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Ahead of the Monday Night Football matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions, the Packers listed tight end Martellus Bennett as inactive. Bennett practiced with the Packers when they came off their bye week, but he was placed on the injury list with a shoulder issue Thursday and was listed as doubtful […]

From the category of news you will only see once department, at least reportedly, Detroit Lions punter Sam Martin was injured in a mysterious conch shell incident. According to Justin Rogers of the Detroit News, two sources said the mysterious injury was caused when Martin either stepped on or dropped a conch shell on his foot. For clarification, […]

Six teams are scheduled for byes in Week 9, and whether you’re going to get hit by starters resting this week or not, there are hidden gems ready to become waiver wire pickups that will bolster your chances of booking a spot in the fantasy football playoffs. Our list this week includes some rising talents […]

Baseball has a long list of unwritten rules and football also has a share of its own, though it’s not often as talked about. The exception is probably this week, after Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey called out the Detroit Lions for what he labeled as unsportsmanlike actions. Near the end of Pittsburgh’s 20-15 win […]

The NFL trade deadline is just a couple of days away, 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to be exact, which means it’s high time for several teams to put some of their assets on the trading block. For the Detroit Lions, one player they are dangling in front of other teams is 24-year-old tight end […]

The Detroit Lions will apparently have their star wide receiver back on the field in Week 8 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Golden Tate suffered a shoulder injury earlier this month against the New Orleans Saints and now appears to be ready to return. According to ESPN, Tate plans to get back on the gridiron on […]

Poor Calvin Johnson. He’s been retired for some time now, claims he wants to stay retired, but people just won’t let Megatron be. According to a report by ESPN, teams across the National Football League have reached out to the Detroit Lions about potentially trading for the rights of the retired receiver. Did we mention […]

Detroit Lions team president Rod Wood has heard all the arguments about players who are protesting during the national anthem. In his opinion, he believes that the backlash to it might be a bit overstated. “We’ve heard from a few [sponsors], and it varies depending on the kind of business that each company might be […]

The Detroit Lions have been shaky of late, as they suffered back-to-back losses to the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints before heading to their bye in Week 7. It’s not the only bad news they’ll be carrying with them into their scheduled rest, however. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Lions […]

It’s not fun to be an Aaron Rodgers fantasy football owner right now, as the injured quarterback is going to be as useful to your team as Jared Lorenzen. There are options, however, to soften the blow of Rodgers’ loss, two of which we have listed below. As always, wide receivers and running backs are […]

It seems as though every week in the NFL so far has been crazy, and Week 5 was no exception. As the NFC playoff picture slowly begins to clear up, which teams are surpassing expectations, and which unexpected early-season contenders are for real? Madness In The East At the beginning of the season, many believed […]

The Detroit Lions have placed defensive tackle Haloti Ngata on injured reserve due to an elbow injury he suffered in Detroit’s Week 5 loss to the Carolina Panthers, NFL.com’s Kevin Patra reports. Although the 33-year-old can still be reinstated from injured reserve in eight weeks, the injury is likely to be season-ending. Moreover, it could […]

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford suffered a hamstring injury and a sprained ankle in Detroit’s 27-24 loss to Carolina on Sunday, per Dan Graziano via ESPN’s Michael Rothstein. Stafford appeared on Mitch Albom’s radio show in Detroit on Monday and declined to comment about the status of his injuries. And when he was asked if […]

Injuries and bye weeks are the top challenges for fantasy football managers next week. Guys like Odell Beckham Jr. and Brandon Marshall were hurt on Sunday, along with the New York Giants fans’ feelings after seeing their team drop to 0-5. The Miami Dolphins also lost DeVante Parker in Sunday’s game with an ankle injury, […]

After two weeks worth of generally low-scoring games, we finally got a taste of better offensive production league-wide in Week 3. In turn, more unheralded players have emerged as solid play-makers, much to the delight of fantasy football owners. That being said, here are the top 10 waiver wire pickups heading into Week 4. 1. […]

The majority of preseason Super Bowl contenders have looked the part as we enter Week 3 of the NFL season. Despite New England dropping their opener to the Chiefs, the Patriots, Steelers, Raiders, Falcons, and Packers have all shown that they could be playing in February. However, a few teams who were expected to at […]

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has a message for disgruntled fans of the franchise following an embarrassing 19-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1. According to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY.tv, Manning simply wants the team’s supporters to calm down, and don’t let the loss to the Cowboys define how New York would […]

The Detroit Lions have traded offensive guard Laken Tomlinson to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2019, per the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The move is only the latest by the Niners this week, who also traded away tight end Vance McDonald to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tomlinson, a first-round pick […]

Earlier this week, the Detroit Lions made news by signing quarterback Matthew Stafford to a historic contract. Stafford is now the highest-paid player in the NFL with others like Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers waiting to get their new deals. Rodgers, who goes head-to-head against Stafford twice a year in the NFC North, […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback and Super Bowl champion Drew Brees had a one-word text message to his agent, Tom Condon, when he learned of the sum the Detroit Lions have agreed to pay Matthew Stafford, according to ESPN’s Mike Triplett, “I just sent him a text that just said, ‘Wow,’” Brees said with a laugh. […]

It’s been a long and winding road, but we’ve finally made it to the NFL’s Wild Card playoffs. On Saturday, one of the best tournaments in sports will finally kick off. Unfortunately, injuries to key players have dimmed the excitement for a few teams. The Raiders‘ grand return to the postseason after 14 years away […]

Time flies by when you having fun. It’s hard to believe, but we’re already in the final week of the regular season, and there are plenty of NFL playoff scenarios left to sort out. A lot was decided in Week 16, though. The Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, and Denver Broncos were all eliminated […]

Two more weeks. Two more games. At 0-14, the Cleveland Browns are in danger of joining some unfortunate company. The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t win a game in their first NFL season, but they only played 14 games. The only team to go 0-16 is the 2008 Lions. The Browns have two more chances […]

It’s almost been a year since the great Calvin Johnson hung up his cleats at the relatively young age (football-wise) of 30. He gave everything he had to the Detroit Lions organization for nine years, but the toll on his body was too great to continue. During those nine years, Johnson dominated the rest of […]

With only four weeks remaining in the 2016 NFL regular season, a number of teams are still fighting for the final playoff spots. At the moment, only the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, and Seattle Seahawks can feel confident as postseason participants (Dallas has already clinched a spot). The rest of the field […]

Golden Tate feeds off of the doubters. He’s done it throughout his career. But this was different. Tate is one of the best receivers in the Detroit Lions‘ system, gaining 1,331 yards through the air in 2014 before scoring six touchdowns last season. The Seahawks had previously deemed him expendable, but now he was on […]