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• Lions roster construction: How Detroit is spending cap space on defense

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Breaking down how the Detroit Lions are utilizing their cap space for their 2025 defensive players. On Monday, we looked at the Detroit Lions’ positional spending on offense. It came as little surprise that the Lions were spending a lot on offense—particularly at the running back and offensive line positions. Now it’s time to look a...2025
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• NFLPA Classic set to take place from Mexico on Tuesday and Wednesday

Photo by Rich Graessle/PPI/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The NFLPA Classic gets going this week from Mexico and will feature plenty of NFL stars. Personally speaking, the two worlds I inhabit the most here at SB Nation are merging this week. Tuesday will kick off this year’s NFLPA Classic in Mayakoba, Mexico. It is a tournament designed to showcase some of the NFL’s most notable faces, ...2025
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• Open thread: Have the Lions gotten better or worse in free agency?

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images With most of free agency over, it’s time to assess the Detroit Lions’ roster movement. Is it enough? That is the question at the forefront of every Lions fan entering the 2025 season. The Detroit Lions went 15-2, but still fell short of the title game. With the calendar flipped, many viewed free agency as the time for Detroit to restock and reload. Not on...2025
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• Notes: Former NFL player thinks CB Terrion Arnold is due for a big year 2 jump

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Former NFL player Brian Baldinger breaks down film to show why he believes Lions’ cornerback Terrion Arnold is due for a big jump in his second year as a pro. By most accounts, Detroit Lions’ cornerback Terrion Arnold had a bit of an up-and-down rookie season. And in most instances, that is to be expected for cornerbacks cutting their teeth in the NFL. ...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 3/22: Is John Schneider lucky or good?

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Or maybe a little of both? In Today’s Links: a couple different mock drafts, more FA signings for our Seattle Seahawks, what we should expect from Cooper Kupp in the new Kubiak offense, more on DK Metcalf’s revealing interview with Michael Robinson and Marshawn Lynch, and more! Thanks for being here. Enjoy your Saturday. Happy birthday to Eddy Obitek. ...2025
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• Lions mock draft roundup 8.0: Focus stays in the trenches

Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2025 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. With NFL free agency slowing down and rosters filling up, mock drafts are shifting gears to provide a more informed look at where teams stand heading into the 2025 NFL Draft. While this certainly narrows the focus for several teams, th...2025
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• Open thread: Which Detroit Lions player is the biggest bargain?

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Looking at the best bargains on the Detroit Lions’ 2025 roster. In order to manage a salary cap, NFL general managers have to wage a balance between paying their highly-talented players and finding meaningful contributors at a discounted rate. That’s what makes free agency a difficult journey for many teams. Yes, there are talented players out there, bu...2025
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• 5 best defensive end free agents remaining for Detroit Lions

Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images A look at the best defensive end/edge defenders remaining in free agency for the Detroit Lions. It remains to be seen whether the Detroit Lions will add to their pass rush with another signing of a defensive end, but it’s clear that fans want another one. It’s a fair thing to want, as Detroit’s pass rush undeniably struggled last year toward the end ...2025
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• Detroit Lions re-sign depth defensive end

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Detroit Lions announced they have re-signed Mitchell Agude, who provides some depth at defensive end. The Detroit Lions announced on Monday that they have re-signed defensive end Mitchell Agude. The news is a mild surprise because Agude was an exclusive rights free agent at the beginning of the year. That means the Lions had the option t...2025
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• NFL free agency grades: What national analysts think of Detroit Lions moves

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images A look at what national analysts think about the Detroit Lions’ 2025 free agency moves so far. Sometimes a little perspective is good for the soul. While Detroit Lions fans have offered their opinions on how they have approached free agency for the past week, sometimes they (myself included) can be a little too narrow-focused. It’s easy to get caught up ...2025
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• Projecting how the Lions will fill their remaining 24 spots on their 90-man roster

Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK Looking back at the past four offseason to project how the final spots on the Lions 2025 roster may be constructed. As the Detroit Lions head into the second week of the 2025 free agency period, they have 66 players under contract, leaving 24 open spots on their 90-man roster. To see how the Lions might fill those final roster spots, we looked back at the Lio...2025
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• Lions mock draft roundup 7.0: Tons of EDGE options await

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2025 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. This is a slightly unusual edition of the Detroit Lions Mock Draft Roundup, as the 2025 free agency period kicked off in the middle of the week. As a result, some mock drafts were published ahead of all the acti...2025
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• Free agency grades: Levi Onwuzurike re-signing Lions’ best move so far

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Why the Detroit Lions’ re-signing of Levi Onwuzurike is the team’s best free agency move thus far. For many—myself included—it appeared Detroit Lions defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike had played his way out of Detroit in 2024. I mean that as a compliment, as Onwuzurike had a career year, tying the team lead with 45 pressures, and—more importantly—playing ...2025
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• Detroit Lions re-signing Levi Onwuzurike to prove-it deal

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are bringing back DT Levi Onwuzurike on a short, team-friendly deal. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Detroit Lions are re-signing defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike to a 1-year $5.5 million contract extension. Onwuzurike was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft (the first of the Brad Holmes/Dan Cam...2025
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• Open thread: Which Lions free agency move has been most surprising?

