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• Detroit Lions depth chart: Pre-2024 NFL draft edition

  22-04-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  AP With the 2024 NFL Draft upon us, let’s take a closer look at an updated version of the Detroit Lions depth chart. The 2024 NFL Draft is upon us, making it an excellent time for a refresher on where the Detroit Lions roster sits, here’s a quick breakdown of the team’s depth chart before the big event.
  Of note, teams' rosters are expanded to 90 players during the offseason, and currently, the Lions have 65 players under contract along with seven draft picks. That means Detroit
  
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• Lions News: Anonymous NFL execs criticize Detroit Lions draft moves

  03-05-2024 15:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK Professionals in the NFL react to Detroit’s 2024 draft haul. While it’s safe to say most people are pretty high on whatever Brad Holmes does at this point, some NFL executives speaking anonymously to The Athletic aren’t so sure.
  Several people in the industry provided their unfiltered draft thoughts to The Athletic’s Mike Sando to offer their perspectives on where each franchise is heading.
  When it came to the Detroit Lions, execs compared t
  
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• 10 free agents the Lions should consider following the draft

  03-05-2024 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images With the 2024 NFL Draft behind us, the Lions have a few positions that could be upgraded with a veteran free agent signing. Here’s 10 options Detroit should consider. The Detroit Lions added some key pieces to their roster in the 2024 NFL Draft, but teams are always looking to get better, and there are a couple of spots where the Lions could turn back to free agency for some veteran additions.The three most glaring spots that could use a veteran contribut
  
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• 5 things to know about new Lions G Christian Mahogany

  03-05-2024 13:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Everything you need to know about Detroit Lions 6th-round pick: guard Christian Mahogany To close out their 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected Boston College guard Christian Mahogany with the 210th overall pick. The pick was widely praised, seeing as some saw him as a top-100 prospect worthy of a third or fourth-round pick.Let’s get to know Mahogany a little better with the final edition of our “Five things to know about...” series.Pr
  
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• Open thread: What do you want to see when the Lions’ 2024 schedule drops?

  03-05-2024 12:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  David Rodriguez Munoz / USA TODAY NETWORK What are you going to be looking for when the Detroit Lions’ 2024 schedule is released?Now that the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit is finally in the rearview mirror, the next big item on the NFL’s offseason docket is the annual schedule release.Over the last several years, the schedule being released has become more and more of a show. Back in the day, there wasn’t much fanfare surrounding it. It would more or less just get released on the t
  
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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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• Is Lions GM Brad Holmes getting a little too confident?

  02-05-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The 2024 Detroit Lions draft was the boldest yet. But is Lions GM Brad Holmes getting a bit too confident?I understand questioning anything Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes does is a dangerous proposition. Not only does he have a pretty clean record through three years, but he’s a guy who also keeps receipts. He’s not afraid to call a reporter out in a press conference or get the entire Lions front office to sport hoodies mocking the doubters.Bu
  
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• Notes: Lions OT Penei Sewell

  02-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions’ production team outdid themselves again, creating this amazing video of 2024 Penei Sewell reacting to 2021 Penei Sewell.Back when the 2021 NFL Draft was rolling around, there was a lot of chatter about which direction the Detroit Lions should go in. General manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell were newly hired and facing an extremely daunting task in front of them — rebuild the Lions’ roster and turn it into a perennial
  
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• Notes: Awesome video shows Penei Sewell reacting to his 2021 self

  02-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions’ production team outdid themselves again, creating this amazing video of 2024 Penei Sewell reacting to 2021 Penei Sewell.Back when the 2021 NFL Draft was rolling around, there was a lot of chatter about which direction the Detroit Lions should go in. General manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell were newly hired and facing an extremely daunting task in front of them — rebuild the Lions’ roster and turn it into a perennial
  
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• 2024 Detroit Lions 53-man roster prediction: Post-draft edition

  02-05-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Taking our first crack at the 2024 Detroit Lions 53-man roster after the draft.The Detroit Lions are getting closer to building their final roster, though the coming months will make the picture both more and less clear. The NFL Draft is in the books and the Lions have added plenty of talent. Free agency is still ongoing with the potential for some additional acquisitions—the roster currently sits at 85 players—but the foundation of the roster is l
  
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• Open thread: What if Hendon Hooker is good?

