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• Open thread: How aggressive should the Lions be in free agency?

Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions are at a bit of a crossroads. Is it time to get aggressive in free agency or stay the course? The NFL offseason will kick into overdrive on Monday afternoon, with the opening of the free agency tampering period at Noon ET. Starting then, teams will be able to negotiate with agents for players who are set to become free agents. Those negotia...2025
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• Marcus Davenport instant analysis: Upside, but EDGE remains need for Lions

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Exploring the roster impact of the Detroit Lions re-signing edge rusher Marcus Davenport to a 1-year contract. As we inch closer to the 2025 NFL free agency period, the Detroit Lions continue to re-sign defenders. One day after re-signing three linebackers, NFL Network is reporting that the Lions have reached an agreement to return edge rusher Marcus Davenport...2025
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• Detroit Lions to re-sign Marcus Davenport

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Lions are reportedly bringing back edge rusher Marcus Davenport on a 1-year deal. The Detroit Lions are going to try to run it back with defensive end Marcus Davenport. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Lions are re-signing Davenport to a one-year deal worth “up to $4.75M.” Last year, the Lions signed Davenport to a one-year deal in the h...2025
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• Sources: Lions to re-sign Davenport for 1-year
The Lions are re-signing defensive end Marcus Davenport for one year at the $4.75 million maximum, sources confirmed to ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday....2025
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• Discussion: Who is the best realistic free agent target for the Detroit Lions?

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Looking at the best free agent fits for the Detroit Lions in 2025. The “legal tampering” period of NFL free agency is nearly at hand. On Monday, March 10 at Noon ET, teams will be able to chat with agents of players who are set to become free agents on March 12 and agree to terms with those players. At this point, it’s unclear how aggressive the Detroit...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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• Lions 2024 season stock report: Risers, fallers on defense, ST

Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images Check out your 2024 movers on defense and special teams in the Detroit Lions year-end stock report. With the Detroit Lions’ 2024 season over, it’s time to look back on your biggest movers from this year. Let’s dive in: Stock up: Levi Onwuzurike Stats: 28 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 force fumble It’s hard to oversell just how much of a win this season was...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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• 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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• 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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• 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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"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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"Detroit is expected to be without Aidan Hutchinson, Marcus Davenport, and Derrick Barnes for the rest of the year."

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"2023 NFL free agency: Marcus Davenport agrees to deal with Vikings, per report"

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"The New Orleans Saints placed receiver Michael Thomas and defensive end Marcus Davenport on the active/physically unable to perform list Thursday."

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"The Saints have placed defensive end Marcus Davenport (shoulder) and linebacker Kwon Alexander (elbow) on injured reserve and said they will be without seven assistant coaches against the Panthers due to COVID-19 protocols."

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"Another teammate, defensive end Marcus Davenport, has taken to Twitter to defend Brees."

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"Saints' Marcus Davenport reportedly suffers 'significant' foot injury, will undergo season-ending surgery"

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"Senior Bowl 2018: Marcus Davenport shines, Josh Allen stands out on Thursday"

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"2018 NFL Draft: UTSA pass rusher Marcus Davenport has enormous NFL potential"

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• Discussion: Who is the best realistic free agent target for the Detroit Lions?
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• Lions 2024 season stock report: Risers, fallers on defense, ST
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• 2025 NFL Combine preview: 12 edge rushers the Detroit Lions should watch
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• Lions free agent profile: Don’t be surprised if Ezekiel Turner returns
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• 2025 NFL Combine preview: 12 edge rushers the Detroit Lions should watch
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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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• 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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• Lions 2025 Mock Draft Roundup 4.0: Could Detroit go OL early?

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/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. Following the conclusion of this past weekend’s Super Bowl, the 2024 season is officially over and the entire NFL is in the offseason. For the NFL Draft community, this marks a big week to flood the market with mock drafts, a...2025
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• Open thread: What do the Lions need to match the success of the Eagles?

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions. What lessons can the Detroit Lions learn from the Eagles to win a title for themselves? The NFL is a copycat league. Once the Gatorade bath settles, teams start eyeing next season and how they can replicate the success of that season’s Super Bowl champion. To cap off the 2024 season, the Philadelphia Eagles ...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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• 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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• 2025 Detroit Lions Mock Draft Roundup 2.0: Defense dominates early projections

Photo by Lee Coleman/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. As a reminder, the Detroit Lions hold pick No. 28 and with that slotting comes a lack of consistency in mock drafts. For example, of the 17 mock drafts we examined this week, 12 different players were mocked to...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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• 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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• 7 winners, 3 losers from the Lions’ BIG victory against Cowboys

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Seven winners from the Lions’ dominant win over the Cowboys, and three losers. Coming off the bye week and a “Monday Night Football” win over the Seattle Seahawks, the Detroit Lions are back in action. They headed down to Texas to play the Dallas Cowboys, another opponent they have struggled with the past decade. The Lions last win against the Cowboys was in 2013...2024
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• 6 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ victory over the Arizona Cardinals

