• 2024 Detroit Lions schedule repeats frustrating trend of past decade

    2024 Detroit Lions schedule repeats frustrating trend of past decade
    Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The 2024 schedule dropped, and the Detroit Lions are faced with another early bye week. When you look at the last decade, it shows an alarming trend. When the Detroit Lions released their schedule for the 2024 NFL season, something immediately caught my attention: another early bye week?
    Bye weeks have typically ranged from Week 4 to Week 14 over previous 10 seasons. From 2019 onward, the first slate of bye weeks has come in Week 5 (the NFL would no
  • Lions new safety coach explains why Dan Campbell is special

    Lions new safety coach explains why Dan Campbell is special
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK New Lions defensive assistant Jim O’Neil told a story about his first encounter with Dan Campbell, and it explains what makes him so special. Last year, Jim O’Neil was taking a year off from coaching. After a two-year stint as the Northwestern defensive coordinator and a dozen years of NFL positional coach experience before that, he was looking to reset and figure out his next move. He decided to drop in for a couple of Detroit Lions OTA practices to rec
  • Video: Biggest question facing the Lions after OTAs

    Video: Biggest question facing the Lions after OTAs
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK What is the biggest question facing the Lions now that OTAs are over? It isn’t happening as fast as some of us would like, but the NFL offseason continues to move along with organized team activities (OTAs) now in the rearview mirror.For a team like the Detroit Lions, OTAs are a chance to get a first look at some of the rookies and veterans brought in during both the NFL Draft and free agency. Beyond first-looks, it is also an opportunity to see how various pl
  • Patriots claim former Lions LB off waivers, illustrates depth in Detroit

    Patriots claim former Lions LB off waivers, illustrates depth in Detroit
    Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have one of the deepest rosters in the NFL. A statement that was substantiated after the Patriots claimed a former Lions LB. Throughout the offseason, one of the common themes from analysts and media is that the Detroit Lions have one of the deepest rosters in the NFL. On Tuesday, that point was illustrated when former Lions rookie linebacker Steele Chambers was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.
    At this time in the offseason,
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  • Open thread: Which Lion will be the odd man out at EDGE in 2024?

    Open thread: Which Lion will be the odd man out at EDGE in 2024?
    David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports The Lions have added a lot of backup talent at the EDGE position this offseason. Are there too many cooks in the kitchen?The Detroit Lions have turned over every rock when it comes to upgrading the talent at EDGE this offseason. They’ve signed free agent Marcus Davenport, snagged Mathieu Betts from the Canadian Football League, and are expecting James Houston, Josh Paschal, and Levi Onwuzurike (who has situationally played on the edge at OTAs) to enter 2024 i
  • UPDATE: Detroit Lions visit with UFL kicker Jake Bates

    UPDATE: Detroit Lions visit with UFL kicker Jake Bates
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/UFL/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have reportedly requested to work out UFL kicker Jake Bates.According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, the Detroit Lions are one of several teams who have requested to work out UFL kicker Jake Bates. The other teams are the Commanders, Packers, and Ravens, per Wilson.UPDATE: Per Dave Birkett, Bates actually met with the Lions on Tuesday, but it was not a formal workout
    Bates was a sensation in his first season with the Michigan Panthers. K
  • Detroit Lions final OTA observations: Young players try to make impression

    Detroit Lions final OTA observations: Young players try to make impression
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions’ young players were on display for the final OTA of the offseason. Here are our observations from Tuesday’s practice.While the Detroit Lions were initially supposed to have an open practice on Monday, a violation of offseason rules forced the team to forfeit that practice. That pushed the schedule back a day, and the Lions were back at it on Tuesday for the final OTA session of the offseason.As promised, only young players were around f
  • Report: Detroit Lions request to work out UFL kicker Jake Bates

