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• Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies preview, Monday 6/9, 5:45 CT

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Cubs open a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Monday notes... RISPy BUSINESS: The Cubs made only two hits with runners in scoring position in their three games at Detroit. Their previous low in a three-game series this year was four, at San Diego. They had five at New York vs. the Mets, six at home vs. the Marlins and Rockies, and seven at home...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 65

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Cubs lose 4-0 in Detroit and drop the series to the Tigers. I will say, it’s one heck of a thing following and covering a team when I actually have to go and look to find the last series loss. It was just short of one month ago, May 9-11, against the Mets in New York. So the Tigers, Mets, Giants (in Chicago), the Phillies (in Chicago), the Padres and t...2025
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• Discussion: Which 2024 playoff teams will not make the playoffs in 2025?

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images It inevitably happens every year, so who’s it going to be in 2025? In the NFL, success can be fleeting. One successful season does not always translate into continued success. Many supposed dynasties have fallen apart after a year or two. Many players have crashed and burned after a one-year wonder. Many teams have suffered injuries or had their luck swing ...2025
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• Do ESPN’s win probabilities impact which games, and how many, you think the Browns will win?

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A 14-loss season earmarks the roster as needing changes The Cleveland Browns were just a three-win team last year. We all know this. Because the franchise was one of the three worst NFL teams with identical 3-14-0 records, it becomes an assumption that they won’t flip the following season and suddenly become a playoff club, no matter how positive we a...2025
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• Notes: Go watch the Michigan Panthers, get a Jake Bates bobblehead

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The playoff-bound Panthers are honoring the UFL-turned-NFL star. It’s cool to support people chasing their dreams. That’s one of the takeaways from a fantastic profile on Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates from Tony Paul of The Detroit News. The writer caught up with Bates just ahead of the Michigan Panthers finale at Ford Field on Saturday afternoon, and he h...2025
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• Tigers series preview: Is this the best team in baseball?

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Tigers have been on a roll since last August. The Tigers began their rebuild around the same time as the Royals, and just when it seemed it was stalling out last August with the team in “sell mode” a the trade deadline, the plan fell into place. The Tigers went on a tear, storming into the playoffs, then carried it over to this season where they now hav...2025
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• Discussion: Which 2024 playoff teams will not make the playoffs in 2025?
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• Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson says he’s ‘fully cleared’ from injury

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Aidan Hutchinson confirmed he is fully cleared from his injury and ready to participate in Detroit Lions OTAs. Aidan Hutchinson no longer has any restrictions from his injury suffered last October. The Detroit Lions defensive end told the media on Thursday during his first press conference since the injury that he is medically cleared for everything. “I g...2025
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• Checking in on notable former Braves players

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A month into the 2025 season, here’s a look at how ex-Braves are doing across the big leagues. A month has passed in the 2025 season, and after a rocky start, the Atlanta Braves seem to be finding their mojo again. As with every season, the Braves are finding a new normal after saying goodbye to a number of long-time members of the big league roster af...2025
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• Royals offense tells familiar story in 7-3 loss to Tigers

Lucas Erceg took a ball off his foot and exited the game. | Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Lucas Erceg exited the game after getting hit on the foot. This game started so promising, but it completely unraveled in all phases. Offense, pitching, health. It just was all...so...terrible. First, the promising part. The Royals used the lines to their advantage to score a run to start the game ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Good as Goldschmidt

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Yankees’ leadoff man has been unexpectedly clutch for the team. The Yankees are a team built on a lot of money and superstar power, but still, no one would have pointed at Paul Goldschmidt in the lineup and thought he might be the most productive member of the team. Yet, in a recent series against the Tigers, and in fact all through the early part of th...2025
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• The NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Let’s rank the best rookies in the NBA this season. The 2024 NBA Draft class will not go down in history for the top-end talent it produced, and that’s okay. Not every draft class can be full of franchise pillars: talent ebbs and flows through the years, with especially strong drafts like 2026 being balanced out by weaker years like this rookie class. J...2025
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• Aidan Hutchinson provides very promising injury update video

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson shared a video of him working out, and it shows tremendous progress from his leg injury. When we last saw Aidan Hutchinson running, he was still clearly favoring his injured leg. Hutchinson broke his tibia and fibula way back on October 13 in the Detroit Lions’ Week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys. On Friday, ...2025
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• Open thread: What was the Lions’ worst draft pick under Brad Holmes?