  02-05-2024 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK If Hendon Hooker ends up being good, Brad Holmes would be faced with one of his toughest decisions yet. Featuring the likes of Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta, and Brian Branch, Detroit’s 2023 draft class helped propel the Lions to their first NFC Championship Game in decades. But there’s one player from that group who has yet to see the field, and he could be the difference between this class being really good and historically great.
  In the third round of the
  
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• Former Detroit Lions veteran defensive back signing with Saints

  01-05-2024 21:03 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Former Detroit Lions DB Will Harris is reportedly signing a one-year deal with the Saints.After five seasons, the Will Harris era in Detroit is over. As first reported by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Harris has agreed to a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints.
  Harris was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2019 in the third round. Initially viewed as a safety, Harris’ role eventually grew well beyond that. Throughout his five seasons in
  
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• Notes: Videos of best moments, draft calls from Detroit’s 2024 draft

  01-05-2024 15:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports A collection of videos from the best NFL Draft calls, war room clips, and other moments from the Detroit Lions draft.In my opinion, there is nothing better about the NFL Draft than watching the exact moment these prospects’ lives change forever. It’s rare in life that you get to capture the instant a dream is realized, much less on a humongous national stage. The phone call, the tears, the bear hugs with mom and dad—it’s enough to make even the
  
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• 2025 NFL mock draft: Way-too-early projections for Detroit Lions

  01-05-2024 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports Looking at 2025 NFL mock draft to see how wrong they will be in a year.There are not too many things in life more useless than a year-too-early NFL mock draft, and that’s why I’m not writing one myself.However, I will gleefully roundup other 2025 NFL mock drafts, because I think it’s a ridiculous exercise, and I enjoy proving how ridiculous it is every year. For example, let’s go back and look at the way-too-early 2024 NFL mocks from last ye
  
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• NFL Draft rumor: Detroit Lions were prepared to trade up for other 1st rounder

  01-05-2024 13:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions didn’t expect Terrion Arnold to fall to them, but they did have a different trade-up scenario in mind.After Day 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes told media he was shocked that Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold was still on the board, which led them to the aggressive move of trading up five spots to draft him at 24th overall.“We knew it was an offensive-heavy draft, that’s what we did know.
  
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• Open thread: What was your favorite moment of the 2024 NFL Draft?

  01-05-2024 12:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK Terrion’s “I’m home,” Goodell announcing Detroit’s new record, Big Gretch in Buffs — the draft had it all. What was your favorite moment?The 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit had just about everything you could have imagined. The crowd broke the Day 1 NFL Draft attendance record two hours before the draft even started. Then, they reached capacity again on Day 2. By Day 3, Detroit shattered the previous three-day record by 175,000, whic
  
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• Report: Former Detroit Lions starting cornerback visiting Jaguars

  01-05-2024 00:39 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Former Detroit Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs is reportedly taking a free agency visit with the Jaguars.With the 2024 NFL Draft over, another wave of free agency is upon us, and one former Detroit Lions could be on the move. According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, cornerback Jerry Jacobs is taking a visit with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  Jacobs was one of the best feel-good stories for the Lions early in the Dan Campbell era. Jacobs’ hard work and tenacious play
  
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• Survey: Were the Lions winners or losers in the 2024 NFL Draft? 

  30-04-2024 23:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Our latest SB Nation Reacts survey asks the question: Were the Lions winners or losers in the 2024 NFL Draft? 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 2024 NFL Draft is in the books and that means it’s time to check back in with Detroit Lions fans in another in
  
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• Notes: Top 2024 NFL Draft analyst selects Detroit Lions as top-3 class

  30-04-2024 21:38 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK One of the most prominent draft analysts is pretty high on what the Lions did this past weekend. Once again the Detroit Lions are getting some love for the newest additions to the pride.
  The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, well-known author of behemoth of a draft class guide ‘The Beast’, ranked his favorite draft hauls—not based on any specific metric, but simply by “which team got me the most pumped about their draft hauls,” he expla
  
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• 2024 NFL Draft NFC North Review

  30-04-2024 18:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports With the 2024 NFL Draft finished, who did each team in the NFC North take, and how tough did the division get? The 2024 NFL Draft is officially over and all 32 teams have added some rookies to their roster to try and compete for the Super Bowl next season. The Detroit Lions are trying to defend their NFC North divisional title, and events like the draft can shift a team from a pretender to a contender in the division. Now while we won’t know what these teams loo
  
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• Detroit Lions depth chart: Post-2024 NFL draft edition

  30-04-2024 17:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK With the 2024 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, let’s take a closer look at an updated version of the Detroit Lions depth chart and roster.The 2024 NFL Draft is complete and the Detroit Lions have added several new players to their offseason roster, making it a good time to revisit how things shook out after the three-day event.
  In the offseason, NFL rosters can expand up to 90 players and the Lions are near capacity, with 86 spots filled. They entered the
  
