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• Lions 2025 training camp preview: All eyes on Giovanni Manu at OT

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The next installment in our training camp preview series looks at the Lions’ offensive tackles. In this installment of our Detroit Lions 2025 training camp preview series, we examine the Lions’ offensive tackles, speculate on current and future roles, and discuss how many players from this group could make the 53-man roster. Previous training camp previews: Q...2025
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• Former Lions check-in: How Detroit’s free agency losses are playing on new teams

Stephen Lew-Imagn Images How have former Detroit Lions from the 2023 team performed with their new team in 2024? A few will surprise you. As the bye week comes to a close, I wanted to do one final check-in. But this time, I wanted to look across the league and see how former Detroit Lions player are doing with their new teams. In primetime already, we’ve seen former Lions receiver KhaDare...2024
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• NFC East news: Checking in on the roster cuts around the division

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports The latest news from around the division. NFL roster cut tracker 2024: Live updates for all 32 teams - ESPN Updates on the rest of the NFC East’s final roster cuts. New York Giants Biggest move: The Giants kept three quarterbacks, including last year’s undrafted rookie sensation Tommy DeVito. It’s the first time under coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe ...2024
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• How many Detroit Lions free agency losses made new team’s 53-man roster?

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images A look at the player the Detroit Lions lost in free agency and whether they made their new team’s 53-man roster. This offseason, the Detroit Lions moved on from over a dozen players from the 2023 team and practice squad who ended up signing free agency deals with other teams. With roster cuts coming down on Tuesday, many of those players did not end u...2024
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• Giants roster cuts tracker 2024: Tracking New York’s moves to 53-man roster limit

Marcus McKethan | Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Keep it here as we find out what the Giants’ 2024 roster will look like Tuesdy, August 27 Giants begin Tuesday’s round of cuts. Giants are cutting S Alex Johnson, per source. Undrafted rookie impressed in the preseason.— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) August 27, 2024 The Giants are waiving UDFA safety Alex Johnson. T...2024
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• PFF grades from the Giants 10-6 loss to the Jets: Was anyone special?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Not many, but a few played well Absent any first-hand information about or context for the New York Giants’ loss to the New York Jets other than the 10-6 score, one might imagine John Facenda’s voice reverently intoning something like, “As the sun set, these two long-time Gotham rivals met on the battlefield, a defensive slugfest that would be talked about ...2024
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• NFC East news: Checking in on the roster cuts around the division
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• How many Detroit Lions free agency losses made new team’s 53-man roster?
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• PFF grades from the Giants 10-6 loss to the Jets: Was anyone special?
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• Giants final 53-man roster projection: Who’s in, who’s out?

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Let’s guess what the roster might look like With the preseason over, it is time for our final New York Giants 53-man roster projection. Teams have to cut from 90 to 53 players by Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. The roster established at that time will not be the same as the one that faces the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 8 in the season opener. Waiver claims have to...2024
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• Giants 53-man roster projection: Who’s in, who’s out after two preseason games?

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Let’s guess what the roster might look like Projecting the New York Giants 53-man roster with just a week to go before official Aug. 27 cutdown date feels like a Herculean task. There are a few competitions, cornerback being the most notable, where who should or should not make the roster has yet to clarify. There are a myriad of injuries that could impac...2024
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• Pro Football Focus grades for the Giants-Lions game: Who stood out?

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports And now for something completely different NFL games are back! Well, almost. Pre-season games are a different animal from those in the regular season. Winning doesn’t matter - it’s all about player evaluation. Still, it’s always nice for the team you root for to come away with a victory if they play well. One thing that’s not different about pre-season g...2024
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• Giants-Lions ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’ review: RB Eric Gray shines

Eric Gray scores on a 48-yard run Thursday night. | Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports It’s our first ‘K&WW’ of the year — Football is really back! For the first time in the 2024 NFL season, let’s hand out some ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’. The New York Giants defeated the Detroit Lions on Thursday, 14-3. Who deserves praise and who deserves, well, something else? Here are my thoughts. Kudos to ...2024
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• NFL offseason calendar: Important dates for the Detroit Lions 2023-24 season
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images All the important dates to know for the upcoming 2023-24 NFL season, with a focus on the Detroit Lions. The 2022-23 season has come to a close, and that means all 32 NFL teams are on to the offseason. As we have come to know, the NFL is a year-round business, and just because the season is over, there are still plenty of important dates on the calendar over...2023
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"Let’s take a look at what they’ve done at offensive tackle in the previous four seasons: 2021: Opened with three offensive tackles (Decker, Sewell, and Matt Nelson), but finished with four (Will Holden)."

