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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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• 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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• Miami Dolphins Unfinished Business You Want Addressed

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With likely the lion's share of free agents our Miami Dolphins are going to add this offseason being already added at this point,t I asked the following question in a previous post: What area of the roster/positions would you still like to see your Miami Dolphins address before the draft via free agency? Beyond the specific area of th...2025
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• NFL Mock Draft 2025: A growing trend for Miami’s first-round pick?

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images Daniel Jeremiah sees Georgia safety Malaki Starks as just what the Miami Dolphins need. With less than a month until the 2025 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins’ secondary remains a work in progress. Whether it’s a cornerback or a safety, drafting a defensive back in the first round could solidify one of the roster’s largest issues. On Tuesday, Kevin Nogle, ...2025
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• Your favorite new Dolphins from the initial wave of free agency

Offensive Guard James Daniels | Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Last week kicked off the NFL league year and NFL free agency. Our Miami Dolphins made an initial wave of additions in the first couple of days. On a PQOTD post last week, I asked the following question: Question Of The Day is: Which new additions to the roster do you believe will have the most significant...2025
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• Dolphins, four other teams to meet with South Carolina safety prospect

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 2025 NFL Draft has clear-cut top safeties — could one slip to round 2? Attention is turning to the 2025 NFL Draft with the first wave of free agency slowly coming to a close. With a third-round compensatory pick, the Miami Dolphins hold three of the draft’s top 100 selections and could benefit from at least two immediate contri...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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• Dolphins add safety in free agency as Jevon Holland leaves for new team

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Miami Dolphins were expected to lose safety Jevon Holland in free agency. As that happened on Tuesday, the team immediately addressed the hole he left on the roster. The Snowman is headed to the snow. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the New York Giants have agreed to a three-year, $45.3 million contract with Jevon Holland. ...2025
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• Detroit Lions lose Ifeatu Melifonwu to Dolphins in free agency

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are moving on from 2021 fourth-round pick Ifeatu Melifonwu, as he is signing with the Miami Dolphins. The Detroit Lions are moving on from defensive back Ifeatu Melifonwu. According to ESPN, Melifonwu has agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract with the Miami Dolphins. With a contract that was so low in relative size, it’s clear the...2025
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• 2025 Detroit Lions free agency preview: 3 safety options

Amber Searls-Imagn Images A scouting report on three free agent safeties for the Detroit Lions Despite only having one upcoming free agent at the safety position, it is still a major need for the Detroit Lions. It may not seem like an urgent need given that they have Pro Bowler Brian Branch and All-Pro Kerby Joseph, but having another starting-caliber player and some better-quality depth a...2025
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• 8 Players The Miami Dolphins Should Target in NFL Free Agency

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images With a plethora of needs heading into 2025 NFL Free Agency, here are eight players I THINK the Miami Dolphins should sign as Legal Tampering begins! #FinsUp The 2025 NFL legal tampering period officially kicks off later today, which means any second now, NFL insiders will be reporting on contracts that definitely weren’t being discussed before today. More i...2025
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• Ranking Detroit Lions’ top-6 needs heading into free agency

Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images A look at the Detroit Lions’ six biggest needs as they head into 2025 NFL free agency. Happy NFL free agency tampering day! It’s going to be a Monday filled with NFL news from start to finish when teams are allowed to negotiate with agents of players on expiring contracts and come to an agreement on new terms in a new city. While the Detroit Lions ...2025
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• 2025 Lions free agent profile: Kayode Awosika 1 of several tough RFA decisions

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kayode Awosika is one of five Detroit Lions restricted free agents, and it’s tough to predict his future. Our 2025 Detroit Lions free agency series has dealt only with unrestricted free agents thus far. But restricted free agency adds a new level of complication to negotiations, and there are several players who are restricted free agents who the Lions ...2025
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• 2025 Lions free agency, offseason tracker: Latest signings, trades

