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• Watch live as Jarrad Davis meets the media twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

  17-04-2018 17:59 via twitter.com
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• Lions mandatory minicamp observations: Jack Campbell nabs 2 INTs

  04-06-2024 22:40 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Our Detroit Lions mandatory minicamp Day 1 observations, led by a strong day from LB Jack Campbell.In Dan Campbell’s pre-practice press conference, he was asked about the Detroit Lions revamped secondary, and he could barely contain his excitement.“It’s a great place to be in,” Campbell said. “We have so many options right now, so much competitiveness. (Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn) AG and I were talking about it again, (general ma
  
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• 2024 Detroit Lions minicamp Day 1 attendance, injury report

  04-06-2024 21:08 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK A detailed look at which Detroit Lions players were present, active or injured during Day 1 of mandatory minicamp.The Detroit Lions returned to practice on Tuesday for the first day of a set of three mandatory minicamp practices. As expected, most Lions players were in attendance for practice, but several were not practicing.So here’s my unofficial injury report from Tuesday’s practice with bolded players signifying a change in participation from last we
  
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• Dan Campbell comments on the passing of former teammate Larry Allen

  04-06-2024 18:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Detroit Lions opened up his press conference today offering thoughts on the passing of Larry Allen, a former teammate of his.Before Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell turned his attention to minicamp, he led off his press conference with some thoughts on Larry Allen, who suddenly passed away while on vacation this past Sunday. He was just 52 years old.“I really need to start with Larry Allen. Larry was a teammate of mine for three years at Dallas. Man, I’m just like everybody. Thought
  
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• Notes: Past and present Lions to speak at Michigan Central station concert

  04-06-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  It wouldn’t be a Detroit party without a couple of Lions.A couple of past and present Detroit Lions will be part of the big Michigan Central train station concert this week, the city revealed Monday.
  “Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central” will take place outside Michigan Central on Thursday to celebrate its reopening after six years of restoration by Ford Motor Company. Free tickets went live a few weeks ago and, speaking from personal experience, were gone withi
  
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• 6 things to watch in Lions mandatory minicamp

  04-06-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Detroit Lions mandatory minicamp begins Tuesday. Here’s our preview of things we’ll be watching.On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions kick off three days of mandatory minicamp. There are two significant differences between mandatory minicamp and OTAs. The obvious one is that mandatory minicamp is mandatory, meaning unexcused absences are subject to fines, if a team elects to. The other difference is that while media gets once-a-week access during OTAs practices,
  
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• POLL: Who is the Lions’ best player?

  04-06-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Lions’ roster is looking stacked with some top-tier talent across the board, but who is the team’s best player? The Detroit Lions’ roster is as stacked as it’s ever been with not many glaring holes remaining on the team. They’ve clearly entered their championship window following an impressive playoff run last year. Since his arrival, general manager Brad Holmes has done a masterful job at acquiring blue chip players and const
  
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• How the Lions plan to take Jahmyr Gibbs to the next level

  03-06-2024 17:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions have some big plans for Jahmyr Gibbs in Year 2. RB coach Scottie Montgomery talked about them last week.By almost every account, Jahmyr Gibbs’ rookie season was a success. He finished the season with 1,216 yards from scrimmage and 11 touchdowns. That ranks 20th and 15th among all skill position players, respectively. And when paired with literal running mate David Montgomery, the Detroit Lions produced a top-five rushing attack by nearly eve
  
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• Brodric Martin getting help from 2 Detroit Lions newcomers

  03-06-2024 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Detroit Lions DT Brodric Martin has 2 newcomers who are directly helping him elevate his game. Last year, the Detroit Lions traded many of their Day 3 picks to invest in defensive tackle Brodric Martin during the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Coming from Western Kentucky, Martin was always going to be a developmental project, and the Lions were upfront about that—so it was not a huge surprise when Martin only played a couple dozen snaps on defense for the
  
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• Video: Comparing Detroit Lions to anime characters

  03-06-2024 13:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Meko and Morgan are back at it, having some fun comparing Lions’ players to anime characters on the Pride of Detroit YouTube Channel.Sometimes a good idea comes to you while you are thinking about two of your favorite things at the same time. For myself and my friend Meko Scott, two of our favorite things to discuss with one another produced a pretty unique content idea. One of those things is obviously Detroit Lions’ football, and the other is anime.Now, I know what you are thinkin
  
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• Open thread: Who is the Lions’ most underrated player?

