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Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay has been ruled out of his team’s Week 8 matchup with the New York Giants due to a hamstring injury, according to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. Slay has not practiced all week. His absence comes on the heels of his comments that he “personally wouldn’t care” if the […]

Members of the Detroit Lions secondary were utterly stunned when the team announced that they had traded safety Quandre Diggs to the Seattle Seahawks. Cornerback Darius Slay, in particular, has voiced his displeasure with the move. Slay sent out numerous tweets after the trade was completed on Tuesday: WTF🤦🏾‍♂️ https://t.co/F0rlWJGz54 — Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) October […]

The New York Giants don’t have much hope for this season, but every game at this point is one where they can see improvements out of rookie quarterback Daniel Jones. On Sunday, Jones leads the troops into Ford Field to take on a Detroit Lions defense that has really struggled this year. Will Jones and […]

New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate will be facing his former Detroit Lions club on Sunday, a team that traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles midway through last season. The Lions moved Tate because the two sides could not come to terms on a contract extension, but Tate is taking a positive approach and […]

The New York Giants are hoping to get back into the win column on the road against the Detroit Lions in Week 8. Unfortunately, it seems they will be without wide receiver Sterling Shepard once again. Shepard has been sidelined for the last two games while recovering from a concussion. He is now set to […]

Detriot Lions fans are probably still shellshocked with the trade that sent Quandre Diggs to the Seattle Seahawks. However, the team immediately set their sights ahead after signing free agent safety Marcus Gilchrist. Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk confirmed the acquisition. The 30-year-old was a solid contributor for the Oakland Raiders. He wasn’t able to […]

The Detroit Lions have begun to falter on the defensive side of the ball despite the talent on the roster. While some are blaming the players, Matt Patricia is taking accountability and insists that “it’s not really a scheme thing.” “That’s where I put it on me where I’ve got to coach it better. I […]

Detroit Lions fans across the Twitterverse were very unhappy yesterday, as in exchange for a fifth-round pick, the Lions traded away starting strong safety and team captain Quandre Diggs along with a seventh-round pick to the Seahawks. Those fans weren’t the only people voicing their concerns of the trade on social media, as Darius Slay, […]

The Detroit Lions came up short once again against the Minnesota Vikings and are now in the midst of a three-game losing streak heading into Week 8. Fortunately, a favorable matchup with the New York Giants could be just what they need to get back in the win column. The Lions offense fared well against […]

Week 8 of the fantasy football season is here and there are some crucial pickups on the waiver wire that can really improve your team. There might be some hard decisions to be made on who should be dropped to pick up a player so let’s breakdown which players you can drop off of your […]

The NFL season is officially reaching its midway point as we enter Week 8. In Week 7, there was a bevy of wide receivers who balled out in fantasy football. However, if you had Marvin Jones on your bench this past week, hopefully your days will be better moving forward. The Detroit Lions pass-catcher scorched […]

The Detroit Lions may be in the market for a running back since they had to place Kerryon Johnson on injured reserve. With them in need of a running back, Melvin Gordon must be a trade target for the Lions. The Los Angeles Chargers running back began training camp and the preseason with a holdout […]

The Detroit Lions were forced to place Kerryon Johnson on injured reserve after he underwent knee surgery on Tuesday. In light of that, the Lions should consider trading for Kenyan Drake of the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins are one of the two remaining teams in the NFL who have yet to win a game. Miami […]

The Detroit Lions sent Quandre Diggs to the Seattle Seahawks in a move that didn’t sit well with Darius Slay. Immediately after the move was announced, Slay blasted Detroit for trading Diggs to the Seahawks. WTF🤦🏾‍♂️ https://t.co/F0rlWJGz54 — Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) October 22, 2019 This some bull shit here🤦🏾‍♂️ — Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) October 22, […]

The Detroit Lions traded safety Quandre Diggs along with a 2021 seventh-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round pick, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Trade! The #Lions are sending safety Quandre Diggs and a seventh-round pick in 2021 to the #Seahawks for a fifth-round pick in 2020, per […]

The Detroit Lions placed Kerryon Johnson on injured reserve after he underwent knee surgery. They are planning to use a ‘running back by committee’ approach for the remainder of the season, according to Michael Rothstein of ESPN. Matt Patricia, when asked about Kerryon Johnson's long-term durability after second straight year with knee injury, said they […]

The Detroit Lions are attempting to get back into the NFC North race but they’ll have to do so without Kerryon Johnson. After undergoing knee surgery on Tuesday, Detroit is placing Johnson on injured reserve per Adam Schefter. Lions are placing RB Kerryon Johnson on IR. He underwent knee surgery this morning. — Adam Schefter […]

We’ve reached Week 8 of the fantasy football season, and there are several intriguing waiver wire pickups available. Injuries always play a role in fantasy football, but so do bye weeks. With the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys both having the week off, fantasy owners may be in need of suitable replacements at several key […]

The Detroit Lions can’t seem to catch a break this season while the middle-of-the-pack NFC North franchise just encountered some more bad luck so it appears. According to a Monday evening report from Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Lions could be without starting running back Kerryon Johnson for “some time.” Johnson is expected to be […]

While Sunday’s game didn’t go the way Detroit Lions fans would have hoped, they can’t blame Marvin Jones Jr. The wide receiver finished with 10 receptions for 93 yards and four scores. You didn’t look at that wrong. Jones hauled in four touchdown receptions, making him the first Detroit player to put up those numbers […]