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images A comprehensive list of all the 2025 Detroit Lions free agency signings, key offseason losses, trades, and contract details. The Detroit Lions face their most important free agency yet in 2025. With Super Bowl hopes still firmly entrenched in the franchise and a healthy amount of cap space, the Lions need to fortify their roster across the board to ele...2025
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"Dan Campbell 'fired up' over fight at Lions practice between Amon-Ra St. Brown and Ifeatu Melifonwu"

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• Miami Dolphins Unfinished Business You Want Addressed
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• NFL Mock Draft 2025: A growing trend for Miami’s first-round pick?
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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: Is there a deal the Lions should have made in free agency?

Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images What move in NFL free agency should the Detroit Lions have tried to make? The first wave of NFL free agency is done, and while a few more moves will surely trickle in over the coming weeks, many eyes will turn to the NFL Draft. Yet before we turn the page too quickly, let us examine the week of contracts. The Detroit Lions made a fair number ...2025
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• Three Dolphins roster holes that still need fixing after the first week of free agency

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Miami Dolphins need to sign more players but are quickly running out of money. The Miami Dolphins have signed over 12 players in free agency but still rank in the bottom third of the NFL with only 63 players under contract one week into the new league year. The front office added a starting-caliber guard in James Daniels, a backup ...2025
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• Dolphins continue adding to roster - The Splash Zone 3/15/25

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours. Over the past couple of days, the Miami Dolphins have continued to add players to their roster in the hopes they can get back to the postseason. The Dolphins brought in K.J. Britt to bolster ...2025
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• Open Thread: Which Lions free agency move has been your favorite so far?

Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images It’s still really early in free agency, but which Lions move has been your favorite so far? We are still just days into the 2025 NFL offseason, but that doesn’t mean there is any shortage of news around the league. The legal tampering period opened up earlier this week, and since then, there has been a ton of player movement—both via trade and free agency. ...2025
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• NFL Combine Day 2 media recap: PSU safety fits Lions character

Tanner Pearson-Imagn Images Breaking down the most notable moments from the 2025 NFL Combine media sessions with the safeties. Safety may not be the Detroit Lions’ biggest need at the moment. Detroit has All-Pro Kerby Joseph and Pro Bowl Brian Branch returning for the 2025 season. But as of now, there are questions both about the future and the depth of the position. Ifeatu Melifonwu is a ...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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• Free agency provides Rams a perfect opportunity to re-build secondary

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Rams will have some decisions to make this offseason as it pertains to the secondary, specifically the cornerback position. Last offseason, the Rams put a band-aid on the issue, signing Darious Williams and Tre White in free agency. After White didn’t work out, the Rams brought back Ahkello Witherspoon who was a good fill in over the back hal...2025
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• Lions free agent profile: How big will Levi Onwuzurike’s payday be?

David Reginek-Imagn Images Evaluating how Levi Onwuzurike’s 2024 season made him a coveted free agent The defining narrative of the Detroit Lions’ 2024 defense will undoubtedly be the wave of injuries that swept through the unit. However, one bright spot was Levi Onwuzurike, who—aside from Jack Campbell—proved to be the most consistently available front-seven player all season. The second ...2025
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• Vikings Links: What Is Your OffSeason Plan?

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Plans are made to be changed no? I think the Vikings are more than likely going to try and bring back Daniel Jones to go with JJ McCarthy. KOC said in an interview that “Darnold has earned the right to go to free agency” or something along those lines. I do think the team does not want to tie up too much in the QB position regardless of 14 wins. It is...2025
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• Commanders vs. Lions stock report: 4 risers, 5 fallers from Divisional Round loss

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Check out this week’s movers in your Detroit Lions stock report. Before we dive into this week’s movers, I just want to thank you all for another wonderful season. I know we don’t always agree on who’s trending up or down, but I love the discourse and being able to hear what you think in the comments. Here’s to next year. But for now, it’s the offseason. ...2025
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• Lions-Commanders NFCD snap counts: Defense, again, needed to adjust for injury

