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• What are Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort’s 5 best and most questionable moves to date?

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images ROTB Challenge: You pick ’em. PHNX’s Johnny Venerable and Bo Brock issued their listings of the 5 best and worst moves that Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort has made over the past 2 1⁄2 years. With three offseasons in the books, what is Monti Ossenfort's legacy as Arizona Cardinals GM? pic.twitter.com/dOnxxF9X6a— PHNX Cardinals (@PHNX_Cardinals) June 6, 2...2025
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• Cardinals’ Secondary Summer School 2025

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Are new lesson plans in the Cardinals’ pass coverage techniques a priority? Pictured above are three significant building blocks of the Arizona Cardinals’ 2025 secondary: S Budda Baker, CB Garrett Williams and CB Max Melton. S Budda Baker Budda Baker heads into year 9 with 4 NFL All-Pro awards (two 1st team, two 2nd team) and 7 Pro Bowls. Budda Baker isn't ...2025
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• Op-Ed: Best 53 Arizona Cardinals Post Draft

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images How many of the 53 do you agree with? It is gettering more and more difficult to pick the Cardinals’ best 53 players —- and that’s a very good sign of the team’s progress. Best 53 Cardinals: QB (2): Kyler Murray Clayton Tune If JG makes the QB2 roster spot a fair competition, Clayton Tune should win it by a wide margin. He is a stronger athlete, has a s...2025
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• Monti Ossenfort’s Forte?

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images How about Monti’s building of the middle and back ends of the Cardinals’ roster? After celebrating in “MOJO Risin’” what appears to be Monti Ossenfort’s autonomy at this point to make all of the Cardinals’ personnel decisions, let’s salute the Cardinals’ 3rd year GM for what very well could be his forte —-> building roster depth through modest me...2025
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• Nick Saban’s three questions for cornerbacks

How do the questions apply to the Cardinals’ current CBs? If you were watching ESPN’s 2025 NFL Draft coverage, you may have seen the segment where Nick Saban described the three-part criteria he’s always had in evaluating CBs: “All I want to know about CBs are three things: (1) Can you cover man-to-man? (2) Can you and track the ball on deep passes? (3) Can you tackle?” With PFF’s 2024 CB ran...2025
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• Cardinals’ 2025 NFL Draft: Day 3 Menagerie

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Cards add 2 more Buckeyes, a Longhorn and a former Longhorn turned Wolf On day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft from Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Arizona Cardinals continued on their mission to turn their underwhelming defense into a potential juggernaut. Here is how I described each of the team’s four picks on X yesterday: Round 4: Cody Simon, ILB, Ohio St. Cody Simon showed ...2025
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• Cardinals Depth Chart: Projecting the roster ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Where does the team stack up heading into round one? sethWe are finally here one and all. The NFL Draft is in Green Bay and the Arizona Cardinals are going to be on the clock in less than 12 hours. What do the Cardinals need to breakthrough and get back into the playoffs? To know what they need, we need to visit what they have, so let’s take a look at the...2025
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• Monti Ossenfort: “Medicals are overrated.” You agree or disagree?

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images I find Monti’s Ossenfort’s statement particularly ironic At the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Arizona Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort said a curious thing during his customary presser. When asked about draft prospects who were unable to participate at the event due to injuries, Ossenfort asserted, “medicals are overrated.” This assert...2025
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• Mel Kiper mock draft: Arizona Cardinals add defensive back in new post free agency mock draft

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Arizona Cardinals get help at cornerback. The Godfather has dropped his newest 2025 NFL Mock Draft and for the Arizona Cardinals it begets a fun question. Do you take a player who is likely the best player on the board (consensus wise) at a position that may not be as much of a need or do you take a player at a position of greater need? It’s interes...2025
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• Assessments of Arizona Cardinals’ 2023, 2024 Draft Picks

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The picks are talented, but the coaching plans are difficult to comprehend Arizona Cardinals Draft Picks Tracker by Round in 2023 Round 1 | Pick 6 (from DET) Paris Johnson Jr., OT, Ohio State Round 2 | Pick 41 (from TEN) BJ Ojulari, EDGE, LSU Round 3 | Pick 72 (from TEN) Garrett Williams, CB, Syracuse Round 3 | Pick 94 Michael Wilson, WR, Stanford Round 4...2025
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• Jets vs Cardinals: How Do The Jets Pull Out A Win?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Time for a Jets road trip The New York Jets are in Arizona today for a bout with the first place Arizona Cardinals. How can the Jets emerge with a victory over the Cardinals? Offense The Jets should have one of their best offensive games of the year, as the Cardinals defense does not match up well with the Jets offense. The Jets offensive weakness is t...2024
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• Opening Odds: Lions open as road favorites over Cardinals in Week 3