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images 6 quick takeaways from the Lions road win over the Cardinals in Week 3. The Detroit Lions took a gut punch last week, but they dusted themselves off and returned to their winning ways. Coming off their first loss of the season, the Lions were faced with a red-hot Arizona Cardinals team that had just walloped the opposing Los Angeles Rams by a score ...2024
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• 2023 NFL free agency: Marcus Davenport agrees to deal with Vikings, per report

Davenport will get a fresh start in Minnesota...2023
• Saints' Marcus Davenport reportedly suffers 'significant' foot injury, will undergo season-ending surgery
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• Saints place Michael Thomas, Marcus Davenport on PUP
The New Orleans Saints placed receiver Michael Thomas and defensive end Marcus Davenport on the active/physically unable to perform list Thursday. The team can activate the players back to the active roster at any point before the start of the regular season, but they can’t practice with the team until then. Thomas has played only [more]...2022
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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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• 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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• Aidan Hutchinson carted off with lower-body injury vs. Cowboys

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Aidan Hutchinson has been carted off with a lower-body injury, and it doesn’t look good. The Detroit Lions were having one hell of a game against the Dallas Cowboys, jumping out to a 28-point lead early in the second half. However, the fun came to a screeching halt. Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson picked up a sack on Dak Prescott, but in the process...2024
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• Report: Detroit Lions signing DJ Reader to 2-year deal

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions are signing DT DJ Reader to a two-year deal, giving them a massive free agent addition to their defensive line. The Detroit Lions have reportedly signed defensive tackle DJ Reader to a two-year deal. Per several sources, the deal is worth a maximum of $27.25 million with just $9 million guaranteed. Reader is quite literally a ...2024
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• Saints expect Marcus Davenport to miss rest of season
The Saints have lost a significant contributor on their defensive line. New Orleans defensive end Marcus Davenport suffered a foot injury in Sunday’s loss to the 49ers and is expected to miss the rest of the season, NFL Network reports. Davenport has started all 13 games this season and played 61 percent of the Saints’ [more]...2019

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• Marcus Davenport instant analysis: Upside, but EDGE remains need for Lions
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• Lions free agency preview: 10 starting edge rushers Detroit could sign
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• Lions 2024 season stock report: Risers, fallers on defense, ST
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• 2025 NFL Combine preview: 12 edge rushers the Detroit Lions should watch
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• Lions free agent profile: Don’t be surprised if Ezekiel Turner returns
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• Cincinnati Bengals 2025 Position Review: Defensive Ends

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Give Trey $ and some help. Good defensive ends can solve a lot of problems, particularly in the passing game. With youth and uncertainty in the secondary, a quality pass rush would have gone a long way for the Cincinnati Bengals, but this key unit as a whole came up short in 2024. Key Players Trey Hendrickson Joseph Ossai Myles Murphy Sam Hubbard Year I...2025
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• Lions free agent profile: How big will Levi Onwuzurike’s payday be?
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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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• Lions injury updates: Dan Campbell offers updates on 4 players
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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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• Week 1 power rankings: Almost Everyone agrees, the Lions are elite

Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images All the major outlets have the Detroit Lions in the top tier of their Week 1 NFL power rankings.... except one. The first game of the 2024 NFL season is just days away, and it’s just time to say the quiet part out loud: the Detroit Lions are one of the best teams in football and quite possibly the best. This team has Super Bowl aspirations, and just about...2024
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• What’s the Impasse with the Vikings Signing Dalton Risner?

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports There doesn’t appear to be any movement with the Vikings on the Risner Front It’s been a week since the Vikings hosted former Broncos guard Dalton Risner for a visit. That visit ended without an offer extended by the Vikings, and local Vikings beat writer Darren Wolfson reported that there hasn’t been any movement from the Vikings to acquire Risner since t...2023
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• Vikings’ Post-PS1 53-Man Roster Projection

An update to the early May projection after the first pre-season game at Seattle It’s been about two weeks since the start of training camp, a few days since the Vikings came out with their first unofficial depth chart, and now they’re played their first pre-season game at Seattle. But while I don’t read too much into the depth chart as they’re often outdated from the get-go and aren’t always com...2023
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• Vikings Injury Status Update

The latest on the injury status on banged up Vikings Now that we’re a couple weeks into Vikings’ training camp, we’re (unfortunately) starting to see injuries happen. With the exception of James Lynch, they’ve been relatively minor, but they are starting to add up a little to the point where I thought I’d provide updates on all of them in one article. Here we go: CB Andrew Booth Jr. Booth suffe...2023
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• The Method to the Vikings’ Madness
John Autey / MediaNews Group / St. Paul Pioneer Press via Getty Images Kwesi & Company are completing the expected off-season moves as part of their on-going competitive rebuild From the beginning of this off-season, the expectation was that despite a 13-4 season, the Vikings would be moving on from a number of core, marquee players based on a combination of age, salary cap hit, and declin...2023
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