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• Notes: Terrion Arnold’s number change is actually a heartfelt gesture

Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Lions’ cornerback Terrion Arnold is changing his number to 6 to honor his late Alabama teammate, Khyree Jackson. One story that came out of the number shakeup the Detroit Lions released earlier this week was a touching gesture by Lions’ cornerback Terrion Arnold. Having played his college football at the University of Alabama, Arnold remains clo...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft player profile: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Ashton Jeanty has superstar potential, but should he be the pick for Jacksonville at 5? Let’s break down his game in this player profile. We have officially entered draft month, which means we are in the home stretch of our 2025 NFL Draft player profile series. After prioritizing the names that have been the most mocked to the Jacksonville Jaguars over the las...2025
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• Legendary NFL RB Barry Sanders Praises Saquon Barkley for ‘Restoring’ the ‘Devalued’ Running Back Position
Barry Sanders praised Saquon Barkley as he reshaped the running back market and restored the position's value after his historic 2024 season....2025
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• Legendary NFL RB Barry Sanders Reveals His Mount Rushmore of Running Backs
One of the best backs of all time, Barry Sanders, shared his running back Mount Rushmore, including his place among the greats....2025
• Detroit Lions extend partnership with Ford Field beyond next decade

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Detroit Lions’ home will remain named “Ford Field” until at least 2036. The Detroit Lions and Ford Motor Company have extended their partnership with Ford Field through the 2036 season, the team announced on Friday. “Renewing our relationship with Ford Motor Company has always been a top priority for us,” Lions president and CEO Rod Wood said in an of...2025
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• 1989 NFL Draft: Oral History – Lions did their due diligence with Barry Sanders while Packers failed to do so

Their pick, Tony Mandarich was the crème de la crème of busts...2025
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• Lions News: Meet the team trainer of 45 years who just retired

JULIAN H. GONZALEZ, DETROIT FREE PRESS Take a trip down memory lane with Detroit Lions athletic trainer Joe Recknagel. Between free agency and the looming NFL draft just over a month away, most of our Detroit Lions-centric reading involves the future. That’s why I thought you’d enjoy taking a break and checking out a profile on Joe Recknagel — an athletic trainer for the Lions for a whoppi...2025
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• Bauer’s NFL First Round Mock Draft 1.0

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images How will the first round play out? With the NFL Combine taking place this week, I thought it was time to put together my first-round mock draft for all 32 teams. Round One #1 Jacksonville Jaguars (TRADE WITH TENN) Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images The Titans have said that they’re willing to listen whe...2025
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Vote for Breakout Player of the Year

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Cast your vote on the Detroit Lions’ Breakout Player of the Year for the 2024 season. With the NFL season now comfortably behind us, it’s time to take one last look at the Detroit Lions’ 2024 season and celebrate the best moments. It’s time for the Pride of Detroit Awards, or the PODies. Wait, that sounds like potties. Let’s just stick with the POD Awa...2025
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• Browns history: RB Coach Stump Mitchell talks being let go, his college/NFL career and so much more

Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images 25 questions with a former Browns coach The “Arizona Cardinals” are the oldest continuous professional American Football team in the United States. They began as a gym team that would play other athletic clubs and gyms, and small-to-medium city teams situated regionally where a day trip on a train could get them there and ba...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 1/30: It is time for John Schneider to be aggressive with offensive line

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Read! In Today’s Links: more on the Kubiak hiring, from those that (somewhat) know; top plays in review from one of our top guys, a bit on the Seattle Seahawks’ TE unit, always something from Seaside Joe, and a smidgen more. We’ve got some time before the championship contest, and we’ve got some time to think about our team’s Front Office and General Manager. ...2025
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• NFL draft: DBN staff debates the Browns option at #2

Photo by CFP/Getty Images Browns rebuild – or reload – begins with the 2025 NFL draft The Cleveland Browns went into 2024 with high hopes after winning 11 games and a post-season appearance the season before. However, those hopes were dashed in Week 1 when they were taken to the woodshed by the Dallas Cowboys who had developed three straight seasons with 12-4-0 records. As the season roll...2025
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• Could virtual reality experiences come to baseball?

Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ever wanted to hit against the pros? A few weeks ago, I was channel surfing and came across a show that had professional golfers playing a simulated round of golf inside of a large building in front of a live audience. My first thought was, what in the Sam Hill is this mess? I wanted to change the channel but the longer I watched the harder it b...2025
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• Jahmyr Gibbs wins weekly, monthly honors—nominated for season award

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Detroit Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs has won monthly and weekly awards. Now he’s also up for a season-long award. On Thursday afternoon, the NFL announced that Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Month, for the combined months of December and January. Over that stretch—the last five games—Gibbs has rushed for 439...2025
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• Lions vs. Vikings breakdown: 4 games balls, 2 unsung heroes

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Handing out the game ball and unsung hero from the Lions’ win against the Vikings. The Detroit Lions, in their second Game #272 “Sunday Night Football” game in three years, mauled the Minnesota Vikings 31-9. The Lions’ commanding victory was thanks in large part to a 21-0 run to end the game. The win is Detroit’s fifth straight win against Kevin O’Conn...2025
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• Vikings vs. Lions stock report: 12 movers after division-clinching win

David Reginek-Imagn Images Check out your movers in this week’s Detroit Lions stock report. The Detroit Lions are back-to-back NFC North champions and have staked their claim as the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs for the first time in team history. They did so in dominant fashion on offense, defense, and special teams in their most well-rounded win in recent memory. It was a strong finish ...2025
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• Lions icon Barry Sanders on hand to open restaurant in downtown Detroit

Sanders was on site for the grand opening of Barry Sanders' Lefty's Cheesesteak, located just minutes away from Ford Field. The restaurant will commemorate his Pro Football Hall of Fame career....2022
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• In a Year of Big Offense and Big Controversy, J.J. Watt Stands as Brightest Star
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"DBN: When you were a player in the NFL teams had one dominant running back like Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, or Eric Dickerson."

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"Barkley is now just the ninth running back in NFL history to top 2,000 rushing yards in a single season, joining: Eric Dickerson, Adrian Peterson, Jamal Lewis, Barry Sanders, Derrick Henry, Terrell Davis, Chris Johnson, O."

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"Lions legend Barry Sanders finally explains why he decided to retire at the prime of his career"

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"Barry Sanders turns 54: Five fast facts on Hall of Fame running back's 54th birthday"

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"Former Lions great Barry Sanders is excited about the new era his former team is entering and hopeful this group will be the one that breaks through."

2020
"Country music star Garth Brooks' decision to wear a Barry Sanders Number 20 Lions jersey for his show in Detroit led to a political mix-up."

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"What followed was the likes of Mike Singletary, Joe Montana, Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, who asked Baker Mayfield to hold his Super Bowl rings."

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"Ex-Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders told some teammates he was retiring before he shocked the world by not showing up to training camp in 1999 "

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"Barry Sanders, World Cup and Wrestlemania: The requiem of the Pontiac Silverdome"

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"Because of the franchise involved, it's impossible to not draw a direct parallel to Barry Sanders."

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" There's also little concern he'll pull a Barry Sanders and pack it in early by choice."

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"The word of Barry Sanders carries a lot of weight when it comes to the discussion of running back talent."

• 2025 NFL Draft player profile: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
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• Detroit Lions extend partnership with Ford Field beyond next decade
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• The Deion, Shedeur Sanders Show continues on toward the NFL Draft as Pro Day awaits

Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images Deion on Shedeur: “There’s a lot of critics, there’s a lot of hate. But we know what to do.” One thing that has always been a certainty: Deion Sanders can sell. When he was about to be drafted in 1989, he had plenty of draft competition such as RB Barry Sanders, OT Tony Mandarich, LB Derrick Thomas, RB Tim Worley, QB Troy Aikman, and DE Trace Armstrong ...2025
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• Lions News: Meet the team trainer of 45 years who just retired
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• Michael Irvin calls for the Dallas Cowboys to draft Ashton Jeanty, the next ‘Barry Sanders’ | Speak

Michael Irvin urges the Dallas Cowboys to draft Ashton Jeanty, calling him the next ‘Barry Sanders.’ Irvin explains why Jeanty’s talent and potential make him the ideal addition to the Cowboys and why they can’t afford to pass on this playmaker....2025
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• 2025 Dallas Cowboys draft scouting report: Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There is no question that Ashton Jeanty is the most commonly mocked player to the Cowboys. While the running back position has been devalued in recent years, many expect Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty to defy that trend this year in the 2025 NFL Draft. Born in Florida to a father in the Navy, Jeanty moved around a lot as a kid but ultimately landed in...2025
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Vote for Breakout Player of the Year
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• Browns history: RB Coach Stump Mitchell talks being let go, his college/NFL career and so much more
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• Pre-Snap Reads 1/30: It is time for John Schneider to be aggressive with offensive line
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• 2025 NFL Draft player profile: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
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• 2025 Dallas Cowboys draft scouting report: Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty
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• Browns history: RB Coach Stump Mitchell talks being let go, his college/NFL career and so much more
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• Pain is part of the process: The Detroit Lions will be back

Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK This season didn’t end the way we wanted, but the Detroit Lions will be back. Let’s set the table a bit here. In 1990, I was born into this world a Detroit Lions fan. Since I can remember, I have loved this city and this team with every part of my soul. Early on, it was fun for a kid that was into sports to be a Lions fan in the 90s. Detroit had a player by...2025
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• NFL draft: DBN staff debates the Browns option at #2
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• Divisional playoffs: How to watch Rams at Eagles, Ravens at Bills

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Who will advance to their conference title games? The Divisional Round of the 2025 NFL Playoffs concludes Sunday with a doubleheader. Here is all of your viewing, streaming, listening and wagering information. Los Angeles Rams (11-7 - No. 4) at Philadelphia Eagles (15-3 - No. 2) The Los Angeles Rams tied a playoff record with nine sacks in their Wild Car...2025
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• Lions vs. Vikings breakdown: 4 games balls, 2 unsung heroes
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• Notes: Best reactions to Lions clinching NFC 1 seed in big win over Vikings

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Sweet, sweet victory. Sleep deprived but ecstatic. Detroit Lions fans are waking up celebrating a huge victory over their division rivals to clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Many were nervous for the showdown with so much on the line, but the Lions took down the Vikings 31-9 on “Sunday Night Football,” winning the NFC North for a second year in a row. Grab...2025
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• 2024 NFL Power Rankings Week 18: Ravens don’t move up much after blowing out another playoff team

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The latest power rankings following their Week 17 obliteration of the Houston Texans. Most national pundits haven’t changed their views or opinions much on the Baltimore Ravens who notched a dominant 31-2 win over the Houston Texans on Christmas to move into pole position in the AFC North race with one more game left to play. The consensus belief is that...2025
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• Giants news, 12/30: Giants defeat Colts, Malik Nabers, Tyrone Tracey, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants news for a Victory Monday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Giants-Colts final score: Giants end 10-game losing streak with 45-33 victory 2025 NFL Draft order: Victory over Colts moves Giants down to No. 3 pick ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’: Lots of praise to be awarded after Giants’ only home victory of 2024 Malik Nabers, Ty...2024
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• The Deion, Shedeur Sanders Show continues on toward the NFL Draft as Pro Day awaits
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• Who is your favorite non-Rams player of all time?

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Which player first got you interested in football? Countless NFL legends have suited up for the Los Angeles Rams: Aaron Donald, Deacon Jones, Eric Dickerson and many, many others. While the Rams have one of the richest histories in league history, fans likely have other non-L.A. players who have gotten them invested in football. Two of my all-time favor...2025
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• Lions News: Meet the team trainer of 45 years who just retired
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• 2025 Dallas Cowboys draft scouting report: Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Vote for Breakout Player of the Year
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• Browns history: RB Coach Stump Mitchell talks being let go, his college/NFL career and so much more
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• Pain is part of the process: The Detroit Lions will be back
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• Lions vs. Vikings breakdown: 4 games balls, 2 unsung heroes
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• Lions News: Instant reactions to Za’Darius Smith trade

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Instant reactions to the Lions acquiring Za’Darius Smith at the trade deadline. Just hours before the NFL trade deadline, the Detroit Lions secured some much-needed help with the addition of pass rusher Za’Darius Smith. The Lions receive the veteran and a 2026 seventh-round pick from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026...2024
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• Barry Sanders jersey leads to political mix-up
Country music star Garth Brooks' decision to wear a Barry Sanders No. 20 Lions jersey for his show in Detroit led to a political mix-up....2020
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• People mad online at Garth Brooks because they don't know Barry Sanders from Bernie Sanders
Garth Brooks gets called "a big freaking liberal socialist" because of his . . . wardrobe choice for a concert in Detroit....2020
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• At Current Pace, Aaron Rodgers Is on Track to Shatter Most QB Records
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• LaDainian Tomlinson: An Epic and Misunderstood Hall of Fame Career
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• Barry Sanders Says It's 'Fun' to Think About Playing for Lions Again
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• Why Marshawn Lynch Would Even Consider Retirement
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• Lions legend Barry Sanders finally explains why he decided to retire at the prime of his career

Sanders broke his silence nearly a quarter-century later...2023
• Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Cam Newton's Star Turn
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• 5 takeaways from Detroit Lions’ obliteration of Tennessee Titans

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions annihilated the Tennessee Titans on their way to a 52-14 victory. Here are 5 takeaways from that beatdown. At one point in time, the scoreboard said 14-14 and this game was looking like a potential shootout. Yet, by the time the final whistle blew, only one team had blown up the scoreboard. The Detroit Lions walked away from their Week...2024
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• Patrick Mahomes includes Ja’Marr Chase on all-time fantasy football team