  03-06-2024 12:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions are gaining national attention, but are there any players that deserve more recognition? With 32 teams and over a thousand of players spread across the National Football League, it can be difficult for some players to earn the acclaim they deserve.
  Tom Blair and Gennaro Filice of NFL.com made a list of the NFL’s most underappreciated players for each team, and Blair’s selection for the Detroit Lions was linebacke
  
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• Notes: Terrion Arnold offers exclusive look at his process

  02-06-2024 18:45 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Lions’ cornerback Terrion Arnold released a behind the scenes video on his YouTube channel.Since being drafted 24th overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL Draft, cornerback Terrion Arnold hasn’t been shy about his aspirations as a player. Some players may think it without saying it, but Arnold wants everyone that is willing to listen to him to understand one simple fact—he wants to be great.
  The mindset that Arnold possesses would help no mat
  
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• Ben Johnson responds to ‘false narratives’ reported during head coach search

  02-06-2024 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Ben Johnson’s name was dragged through the mud after this latest head coaching cycle. On Thursday, he responded to the ‘false narratives.’You may remember in the aftermath of Detroit Lions offensive coordinator announcing his return to the team—when many viewed him as the lead candidate for the Washington Commanders head coach position—Johnson’s name was dragged through the mud quite a bit.It actually started well before that when
  
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• Discussion: Which Detroit Lions player could have a bounceback season in 2024?

  02-06-2024 13:33 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK 4 Detroit Lions players who could be in for a bounceback season in 2024. Which is most likely?It’s hard to look at the Detroit Lions roster and even think about the potential of a bounceback season in 2024. Last year was filled with so many iconic and impressive performances, it’s difficult to point to certain individuals who uncharacteristically underperformed.But it would be silly to think that every player maximized their performance in 2023. So let&r
  
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• Top storylines from Lions Week 2 OTAs: Terrion Arnold looks the part

  01-06-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK Recapping Detroit Lions Week 2 OTAs, and a standout performance from first-round pick Terrion Arnold.Week 2 of Detroit Lions OTAs is in the books, but our coverage of Thursday’s practice continues. If you haven’t already, check out our Week 2 participation/injury report, my full observations from Thursday, and our premium newsletter, which has nine standouts from the first two weeks of OTAs.
  Additionally, shortly after practice, I joined our o
  
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• 5Qs: How Mekhi Wingo still wins despite his small size

  01-06-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images LSU writer Zachary Junda explains how Lions 6th-round pick Mekhi Wingo wins despite his small stature.Expectations for sixth-round picks are generally pretty low, particularly in their rookie seasons. If you can get some special teams contributions in Year 1 and a handful of rotational snaps on offense or defense, that’s a pretty successful pick.The Detroit Lions may have slightly higher expectations for their first sixth-round pick: de
  
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• POLL: Who will be the Lions’ starting kicker in 2024?

  01-06-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Lions’ kicker competition is heating up early in OTAs. Who will end up being their starting kicker in 2024? The Detroit Lions did not kick a lot of field goals last year, converting on 19 of their 21 attempted kicks, and only kicking from 50-plus yards twice during the regular season. That was in large part due to the aggressive nature of head coach Dan Campbell and the Lions’ offense on fourth downs, but it could have had a lot to do with their l
  
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• Lions News: Terrion Arnold ranked top DROY candidate

  31-05-2024 18:20 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Detroit fans aren’t the only ones hyped about the Lions first-round pick Terrion Arnold.Terrion Arnold has yet to step foot on the turf of an NFL game and league analysts are dropping his name in the hat to win Defensive Rookie of the Year.
  CBS Sports’ Chris Trapasso ranked the new Detroit Lion as the leading candidate for DROY, citing his clean performance on film and despite a so-so combine.
  “A decade ago, he may be considered small for th
  
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• Discussion: Can Aidan Hutchinson take his game to the next level?

  31-05-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK After two impressive years to begin his career, can Lions’ edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson take his game to a new level in 2024? Expectations were always going to be sky-high for Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson. After attending high school at Divine Child in Dearborn, Hutchinson followed that up with a historic career at the University of Michigan. That led to Hutchinson being selected second overall in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Lions, completing what
  
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• How Sione Vaki won over Lions RB coach during pre-draft visits

  31-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Lions RB coach Scottie Montgomery explained how Sione Vaki won him over during a pair of pre-draft visits.Sione Vaki was one of the Detroit Lions’ most unconventional picks of the 2024 NFL Draft. The team traded a fifth, sixth, and future fourth-round pick to get in return the fourth-round pick they used on Vaki and an additional sixth-round pick in return.
  What was unconventional is that they used those resources to grab Vaki—who played mostly
  
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• Lions happy with Hendon Hooker’s consistent progress with reads