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• Detroit Lions draft profile: 5 things to know about DT Mekhi Wingo

  30-04-2024 15:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about Detroit Lions 6th-round pick: DT Mekhi Wingo Many expected the Detroit Lions to target their defensive line in the draft early and often. However, after drafting a pair of cornerbacks to open the first two days of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Lions had to wait until Day 3 to address their defensive front.
  That said, after a minor trade up in the sixth round, the Lions got LSU defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo, a high-character prospect who only
  
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• Full coverage, analysis of the Detroit Lions 2024 draft class

  30-04-2024 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Bookmark! Links to every Pride of Detroit article from the Detroit Lions’ 2024 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions 2024 NFL draft is complete and we at Pride of Detroit have once again tried to provide you with the most extensive coverage available. The Lions selected six players during the three days of the draft, and with information coming out at a feverish pace, it can be hard to keep track of and easily missed.
  Because of this, we want to make sure you have all
  
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• 6 Detroit Lions players that benefitted from the 2024 NFL Draft

  30-04-2024 13:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images These six players benefitted from the Detroit Lions’ 2024 NFL Draft class The NFL Draft is not just about which players get drafted. Oftentimes, it is the players that weren’t drafted that play a large role in the roster’s shape.
  Thanks to countless mock drafts, some positions were seen as sure-fire landing spots for rookie draft picks. Instead, these positions may have gone unaddressed in the draft. This could open up new opportunities for re
  
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• Which Lions Day 2 or 3 pick will have the biggest Year 1 impact?

  30-04-2024 12:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Which Lions 2024 NFL Draft pick, aside from their top pick, will have the biggest on-field impact as a rookie? Entering the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions had possibly their deepest roster in some time, so it was unlikely that the team would draft many (if any) immediate starters heading into the upcoming season. Luckily, on Day 1, they were able to address their biggest need at cornerback, trading up for Alabama corner Terrion Arnold, who projects to be a starter f
  
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• 4th-round pick Giovanni Manu says Detroit Lions view him as guard

  30-04-2024 00:23 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK Detroit Lions 4th-round pick Giovanni Manu says the team views him as a right guard.One of the Detroit Lions’ most fascinating picks in the 2024 NFL Draft was University of British Columbia offensive tackle Giovanni Manu. Some media members didn’t even have him on their radar and he was a late-rising prospect, but Detroit was convicted enough on his overall talent that they traded a 2025 third-round pick to draft him in the fourth round.It turns out t
  
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• How 3 years with Lions is turning Detroit into Penei Sewell’s ‘forever home’

  29-04-2024 19:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Rey Del Rio/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Lions and Penei Sewell have made such a perfect pairing that the OT is already talking about making Detroit his “forever home.” Penei Sewell grew up in American Samoa, a long way—both physically and culturally—from Detroit.But just before he walked into the media room Monday, days after signing a contract that made him the highest-paid offensive tackle in football, Detroit Lions general manager wanted to make sure he ha
  
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• 5 things to know about new Detroit Lions RB Sione Vaki

  29-04-2024 17:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Everything you need to know about new Detroit Lions running back and/or safety Sione Vaki. One of the Detroit Lions’ most fascinating picks in the 2024 NFL Draft was fourth-round pick Sione Vaki. He’s a do-it-all player who will almost certainly have an immediate impact as a four-phase special teamer—but he also has the experience and the skill set to potentially play on both offense and defense, too.
  Let’s get to know Vaki a little be
  
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• Why the Detroit Lions had the most valuable 2024 NFL Draft class

  29-04-2024 15:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions The accolades for Brad Holmes continues as the Detroit Lions 2024 draft class was considered “most valuable” by several outlets.Following the conclusion of the 2024 NFL draft, the football community is scrambling to determine which teams had the most success. Traditionally, that means analysts assigning grades to players and the entire draft classes. But like everything related to the NFL Draft, for every opinion submitted, there is an analytical component t
  
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• Lions draft recap: GM Brad Holmes breaks down each pick

  29-04-2024 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK Forget NFL Draft grades. Here’s Lions GM Brad Holmes’ evaluation of each Detroit 2024 draft pick.,The overwhelming sense I get from Detroit Lions fans is that they do not care about draft grades anymore. That’s totally understandable after critics panned Detroit’s 2023 draft class, and then it turned out to be the best in football. Clearly, the public doesn’t have the breadth of knowledge that NFL general managers do, and Brad Holmes h
  
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