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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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• Lions free agency grade: Grant Stuard creates stiff companion in LB room

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ free agent signing of LB Grant Stuard. I held off on giving the Detroit Lions’ signing of linebacker Grant Stuard an immediate free agency grade because there were no known contract terms other than it was a fully guaranteed deal. Without those terms, it was hard to know how committed they were to Stuard, and it was impos...2025
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• Lions mock draft roundup 7.0: Tons of EDGE options await

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2025 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. This is a slightly unusual edition of the Detroit Lions Mock Draft Roundup, as the 2025 free agency period kicked off in the middle of the week. As a result, some mock drafts were published ahead of all the acti...2025
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• New Lions LB Grant Stuard drops inspiring bible verse to describe his game

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images Grant Stuard’s inspiring story and tenacious attitude are great fits for the Detroit Lions. New Detroit Lions linebacker Grant Stuard life has not exactly been a fairy tale. As detailed by The Athletic’s Zac Keefer, he battled through a tough childhood. His father was in and out of jail, and his mother was battling a crippling drug addiction throughout hi...2025
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• Detroit Lions updated 2025 depth chart: Pre-free agency

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Here’s an updated look at the 2025 Detroit Lions’ depth chart ahead of the NFL free agency period. As the NFL prepares to kick off their 2025 free agency period, now is a good time to take a look at the Detroit Lions roster with an updated depth chart. This version of the Lions depth chart lists/ranks all the players but also highlights the team's curren...2025
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• Detroit Lions re-signing another special teams linebacker

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are bringing back special teams linebacker Ezekiel Turner, who joined the team in the middle of the 2024 season. The Detroit Lions spent their Friday solidifying their linebacking corps, apparently. After agreeing to a three-year deal with Derrick Barnes and a one-year deal with Anthony Pittman, the Lions are bringing back Ezekiel Turn...2025
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• Lions free agency grade: Grant Stuard creates stiff companion in LB room
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• Derrick Barnes re-signing gives Lions stability now, flexibility in future

Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports Exploring the roster impact of the Detroit Lions re-signing linebacker Derrick Barnes to a new 3-year contract. Just days before the 2025 NFL free agency period is set to begin, NFL Network has reported that the Detroit Lions have re-signed linebacker Derrick Barnes to a three-year contract extension. Let’s take a look at how this signing will impact the Lion...2025
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• Report: Detroit Lions to release Jalen Reeves-Maybin

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are reportedly parting ways with the veteran linebacker in a move that will save nearly $2 million in cap space. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Detroit Lions are planning to release veteran linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin. The move comes just a year after handing Reeves-Maybin a two-year, $7.5 million contract that inclu...2025
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• NFL Combine preview: 10 linebackers the Lions should watch

Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images Identifying which linebackers the Detroit Lions should be keeping an eye on during the 2025 NFL Combine. The 2025 NFL Combine is scheduled to be televised from Thursday, February 27 through Sunday, March 2, and we’re previewing every position group leading up to the big event. So far, we have already previewed which quarterbacks, running backs, wide receive...2025
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• Discussion: Which positions are realistic first-round options for the Detroit Lions?

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Which positions could the Detroit Lions realistically select on Day 1 of the NFL Draft? With the 28th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions select...? Those are the words that many Lions fans are anticipating, but which player could realistically follow suit? As Detroit looks to restock for another chase at a Super Bowl, the draft could be a piv...2025
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• Lions free agent profile: Don’t be surprised if Ezekiel Turner returns

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Veteran linebacker Ezekiel Turner could be one of the Detroit Lions’ sneaky re-signings. The Detroit Lions linebacker room became a revolving door in 2024. Injury decimated the unit, forcing Detroit to play a lot of different players down the stretch. While the play was sometimes painful to watch, it also gave the Lions an opportunity to figure out which players...2025
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• Mock Draft Roundup 5.0: Lions beat writers release pre-Combine projections

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2025 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. With the 2025 NFL Combine set to kick off next week, this week’s Mock Draft Roundup offers fans their last opportunity to check out which prospects are being mocked to the Lions before the big event—including...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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• Lions News: Best reactions to Kelvin Sheppard’s promotion to defensive coordinator

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images A look at the best reactions to the Detroit Lions’ decision to promote Kelvin Sheppard to the defensive coordinator position. After a Lions-less weekend of football, we could all use some cheering up. What better way to do that than with all the happiness surrounding Kelvin Sheppard’s promotion to defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions. First of ...2025
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"What he’s done with the likes of Alex Anzalone, Jack Campbell, Malcolm Rodriguez, and the rest of Detroit’s linebacking crew is undeniable."