    Report: Detroit Lions request to work out UFL kicker Jake Bates
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/UFL/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have reportedly requested to work out UFL kicker Jake Bates.According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, the Detroit Lions are one of several teams who have requested to work out UFL kicker Jake Bates. The other teams are the Commanders, Packers, and Ravens, per Wilson.Bates was a sensation in his first season with the Michigan Panthers. Kicking in the Lions’ home of Ford Field, Bates’ long leg got notoriety after booting a game-
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  • 2 Lions preseason games to be broadcast on NFL Network

    2 Lions preseason games to be broadcast on NFL Network
    Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports NFL Network will broadcast two of the Detroit Lions three preseason games—here’s what you need to know. On Tuesday, the NFL announced they would broadcast 21 live preseason games on NFL Network, including two of the Detroit Lions' three contests.Traditionally, a local Detroit television affiliate would broadcast all three of the Lions preseason games. Then, NFL Network would broadcast a replay of the game later on in the week, so those not in the Detroit
  • Lions News: Jack Campbell named 2024 breakout candidate

    Lions News: Jack Campbell named 2024 breakout candidate
    Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images This could be the year for Detroit Lions LB Jack Campbell. Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell held his own in the star-studded 2023 rookie class, but it didn’t come without some growing pains.
    The 23 year old certainly didn’t do poorly, but his performance left something to be desired, says NFL.com’s Eric Edholm.
    “After a promising opener against the (Kansas City) Chiefs, Campbell had trouble in coverage. The Lions tried to moonlight hi
  • Beware of spring NFL headlines: Detroit Lions stories that never panned out

    Beware of spring NFL headlines: Detroit Lions stories that never panned out
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK We pulled some of our own receipts to remind you: Don’t believe everything you hear in the spring.As the Detroit Lions conclude OTAs this week, with the young players still in town, now is a good time to remind people that this is the time of year in which optimism overflows.Now, for a team like Detroit who came as close as they ever have to making the Super Bowl last year, optimism is certainly warranted. On paper, their roster is better than last year’
  • Why the Detroit Lions should sign the UFL Offensive Player of the Year

    Why the Detroit Lions should sign the UFL Offensive Player of the Year
    Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions should try to sign the UFL’s Offensive Player of the Year, Hakeem Butler.This week, a clip from the UFL went viral, and for good reason. Iconic coach Wade Phillips—-who is currently the head coach of the UFL’s San Antonio Brahmas—was talking to receiver Hakeem Butler of the St. Louis BattleHawks and let him know that he’s going to talk to NFL teams about giving him a shot.Take a look:"I'm going to tell everyone in the
  • POLL: Which NFL team is most likely to go worst-to-first in 2024?

    POLL: Which NFL team is most likely to go worst-to-first in 2024?
    Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images It happens nearly every year... which NFL team can go from worst-to-first in their division this year? It seems like every year we see a team win their division after finishing last place the previous year. Last year, it was the Houston Texans, who finished with a 12-5 record and won the division following a three win season. In 2022, it was the Jacksonville Jaguars that made the leap. The year prior, it was the Cincinnati Bengals, and so on.
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  • Detroit Lions sign another Iowa linebacker

    Detroit Lions sign another Iowa linebacker
    Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have reportedly signed former Iowa LB Ben Niemann.According to the Detroit News, the Detroit Lions are signing linebacker Ben Niemann to their 90-man roster. As of now, there is no notice of a corresponding move.UPDATE: The Lions have now announced the move, and in a corresponding transaction waived linebacker Steele Chambers.Niemann is a six-year NFL veteran who has started 21 career games. Initially undrafted out of Iowa, he spent the first
  • Report: Detroit Lions signing another Iowa linebacker

    Report: Detroit Lions signing another Iowa linebacker
    Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have reportedly signed former Iowa LB Ben Niemann.According to the Detroit News, the Detroit Lions are signing linebacker Ben Niemann to their 90-man roster. As of now, there is no notice of a corresponding move.Niemann is a six-year NFL veteran who has started 21 career games. Initially undrafted out of Iowa, he spent the first four years of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, making 62 game appearances over that time and winning a Super
  • 2024 Detroit Lions depth chart: Post-minicamp edition

