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• Open thread: Which Lions player isn’t getting talked enough about?

Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Which Detroit Lions player should be getting more hype for the 2025 NFL season? Today, let’s designate what I think should be called the John Cominsky Award. The John Cominsky Award is given out to the player who doesn’t get enough credit or attention. On our podcast, it has essentially become a meme to say, “People aren’t talking en...2025
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• ‘The best to ever do it’: Lions players react to Frank Ragnow retirement

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images A compilation of Detroit Lions players reacting to Frank Ragnow’s retirement. On Monday, Detroit Lions fans mourned the retirement of All-Pro center Frank Ragnow, and celebrated his outstanding seven-year career. It was a day of mixed emotions, as it undoubtedly hurts the Lions’ chances to continue their success, but it’s also hard not to feel happy for the playe...2025
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• Browns 2025 Schedule Primer: Week 4, Detroit Lions roster changes, updates and more

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Cleveland will be looking for just its second win in Detroit in franchise history. The Cleveland Browns will face the Detroit Lions in Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season. The Lions were the talk of the NFL for most of the 2024 season in winning the NFC North Division. But they were one-and-done in the playoffs as quarterback Jared Goff tossed three interceptions and t...2025
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• Lions GM Brad Holmes defends decision not to draft EDGE on Day 1, 2

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes faced a lot of heat for not selecting a defensive end. Here’s what he had to say about it. As Round 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft dwindled down, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes approached the podium Friday night to break down the two picks he made on Day 2: Tate Ratledge and Isaac TeSlaa. Initially, the media questions h...2025
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• Cominsky retires from NFL at 29, cites injuries
Free agent defensive end John Cominsky announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday....2025
• John Cominsky retires from NFL, cites medical reasons

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images “The Commish” is calling it a career as injuries are forcing him into an early retirement. After six years in the NFL—-and most recent three with the Detroit Lions—defensive lineman John Cominsky is medically retiring from the NFL. He announced the news on social media. Cominsky was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft,...2025
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• Lions GM Brad Holmes defends decision not to draft EDGE on Day 1, 2
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• These free agents are still available and could fit with Rams

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Asante Samuel, Jedrick Wills, Isaiah Simmons and other unsigned free agents that make sense for Rams Dust is settling on the 2025 NFL free agency class. The Los Angeles Rams have made improvements that place them squarely in the contention conversation atop the NFC conference. LA used free agency to plug urgent needs across their roste...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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• 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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• 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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• 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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"Losing Aidan Hutchinson, Alim McNeill, and Marcus Davenport—along with reserve pieces like Kyle Peko, Mekhi Wingo, and John Cominsky—didn’t help."

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"Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Lions defensive lineman John Cominsky appears to have taken a reduction in salary to stick with team in 2024."

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"Brian Branch tallied tackle for loss, and John Cominsky batted down a third-down attempt, forcing the first punt of the game."

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"Lions land popular waiver-wire claim John Cominsky after release from Falcons, per report"

2020
"The Falcons traded up a couple of spots in the fourth round of the 2019 draft in order to select defensive end John Cominsky, but Cominsky only saw 100 defensive snaps in 10 games during the regular season."

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"The return of defensive end John Cominsky, who exited the injury report with his ankle injury healed, cost defensive end Austin Larkin his spot on the 53-player roster."

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• Lions GM Brad Holmes defends decision not to draft EDGE on Day 1, 2
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• John Cominsky retires from NFL, cites medical reasons
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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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• Open thread Which remaining Lions free agents the team should re-sign?

