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Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay spoke about the team’s hiring of Matt Patricia as a senior defensive assistant. Patricia was Slay’s coach with the Detroit Lions before their relationship turned sour and Slay was traded to the Eagles in 2020. Via SB Nation’s Brandon Lee Gowton: “Me and him talked as man-to-man, we got a […]

Jared Goff, the Detroit Lions quarterback, has been a polarizing figure in the NFL since he was drafted first overall by the Los Angeles Rams in 2016. After leading the Rams to the Super Bowl in 2018, Goff was traded to the Lions in 2021. Now, as we head into the 2023 NFL season, fantasy […]

As the Detroit Lions gear up for the 2023 NFL season, one player is capturing the attention of fantasy football enthusiasts far and wide. That’s wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. After an impressive sophomore campaign, St. Brown is now on the cusp of ascending to the ranks of top-tier receivers in the league. In this […]

A new season is here, and we are excited to check out how the Detroit Lions do. We are here to share our NFL odds series and make some Detroit Lions betting specials predictions for the 2023 season. The Lions have so many potential playmakers on their team. Now, we will look at some of […]

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown dropped a reality check ahead of his third NFL season. As St. Brown and the Lions training camp gets underway, St. Brown isn’t letting his recent success get in his head. St. Brown shared his perspective with reporters, saying,  “I feel like you’re only as good as your […]

The NFL Draft is over, free agency is winding down, and the beginning of NFL training camp is imminent. The Kansas City Chiefs are still at the head of the pack and the Detroit Lions are quickly rising up the ladder, but where do the other 30 teams fall in the NFL landscape? Let’s check […]

The Detroit Lions had a scare when defensive back CJ Gardner-Johnson was carted off of the field due to a non-contact knee injury during Monday’s practice, but later reports indicated that Gardner-Johnson avoided a serious injury, and Lions head coach Dan Campbell confirmed those reports when speaking to the media. “It appears to be that […]

The Detroit Lions recently made an interesting addition ahead of training camp. They acquired former second-round pick Denzel Mims from the New York Jets. It’s essentially a win-win situation for the Lions and Mims. Detroit gets a free look at a once-highly touted prospect. And Mims has a chance to turn his career around. The […]

The Washington Commanders are signing veteran kicker Michael Badgley ahead of Commanders training camp, per Tom Pelissero. Badgley played for the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears in 2022 and went 24/28 on field goal attempts and 33/33 on XP. The Lions unexpectedly released Badgley several days ago to clear a roster spot for WR […]

Injuries are the reason why a lot of players are unable to reach their full potential. These disable them from playing in a lot of minutes, games, and snaps, and disallow them from having any sort of availability. Coming back from recovery can be worse as well because they realize that their abilities have taken […]

The Detroit Lions hype train is already leaving the station, and while Dan Campbell is trying to pump the brakes, many top analysts are all in on the Lions and their new rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs. NFL analyst Peter Schrager is one of those commentators, who was gushing about Gibbs and his potential while live […]

With NFL training camp officially underway, teams are preparing for preseason games. However, injuries have already taken place, and now Detroit Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson suffered an injury on Monday that involved him needing to be carted off the field, per Lions insider Tim Twentyman. ‘Veteran #Lions DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson went down with a right […]

Detroit Lions fans held their breath on Monday morning when reports surfaced of cornerback CJ Gardner-Johnson having to be carted off of the field with a non-contact injury. Fortunately for Lions fans, they might be able to breathe a sigh of relief after seeing the most recent Instagram story from Gardner-Johnson, reports The Athletic’s Colton […]

The Detroit Lions acquired receiver Denzel Mims from the New York Jets Wednesday. Lions coach Dan Campbell was complimentary of Mims’ skill set Sunday. “He’s a guy that has tools,” Campbell said, via Pro Football Talk.  “He’s a big receiver and he has speed. He has length and kind of relative of looking at what […]

Things are legitimately looking up for the Detroit Lions for the first time in a while. They posted their first winning record since 2017 and have a young core that could get the team into the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Aidan Hutchinson is ready to make it happen, but he’s not going […]

The Detroit Lions are feeling the extra media attention, as they rapidly approach one of the best prospective seasons in years, but Jared Goff and Dan Campbell are pumping the brakes on the hype train. “I think as always, the thing that’s gonna worry you is the hype train,” Campbell said as training camp got […]

The Detroit Lions will be absent a key pair of veteran offseason additions as training camp gets underway, with Marvin Jones Jr. and Emmanuel Moseley both placed on injured lists. Jones has been added to Detroit’s Non-Football Injury list, a surprising development after he was a full participant in June’s minicamp. His designation to the […]

The Detroit Lions are riding high coming off of a winning season in 2022. Head Coach Dan Campbell has the team primed to make a playoff push in 2023, provided Detroit is able to sort out its talented, and suddenly deep, roster. With the Minnesota Vikings expected to fight hard to retain their NFC North […]

The latest Hendon Hooker injury update will make Detroit Lions fans happy. The third-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft is coming off an ACL tear he suffered last year at Tennessee. But while the injury may have pushed Hooker down draft boards, it now looks like he may be ready sooner than expected as […]