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images We’re two days into NFL free agency. Which move by the Lions has surprised you the most? Two days into free agency, we’re starting to get a clearer picture of how the Detroit Lions are addressing their uncertainties heading into 2025, and more importantly, the NFL Draft next month. The Lions are letting some cornerstones of their 2024 defense walk—Carlt...2025
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"Lions' David Montgomery to return for playoffs; Aidan Hutchinson return not ruled out"

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"Outside of Aidan Hutchinson, the Lions were lacking in reliable pass rush all season long, while their cornerbacks were more bad than good."

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"The NFL announced on Thursday that Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has won the “Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Year” award."

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"After recording a Lions single-game rookie record three sacks in Detroit's win over Washington on Sunday, Number 2 overall pick Aidan Hutchinson dedicated the game to 5-year-old Hudson Gazsi, a local boy who was recently diagnosed with leukemia."

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"NFL draft 2022: Matt Corral, Aidan Hutchinson among 10 prospects on the rise so far this season"

• Lions roster construction: How Detroit is spending cap space on defense
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• Open thread: Have the Lions gotten better or worse in free agency?
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• Pre-Snap Reads 3/22: Is John Schneider lucky or good?
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• Lions mock draft roundup 8.0: Focus stays in the trenches
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• Lions mailbag: Will Detroit eventually have to trade away talent?

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Detroit Lions may have to make some tough roster decisions ahead. Does that eventually mean trading away talent? It’s not easy having an abundance of talent in the NFL. In the salary cap era, the league has purposely tried to make it hard for one team to hoard all of the talent, even if that team managed to find those players all on their own through...2025
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• Open thread: Which Detroit Lions player is the biggest bargain?
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• Report: Detroit Lions re-signing another veteran DL

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are re-signing Al-Quadin Muhammad, as they continue to fill out their defensive end room. The Detroit Lions continue to bring back contributors from the 2024 season. The latest, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, is defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad, who is re-signing with Detroit on a one-year deal. No additional terms were immediately made ava...2025
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• NFL mock drafts: Kiper, Jeremiah offer different fixes to Lions’ pass rush

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Daniel Jeremiah and Mel Kiper Jr. went about fixing the Detroit Lions’ pass rush in very different ways in their latest NFL mock drafts. Attention is starting to shift from free agency to the NFL Draft, and for every team in the NFL—all of which have a first-round pick—that brings excitement of landing young, cheap talent. For Detroit ...2025
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• Predicting the fifth-year option decisions for every 2022 NFL first-round draft pick
From Aidan Hutchinson to Cole Strange, we break down every team's fifth-round options before the May 1 deadline....2025
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• 5 best defensive end free agents remaining for Detroit Lions
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• Lions mailbag: Will Detroit eventually have to trade away talent?
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• 5 best defensive end free agents remaining for Detroit Lions
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• Lions mock draft roundup 7.0: Tons of EDGE options await
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• Top available NFL free agents for Detroit Lions following Day 1

Brett Davis-Imagn Images A look at the best remaining free agents available that the Detroit Lions should consider. Free agency may not officially start until Wednesday, but the league wasted no time once the tampering window began. While the day was flooded with new deals and trades, the Detroit Lions only made two moves: agreeing to terms with cornerback D.J. Reed and re-signing tackle ...2025
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• Open thread: How aggressive should the Lions be in free agency?

Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions are at a bit of a crossroads. Is it time to get aggressive in free agency or stay the course? The NFL offseason will kick into overdrive on Monday afternoon, with the opening of the free agency tampering period at Noon ET. Starting then, teams will be able to negotiate with agents for players who are set to become free agents. Those negotia...2025
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• Open thread: Should the Lions make a big trade this offseason?