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A look at the remaining Detroit Lions free agents and which the team should consider re-signing. With the first few waves of free agency beyond us now, all that is mostly remaining are minor depth signings for each team. Sure, there are still some big names like Von Miller, Calais Campbell, Teven Jenkins, and Charles Omenihu out ther...2025
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• Lions GM Brad Holmes defends decision not to draft EDGE on Day 1, 2
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• 2025 NFL Combine results: 7 standouts from the interior defensive line group

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Taking a closer look at the interior defensive linemen that performed well at the 2025 NFL Combine. The interior defensive linemen kicked off the televised coverage of the 2025 NFL Combine, and as anticipated, the prospects projected to be the top of this class put on some very impressive performances. Of our 10 interior defensive linemen we targeted for Detroit Lion...2025
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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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• 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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• Vote for the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Coach of the Year

Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cast your vote for the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Coach of the Year. The Detroit Lions’ 2024 coaching staff will be one for the ages. It feels like one of those years where we’ll look back in a couple decades and ask ourselves, “How the hell did they manage to have all of those coaches in one building?” From top to bottom, offense to defense,...2025
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• Open thread: Which position needs the greatest overhaul this offseason?

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The Detroit Lions were great in 2024, but there are still upgrades to be had in 2025. Which position needs the greatest overhaul this offseason? The offseason is a time to build upon the previous season’s flaws. Despite an incredible 15-2 season, the Detroit Lions’ playoff loss illustrated that even the best teams are not immune to flaws. With the 2025 s...2025
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• 9 Detroit Lions cap casualty candidates for the 2025 offseason

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images These nine Detroit Lions players under contract in 2025 could see their deals terminated to save salary cap room. The Detroit Lions have a sizeable list of pending free agents, but before any of those names ink a new contract in Detroit or elsewhere, we could see a player or two get their existing deals axed. Cap causalities are an unfortunate yet imp...2025
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• NFL free agent rankings: EDGE rushers

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Some potential big-impact players are available at pass rusher. With as many as five pass rushers projected to be taken in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft and several big-time options available in free agency, this offseason has the chance for huge movement at EDGE rusher. We polled a group of writers from around SB Nation to gather consensus rank...2025
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• 2025 NFL Combine results: 7 standouts from the interior defensive line group
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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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• Open thread: Which unrestricted free agents should the Detroit Lions re-sign?

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have some big names heading to free agency, as well as many depth pieces. Which unrestricted free agents should the Lions bring back for 2025? The Detroit Lions have to restock and reload this offseason if they want to match their incredible regular season and surpass their disappointing postseason. Under general manager Brad Holmes, ...2025
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• Recap: Detroit Lions mount miraculous comeback, beat Bears 31-26

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images The Detroit Lions played with fire and nearly lost, but with two scores in the final four minutes, they pulled off a miraculous comeback vs. the Chicago Bears. e The Detroit Lions said all week they weren’t overlooking the 3-7 Chicago Bears, but a sloppy Sunday from Detroit nearly had them on the losing end of poor-played game. A four-turnover day from...2023
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• Lions vs. Bears live score updates: Highlights, latest injury news, analysis

Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images Live score updates, drive-by-drive analysis, highlights and injury news from Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, Week 11. The Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears face off on Sunday for the first time in 2023, but the 187th time in league history. The Bears hold a pretty commanding 104-77-5 lead in the rivalry, but the tables have been turned as of late. The Lions...2023
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• Mailbag: Why is Jared Goff so polarizing among Detroit Lions fans?
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Our written mailbag returns for its first installment of the 2023 offseason. While we pivoted to more interactive mailbags during the football season, we will be mixing things up during the 2023 offseason, combining both written and audio/video/podcast versions. Let’s get started with our first Detroit Lions written mailbag of the offseason. How much do yo...2023
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• John Cominsky takes pay cut, saves Detroit Lions significant cap space

Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Lions defensive lineman John Cominsky appears to have taken a reduction in salary to stick with team in 2024. Last month, we wondered aloud whether the Detroit Lions could make a move regarding the contract of defensive end John Cominsky. Last year, the Lions signed Cominsky to a two-year, $8.5 million deal, but the veteran defensive end had a down yea...2024
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• Discussion: What is the priority No. 1 for the Detroit Lions offseason?

Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images What is the Detroit Lions’ biggest priority as they head into the 2025 offseason? It seems cruel to hard-pivot to the offseason when just 24 hours ago, dreams of Super Bowl trips to New Orleans were dancing in our head. But that’s how the NFL playoffs work. In an instant, everything can be sucked away, and it’s you’re left wondering how it all ...2025
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• Detroit Lions report card: Defense steps up big time vs. Chiefs

The Detroit Lions defense helped carry a sputtering offense against the Kansas City Chiefs. We hand out positional grades to analyze the entire team’s performance. The Detroit Lions didn’t play their prettiest game against the Kansas City Chiefs, but no Week 1 game is perfect. The fact that the Lions were still able to pull off the victory over the Super Bowl champs on such an imperfect night is ...2023
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• Detroit Lions defense shines in preseason win over Giants, 21-16

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Detroit Lions eked out a win over the New York Giants in their preseason opener thanks to some solid defense. The Detroit Lions made some significant moves this offseason to bulk up their defense that struggled last season. It’s far, far, far, far, too early to make any kind of sweeping statements about how much progress they’ve made, but Friday night’...2023
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• Detroit Lions reportedly re-signing John Cominsky to two-year, $8.5 million deal
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images After a couple days of free agent deliberation, John Cominsky is back in Detroit! He gave us a little scare there, but Detroit Lions defensive end John Cominsky will be back in 2023. According to a report from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Cominsky is re-signing a two-year deal with the Lions worth $8.5 million, with another $1 million in attainable incentiv...2023
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• 7 takeaways from the Lions’ overtime loss to the Seahawks

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions could not defeat in the Seattle Seahawks in what proved to be an offensive shootout. The excitement of a Week 1 upset were quickly dashed on Sunday. The Detroit Lions fell to the Seattle Seahawks in overtime, and the team and its fans are left with multiple questions and concerns ahead of their next tilt. The light is far from out, and...2023
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• Lions GM Brad Holmes defends decision not to draft EDGE on Day 1, 2
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• John Cominsky retires from NFL, cites medical reasons
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• Open thread: Have the Lions gotten better or worse in free agency?
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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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• Lions Mailbag: Is pressure the reason for Jared Goff’s early struggles?

Eamon Horwedel-Imagn Images Is Jared Goff succumbing to the pressure, or is there something else to explain his early season struggles? That and more in our written mailbag. While we work through some technical difficulties to get this week’s Midweek Mailbag off the ground, I figured this was a good opportunity to get a head start on our written Detroit Lions mailbag. This week, I only pi...2024
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• 8 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ prime time win over the Green Bay Packers

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports A trip to Lambeau Field was no problem for the Detroit Lions, who rode a dominant first half to a win over the Green Bay Packers. The Detroit Lions are shining under the national spotlight. The Lions made a statement in Week 1 upsetting the Kansas City Chiefs on national television, and their Week 4 outing against the Green Bay Packers was no different. The leag...2023
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• 8 takeaways from Detroit Lions’ stunner over the Kansas City Chiefs

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Detroit Lions came into Kansas City for a date with Goliath. David emerged victorious. WELCOME TO THE 2023 NFL SEASON, YOUR DETROIT LIONS ARE 1-0! It was close at times and nerve-wracking quite often, but the Lions pulled off the stunner against the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL’s kickoff game. The Lions finally secured a Week 1 victory, something tha...2023
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• Grading the Detroit Lions’ signing of RB David Montgomery
Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Breaking down the Lions’ signing of David Montgomery—and their decision to move on from Jamaal Williams. Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes had earned near-invincible status after two very successful years in Detroit. His drafts have produced both potential blue-chip players and incredibly late-round steals. In free agency, he’s been v...2023
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• 3 of ESPN’s top 100 free agents that could turn the Lions into contenders
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images When free agency kicks off next week, a few players added to the Lions roster could help get them over the hump. At the NFL Scouting Combine, Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes’ time with the media produced some interesting nuggets of information about the Detroit Lions. Most of the buzz, naturally, surrounded Campbell’s comments about Jared Goff, and how the...2023
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