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A look at how the Detroit Lions deployed their snaps against the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional round of the playoffs. Taking a closer look at the snap counts from the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders NFC Divisional round battle in the 2024-25 NFL Playoffs. Offense Quarterbacks Jared Goff: 66 (96%)Teddy Bridgewater: 3 (4%)H...2025
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• Detroit Lions report card, grades: Goff, coaching disappoint vs. Commanders

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images The Detroit Lions coaching staff and Jared Goff were big letdowns in the Lions’ playoff loss to the Commanders. Handing out grades for them and the rest of the team. After avoiding them all season, the Detroit Lions had their biggest let-down game at the worst possible time. Let’s dive into their season-ending, 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders with our fin...2025
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• Dolphins go for value in free agency - The Splash Zone 3/13/25

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours. The legal tampering period began on Monday and now the moves are official since the new league year began yesterday. The Miami Dolphins started out pretty quiet and waited a bit before making so...2025
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• Detroit Lions lose Ifeatu Melifonwu to Dolphins in free agency
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• NFL Combine Day 2 media recap: PSU safety fits Lions character
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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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• 2025 Lions free agent profile: Marcus Davenport
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• Lions free agent profile: Pat O’Connor has a leg up to re-sign

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Detroit Lions veteran defensive lineman Pat O’Connor is facing free agency, but there are a few factors working in his favor to return. It would probably surprise many Detroit Lions fans to know that veteran defensive tackle Pat O’Connor was a seventh-round draft pick by the Detroit Lions in 2017. Though he had a decent preseason as a rookie out of East...2025
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• 2024 Lions free agent profile: What’s next for Teddy Bridgewater?

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Does Teddy Bridgewater still have a future in the NFL—as a player or a coach? There is one Detroit Lions upcoming free agent that we can be certain the team will not be re-signing in March. That is the incomparable Teddy Bridgewater. Now that the veteran quarterback is nearing the end of his playing days, Bridgewater is chasing his passion of community...2025
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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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• Why trading for Trey Lance makes sense for the Detroit Lions
Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Several teams have inquired about a trade for 49ers QB Trey Lance, and the Detroit Lions should be one of them. On Wednesday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the San Francisco 49ers have received multiple inquiries to trade for quarterback Trey Lance, the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Rapoport made clear that the calls are in...2023
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• WATCH: Ifeatu Melifonwu clinches NFC North for Lions with game-sealing INT

Detroit Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu should never have to buy a drink in Detroit again. His game-sealing interception clinched the division for the first time in 30 years. The Detroit Lions are NFC North champions, and they owe it, in part, to the play of safety Ifeatu Melifonwu. The Lions moved to Melifonwu three games ago, taking over for Tracy Walker. Since then, he’s been a sparkplug for the...2023
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• Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers live score updates, highlights, more

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Live score updates, drive-by-drive analysis, and highlights from the Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers divisional playoff game . The San Francisco 49ers have punched their ticket to the NFC Championship game after a thrilling Saturday night defeat of the Green Bay Packers. On Sunday afternoon, we will decide who will join them. Not many expected the Detr...2024
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• Lions GM Brad Holmes named NFL Executive of the Year by PFWA

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK An award three years in the making, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes was recognized by the Pro Football Writers of America. Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has been named the NFL Executive of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America. Holmes is the very first Lions front office member to win the award, which dates back to 1993. Yess...2024
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• Lions minicamp observations Day 1: Offense shows life, defense sticky in coverage
Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK Unloading the notebook as we share our observations from the first day of Detroit Lions minicamp. The Detroit Lions opened their 2023 mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, welcoming in the media for the first of three practices this week. For the most part, the Lions roster is healthy as only 10 of their 90 players missed practice entirely, while another fo...2023
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• RECAP: Lions defense makes a huge statement in win over Falcons, 20-6

