open thread: Is Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs already an elite back in the NFL?

  10-05-2024 12:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK It’s only been one year, but has Lions’ running back Jahmyr Gibbs already cemented himself among the best in the NFL? A certain discussion on Twitter this week got me thinking. It started with a deluded writer covering the Green Bay Packers began by comparing the Packers’ roster with the Detroit Lions. The writer would go as far to say that he believes that the Packers are already better than the Lions, but beyond that, he had questions about whet
  
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