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Is it time for the Detroit Lions to go full aggro mode and land a blockbuster trade? With the NFL Combine coming to a close on Sunday, the offseason will soon turn to NFL free agency, which is just over a week away. Free agency is obviously one of the most impactful ways a team can upgrade their roster, but it is not the only way. This past week, all 32 teams spent ...2025
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• 2025 NFL Combine results: 11 standouts from the edge rusher group

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Taking a closer look at the edge rushers that performed well at the 2025 NFL Combine. The interior defensive linemen kicked off the televised coverage of the 2025 NFL Combine on Thursday and were followed by the edge rushers. While not every edge rusher invited to the Combine participated—four of 12 edge rushers we previewed did not—but in a deep class, t...2025
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• NFL Combine Day 1 media recap: Takeaways from DL pressers

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Breaking down the most notable moments from the 2025 NFL Combine media sessions with the defensive linemen. The Detroit Lions are likely to be active this offseason when it comes to improving their defensive line. As general manager Brad Holmes said during this Tuesday press conference at the NFL Combine, the game is won in the trenches. “I think I...2025
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• Lions 2024 season stock report: Risers, fallers on defense, ST

Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images Check out your 2024 movers on defense and special teams in the Detroit Lions year-end stock report. With the Detroit Lions’ 2024 season over, it’s time to look back on your biggest movers from this year. Let’s dive in: Stock up: Levi Onwuzurike Stats: 28 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 force fumble It’s hard to oversell just how much of a win this season was...2025
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• Lions roster construction: How Detroit is spending cap space on defense
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• Joey Bosa’s 8 biggest suitors in NFL free agency, ranked by where we think he’ll land

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images What’s the best landing spot for Joey Bosa? Let’s rank ‘em. Wednesday marked a fascinating day in the NFL ahead of free agency, with the Seattle Seahawks releasing Tyler Lockett and granting wide receiver DK Metcalf permission to seek a trade. But those were not the only moves that made news on the West Coast. Wednesday evening brought word that the Los ...2025
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• Lions free agency preview: 11 rotational edge rushers Detroit could sign

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Looking at free agent options for one of the Detroit Lions’ most pressing offseason needs. While the Detroit Lions will likely target defensive line talent in the draft, this year’s free-agent edge class offers plenty of intriguing options. In Part 1, I highlighted 10 potential signings who could take on significant roles in Detroit’s defensive end rota...2025
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• Lions free agency preview: 10 starting edge rushers Detroit could sign

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Looking at free agent options for one of the Lions most pressing offseason needs As the offseason bulldozes forward, the edge rusher position outside of Aidan Hutchinson remains a major focal point for the Detroit Lions. Hutchinson is expected to be at full strength by mandatory minicamp, Josh Paschal enters Year 4 as a reliable edge-setter, and th...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Four options for the Chiefs to create cap space

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Saturday, March 1 The latest Chiefs can open ample salary-cap space with four moves | Kansas City Star Convert quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ roster bonus to a signing bonus (savings of $25.8 million) Convert defensive lineman Chris Jones’ roster bonus to a signing bonus (savings of $12 million) Convert Kelce’s roster bonus to a signing bonus...2025
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• NFL Combine Day 1 media recap: Takeaways from DL pressers
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• 2025 NFL Combine preview: 12 edge rushers the Detroit Lions should watch

Peter Casey-Imagn Images Identifying which edge rushers the Detroit Lions should be keeping an eye on during the 2024 NFL Combine. NFL Network kicks off its televised coverage of the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday, February, 27 with the edge rushers, interior defensive linemen, and the linebackers. So far in our series, we have previewed which quarterbacks, running backs, wide recei...2025
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• Discussion: Which positions are realistic first-round options for the Detroit Lions?

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Which positions could the Detroit Lions realistically select on Day 1 of the NFL Draft? With the 28th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions select...? Those are the words that many Lions fans are anticipating, but which player could realistically follow suit? As Detroit looks to restock for another chase at a Super Bowl, the draft could be a piv...2025
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Defensive Player of the Year

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Time to vote on our next 2024 POD Award: Detroit Lions 2024 Defensive Player of the Year. For the first half of the season, the Detroit Lions defense was like something we haven't seen in at least a decade. By many statistics they were either first or second-best in the NFL, and when paired with the most explosive offense, it seemed Detroit was unstopp...2025
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• 2025 Lions free agent profile: Marcus Davenport

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Another injury claimed the potential of Marcus Davenport breaking out, but is there room for a reunion next season? Our 2025 Detroit Lions free agent series continues. We’re breaking down each and every single decision the team must make with their pending free agent class ahead of this offseason including what their expectations were coming into the 20...2025
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• Aidan Hutchinson wins 2022 Pepsi Rookie of the Year
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Detroit Lions’ second overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft won the fan-voted vote. The NFL announced on Thursday that Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has won the “Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Year” award. “There were so many talented players in this rookie class, so it’s quite an honor for me to be named the 2022 Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of...2023
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• Open thread: Would the Lions have defeated the Chiefs in the Super Bowl?

