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• Open thread: Where will the Detroit Lions offense rank in 2025?

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Detroit Lions offense has dominated in each of the past three seasons. But where will they rank in 2025 after some significant offseason changes? The Detroit Lions offense has been the biggest reason for the franchise’s resurgence over the past three years. The team just barely missed the playoffs in 2022, riding the high of the fifth-ranked offense (2...2025
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• Lions News: Jared Goff named 2025 MVP dark horse candidate

Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Jared Goff is an MVP candidate, but unlike year’s past, oddsmakers aren’t to high on him. Still months out from the season opener, Jared Goff has yet again emerged as a dark horse candidate for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player. “If the Lions win like they did last season, Goff will almost certainly again deserve serious consideration,” writes NF...2025
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• Detroit Lions Hidden Gems: 3 Secret Superstars on the 2025 roster

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images With so many changes in the offseason for the Lions, which three Secret Superstars will help to maintain Dan Campbell’s standard? “Brain Drain.” It’s the one term that every Lions fan is already sick and tired of hearing. Of course, when you lose two of the best coordinators in the NFL in Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to their own well-deserved head coaching...2025
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• Notes: New LB says practice intensity in Detroit is ‘eye-opening’

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Lions’ linebacker Grant Stuard noticed a difference in Allen Park from the jump. Kory Woods of MLive has more on Stuard’s early experiences in Detroit. New Detroit Lions’ linebacker Grant Stuard has been around the block before in the NFL. The fifth-year linebacker spent his rookie season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the last three with t...2025
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• 3-Time Super Bowl Champion Has Unwavering Confidence in Lions HC Dan Campbell’s Future Without Ben Johnson
While the brilliant Ben Johnson has moved on, Detroit remains in safe hands as head coach Dan Campbell maintains the Lions' offensive identity with John Morton....2025
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• Lions' Jared Goff embraces 'challenge' of working with new offensive coordinator John Morton

John Morton is in charge of the Detroit offense after Ben Johnson took Chicago Bears job...2025
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• Horse Tracks: The Broncos Estime enigma

How does Audric Estime figure into the Broncos plans this season? When the Broncos made their first playoff appearance in nearly a decade last January, Audric Estime was inactive. On gameday, Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie, and Javonte Williams were tapped to carry the rock, with none of them having much success. So why was Estime inactive? For whatever reason, Sean Payton decided it was in the t...2025
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• It’s time to embrace, not fret, Jameson Williams’ future with Lions

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images After a breakout 2024 season, Lions fans should be celebrating the rise and redemption arc of Jameson Williams, not debating his long-term fit. Hey, here’s an idea: how about we let Jameson Williams play this upcoming season before we start making plans for his future, yeah? I know. I get it. You’re still not over how he missed the majority of his rookie...2025
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• Detroit Lions Day 3 OTA observations: Position-by-position breakdown

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Observations from the Detroit Lions’ OTA practice on Friday—Day 3. On Friday, the Detroit Lions welcomed media to Organized Team Activities (OTAs) for the first time this offseason. It was the team’s third practice in a row and last of the week. Practice was split between walkthroughs, positional drills, 11-on-11s, a brief special teams drill...2025
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• Detroit Lions approval poll: Dan Campbell (May 2025)

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Time for our periodic Detroit Lions fan approval poll for head coach Dan Campbell. The face of the Detroit Lions for the past four years has been head coach Dan Campbell. Typically, being the face of this organization means being the target of constant criticism, and while Campbell has received a fair share, he has seemed to accomplish the impossible: b...2025
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• Fantasy Football ‘25: 7 burning questions

Is CMC back? | Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images Big unknowns that could make or break fantasy seasons The 2025 NFL schedule was released last week, and while it was easy to get distracted with some of the schedule release videos and get caught up in the analysis of each team’s slate, it was also a reminder that the 2025 season will be here before you know it. For those who play fanta...2025
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• Lions believe Jameson Williams headed towards breakout season

Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images Detroit Lions coaches are raving about the progress Jameson Williams has made, and believe there’s an entirely new level he’ll hit in 2025. It’s fair to call 2024 a breakout season for Detroit Lions first-round pick Jameson Williams. After a lengthy rehab from a torn ACL, some early struggles on the field, and a pair of setbacks via suspensions, Wi...2025
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• Open thread: Will Jameson Williams hit 1,000 yards again in 2025?

Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Jameson Williams hit quadruple-digit receiving yards by a hair in 2024. Can he do it again in 2025? Jameson Williams finally grew into his outsized expectations in 2025. Ever since the Detroit Lions traded up in the first round of the 2022 draft to select him, expectations have been through the roof. A rookie year rehabbing from injury and a sophomore year stained...2025
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• 2025 Detroit Lions free agency preview: 3 quarterbacks options

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images With the NFL Combine in the books, it’s time to shift focus to free agency. The tampering period is just a week away, opening on March 10 at 12 p.m. ET. So we’re kicking off a series to preview each position and potential signings that may fit the Detroit Lions’ needs. The Lions already have three quarterbacks rostered heading into the 2025 offseason, but outside...2025
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• Giants news, 2/19: Jeremiah mocks Travis Hunter to Giants, Malik Nabers, RB coach leaves, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants news for Wednesday Good morning New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Daniel Jeremiah mock draft: Travis Hunter, not Shedeur Sanders, for New York Giants PFF’s dream offseason: Giants to draft Shedeur Sanders, Sign Stefon Diggs New York Giants free agency primer: 5 realistic targets at WR 33rd Team picks New York Giants as most likely ...2025
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"Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The Detroit Lions have reportedly settled on their next offensive coordinator: John Morton."

2024
"Craig Reynolds Reynolds went from a player during Hard Knocks that offensive assistant John Morton had to step in to vouch for with “I wouldn’t cut him."

2023
"That happened again this week, as former Lions offensive assistant John Morton was announced as part of the Denver Broncos’ new coaching staff under Sean Payton."

2022
"According to Jeff Duncan of The Times-Picayune, Allen is considering adding former Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone and former Jets offensive coordinator John Morton."

2021
"The Lions have interviewed Raiders senior offensive assistant John Morton for their offensive coordinator position, Vinny Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports."

2018
"Offensive coordinator John Morton will not return to the Jets in 2018, sources told ESPN."

2017
"Presser Points: Belichick - Mums the word on Harrison"

2016
"On FA WR Anquan Boldin: Source said #Saints are making the strongest push to sign him & he loves ex-#49ers, now NO's, WR coach John Morton — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 14, 2016 The 13-year vet had a down season in San Francisco, catching 69 passes for 789 yards and four scores in 2015."

2015
" The 49ers have lost head coach Jim Harbaugh; offensive coordinator Greg Roman; defensive coordinator Vic Fangio; special teams coordinator Brad Seely; position coaches John Morton, Reggie Davis, Tim Drevno, Mike Solari, Michael Christianson, Paul Wulff, Jim Leavitt, Ed Donatell, Greg Jackson, Peter Hansen and Tracy Smith; strength and conditioning coaches Mark Uyeyama and Kevin Tolbert and director of college scouting Joel Patton."

2014
"In addition, he is expected to bring several coaches from the 49ers with him, including longtime assistants Reggie Davis and John Morton, according to sources."

• Open thread: Where will the Detroit Lions offense rank in 2025?
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• Horse Tracks: The Broncos Estime enigma
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• 10 players to watch for at Detroit Lions OTAs

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images 10 Detroit Lions players we’ll be keeping a close eye on during OTAs. On Wednesday, the Detroit Lions kicked off the first of their Organized Team Activities that will run through the next two weeks. With it being our first look at the 2025 team together all at once, there are several players I’m eager to see when practices open up to the media later t...2025
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• Fantasy Football ‘25: 7 burning questions
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• NFL schedule release: 7 matchups to circle on the calendar

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Get ready for these big games of the season. Naturally there’s no way of knowing how the 2025 NFL season will shape up. Games we always think will be good end up being trash, while suddenly teams we counted out become can’t-miss games (the 2024 Commanders say hello). Still, circling the calendar is all about anticipation. That knee-jerk reaction that ma...2025
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• Lions believe Jameson Williams headed towards breakout season
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• Open thread: Will Jameson Williams’ receiving yardage be higher or lower in 2025?