    2024 Detroit Lions depth chart: Post-minicamp edition
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Based on observations from minicamp, here is an updated depth chart for the 2024 Detroit Lions.With the end of mandatory minicamp last week, the entire Detroit Lions team won’t reconvene until the start of training camp at the end of July. So now is a good time to take a closer look at the entire roster and where it stands.
    Over the past month, we’ve gotten an inside look at the roster through OTA and minicamp practices. It’s not just an opportunit
  • WATCH: Detroit Lions celebrate writer Mike O’Hara’s 47 years of coverage

    WATCH: Detroit Lions celebrate writer Mike O’Hara’s 47 years of coverage
    Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies, Asheville Citizen Times via Imagn Content Services, LLC Monday marks columnist Mike O’Hara’s final day of employment. Watch the Detroit Lions’ celebration of his 47-year career here.Monday marks the final day of employment for Detroit Lions columnist Mike O’Hara. Last week, O’Hara announced his retirement after nearly 50 years in the business. He started as a “copy boy” at the Detroit News before joining
  • Open thread: Who will be the Lions’ most important offseason addition?

    Open thread: Who will be the Lions’ most important offseason addition?
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Which Detroit Lions will prove to be the team’s most important offseason addition?As the Detroit Lions near their summer break, most of the important roster moves of the offseason are well in the past. Sure, they could tweak a few positions before training camp, but the team you see on paper today is likely to look like the one you’ll see against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1 (with a bunch of cuts before then, of course).
    It’s been a relatively ac
  • Notes: Lions owner Sheila Hamp named Michiganian of the Year

    Notes: Lions owner Sheila Hamp named Michiganian of the Year
    Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK Detroit Lions principal owner Sheila Hamp has been integral in the turnaround of the franchise since 2021. Now the Detroit News have given her a high honor.For so long, the Detroit Lions franchise was an organization that wanted to be great. The will was there. As longtime owners of the team dating back to 1963, the Ford family knew the city of Detroit was dying to be a winner. Sure, Detroit is affectionately known as Hockeytown, but man, if the Lions ever
  • Open thread: Which Lions player’s minicamp hype should you actually buy?

    Open thread: Which Lions player’s minicamp hype should you actually buy?
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Which Detroit Lions player’s offseason hype are you buying?We all know by now that it’s a dangerous game to buy into offseason hype when it comes to individual players. It’s become a long-running joke now when stories are written in the spring about players “in the best shape of their lives” or the unique offseason training program a player went through that will unlock all of their potential.Regardless, every year some fans buy into so
  • Recapping the biggest storylines from Detroit Lions minicamp

    Recapping the biggest storylines from Detroit Lions minicamp
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK We break down the biggest things we learned from Detroit Lions minicamp.The Detroit Lions wrapped minicamp on Thursday, the final practice of the spring for the veteran players. While the young guys will be back next week (minus one day), this essentially marks the last significant practice before training camp.Pride of Detroit was on hand for all three days of minicamp, one day of of rookie minicamp, and a pair of regular old OTA practices. And while there may be o
  • Lions News: Dan Campbell’s focus on avoiding complacency is resonating

    Lions News: Dan Campbell’s focus on avoiding complacency is resonating
    Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Dan Campbell is ensuring his guys stay grounded entering the 2024 season. Despite a history-making 2023 season ending just a sneeze away from the Super Bowl, the Detroit Lions aren’t letting overconfidence get the best of them.
    For decades, the Lions grew accustomed to the rest of the football world doubting them—and rightfully so — but expectations have obviously skyrocketed following last season’s success. It’s hard to fault a
  • Detroit Lions punished after found violating OTA rules

