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• Detroit Lions Brian Branch spotted in boot, scooter for foot

  02-05-2024 19:11 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Over NFL Draft weekend, Detroit Lions DB Brian Branch was spotted with a boot on, and was using a scooter to get around.Over the weekend, Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch was in Detroit for the NFL Draft. There, several fans spotted him with a boot on his left foot and moving around with the aid of a scooter. On Thursday, this photo of Branch with Lions first-round pick Terrion Arnold—from Branch’s agency Klutch Sports Group—circulated on
  
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• Notes: Lions take fans behind-the-scenes of schedule release video

  20-05-2024 18:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix A neat look at what went into making the 2024 Detroit Lions schedule release video. Last week, the Detroit Lions revealed the 2024 schedule with the help of two beloved Detroit actors and are now giving fans a peek behind the curtain.
  The Lions media team put together some behind-the-scenes footage from their schedule release video, which featured comedians Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson—both Detroit natives. This footage shows what went
  
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• Lions Mailbag: How big of a problem is losing front office employees?

  20-05-2024 17:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images How big of a concern is the Detroit Lions’ front office continually getting poached? We answer that and much more in the return of our mailbag.Although Detroit Lions Organized Team Activities (OTAs) begin later this week, we’re starting to dip into the doldrums of the offseason. So we’re bringing back the written mailbag. This week, we took questions from Twitter/X, and there were a ton of great ones.
  So consider this Pa
  
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• UPDATE: Detroit Lions lose another front office member to Commanders

  20-05-2024 17:14 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions are in danger having their third front office employee hired by another team in just over a year’s time.The Detroit Lions could be in danger of losing another key member of their front office. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Washington Commanders are “working to hire” Lions senior director of football administration Brandon Sosna. Garafolo calls the job a “high-ranking front-offi
  
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• UPDATE: Detroit Lions losing another front office member to Commanders

  20-05-2024 16:05 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions are in danger having their third front office employee hired by another team in just over a year’s time.The Detroit Lions could be in danger of losing another key member of their front office. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Washington Commanders are “working to hire” Lions senior director of football administration Brandon Sosna. Garafolo calls the job a “high-ranking front-offi
  
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• Projecting Lions 2024 UDFA chances to make the roster

  20-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions UDFA contracts have been released. So, we looked back at the Lions' last three UDFA classes to project what could happen in 2024. The Detroit Lions signed 15 undrafted free agents following the conclusion of the 2024 NFL Draft and while we are still learning about how they can contribute to the team, there are some hints about which players may have an inside track to compete for a roster spot.One of the main contributing ways to determine value is
  
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• Open thread: Will the Detroit Lions offense be better in 2024?

  20-05-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions were led by their impressive offense in 2023. But will the 2024 edition of their offense top the lofty bar set last year? The Detroit Lions were carried by an elite offense during the 2023 NFL season. With the defense struggling on a weekly basis, it came down to Jared Goff and company to lead the team to success—and success is certainly what they found.
  Over the course of last season, the Lions offense topped 30 points a whopping 11 ti
  
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• Detroit Lions in danger of losing another front office member to Commanders

  19-05-2024 22:12 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions are in danger having their 3rd front office employee hired by another team in just over a years time.The Detroit Lions could be in danger of losing another key member of their front office. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Washington Commanders are “working to hire” Lions senior director of football administration Brandon Sosna. Garafolo calls the job a “high-ranking front-office”
  
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• Notes: Former Detroit WR back on market after short stint with Bills

  19-05-2024 19:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK A recently-reinstated Detroit Lions WR is back on the free agency market after a short stint with the Buffalo Bills.Earlier this offseason, the NFL ended the indefinite suspension handed down to several Detroit Lions players who violated the league’s gambling protocol. Since then, the Lions re-signed safety C.J. Moore to a one-year deal. However, another player impacted by those suspensions—receiver Quintez Cephus—finds himself back on the free age
  
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• Detroit Lions receive best 2024 offseason grade in NFL

  19-05-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK PFF gave the Detroit Lions the highest offseason grade of any NFL team this year. Here’s why.It’s been a memorable offseason for the Detroit Lions. Not only did they make some uncharacteristically aggressive moves in free agency. Not only did they get even more aggressive in the NFL Draft. But they also locked up three of their biggest foundational pieces on long-term, reasonable contracts that ensure Detroit will be in contention for years to come.The o
  
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• Discussion: What will the Lions’ record be against the NFC North in 2024?

  19-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have been great in division games lately, but what will their NFC North record be in 2024?In 2023, the Detroit Lions took over as king of the NFC North for the first time ever. However, in truth, ever since Dan Campbell took over, they’ve been playing like the division champs. Since Detroit hired Campbell, they hold a 11-7 record in the division, and that includes their 3-13-1 rebuilding season. If you limit it to their last two sea
  
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• Lions fans believe this defender should get the next contract extension

  18-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The results from our latest SB Nation Reacts survey are in and fans strongly believe the next player the Detroit Lions should give a contract extension to is... The Detroit Lions have been aggressively retaining their core players with contract extensions. This offseason, they have signed Jared Goff to a massive deal (through 2027, with an option in 2028), locked up Amon-Ra St. Brown through 2028, and inked Penei Sewell to a huge contract that will
  
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• Discussion: What is the best thing about the Lions’ 2024 schedule?