Marvin Jones is having himself a day for the Detroit Lions on Sunday. In a shootout between the Lions and the Minnesota Vikings, Jones hauled in his fourth receiving touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter. M4RVIN JONES, JR. 🙌🙌🙌🙌 #OnePride#MINvsDET | @MarvinJonesJr 📺: FOX📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports appWatch free on mobile: […]

The Detroit Lions took two huge blows on Sunday with running back Kerryon Johnson and cornerback Darius Slay sidelined for the remainder of their Week 7 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Injury updates: #Ravens WR Hollywood Brown is out. … The #Lions declare CB Darius Slay and RB Kerryon Johnson […]

The Minnesota Vikings are not taking any chances with prized wide receiver Adam Thielen, who was ruled out of the remainder of the Week 7 matchup with the Detroit Lions with a hamstring injury. .@Vikings rule WR Adam Thielen out with hamstring injury. #MINvsDET pic.twitter.com/eD8AwK2pE7 — NFL (@NFL) October 20, 2019 The 29-year-old Thielen has […]

Already with a banged-up defensive line, matters got worse for the Detroit Lions after it was reported that nose tackle Damon Harrison is questionable to return with a groin injury. It's a groin injury for Snacks and he's questionable to return as well — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 20, 2019 The Lions already have defensive […]

Matthew Stafford has built a decent rapport with Marvin Jones Jr. since they’ve been together on the Detroit Lions. Their connection continued with Jones notching his second touchdown catch of the first quarter versus the Minnesota Vikings. .@MarvinJonesJr scores his second TD of the first quarter! #OnePride #MINvsDET 📺: FOX📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports […]

Detroit Lions franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford made history on Sunday by surpassing 40,000 career passing yards—the fastest achievement in NFL history. The fastest QB to throw for 40,000 yards? That would be @Lions QB Matt Stafford. 👏 (by @pizzahut) pic.twitter.com/8lCrpJSSxs — NFL (@NFL) October 20, 2019 Stafford and the Lions are facing NFC North division […]

The Minnesota Vikings are looking to win their third straight game this week against the Detroit Lions. Taking care of business against the NFC North is an incredibly valuable thing to do. Getting a big win over the Lions is exactly the kind of thing the doctor ordered for Minnesota. Kirk Cousins and the passing […]

Following the controversial calls in Monday night’s loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions have to turn around and face the Minnesota Vikings on a short week. The Lions could use a win against the NFC North to get things back on track, and here are four reasons why they should be able […]

The Detroit Lions may still be getting the short end of the stick at times, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have one of the most exciting QBs in Matthew Stafford. He’s stepped up his game and has become instrumental in the team’s resurgence as a competitive team this year. They have a tough […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins started off the season slow, but has been more aggressive the last couple of games, leading to two wins by the Vikings. With all eyes on him, Cousins goes on the road to try to repeat his last two performances. 3. Kirk Cousins throws a touchdown to three different receivers […]

The Green Bay Packers were reeling offensively in Week 6 with Davante Adams sidelined for his second consecutive game. Out of nowhere, Allen Lazard emerged from the depths of the bench to become an X-Factor for the Packers offense on Monday night. Lazard, an undrafted wide receiver out of Iowa State, came in during the […]

Detroit Lions fans are already at it. Two days after Lions defensive end Trey Flowers was flagged for an illegal-hands-to-the-face that shouldn’t have been called (which the NFL admitted) but was, fans are putting up billboards. Specifically, fans are putting up billboards of a referee sporting a cheesehead.   According to Michael Rothstein of ESPN, […]

Detroit Lions fans have plenty of ammo after Monday night’s controversial loss to the Green Bay Packers. With the top spot in the division on the line, the Lions were on the wrong side of three bogus calls. The first of which was the ever sensitive pass interference subject when Marvin Jones Jr. was clearly […]

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LeFleur had strong praise for offensive lineman Dean Lowry for his performance against the Detroit Lions, according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. Matt LaFleur, unprompted: "Dean Lowry really stood out in that football game." — Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) October 15, 2019 Lowry had struggled earlier in the season […]

The Minnesota Vikings are heating up winning two games in a row and now go on the road to Ford Field for a crucial battle with the Detroit Lions. The Lions are coming off a loss against the Green Bay Packers and this is a game that could be crucial down the stretch as both […]

While NFL officiating has been heavily criticized this season, it was taken to a whole new level last night on Twitter, as Lions fans and sports personalities alike were taking to the social media site to criticize the guys in stripes for calling a few controversial calls against the Lions and helping the Packers to […]

In case you were stuck under a rock without the ability to log onto Twitter on Thursday night, the Green Bay Packers narrowly beat the Detroit Lions on a last-second field goal. Even though the Cheeseheads came away with the win, many high-profile sports personalities were criticizing their concerns with the controversial officiating mistakes that […]

The talk on Tuesday morning is that the Detroit Lions were robbed by the referees in their 23-22 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Monday night, as a pair of phantom illegal-hands-to-the-face penalties on Lions defensive lineman Trey Flowers in the fourth quarter allowed the Packers to erase a nine-point deficit and come away […]

The NFL can’t seem to escape poor officiating. It reared its ugly head again on Monday night during the Green Bay Packers’ one-point win over the Detroit Lions, when Lions defensive lineman Trey Flowers was hit with a couple of illegal-hands-to-the-face penalties that did not look like penalties at all during the fourth quarter, resulting […]