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"The Lions won critical games with Kayode Awosika, Colby Sorsdal, Matt Nelson, or Dan Skipper in the lineup."

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"On Monday, he will be added and begin taking up a spot, but fortunately for the Lions, they just so happen to have a spot available after placing Matt Nelson on injured reserve on Thursday."

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"Juju Hughes, Godwin Igwebuike and Matt Nelson re-sign with Lions"

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"The team announced on Thursday that they have tendered fullback Jason Cabinda, punter Jack Fox, and tackle Matt Nelson."

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"The Jonah Keri Podcast: Matt Nelson"

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• PFF grades from the Giants 10-6 loss to the Jets: Was anyone special?
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• Giants final 53-man roster projection: Who’s in, who’s out?
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• Giants 53-man roster projection: Who’s in, who’s out after two preseason games?
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• Pro Football Focus grades for the Giants-Lions game: Who stood out?
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• Giants-Lions ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’ review: RB Eric Gray shines
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• Why Lions’ offensive trench battles matter most in preseason game vs. Giants

Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The most important position in the Detroit Lions’ preseason opener vs. the New York Giants? The trenches, of course. We are entering Year 4 for the Detroit Lions under Dan Campbell and now, following their fourth different series of joint practices under this regime, it’s easier to project what to expect as far as who will play against the Ne...2024
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• Lions 2025 training camp preview: All eyes on Giovanni Manu at OT
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• Former Lions check-in: How Detroit’s free agency losses are playing on new teams
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• PFF grades from the Giants 10-6 loss to the Jets: Was anyone special?
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• Giants-Lions ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’ review: RB Eric Gray shines
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• Giants-Lions joint practices: Top matchups we’re watching

Lucas Boland-USA TODAY Sports How will the Giants fare practicing against one of the NFL’s better teams? The New York Giants host the Detroit Lions for two joint practices on Monday and Tuesday. These practices precede the team’s preseason game on Thursday. The Lions lost by a field goal to the San Fransico 49ers in the NFC Championship Game last season. They’re a physical team and a good ...2024
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• Fully appreciating Lions OL coach Hank Fraley’s 2023 masterpiece

Junfu Han via Imagn Content Services, LLC Detroit Lions OL coach Hank Fraley gets plenty of praise, but what he did in 2023 deserves even more appreciation. Pads are popping. Sprinklers are spritzing. Grass is being grazed. Fall is in the air. Chris Spielman is likely helping the groundskeepers. And Taylor Decker has signed pen to paper. It’s hog molly heaven in the Detroit Lions offensiv...2024
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Daniel Jones, J.J. McCarthy and more

The mail’s here! Ed Helinski asks: Is Devin Singletary going to get a fair shot to start the season or will the Giants draft a running back and start all over at the position? Ed says: The Giants gave Singletary a three-year, $16.5 million contract with $9.5 million guaranteed to be their lead back. I’m not sure why anyone would think they would give him that money and plan to have someone else b...2024
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• Statistical model shows Lions having top-5 offseason, free agency

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images One statistical model says the Detroit Lions have had one of the best free agency periods in the NFL so far. This week, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes claimed that the team just had its best free agency period in his four years here, and they hit on all of their Plan A options (aside from the still-unsigned receiver Josh Rey...2024
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• Lions positional stock report: Risers, fallers on the OL in 2023

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Check out your 2023 movers along the Lions offensive line. This marks the start of our positional stock report series, evaluating risers and fallers from the entire season across the Detroit Lions roster. Today, we start with the offensive line. Check out your movers: Stock up: Graham Glasgow, G/C Graham Glasgow was arguably the most...2024
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• 15 biggest questions facing the Detroit Lions this offseason

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The Lions are entering a critical juncture in their history. Will the Lions rise above their NFC Championship failures or is this just the peak of another roller coaster Lions era? There are questions that will need answers before long. With dreams of the Super Bowl dashed and replaced with lull of the offseason, the Detroit Lions enter a time of tough quest...2024
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• Exploring the roster impact of Lions WR Jameson Williams being reinstated early

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images What to expect from the return of Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams. Friday afternoon, the NFL and NFLPA altered the league’s stance on gambling, handing down stricter future penalties, while also issuing some select forgiveness to those currently suspended due to unclear expectations. Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is amongst t...2023
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• Detroit Lions stock report: Risers, fallers at every position vs. Giants