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images After looking at his best draft picks, time to look at the worst Detroit Lions picks under Brad Holmes. On Saturday, we talked about the best Detroit Lions draft picks under general manager Brad Holmes. It was a difficult conversation to have, because there are so many great answers. I landed on Amon-Ra St. Brown based on talent and what round he was taken...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Good as Goldschmidt
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• 5 moves to fix the American sports calendar

Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The U.S. sports calendar is too crowded. Let’s fix it. We all agree that the America sports calendar is a mess. The NBA season starts too early, the WNBA season ends too late, and the NFL dominates everything without caring about your feelings. Also, there are simply too many months of the year when baseball is the only thing on TV. ...2025
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• The Bills and Lions gave us the Super Bowl preview we needed

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images We need a do-over of this game in the Super Bowl. The Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions gave us absolute brilliance on Sunday afternoon. The marquee game of a stacked 4 p.m. slate was the best the NFL has to offer for three hours of incredible football. At this point it’s abundantly clear: Unless you’re a fan of a playoff-destined team, you want, need to hav...2024
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• Notes: Levi Onwuzurike takes part in Lions’ voluntary offseason program
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Despite back surgery, Detroit Lions DT Levi Onwuzurike is taking part in the team’s offseason program, a positive sign that his career is not over. This week, the Detroit Lions were among the majority of NFL franchises who began their offseason workouts. While we’re only in Phase 1 of those workouts—which is basically only allows conditioning, strength tra...2023
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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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"Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Detroit Lions COO Mike Disner withdrew his name from consideration of the Panthers GM job and will return to Detroit for 2024."

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"Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Detroit Lions’ second overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft won the fan-voted vote."

• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 65
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• Do ESPN’s win probabilities impact which games, and how many, you think the Browns will win?
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• Notes: Go watch the Michigan Panthers, get a Jake Bates bobblehead
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• Tigers series preview: Is this the best team in baseball?
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• Notes: David Montgomery makes huge off-the-field accomplishment

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Lions’ running back David Montgomery finished up his college degree at Iowa State University. A lot of people have goals of going back to finish school once the enter the NFL Draft. Naturally, life gets busy for players once their professional careers begin, so sometimes those plans to finish their education falls to the backburner. For Detroit Lions runn...2025
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• Breaking Down the Rams 2025 schedule: Marquee matchups, biggest test, and more

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images What is the best game on the Rams schedule, the crucial stretch, and more? The opponents were already known, but the order in which the Los Angeles Rams would play them was revealed Wednesday night. Coming off an exciting season in which the Rams made the playoffs and fell just short in the divisional round, this offseason has been filled with many changes...2025
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• Checking in on notable former Braves players
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• 4 trade-back proposals for Detroit Lions in the 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Breaking down four trade-back options for the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. It’s the week of the NFL Draft, and the rumor mill is starting to churn out some interesting tidbits of information from “sources.” With the Detroit Lions holding the No. 28 overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft, they find themselves in prime position to t...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Good as Goldschmidt
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 65
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• Do ESPN’s win probabilities impact which games, and how many, you think the Browns will win?
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• The Bastards Are Grinding Me Down

Chris Getz, the architect of this mess. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images I hate to admit it, but I must Nothing tickles me more than a good turn of phrase, as a former literature major and chronic over-writer. Metaphors and aphorisms abound in my brain, and I have trouble resisting all but the worst puns a conversation might generate. One of my favorite such turns of phrase goes Illegitimi N...2025
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• Lions News: PFF believes Detroit had top-5 value free agent signing

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images PFF continues to praise the Detroit Lions for one particular free agency move. The Detroit Lions may not have been recognized for many splashy signings in free agency this year, but PFF is impressed with at least one low-cost move they made. Re-signing Levi Onwuzurike to a one-year, $4 million contract made their list of the top five best value signings i...2025
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• In this week’s ‘Reacts’ poll, Chiefs’ fans are picky about backup quarterbacks