  31-05-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK Hendon Hooker is making steady progress, and according to Dan Campbell, the quarterback’s improvement in making reads is encouraging. Being able to progress through their reads is a key component of every NFL quarterback’s game. It was also one of the key potential concerns surrounding Detroit Lions second-year quarterback Hendon Hooker when he entered the NFL Draft in 2023. Now, a year into his NFL career, Lions coach Dan Campbell has been ha
  
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• The Dan Campbell analogy that helped inspire OC Ben Johnson to return to Lions

  31-05-2024 00:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Lions OC Ben Johnson said an analogy from Dan Campbell helped inspire him to return to Detroit for the 2024 season.On the plane ride back from the Detroit Lions’ gut-wrenching loss to the San Francisco 49ers, offensive coordinator Ben Johnson’s mind wandered about his future. Johnson had just completed one of the most impressive seasons in Lions history. He had already conducted a few head coaching interviews, and more awaited him when the plane touched
  
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• OTA Week 2 observations: Offense gets off to a hot start before rookie CB nabs INT

  30-05-2024 23:26 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Our Detroit Lions OTA Week 2 observations features big plays from the offense, some skirmishes, and Terrion Arnold arriving.Last week during the first week of OTAs, the Detroit Lions offense looked like it had some significant rust. They opened 11-on-11s with three straight incompletions, a near interception, and a draw play that went nowhere. Soon after, Jameson Williams dropped a big pass, and while the offense eventually recovered, it was more bad than good.On Th
  
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• Lions Week 2 OTA injury report: Updates on Brian Branch, others

  30-05-2024 21:36 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Who practiced for the Detroit Lions at Week 2 of OTAs? We break it down with an update injury/participation report.The Detroit Lions took the field Thursday afternoon for their fifth session of Organized Team Activities—the second of which was open to the media.Like last week’s practice, there was a large portion of players missing from practice. I’ll break down the players I did and didn’t see out there playing, and provide additional commen
  
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• Detroit Lions scout expecting big year for James Houston

  30-05-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Lions area scout Patrick Mularkey believes James Houston could be in for a big year in 2024.When it comes to the Detroit Lions pass rush, most people think of Aidan Hutchinson and everyone else is an afterthought. That’s understandable, considering Hutchinson produced 121 pressures last year according to PFF, and the next closest Lions defender was Alim McNeill with 43.
  But last year, the Lions were missing one of their more dynamic pass rushers for the m
  
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• Video: Who is more likely to surpass their rookie output: LaPorta or Gibbs?

  30-05-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Meko and Morgan debate whether tight end Sam LaPorta or running back Jahmyr Gibbs is more likely to surpass their rookie campaigns.2023 was a special season for the Detroit Lions in just about every way. The team piled up wins, made it the conference championship, and the atmosphere at Ford Field reached new heights as well. A big part of the success could be directly tied to a lot of the young players on the Lions’ roster, including their historic 2023 rookie
  
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• Open thread: Which Lions DL will take the biggest leap in 2024?

  30-05-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK Dan Campbell called new defensive line coach Terrell Williams “the best D-Line coach” in the NFL. So which Lions defensive lineman do you see benefiting the most under his tutelage? The Detroit Lions have had one of the best offenses in the NFL for the past season and a half, so it’s safe to say it isn’t lightning in a bottle. With young, productive skill players like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Sam LaPorta, and Jahmyr Gibbs just
  
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• Lions News: Aidan Hutchinson teases his new podcast with Eminem story

  30-05-2024 01:45 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Aidan Hutchinson appears to be launching a podcast, and the first clips tell a great story about his encounter with Eminem.Professional athletes are starting to take control of their own public image through the power of podcasts, and it looks like Detroit Lions star defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is adding his name to the list soon.
  On Instagram this week, Hutchinson shared a two-part video from the account “House Of Hutch” where he tells a story
  
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• Former Detroit Lions DT expected to face 2 charges of animal cruelty

  29-05-2024 21:20 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Former Lions DT Isaiah Buggs is facing second-degree animal cruelty allegations.Former Detroit Lions—and current Kansas City Chiefs—defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs has been accused of animal cruelty, and according to documents obtained by Patch.com, is expected to face two misdemeanor charges.Per the civil petition, two dogs were found abandoned on Buggs’ property: a rottweiler mix locked in a metal cage without food or water available, and a pitbull
  
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• Salary cap expert ‘surprised’ by Jared Goff’s new contract with Lions

  29-05-2024 18:38 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Salary cap expert Jason Fitzgerald broke down Jared Goff’s extension and was ‘surprised’ by the Lions’ decision.When it comes to salary cap experts in the media, it doesn’t get much better than Jason Fitzgerald, owner and creator of the website Over The Cap. Fitzgerald has made a living out of exploring and explaining NFL contracts, including penning the book “Crunching Numbers”—a must-read for those interested in the
  
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