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"Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Dan Campbell offered injury updates on Levi Onwuzurike, Josh Paschal, Malcolm Rodriguez, and Emmanuel Moseley."

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"With Reeves-Maybin on board, here’s a look at the linebacker currently under contract for 2023: Alex Anzalone, Malcolm Rodriguez, Derrick Barnes, Anthony Pittman, and Reeves-Maybin Back in 2022, Pride of Detroit wrote a free agent profile on Reeves-Maybin asking if the Lions should re-sign him and an overwhelming 92 percent of fans said the Lions should get a deal done."

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"Malcolm Rodriguez, Kader Kohou climb into the top 10"

• Open thread: Have the Lions gotten better or worse in free agency?
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• Lions free agency grade: Grant Stuard creates stiff companion in LB room
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• New Lions LB Grant Stuard drops inspiring bible verse to describe his game
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• Detroit Lions reportedly re-signing LB Anthony Pittman

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Lions continue to fortify their linebacker room by agreeing to re-sign LB Anthony Pittman. The Detroit Lions continue to fortify their linebacker room before the start of free agency. Just hours after reports broke that the Lions are re-signing linebacker Derrick Barnes to a three-year extension, ESPN is reporting that Detroit has agreed to bring ba...2025
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• Detroit Lions re-signing Derrick Barnes to 3-year deal

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Lions have reportedly agreed to keep linebacker Derrick Barnes around on a three-year deal. The Detroit Lions have started to take care of their own. According to Ian Rapoport, the Lions have re-signed linebacker Derrick Barnes to a three-year, $25.5 million deal, including $16 million guaranteed. It’s a significant contract for Barnes, who the Lion...2025
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• Report: Detroit Lions to release Jalen Reeves-Maybin
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• NFL Combine preview: 10 linebackers the Lions should watch
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• Discussion: Which positions are realistic first-round options for the Detroit Lions?
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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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• 2025 Detroit Lions Mock Draft Roundup 1.0: Back too soon

Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2025 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions mock draft roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one...2025
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• The statistical impact of Lions LB Alex Anzalone is jaw-dropping

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions defense looks completely different with Alex Anzalone in vs. out of the lineup. When the Detroit Lions’ defensive struggles were at its worst, fans clung to the hope that the few players who would return from injury could help resettle a Detroit defense that once ranked into the top five in nearly every metric. Unfortunately, the injur...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s An Exciting Time To Be A Vikings Fan!

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images Meaningful football late in the season plus playoffs is great! It is hard to wait for this game but what can you do? I like to do other things so that I am not thinking about the game too much. I really am not smart enough to talk about the X’s and O’s with any conviction or authority. So, I watch college football in search of future Vikings and I do ...2025
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• The Honolulu Blueprint: 4 keys to a Lions Week 18 victory over the Vikings

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images In this week’s Honolulu Blueprint, we re-examine the Lions Week 7’s keys to victory and explore where to make adjustments when they face the Vikings in Week 18. The Detroit Lions (14-2) will square off with the Minnesota Vikings (14-2) in Week 18, with the NFC North, No. 1 seed in the NFC, home-field advantage in the Playoffs, and a first-round bye on the line. With...2025
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• Lions LB Alex Anzalone not 100%, weighing risks to play vs. Vikings