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Sign up here to join SB Nation NFL Reacts. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in Kansas City Chiefs fans. You can see all of the recent survey results here. And be sure to check out FanDuel Sportsbook, the official sportsbook partner of SB Nation. The Chiefs’ backup qua...2025
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• NFL Scouting Combine: Chiefs’ times, how to watch, schedule, participants and more

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Starting on Monday, the country’s best college football prospects will be descending on Indianapolis. On Monday, February 24, 329 of the nation’s top college football prospects will begin arriving in Indianapolis, Indiana for the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Combine will continue through Monday, March 3. Measured drills will include...2025
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• Rams' James Gladstone to be named Jaguars general manager

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images With the NFL Combine just on the horizon, the Jacksonville Jaguars have reportedly found their general manager of the future. The Jacksonville Jaguars have reportedly reached an agreement with Los Angeles Rams Director of Scouting James Gladstone to become the sixth, full-time general manager in franchise history. We have agreed to terms with James Glads...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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• Worthington, Veyre to return on Shields undercard, July 26

Samantha Worthington will return on the next Claressa Shields card in Michigan | Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Samantha Worthington and Caroline Veyre will return on Claressa Shields’ undercard on July 26. Samantha Worthington and Caroline Veyre will be featured on Claressa Shields’ undercard on July 26 in Detroit, the two rising contenders returning in separate abouts. Shields will be ...2025
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• 6 things I love about the Detroit Lions’ 2025 schedule

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images A breakdown of the best things from the 2025 Detroit Lions schedule release. On Wednesday, the NFL dropped the 2025 schedule for all 32 teams. Here are the six things I like most about the Detroit Lions’ 2025 schedule. Weather for away games is not as bad as anticipated The Lions knock out four away games in the first six weeks of the season at Packers,...2025
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• 2025 Detroit Lions NFL schedule: When to expect leaks, full release

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Everything you need to know about the 2025 NFL schedule release and what it means for the Detroit Lions. The NFL schedule release has become one of the bigger days of the offseason. But the NFL is apparently no longer happy with the schedule release being a single moment on a single day. So this year, the NFL has a full week of scheduled releases of games ...2025
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• The Bastards Are Grinding Me Down
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• Checking in on notable former Braves players
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• Outside The Confines: Good as Goldschmidt
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• The NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked
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• Lions roster construction: How Detroit is spending cap space on offense

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Breaking down how the Detroit Lions are utilizing their cap space for their 2025 offensive players. With free agency nearing its close, it’s time to take inventory on the Detroit Lions and how they have constructed their 2025 roster. One way to do that is to look at the depth chart and players currently under contract. Erik Schlitt has you covered with our...2025
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Special Teams Player of the Year

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Cast your vote for the 2024 Detroit Lions Special Teams Player of the Year. The Detroit Lions’ special teams unit remained one of the best in football for the 2024 season. Detroit’s coverage units remained solid, their return game had a few special moments, and even their field goal kicking took a huge step this year. That makes our next Pride of Detroit A...2025
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• Aidan Hutchinson wins 2022 Pepsi Rookie of the Year
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Detroit Lions’ second overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft won the fan-voted vote. The NFL announced on Thursday that Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has won the “Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Year” award. “There were so many talented players in this rookie class, so it’s quite an honor for me to be named the 2022 Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of...2023
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• DJ Chark praises Lions coaching staff’s ability to build relationships, elevate players
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images DJ Chark said the Lions coaching staff has some unique qualities he hasn’t seen since college. If you haven’t been watching, the St. Brown brothers’ podcast for The 33rd Team has been excellent so far. Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has an obviously natural competitive chemistry with his brother Equanimeous, who plays for the Chicago Bears. As a ...2023
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• Detroit Lions trading Jeff Okudah to Atlanta Falcons
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have decide to move on from the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, cornerback Jeff Okudah. According to several reports, the Detroit Lions are trading former first-round pick Jeff Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons. The Lions are reportedly getting a fifth-round pick (No. 159 overall) in return from the Falcons. This offseason, the Lion...2023
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• Notes: Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson gives Dan Campbell his flowers
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Jimmy Johnson knows something about turning a team into a perennial winner, having done so in the 90s. Tim Twentyman has more on how Johnson likes what Dan Campbell is accomplishing with the Lions. Taking over a franchise and completely rebuilding things from the ground up sounds good in theory, but in reality it is an extremely difficult undertaking. Just ...2023
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• Report: Lions signing DC Aaron Glenn to contract extension
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images After not landing a head coaching job in this cycle, the Lions are reportedly finalizing a multiple year deal with defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. According to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Detroit Lions are in the process of giving defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn a contract extension. Per Fowler, the deal is not done yet, but it’s expected t...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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• The Lions were the most-improved team in 2022—and this could just be the beginning
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images By several metrics, the Detroit Lions were the most-improved team in football, and there Dan Campbell may not have won Coach of the Year in 2022, but he did have one noticeable achievement that should not go overlooked. The Detroit Lions were the most improved team in football this past season. There are several ways of determining that, but all pretty muc...2023
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• Lions COO Mike Disner will return to team for 2024 season