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Checking in on every Detroit Lions players stock after preseason Game 1 against the New York Giants. The Detroit Lions opened the preseason with a tally in the win column, beating the New York Giants 21-16 on Friday night. There were some shaky moments in this game, as well as some special highlights, which resulted in some movement in this week's stoc...2023
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• 4 winners, 4 losers from Lions’ preseason win over Giants

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Who came away on top and who need some work for the Detroit Lions after the preseason opener? NFL Football was played at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday for the first time in seven months. Sure, it’s not regular season football—or better yet, NFL playoff football—but the Detroit Lions hit the field to take on the New York Giants. The Lions came back from down ...2023
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• Training camp Day 9 observations: Jameson Williams rebounds in a big way
Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK After a practice full of untimely drops, Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams made a huge impact during Wednesday’s training camp practice. The Detroit Lions were back on the field in Allen Park on Wednesday for Day 9 of training camp. The team was in shells for practice but fans still got a heavy dose of team drills and a few notable big plays. Attendance...2023
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• PFF projects contracts of Detroit Lions’ top free agents
David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports Six Detroit Lions unrestricted free agents made PFF’s top 200 UFA list and they project the value of each players next contract. The 2023 NFL free agency period is less than a week away and we at Pride of Detroit have been doing our best to prepare you for the big offseason event. The Detroit Lions have 28 pending free agents in 2023 (18 unrestricted, 10 rest...2023
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• Jameson Williams to be reinstated early, as NFL reduces suspension

Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press / USA TODAY NETWORK Free JaMo worked! Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams will be reinstated early after the NFL altered their gambling policy and punishment. The NFL has made several changes to its policies surrounding gambling, and while many of the decisions moving forward will be stricter, they are also showing more leniency on players who were currently sus...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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• REPORT: Taylor Decker, David Montgomery ‘not expected to play’ vs. Packers

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero gives a disappointing report on two of the Detroit Lions injured players. Thursday morning started with a bit of shocking news via NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Per his sources, Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery and left tackle Taylor Decker are not expected to play on Thursday against the Green Bay Packers. “There w...2023
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• Lions injury report: David Montgomery, Taylor Decker trending up

Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images Checking in on the Detroit Lions' Tuesday Week 4 injury report, as they prepare to take on the Green Bay Packers. The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers will battle for the NFC North lead on “Thursday Night Football” and because of the accelerated schedules, practices are only walkthroughs and all listings on the injury reports are estimations from the te...2023
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• Injury report: Taylor Decker, David Montgomery among many returning to practice

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Checking in on the Detroit Lions' initial Week 4 injury report, as they prepare to take on the Green Bay Packers. The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers will kick off Week 4 in the NFL on “Thursday Night Football” and that means an accelerated schedule for both teams. Because of the early week game, the Lions' injury reports are released on Monday, Tuesday...2023
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• Lions signing veteran OL Germain Ifedi
Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are adding veteran depth to their offensive line by signing former first-round pick, Germain Ifeadi. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Detroit Lions are adding veteran offensive lineman Germain Ifedi. Ifedi—a former first-round pick who will turn 29 years old over the summer—has been in the NFL for seven seasons, starting a...2023
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• Exploring the roster impact of Lions WR Jameson Williams being reinstated early
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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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• Giants 53-man roster projection: Who’s in, who’s out as preseason starts?

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Let’s guess what the roster might look like With the New York Giants opening their preseason Thursday night against the Detroit Lions, let’s update our 53-man roster projection. There are some interesting changes from the last projection. OFFENSE Quarterback (2) Starter: Daniel JonesBackups: Drew Lock Out: Tommy DeVito No change. I still believe the Gian...2024
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• Big Blue View mailbag: NFL Draft fallout edition

The mail’s here! Edwin Gommers asks: Have you heard anything about the injury recovery of last year’s UDFA darling Bryce Ford-Wheaton and how do you see him fit in the 2024 roster following the draft? If healthy, Wheaton, Nabers, Slayton and Hyatt could provide some serious speed for the offense. Ed says: Edwin, I have not heard anything about Ford-Wheaton. I think people need to pump the brakes i...2024
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• New York Giants miss out on Round 1 QBs in Dane Brugler 7-round mock draft

Let’s see who Brugler ended up selecting for the Giants Dane Brugler of The Athletic is out with a beastly seven-round mock draft that sees the New York Giants get shut out in the search for a quarterback in Round 1. Brugler says the mock is based on a combination of “each team’s needs, organizational trends and prospect-team pairings that make sense based on “30” visits, league buzz and overall i...2024
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• REPORT: Taylor Decker, David Montgomery ‘not expected to play’ vs. Packers
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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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