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Lions WR is quickly becoming a pillar of this offense, and the new offensive staff is well aware. All eyes are on the NFL’s schedule release slated to happen Wednesday night when we find out when and where the Detroit Lions play their opponents in 2025. You can track all the rumors on that here. In the meantime, though, we got several substantive p...2025
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• 2025 Detroit Lions draft roundtable: What was the biggest surprise?

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Our staff picks out the biggest surprises from the 2025 Detroit Lions draft. As we continue to dig into the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft class, we wanted to give the entire staff a voice to share their overall thoughts on how Brad Holmes and company performed over the weekend. This is the first installment in a seven-part series of Lions draft superlatives....2025
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• Why the Detroit Lions should draft Grey Zabel

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images Here’s why the Lions should draft Grey Zabel with the 28th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Do you remember the old days of being a Detroit Lions fan? The days of having top-10 selections in the draft, and at least having some idea of what was likely to happen on draft night? Well, one of the few drawbacks of consistently winning in the NFL is saying good...2025
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• Lions News: Jared Goff named 2025 MVP dark horse candidate
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• Horse Tracks: The Broncos Estime enigma
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• It’s time to embrace, not fret, Jameson Williams’ future with Lions
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• Detroit Lions approval poll: Dan Campbell (May 2025)
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• 2025 NFL schedule: Detroit Lions game-by-game predictions

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Erik Schlitt and Jeremy Reisman once again make their game-by-game projections for the upcoming Detroit Lions season. The Detroit Lions 2025 schedule has been released, and it’s once again time to make some way-too-early predictions for the season. For the fourth season in a row, Jeremy Reisman and I have made our game-by-game predictions of the Lions’ s...2025
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• Why the Detroit Lions should draft Grey Zabel
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• 2025 Detroit Lions free agency preview: 3 wide receiver options

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images A look at three wide receivers who could help out the Detroit Lions in free agency. While the top of the Detroit Lions’ receiving corps seems set with the likes of Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, and Kalif Raymond, the team’s depth at wide receiver seems shaky and they could benefit from one more big-name receiver to help out the offense in 2025. The f...2025
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• Detroit Lions Hidden Gems: 3 Secret Superstars on the 2025 roster
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• Detroit Lions Day 3 OTA observations: Position-by-position breakdown
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• 2025 NFL schedule: Detroit Lions game-by-game predictions
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• Lions believe Jameson Williams headed towards breakout season
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• 2025 Detroit Lions draft roundtable: What was the biggest surprise?
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• Why the Detroit Lions should draft Grey Zabel
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• 2025 Detroit Lions free agency preview: 3 wide receiver options
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• Open thread: What is the best part about the NFL Combine?

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Discussion the best and most important part of the 2025 NFL Combine. Tuesday marks the first real day of the 2025 NFL Combine. While on-field drills don’t begin until Thursday and player media sessions start on Wednesday, Tuesday is when NFL general managers and coaches have their press conferences. I’m currently down in Indianapolis and will be provid...2025
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• 9 takeaways from new Detroit Lions coordinators’ first media appearance

Photograph by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images New Lions OC John Morton and new Lions DC Kelvin Sheppard spoke to FOX 2 Detroit this week. Here are the biggest takeaways. The Detroit Lions officially announced the hiring of their new coordinators—John Morton as the offensive coordinator and Kelvin Sheppard as defensive coordinator—on January 30. It’s been nearly three week...2025
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• Sources: Jim Harbaugh Expected to Take Michigan Job
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• Presser Points: Belichick - Mums the word on Harrison

The Patriots made a splash in Tuesday when they signed veteran linebacker James Harrison, hoping the former Steelers great could provide some depth on the edge into the playoffs. If you tuned in to Bill Belichick’s Wednesday press conference hoping to hear the coach’s thoughts on the move, you most certainly left disappointed. Belichick wasn’t looking to get into many specifics with regard to Harr...2017
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• Detroit Lions lose offensive coach to Denver Broncos
Photograph by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions have seen their third coach find a new job this offseason. Although the Detroit Lions avoided losing any of their coordinators this year to head coaching gigs, they have seen many assistant coaches leave this offseason. That happened again this week, as former Lions offensive assistant John Morton was announ...2023
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• Jets OC: We ran up white flag in Broncos' rout
Jets offensive coordinator John Morton acknowledged on Thursday that he just wanted to run out the clock with the team down 23-0 in the fourth quarter Sunday because he felt they "didn't have a chance" to rally against the Broncos....2017
• Report: John Morton hired as Detroit Lions offensive coordinator

Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The Detroit Lions have reportedly settled on their next offensive coordinator: John Morton. As expected, based on the way things were trending on Monday, the Detroit Lions have hired John Morton as their next offensive coordinator, as first reported by NFL Network. Morton becomes the successor to former Lions OC Ben Joh...2025
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• The Detroit Lions have a new pass game coordinator

Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images The Detroit Lions are reportedly hiring former Stanford coach David Shaw as their next pass game coordinator. The Detroit Lions appear to be preparing for the loss of pass game coordinator Tanner Engstrand, who is the lead candidate to become the New York Jets’ next offensive coordinator. According to NFL Networ...2025
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• Detroit Lions finalize 2023 coaching staff, announce hiring of new offensive coach
Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images A look at the Detroit Lions’ full 2023 coaching staff and the changes they’ve made this year. On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions announced what is hopefully their final coaching roster for the 2023 season. Their announcement finally made official the hiring of defensive line coach John Scott Jr. and the addition of senior defensive assistant John ...2023
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• Sources: Jets OC Morton out after one season
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• Fantasy Football ‘25: 7 burning questions
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• Bill Belichick Press Conference Transcript 10/13

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• Lions News: Jared Goff named 2025 MVP dark horse candidate
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• Lions' Jared Goff embraces 'challenge' of working with new offensive coordinator John Morton
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• Horse Tracks: The Broncos Estime enigma
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• It’s time to embrace, not fret, Jameson Williams’ future with Lions
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• Detroit Lions approval poll: Dan Campbell (May 2025)
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• Is Jameson Williams poised for a breakout season?

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams could be the weapon offensive coordinator John Morton’s always wanted With the Detroit Lions looking towards a new offensive coordinator, there’s always room for more to step up. Wide receiver Jameson Williams took big steps in 2024, but with new coordinator John Morton singing his praises, there’s a lot to like about th...2025
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• NFL coaching profile: What Detroit Lions are getting in David Shaw

Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images An in-depth look at David Shaw’s coaching history, success, failures, and what it means for the Detroit Lions. Our 2025 Detroit Lions new coaching profile series continues with new pass game coordinator David Shaw. While he may not have the biggest role on the team, he has one of the most impressive resumes, having spent 12 years as Stanford’s head coach. ...2025
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• Report: Broncos special teams assistant Chris Banjo is nearing a deal with the Jets

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Broncos assistant special teams coach is nearing a deal with the New York Jets to become their new special teams coach. According to 9NEWS Denver’s Mike Klis, Denver Broncos special teams assistant coach Chris Banjo is nearing a deal to become the New York Jets special teams coach. The Jets hired Broncos assistant general manager Darren Mougey ...2025
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• POLL: Do you approve of the Lions hiring John Morton as OC?

Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Lions hired Morton as their new OC on Tuesday after days of speculation. The Detroit Lions have a new offensive coordinator, and it isn’t a hotshot youngster or a name you’ve heard being prepped from the ranks of Lions offensive assistants for Ben Johnson’s departure. The Lions turned semi-externally, bringing in Denver Broncos ...2025
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• Giants news, 1/29: Upgrading the defensive backfield, Mike Kafka, Joe Schoen, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images New York Giants news for Wednesday Good morning New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Fixing the Giants, Part 3: How to upgrade the defensive backfield Mike Kafka could call plays for Giants next year ... if he isn’t the head coach in New Orleans 2-round mock draft from The Athletic is great, and awful, for the New York Giants Steelers’ QB choice wil...2025
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• Another report indicates Jets will pick Mayfield at No. 3
We recently wrote on a report that indicated the New York Jets would prefer to take Baker Mayfield at No. 3 overall, even over Josh Allen and Josh Rosen.Further adding to this buzz, Todd McShay said on ESPN Tuesday, “From what I’m hearing around the league, I expect Baker Mayfield to be the pick at 3 to the New York Jets.” The Jets gig is pretty daunting. Being the man in the Big Apple isn’t for e...2018
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• Is the San Francisco 49ers Offense Too Complicated for Its Own Good?
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