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images The opening betting lines have the Detroit Lions as road favorites over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3. The Detroit Lions are on the road for the first time in Week 3 of the 2024 season, traveling to the desert to take on the Arizona Cardinals. The Lions are 1-1 on the season after beating the Rams 26-20 in overtime, but falling short against the Buccane...2024
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• What kind of an impact could the Cardinals’ rookies have in Week 1 versus the Bills?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images How many of the Cardinals’ rookies will play and make positive contributions? There’s a decent chance that up to eight members of the Arizona Cardinals’ 2024 rookie class will be active and as many as five or six could play significant roles in this Sunday’s game versus the Buffalo Bills. WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio St. —- starter —- if he can handl...2024
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• Why the Cardinals’ 45 actives should be difficult to decide

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images There may be weekly surprises on the team’s inactive list Have you ever heard a cogent explanation as to why the NFL requires their teams to pare their 53-man rosters down to 45 active players for each game? This ambiguous policy is antithetical to the league’s insistence for placing a high priority on player safety. The NFL just changed the kickoff rul...2024
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• Arizona Cardinals first 53-man roster

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Taking a look at the Arizona Cardinals roster heading into 2024. The Arizona Cardinals first 53-man roster is here, let’s take a look. QB (2) - Kyler Murray Clayton Tune RB (4) - James Conner Trey Benson Emari Demercado DeeJay Dallas WR (6) - Marvin Harrison Jr. Greg Dortch Michael Wilson Zach Pascal Chris Moore Xavier Weaver TE (4) - Trey McBri...2024
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• Candid reactions to the Cardinals’ pre-season approach and results

Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports Concerns and kudos Concerns: My concerns about this pre-season for the Cardinals began when Jonathan Gannon decided not to conduct practice on the field for the last two days of mandatory mini-camp. Coming off a dismal 4-13 season and with one-third of the 90-man roster comprised of 1st or 2nd year draft picks and/or undrafted free agents, one would think that...2024
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"Garrett Williams was impressive in the slot last season, but the Cards could stand to add on the outside, where they are starting Sean Murphy-Bunting and Starling Thomas V."

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"They also drafted defensive lineman Darius Robinson in the first round and corner Max Melton in the second round of this past draft, but Robinson is currently on injured reserve and Melton is in a reserve role behind former Lions UDFA Starling Thomas."

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"CB/NB Starling Thomas V Starling Thomas’ experience on special teams showed up on Saturday, as he was easily the most dominant player in those drills."

• What are Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort’s 5 best and most questionable moves to date?
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• Op-Ed: Best 53 Arizona Cardinals Post Draft
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• Monti Ossenfort’s Forte?
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• Nick Saban’s three questions for cornerbacks
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• Cardinals’ 2025 NFL Draft: Day 3 Menagerie
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• Cardinals Depth Chart: Projecting the roster ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft
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• Monti Ossenfort: “Medicals are overrated.” You agree or disagree?
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• 2025 NFL Draft: What do the Cardinals need the most?

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Arizona Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort has indicated that he believes the roster, as it is currently constructed, is good to go. Kudos to Monti and his staff for creating a fresh kind of buzz for the Cardinals in the manner in which he handled the re-signing of the team’s key free agents and the signing of impactful unrestricted free agents. While it...2025
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• 2025 Arizona Cardinals’ Teaching Assignments

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images What kind of developmental growth will the Cardinals see this season from their players? One thing that sticks in my craw every year is seeing fans be so quick to believe that the coaches must know what they are doing when players get benched or cut. As a teacher and coach, for right or for wrong, whenever a student or player of mine failed, I blamed mys...2025
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• M’m! M’m! Good! Cardinals Mock!