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions defense came under fire last week against the Seahawks, but they played stout game against the Falcons to help bounce back to 2-1. Last week, the Detroit Lions defense seemingly got exposed against the Seattle Seahawks, as Geno Smith ripped a victory away from them. Facing a ton of criticism this week, the Lions defense needed a huge bounceb...2023
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• Here’s everything the Detroit Lions netted in the Matthew Stafford trade
Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions have made use of all the draft picks they received when they dealt Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams. It’s been over two years since the Detroit Lions traded franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford. We know the way things played out for the Los Angeles Rams: Stafford helped them win a Super Bowl in his first season in LA, but the team has s...2023
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• Detroit Lions approval poll: GM Brad Holmes (October 2023)

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Do Detroit Lions fans approve of the job general manager Brad Holmes is doing over two years into his job? Earlier in the week, Detroit Lions fans spoke emphatically in favor of coach Dan Campbell. For the second straight polling, Campbell has received an unprecedented 100 percent approval rating from fans after two-plus seasons heading the team. Now it’s ti...2023
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• Miami Dolphins Unfinished Business You Want Addressed
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• NFL Mock Draft 2025: A growing trend for Miami’s first-round pick?
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• Open thread: Is there a deal the Lions should have made in free agency?
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• Three Dolphins roster holes that still need fixing after the first week of free agency
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• 2025 Miami Dolphins free agents: Elijah Campbell re-signs to stay in South Florida

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Miami Dolphins are bringing back safety Elijah Campbell. Monday’s start to the 2025 NFL free agency period opened with the Miami Dolphins focused on their offense, with the team signing quarterback Zach Wilson, guard James Daniel, and guard/tackle Larry Borom. Tuesday’s day two has the team looking to address their defensive seconda...2025
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• 5 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ win over the Green Bay Packers

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images With the NFC North lead on the line, the Detroit Lions shut the door on the Green Bay Packers on their home turf. The Detroit Lions have been making statements all season. From blowouts of the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans to close-fought battles with the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, Detroit is proving to the league that they are serious...2024
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• 6 takeaways from the Lions’ NFC Championship loss to the 49ers

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images An amazing season ends in heartbreaking fashion. The coming months will be difficult for the Detroit Lions. The Lions have not been in this situation in the 21st century. We are familiar with disappointing losses amid disappointing seasons. Very rarely have we experienced a loss like this. At one point in time, the Lions had a stranglehold on this game. Up 2...2024
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• Lions’ C.J. Gardner-Johnson frustrated to be in a rotational role

Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images The Detroit Lions veteran safety isn’t happy to have lost a starting role while rehabbing from his torn pectoral muscle. This week, the Detroit Lions are expected to get safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson back from injury, after the veteran safety tore his pectoral muscle back in Week 2. But despite Gardner-Johnson being placed on injured reserve while in a start...2024
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• Lions report card: OL struggles, coaching decisions sink Detroit in Dallas

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Handing out position grades after the Detroit Lions’ 20-19 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The Detroit Lions dropped their fifth game of the season in a heartbreaking loss to the Dallas Cowboys. While most of the postgame discussion has been on the late-game officiating blunder, there is plenty more to break down from this matchup. Let’s take a closer look ...2023
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• Detroit Lions report card: All levels of defense shine in win over Falcons

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images We hand out positional grades praising the Detroit Lions defensive effort in our Week 3 report card vs. the Atlanta Falcons. The Detroit Lions got a shockingly good defensive performance against the Atlanta Falcons to move to 2-1 on the season. And while there will be a ton of focus on the defensive line for helping the team notch seven sacks and hold ...2023
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• 4 thoughts on Lions 53-man roster and why they only kept 2 RBs

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions roster came with several surprising moves, including just 2 RBs. We break down what’s going on and our initial reactions. The Detroit Lions’ 53-man roster dropped late on Tuesday evening, and there are some big surprises and odd-looking developments. If you want a full look at the roster, head to our tracker or our initial post on the news. Bu...2023
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