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Everyone’s talking about it, so let’s address it: would the Lions have won the Super Bowl had they won the NFC Championship? “The Detroit Lions would have played better!” That was a thought appearing quite frequently amidst the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl matchup. Both offenses struggled early and often, leading a halftime score ...2024
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• Recap: Lions get mojo back with dominant 42-17 win over Broncos

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions are officially out of their slump with their first blowout win in nearly two months—and over a team with a winning record. The Detroit Lions had earned some doubters over the past few weeks, and it was hard to blame them. Detroit had played uninspired ball for most of November and had dropped two consecutive divisional games. But against the ...2023
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• Hutchinson dedicates win to local boy with cancer

After recording a Lions single-game rookie record three sacks in Detroit's win over Washington on Sunday, No. 2 overall pick Aidan Hutchinson dedicated the game to 5-year-old Hudson Gazsi, a local boy who was recently diagnosed with leukemia....2022
• Lions' Aidan Hutchinson feels 2023 'could be our shot' at making franchise's first Super Bowl

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• Detroit Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson named NFC Defensive Player of the Week

Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK For the second time in his young career, Detroit Lions EDGE Aidan Hutchinson has been named NFC Defensive Player of the Week. Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has been named the NFC Week 3 Defensive Player of the Week. On Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, Hutchinson logged four tackles, 2.0 sacks, two passes defended, a forced fumble, a...2023
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• VIDEO: No one had a better night than Lions GM Brad Holmes

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes played an essential part in the team’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs, and he let everyone know. A lot of Detroit Lions players, coaches and fans had themselves a night on Thursday. A win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead was yet another milestone for this franchise in the step towards legitimacy. And while Lions fans packed Arrowhead and celebrat...2023
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• Lions' David Montgomery to return for playoffs; Aidan Hutchinson return not ruled out

The Lions are getting one of their top offensive players back for their postseason run while they're keeping the door open for their top defensive player to return....2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s An Exciting Time To Be A Vikings Fan!

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images Meaningful football late in the season plus playoffs is great! It is hard to wait for this game but what can you do? I like to do other things so that I am not thinking about the game too much. I really am not smart enough to talk about the X’s and O’s with any conviction or authority. So, I watch college football in search of future Vikings and I do ...2025
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• Lions roster construction: How Detroit is spending cap space on defense
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• Pre-Snap Reads 3/22: Is John Schneider lucky or good?
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• Lions mock draft roundup 8.0: Focus stays in the trenches
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• Open thread: Which Detroit Lions player is the biggest bargain?
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• NFL mock drafts: Kiper, Jeremiah offer different fixes to Lions’ pass rush
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• NFL free agency grades: What national analysts think of Detroit Lions moves
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• Projecting how the Lions will fill their remaining 24 spots on their 90-man roster
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• Open thread: Which Lions free agency move has been most surprising?
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• Lions mock draft roundup 7.0: Tons of EDGE options await
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• Free agency grades: Levi Onwuzurike re-signing Lions’ best move so far
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• Mock draft roundup 6.0: Focus for Lions stays on the trenches

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2025 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. With the 2025 free agency period set to kick off next week, this week’s mock draft roundup offers Detroit Lions fans their last opportunity to check out which prospects are being mocked to the Lions before the official start...2025
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• 2025 NFL Combine results: 11 standouts from the edge rusher group
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• NFL Analyst Opens Door to Disappointing Return Season for Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson
Could Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson facing a third-year slump? NFL buzz suggests challenges ahead as offenses adjust to the Lions' defensive star....2025
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• The Linc - ESPN says the Eagles should trade Bryce Huff

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 2/21/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... 2025 NFL offseason: Projecting bold moves in free agency, draft - ESPNTrade defensive end Bryce Huff. It seems like everything worked out for the Super Bowl champion Eagles in the 2024 season, but they made one move that didn’t work. They gave a huge free-agent contract...2025
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• Eagles opponents for 2025 NFL season opener, ranked by likelihood

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Who will face the Eagles on ring night? Let’s rank the options. Super Bowl LIX is in the books, which means one thing. The 2025-2026 NFL season has begun. Yes other sports are in full swing at the moment (including Formula 1, so allow me to make a shameless plug for all our F1 coverage which you can see here) but the NFL is a 365-day behemoth. The 2025 ...2025
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