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Mahomes has witnessed the power of Chase first hand. The week leading up to the Super Bowl is a frenzy of interviews and press conferences with players from both teams. It’s hard to keep track of all of it, and the majority ends up being ignored. T he players and coaches are, after all, just repeating the same sound bytes as before, just twisting...2024
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 3: Seahawks play with their food before devouring Panthers

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks improved to 2-1, outscoring the Carolina Panthers 37-27. ***As most of you know, Cigar Thoughts is now a podcast. One of the perks of the pod is getting these articles in audio form, in addition to our sit-downs with our amazing guests. You can listen to all the shows, including this article, right here: — You’d be hard-pressed to ...2023
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• Fantasy Football Week 9 Rankings: Rounding Up Top 50 Players
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• Who Should Be in the Fantasy Football Hall of Fame?
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• Fantasy Football 2016: Tips for Surviving an Auction Draft
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• Can Melvin Gordon Avoid Being a Draft Bust in His 2nd Season?
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• NFL Super Bowl Week Hangover: Cam Newton vs. Peyton Manning vs. America
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Scary, Sad, Season-Changing Week 8 Injuries
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• It's on You, DeMarco Murray: The Fate of Chip Kelly, Running Backs and Philly
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• Notes: Terrion Arnold’s number change is actually a heartfelt gesture
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• 2025 NFL Draft player profile: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
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• The Deion, Shedeur Sanders Show continues on toward the NFL Draft as Pro Day awaits
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• Lions News: Meet the team trainer of 45 years who just retired
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Vote for Breakout Player of the Year
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• Browns history: RB Coach Stump Mitchell talks being let go, his college/NFL career and so much more
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• Pre-Snap Reads 1/30: It is time for John Schneider to be aggressive with offensive line
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• Pain is part of the process: The Detroit Lions will be back
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• NFL draft: DBN staff debates the Browns option at #2
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• Who is your favorite non-Rams player of all time?
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• Recapping Ja’Marr Chase’s historic 2024 season

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A season for the ages. There are players football fans look back on and say things like, “It’s a shame he played there; he could have won so many Super Bowls had he played for a good team/with a good quarterback/with a better coach/etc.” Calvin Johnson comes to mind. So does Barry Sanders. People outside Cincinnati may say that ...2025
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• Giants news, 12/30: Giants defeat Colts, Malik Nabers, Tyrone Tracey, more headlines
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• Chargers land 2025’s RB1 in new NFL mock draft

Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty surpassed 1,000 rushing yards this season before he hit 100 total carries. The Chargers began the 2024 season playing exactly the type of football Jim Harbaugh wanted to play. They beat both the Raiders and Panthers with a productive run game and a stout defense. They controlled the clock and won both game by double-digits. Then, ...2024
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• The Detroit Lions are finally taking NFC North, and everyone else is playing for second

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images After three long decades, the Lions are finally running the NFC North The NFC Central got a new name when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved out of the division in 2002. The newly minted NFC North would include four old rivals — the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions — but the first two decades of the division has lacked th...2023
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• Best reactions from the Detroit Lions dismantling of the Packers

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Never a doubt. These are some Brand New Lions. The mantra fans are using to expunge its predecessor certainly looked to be true as the Detroit Lions took down the Green Bay Packers on prime time. The boys in Honolulu blue pummeled the cheeseheads 34-20 in their own territory at Lambeau Field, although there was so much blue in the crowd, it was hard to t...2023
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 3: Seahawks play with their food before devouring Panthers
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• Pre-Snap Reads 7/27: Seahawks Training Camp observations, Day 1
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Read! Okay. Let’s get to it. Below in the links we’ve got: a DK interview, some more lists, updates on several contract signings, players to watch (as they pertain to your Seattle Seahawks) from around the league, speculation and such, and.. more! Dive in! We are just getting started. Seahawks News Don't Panic! - Seaside JoeDevon Witherspoon, Tariq Woolen...2023
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• Notes: Lions to honor 90th season with commemorative uniform patch
Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images To honor their 90th year in the NFL, the Lions will wear a commemorative patch on their uniforms during the 2023 season. Today the Detroit Lions announced plans to commemorate their 90th season in club history with a patch that will be worn on uniforms during gameday. And with all of the excitement currently surrounding the team, now is a...2023
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• Barry Sanders reacts to comically erroneous Garth Brooks scandal
Garth Brooks was erroneously raked over the coals on social media by a certain segment of the Twitterverse due to confusion over his decision to recently don a Barry Sanders jersey. After watching the country music icon wrongly — not to mention comically — vilified, the Detroit Lions legend has surfaced to react to the ridiculous controversy. It all started with a dispatch from Brooks on Instagram...2020
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