Kara Durrette/Getty Images Whenever Alex Anzalone returns to the field, there will be risks. The Lions veteran LB spoke about those, and the options he’s weighing for this week’s Vikings finale. Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone’s status for the team’s finale against the Minnesota Vikings appears to still be in the air. On Thursday, Anzalone participated in his first non-walkthrough...2025
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• Aaron Glenn has been mentoring Lions LB coach Kelvin Sheppard for DC position

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Aaron Glenn has been mentoring LB coach Kelvin Sheppard for a defensive coordinator position... and he believes he may already be ready. On Wednesday, Detroit Lions linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard delivered one of his best press conferences of the career. He was energetic, informative, humble yet spoke with a confidence about himself and the franchise. Sh...2024
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• Snap counts: Aaron Glenn continues to adapt to injuries on defense

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images With injuries on the defensive side of the ball continuing to mount, Lions DC Aaron Glenn continues to adapt his personnel groupings. Let’s look at how he’s adjusting by examining the snap counts from Week 13. Let’s take a detailed look at the Detroit Lions’ Week 13 snap counts from their 23-20 win over the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day. H...2024
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• New Lions LB Grant Stuard drops inspiring bible verse to describe his game
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• Detroit Lions reportedly re-signing LB Anthony Pittman
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• Discussion: Which positions are realistic first-round options for the Detroit Lions?
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Vote for Breakout Player of the Year
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• Lions free agent profile: Derrick Barnes should be a priority to re-sign

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes should be a priority to bring back for the 2025 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 2024 season, how the...2025
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• 9 Detroit Lions cap casualty candidates for the 2025 offseason
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• The Honolulu Blueprint: 4 keys to a Lions Week 18 victory over the Vikings
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• Aidan Hutchinson promises team he’ll be back for Super Bowl

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Detroit Lions EDGE Aidan Hutchinson spoke up about his injury and his intentions on returning for the Super Bowl. If the Dan Campbell rant on the radio didn’t get your hairs on end, maybe this news will. Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, who broke his tibia and fibula just over two months ago, broke his public silence this week, and told The ...2024
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• Jamal Adams: ‘Dream come true’ to join Detroit Lions

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images New Lions defender Jamal Adams said signing with a ‘first-class organization’ is a ‘dream come true.” New Detroit Lions defender Jamal Adams was down in Dallas training, staying ready for his next NFL opportunity when his phone rang. It was from Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, but he missed it. That’s when the texts came rolling in. His dad and...2024
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• Lions Thanksgiving grades: More good than bad in narrow win over Bears

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions escaped what would’ve been a brutal collapse vs. the Bears. But there was still more good than bad on Thanksgiving. Let’s hand out some grades. For the second time this season (Texans game), it was a story of two very different halves for the Detroit Lions on gameday. The first half was utterly dominant against the Chicago Bears, but ...2024
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• Lions signing back LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports The former Lions draft pick is coming back to Detroit after agreeing to a free agency deal. The Detroit Lions are bringing back linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin. According to a tweet from his agent, Reeves-Maybin has agreed to terms on a contract that will bring him back to Detroit. As of Wednesday night, the terms have not been released publicly. Originally a fo...2023
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• Injury report: All Detroit Lions’ starters at ‘full’ practice to start week

Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Checking in on the Detroit Lions' initial Week 10 injury report, as they prepare to take on the Los Angeles Chargers. The Detroit Lions (6-2) and Los Angeles Chargers (4-4) will face off on Sunday afternoon in Week 10, but because the Lions are coming off a bye, their schedule has been shaken up a bit. Traditionally, players have a day off on...2023
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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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• Aaron Glenn in line to return to Lions as Colts reportedly plan to hire Shane Steichen
Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK The Lions defensive coordinator is no longer a candidate for the Cardinals job and it looks like the Colts have landed on their guy. It appears Aaron Glenn watch is finally over. A week ago, Glenn was reportedly notified that he was no longer in the running for the Arizona Cardinals job (which remains unfilled at the moment). Now, according to ESPN’...2023
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• Notes: Hutchinson, Rodriguez recognized in CBS Sports Rookie Awards
Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images The Detroit Lions rookies continue to garner attention. The season is over but Detroit Lions rookies are still showing up on awards lists. CBS Sports Chris Trapasso created a unique list of awards for first-year players. Although the Lions didn’t make his list of “official” rookie awards, they did rake in the awards for some other important titles. Fi...2023
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• Lions injury updates: Dan Campbell offers updates on 4 players

Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Dan Campbell offered injury updates on Levi Onwuzurike, Josh Paschal, Malcolm Rodriguez, and Emmanuel Moseley. The Detroit Lions escaped Thanksgiving Day with a nail-biting win over the Chicago Bears, but, unfortunately, they couldn’t escape another injury-filled game. The defense, in particular, got it hard—yet again—and based on updates from ...2024
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• Report: Lions’ LB Malcolm Rodriguez out for season with torn ACL

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images More bad Detroit Lions injury news: Malcolm Rodriguez is reportedly out for the year with a torn ACL. Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell warned that the injury to linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez could be the worst of the bunch from Thanksgiving, and, unfortunately, that appears to be true. According to Jordan Schultz, Rodriguez suffered a torn ACL ...2024
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• Dan Campbell ‘fired up’ about defensive additions: ‘We’re going to be better’
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Dan Campbell couldn’t hold back his excitement for how the Detroit Lions’ 2023 defense will look in 2023. The Detroit Lions had a clear plan for free agency and they executed it. At the end-of-season press conference, general manager Brad Holmes didn’t mince words when it came to their offseason intentions. “There’s a lot of different areas that we can go...2023
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• Vikings Links: It’s An Exciting Time To Be A Vikings Fan!
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• Mailbag: Could Detroit build a championship roster if they extend Jared Goff?
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images If Jared Goff is earning $45-50 million a year, could the Lions still build a championship roster around him? We’re back to doing written mailbags here at Pride of Detroit, and this week’s main topic isn’t all that surprising. This league is dominated by quarterback talk, so whether we’re talking about Anthony Richardson getting drafted or the future of Ja...2023
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• New Lions LB Grant Stuard drops inspiring bible verse to describe his game
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• Derrick Barnes re-signing gives Lions stability now, flexibility in future
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• NFL Combine preview: 10 linebackers the Lions should watch
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• Lions free agent profile: Don’t be surprised if Ezekiel Turner returns
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• Lions free agent profile: Kyle Peko was missed after injury

Eamon Horwedel-Imagn Images Nose tackle Kyle Peko is facing free agency, and while he only played five games for the Detroit Lions, coaches liked him enough to possibly bring him back. When we talk about all of the Detroit Lions’ defensive injuries in 2024, the name of nose tackle Kyle Peko rarely comes up. People are understandably more quick to point out the likes of Aidan Hutchinson, Al...2025
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• 9 Detroit Lions cap casualty candidates for the 2025 offseason
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• Lions injury updates: Dan Campbell offers updates on 4 players
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• Lions-Titans recap: Turnovers, special teams lead to Detroit BLOWOUT, 52-14

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images The Detroit Lions blew the Titans out of the water thanks to timely turnovers and spectacular special teams play. Recap and highlights here. After the first 15 minutes, it looked like the Detroit Lions and Tennessee Titans were in for a shootout. Early in the second quarter, the two teams were tied at 14. But it was all Detroit Lions from there. A mi...2024
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• Week 6 snap counts: Jameson Williams scaled back, EDGE roles change

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Detroit Lions actually scaled Jameson Williams’ playing time back against the Buccaneers, while making some major adjustments on the defensive line. The Detroit Lions went on the road to Tampa and won their fourth straight contest this season to move to 5-1. Let’s take a closer look at their personnel choices against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Offens...2023
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• Mailbag: Could Detroit build a championship roster if they extend Jared Goff?
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• 5 biggest takeaways from the Lions’ 2022 season, Part 1: Players
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Detroit Lions made many strides in 2022 thanks to their players. For a 9-8 team, the Detroit Lions were a breath of fresh air. After Year 1 of the Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes era, the Lions had more hope than talent. An early draft pick would certainly set the Lions up to get an important contributor, but they needed more to actually make the ju...2023
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