    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions were found to have violated OTA rules and will forfeit one of their final spring practices.On Friday evening, the Detroit Lions posted a statement announcing that they are forfeiting one of their final OTA sessions after the NFL and NFLPA found they had violated the offseason practice policies.“On Friday evening the organization was made aware by the NFL and NFLPA that Organized Team Activities (OTA) practices held the week of May 27 violated
  • Alim McNeill + DJ Reader = destruction

    Alim McNeill + DJ Reader = destruction
    David Rodriguez Munoz / USA TODAY NETWORK Lions DT Alim McNeill has been imagining pLaying alongside DJ Reader for a few months now. And all he can envision is DESTRUCTION.When Alim McNeill thinks about playing alongside veteran DJ Reader, there’s only one thing he can imagine.“In my head it just looks like destruction, to me, honestly,” McNeill said. “There’s no other way I can see it. Every time I close my eyes and visualize it, I just see destruction, honestly.&r
  • Open thread: Who are the current faces of the Lions?

    Open thread: Who are the current faces of the Lions?
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Lions have plenty of star-power on their roster who could cement themselves as household names, but who are the specific faces of the franchise? Detroit really is the place to be lately, and if you need more proof, look no further than the grand re-opening of Michigan Central Station in Corktown.Situated directly on Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Michigan Central sat dormant for decades before the Fords laid out their plans to bring the iconic building back to life
  • Lions injury update: Dan Campbell expects near-perfect attendance for training camp

    Lions injury update: Dan Campbell expects near-perfect attendance for training camp
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK As the Lions close out minicamp, Dan Campbell feels the team is in a position to have near-perfect attendance for training campThe Detroit Lions wrapped up mandatory minicamp on Thursday marking the end of spring workouts for the team’s veterans. The organization will hold a few more OTA practices for their younger players next week, and at their conclusion, the rest of the remaining players will exit for summer break.
    Lions coach Dan Campbell has repeatedly s
  • Lions minicamp Day 3 observations: Defense shuts down spring practices

    Lions minicamp Day 3 observations: Defense shuts down spring practices
    Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions closed out minicamp with a fun day and a strong defensive performance. Observations here.There was certainly a “last day of school” vibe to the Detroit Lions’ final minicamp practice on Thursday. The practice was the final one for Lions veterans, as next week’s conclusion of voluntary OTAs will feature just the young players. It was essentially a half-day, with offensive linemen working at a walk-through pace. Add
  • Detroit Lions injury report: Minicamp closes with good news

    Detroit Lions injury report: Minicamp closes with good news
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK It’s all good news when it comes to Detroit Lions injuries. Here’s the latest report from the final day of minicamp.The Detroit Lions closed on mandatory minicamp with a short practice on Thursday. Coach Dan Campbell announced that this would be the last spring practice for the veterans, as next week’s OTAs will solely be the young players.With it also being Campbell’s last press conference of the spring, we got a few more injury updates, and
  • Former Lions CB Cam Sutton speaks publicly for first time since release

    Former Lions CB Cam Sutton speaks publicly for first time since release
    Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Cameron Sutton spoke publicly for the first time since being released from the Lions after domestic assault allegations. Here’s what he told Pittsburgh media.Not only did the Pittsburgh Steelers sign former Detroit Lions cornerback Cameron Sutton on Wednesday, but he was already in the building and participating in the team’s OTA practices later in the afternoon.The Steelers also made him available to the media following practice, where Sutton mostl
  • Lions minicamp highlights: Watch Jameson Williams snag deep shot from Jared Goff

    Lions minicamp highlights: Watch Jameson Williams snag deep shot from Jared Goff
    Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions posted a few highlights from Wednesday’s minicamp, including this impressive deep shot to Jameson Williams.Detroit Lions minicamp has been full of highlights from the first two days, but the team generally keeps those close to the vest. The Lions don’t post a ton of highlights from practices, which leaves fans only to imagine what has been happening based on observations posts from ourselves and others.
    But on Wednesday, the Lions poste

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