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Detroit Lions COO Mike Disner withdrew his name from consideration of the Panthers GM job and will return to Detroit for 2024. According to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Detroit Lions chief operating officer Mike Disner has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Carolina Panthers general manager job and will stick with Detroit for 2024. ...2024
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• Open thread: Should the Lions make a play for Lamar Jackson?
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images With Jackson’s non-exclusive franchise tag, the unthinkable just became a possibility. The Baltimore Ravens slapped Lamar Jackson with a non-exclusive franchise tag just before the deadline Tuesday. Unlike a typical franchise tagging, Jackson is not off the market. Instead, teams will have to send Baltimore two first-round picks should they agree to terms w...2023
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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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• Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies preview, Monday 6/9, 5:45 CT
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• Discussion: Which 2024 playoff teams will not make the playoffs in 2025?
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• Do ESPN’s win probabilities impact which games, and how many, you think the Browns will win?
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• Which team has been the biggest surprise for you so far?

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images You could even say the Braves! The Orioles getting blasted out of existence, firing manager Brandon Hyde, and then continuing to get blasted out of existence (by the Nationals, of all teams) has brought to the forefront the notion that 2025 has been weird so far. Before the season, I figured two things, broadly: The AL would be a morass of mediocrity; and ...2025
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• Breaking Down the Rams 2025 schedule: Marquee matchups, biggest test, and more
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• 6 things I love about the Detroit Lions’ 2025 schedule
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• NFL Schedule Release 2025: Christmas games include Lions, Chiefs, and Cowboys

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Your holiday season will include a lot of Jared Goff, Patrick Mahomes, and Dak Prescott The NFL’s 2025 Christmas triple-header is set. Hours ahead of the release of the full 2025 season schedule, the league confirmed the three games that will take place on Christmas this year. Earlier in the week, the NFL released the Christmas night game, which will see P...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 2/25: Seahawks coaching staff prepares for NFL Combine

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Coach Macdonald and friends will attend as a group for the first time In Today’s Links: another light day on the Seattle Seahawks news front. Bear with us. Mostly rumors and such, like DK Metcalf trades proposals and Geno Smith speculation, because why not? Our squad prepares for the combine (and NFL Draft), and this year is different than last for Coach...2025
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• Rams' James Gladstone to be named Jaguars general manager
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• A closer look at why an all-NFC East championship game is the peak of Cowboys embarrassing fallout

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Who are you rooting for in the NFC Championship game between the Commanders and Eagles? It may be hard to believe, but there are still NFL teams playing football this weekend. Four of them to be exact, meaning, of course, that Sunday’s games will determine who plays in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. A division rival of the Dallas Cowboys is guaranteed to be...2025
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• Is Baker Mayfield an option for the Vikings?

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Provided they move on from Kirk Cousins, that is With the NFL offseason beginning to ramp up, speculation is running rampant regarding potential free agency moves, particularly in the quarterback department. One intriguing scenario on the horizon is the possibility of the Minnesota Vikings pursuing Baker Mayfield, the talented signal-caller who recently led...2024
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• Mailbag: Could Detroit build a championship roster if they extend Jared Goff?
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