It appears that the Detroit Lions will be looking for a new kicker in training camp. The Lions are releasing kicker Michael Badgley in a surprising move, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Michael Badgley has spent time with five different teams during his NFL career, including stints with the Los Angeles Chargers, Indianapolis Colts […]

The Detroit Lions added to their wide receiver room via trade on Wednesday night. Detroit is finalizing a trade that will land them Denzel Mims from the New York Jets. As part of the trade, the Lions and Jets are swapping late-round draft selections in 2025. As news of the trade broke on Twitter, fans […]

The Detroit Lions are making moves. On Wednesday, it was announced that the Lions have pulled the trigger on a trade with the New York Jets that will see Denzel Mims take his talents to Motor City. It was NFL insider Connor Hughes of SNY who first broke the news on Twitter: “BREAKING: The #Jets […]

Philadelphia fans have built their brand as some of the most passionate and aggressive fans in all of sports, especially the Eagles faithful. CJ Gardner-Johnson learned that the hard way in his one year with the team, and took a massive jab at them on his stream after his departure. A fan joined his Twitch […]

The Detroit Lions surprised the NFL world with a 9-8 record last season. The team followed it up with a polarizing but talented draft class. The Lions recently signed their top draft pick Jahmyr Gibbs, who is expected to become a versatile threat out of the backfield. Now, Detroit has announced the signing of another former […]

As the Detroit Lions enter the 2023 training camp, several players could potentially be traded. With a revamped offense and new additions to the team, the Lions may look to make some moves to further strengthen their roster. In this article, we will explore three potential players who could be traded by the Detroit Lions. […]

The Detroit Lions have finally signed rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs to a four-year deal, on the same day that Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs were snubbed by the franchise tag deadline. The former Crimson Tide running back racked up 1,370 yards from scrimmage in his final collegiate season, and earned his way to becoming the […]

Maturity and financial literacy can often be a problem for young professional athletes. Signing that first NFL contract and handling a lot of cash opens up a world of opportunities that some players never had access to beforehand. This can take a bad turn as some resort to bad habits. Recently, Detroit Lions wide receiver […]

The Detroit Lions surprised many folks when they opted to select Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs with the 12th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Yet after trading away D’Andre Swift to the Philadelphia Eagles, it looks like Gibbs will be lining up as Detroit’s starting running back when they take the field for […]

When the Green Bay Packers host the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field in Week 4 of the 2023-24 season, they’ll be extra motivated. That is after Lions wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown seemingly took a subtle dig at the franchise through the NFL Network. For those familiar with NFL Network, the channel has a “Player’s Choice” […]

The Detroit Lions 2023 training camp starts on July 22 (July 19 for rookies) at the Detroit Lions Training Facility in Allen Park, Michigan. That is where head coach Dan Campbell and company will figure out the Lions’ roster for this season that will help the team try to get back into the postseason for […]

Professional athletes often have inspirations to keep them working during the offseason. Most of them benchmark their performance from their previous playing stint and work up from that. The Detroit Lions may have something completely different as wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown disclosed his grudges in the 2021 NFL Draft. Grudges are normal in the […]

The Detroit Lions are scheduled to face the Kansas City Chiefs in the team’s opening game on September 7. Until then, quarterback Jared Goff and the rest of Dan Campbell’s team are settling in to their offseason roles. Rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker got an injury update Lions fans will love. Amon-Ra St. Brown addressed the […]

The Detroit Lions are still rolling with Jared Goff at quarterback but did add Hendon Hooker, a standout at Tennessee, in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. The 25-year-old has learned a lot from Goff so far, making the start to his career productive as he looks to eventually make it to the […]

The Detroit Lions have been one of the longest-running sad stories in the NFL for decades. However, the Lions turned things around during the 2022 season when they finished the year with a winning 9-8 record. The key to their season was a powerful closing burst that saw the Lions earn victories in 8 of […]

The Detroit Lions are heading into the 2023 season with a lot of hype after climbing out of a 1-6 hole to finish 9-8 in the 2022 season, and they will be tested early when they face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs said Dan Campbell wants his team to […]

The greatest quarterback of the present debate is filled with a lot of familiar names. Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, and Joe Burrow are the common answers that most NFL players would throw. However, Detroit Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs thinks that Jared Goff should be part of that conversation. The former number-one overall pick […]

The Detroit Lions kicked off the 2022 campaign with relatively low expectations and a brutal early season schedule that featured five playoff teams in the first seven weeks of the season. Detroit inevitably got off to a rocky start, losing six of those first seven games, but four of them ended in a wild shootout […]

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson received a lot of interest in head coaching jobs this offseason, but he decided to stay with the Lions for another year, and he said that quarterback Jared Goff is one of the reasons that he decided to stay. “He’s one of the biggest reasons why I didn’t want […]

The Detroit Lions are a popular Super Bowl betting favorite, despite the fact that their over/under total for wins has been placed at 9.5. If the Lions are to beat that total, their young players need to step up. Kerby Joseph, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and Brian Branch are among the young stalwarts on defense. Joseph was […]