  18-05-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Now that we’ve all had some time to digest, what is the best part about the Lions’ 2024 schedule? The NFL offseason is a long and grueling wait, and in mid-May, the hype following the NFL Draft has died down, so the only thing to cling onto is the NFL schedule release. This year, the Detroit Lions are making a case to be “America’s Team” with nine total nationally televised games, and five of those being primetime games.It’s no
  
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• Detroit Lions favored in nearly every game on 2024 schedule

  17-05-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Vegas odds for the entire Detroit Lions 2024 schedule are out, and they’re favored in nearly every single game.Vegas doesn’t waste too much time when it comes to setting betting lines for the 2024 NFL schedule. While we already know that the Detroit Lions are slight favorites in the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, DraftKings Sportsbook has released the opening odds for all of Detroit’s 17 games on the schedule.
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• Lions center Frank Ragnow reiterates he is not considering retirement

  17-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow continues to reiterate that he’s not considering retirement.As a fanbase, it was only natural for Detroit Lions fans to speculate how long center Frank Ragnow would continue to play in the NFL. The man has gone through a ton of injuries throughout his entire career—most notably a toe injury that has lingered for three seasons, causing him to be a weekly guest on the team’s injury report. Speculation only ramped u
  
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• Open thread: Which Lions road game do you want to attend?

  17-05-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Ryan Garza / USA TODAY NETWORK Which Lions road game would you most want to attend? For a while now, Detroit Lions fans have adopted a new away game ritual: Taking over opposing stadiums with an overwhelming wave of Honolulu Blue. Dating back to the season finale against the Green Bay Packers, fans have taken their ability to travel to new heights.With the 2024 schedule now out, fans are getting their first look at potential away game trips. To put it simply, there are plenty of options.Craving
  
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• Open thread: What’s the most anticipated game on the Lions 2024 schedule?

  16-05-2024 20:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images There’s a lot of intrigue to the Lions schedule in 2024, but which game are you most anticipating? Wednesday’s schedule release was the last stop along the way to the doldrums of the NFL offseason. It was the last bit of excitement the league can stir up before it’s a whole lot of nothing for the next couple of months as we patiently wait for the start of training camp.
  For Detroit Lions fans, the schedule release was highly anticipated for a numb
  
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• Why Jared Goff has ‘a lot more’ pride in second contract extension

  16-05-2024 19:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Five years ago, Jared Goff signed a massive deal in Los Angeles. Today, he spoke about why he takes a lot more pride in his latest deal with the Lions.Five years ago, quarterback Jared Goff signed a four-year, $134 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams. It was a massive accomplishment for Goff, having seen his career blossom alongside Sean McVay to the point where the Rams made the Super Bowl months prior to the extension.
  Now, Goff is in a similar situation, b
  
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• Detroit Lions sign former Michigan tight end, move on from rookie

  16-05-2024 18:16 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images With OTAs set to begin next week, the Detroit Lions are shuffling their roster and have released a rookie tight end and signed a former Michigan player. The Detroit Lions filled out their 90-man roster following a successful rookie minicamp and tryout period, but with OTAs set to begin next week, they continue to shuffle their roster. On Thursday, the Lions announced that they have signed tight end Sean McKeon and released undrafted rookie tight end Isaac
  
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• Video: Instant reaction to Lions 2024 schedule release

  16-05-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK / USA TODAY NETWORK Meko and Morgan discuss the Lions 2024 schedule release on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel.We knew after the finish to 2022 and the magical ride that was the 2023 season, the Detroit Lions were likely going to be one of the teams that the NFL decided to feature in the upcoming 2024 season. Well, turns out we were correct in that assessment.The Lions have a whopping nine nationally televised games, including four in a seven-game span. On top
  
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• Detroit Lions 2024 strength of schedule—by several different metrics

  16-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Win/loss record is an outdated stat to measure schedule difficulty. So let’s look at the Detroit Lions’ 2024 strength of schedule by several other metrics.As we get a deeper understanding of analytics and predictive power, our breadth of data widens. So when we talk about the NFL schedule and metrics like strength of schedule, our discussion should evolve. And that’s what we’re going to do in this post about the Detroit Lions’ 2024 st
  
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• 2024 Detroit Lions schedule repeats frustrating trend of past decade

  16-05-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  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
  
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• Lions open as favorites vs. Rams in 2024 ‘SNF’ opener

  16-05-2024 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams will kick off their 2024 NFL seasons on “Sunday Night Football,” and the Lions are early favorites in the matchup. After a terrific 2023 season that saw the Detroit Lions win 12 games, take control of the NFC North title, and vanquish the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL Playoffs, Detroit is being rewarded handsomely with nine nationally televised games—including five in primetime.
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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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