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How excited would you be with this draft? The 2025 NFL Draft commences from Lambeau Field, Wisconsin, three weeks from today, baby! Which in this week’s Thursday mock, still beaming about the Cardinals’ acquisition of DE Calias Campbell, I am now feeling a tenacious hunger to slurp up a double dose of Campbells this week. Now, I would...2025
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• Jets vs Cardinals: How Do The Jets Pull Out A Win?
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• Previewing the Jets’ Opposition: Arizona Cardinals

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The New York Jets try to put together back to back wins on Sunday against the Cardinals The New York Jets broke their five-game losing streak against the Houston Texans last Thursday night, but they need to start stacking wins if they want to get back into postseason contention. Keeping the momentum going this week won’t be easy. They’ll need to beat a 5...2024
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• Updated Cardinals’ Youth and Free Agent Grades Tracker through Week 8

Kyle Terada-Imagn Images A number of the players’ grades are ascending Budda Baker and James Conner are in a class all their own. The top of the tackle board (by @gatorade) pic.twitter.com/WXdZCVtnet— NFL (@NFL) October 31, 2024 Where James Conner stands in the NFL right now:1st - in carries of 10+ yards (19)2nd - in fumbles (3)3rd - in yards after contact (454)3rd - in first down...2024
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• Chargers vs. Cardinals Week 7: By the Numbers

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Cardinals and Kyler Murray are coming off a tough loss to the Packers where their defense was overwhelmed all game long. The Chargers were able to best a Broncos defense that has ranked amongst the best in the NFL thus far in 2024. They will now hit the road again to face a much softer task in the Cardinals who currently rank 27th in total def...2024
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• Opening Odds: Lions open as road favorites over Cardinals in Week 3
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• Cardinals’ Week 1 PFF Grades and Observations

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images What Week 1 grades would you give the Cardinals on offense, defense and special teams? The photo above is of ILB Mack Wilson Sr., who stood above the crowd during the Cardinals’ 34-28 loss to the Bills. Each week the Cardinals’ highest graded player will be featured in the thread’s photo. Offense: QB: Kyler Murray —- 75.6 RB: Emari Demercado —- 59.7 ...2024
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• Candid reactions to the Cardinals’ pre-season approach and results
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• Cardinals’ 2025 NFL Draft: Day 3 Menagerie
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• Monti Ossenfort: “Medicals are overrated.” You agree or disagree?
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• Arizona Cardinals’ Pre-Draft 53 Man Roster

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Identifying position needs With the 2025 NFL Draft scheduled to start 4 weeks from today, I thought it would be interesting to consider what the Arizona Cardinals’ 53-man roster might look like at this point in the off-season, with the purpose of determining the team’s draft priorities. Here is my best guess of what the coaches would decide if they had to pi...2025
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• Mel Kiper mock draft: Arizona Cardinals add defensive back in new post free agency mock draft
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• Starling Thomas V’s NFL journey from Birmingham to Arizona (through Detroit)

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images What an extraordinary story about a young man’s faith and perseverance Arizona Cardinals 3rd year CB Starling Thomas V is some kind of special, folks. His journey to the NFL from his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama to Arizona, via Detroit feels like an addendum to The Book of Job. Follow the salient details of Star’s journey here in this fabulous video from Zac...2025
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• Assessments of Arizona Cardinals’ 2023, 2024 Draft Picks
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• Previewing the Jets’ Opposition: Arizona Cardinals
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• Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals get rained on in Indy, Marvin Harrison Jr., Greg Dortch turning heads, and more

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images News and notes from around the web on your Arizona Cardinals. Happy Saturday morning one and all. The Arizona Cardinals take on the Indianapolis Colts today in their second preseason game, and we have all the news heading into the game for you. Let’s take a look. Zay Jones Offers Insight While Learning In New OpportunityReceiver heads into eighth sea...2024
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• Cardinals’ CB/S Darren Hall is feelings his oats

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images In Arizona’s first pre-season game, Darren Hall showed up with a bang The first time I took notice of the Cardinals’ unsung CB/S Darren Hall, it was on a play during the Cardinals’ Red and White scrimmage where he came up with this sweet diving interception. Off the deflection, Clayton Tune is picked off by Darren Hall at #AZCardinals Red & White practice....2024
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• Lions rookie minicamp observations: Sam LaPorta puts on a show
Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK Sorting through our observations from the Detroit Lions' open practice at rookie minicamp. The Detroit Lions are in the middle of their 2023 rookie minicamp, and on Saturday, they opened their practice facility doors to the media. In addition to the eight players selected as part of the 2023 Draft class, the Lions also had their 15 undrafted free age...2023
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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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• Detroit Lions activating Emmanuel Moseley from PUP list

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions are activating CB Emmanuel Moseley from the Physically Unable to Perform list, making him eligible to play as early as Week 1. The Detroit Lions are activating cornerback Emmanuel Moseley from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, according to Adam Schefter. That means he will be on the team’s initial 53-man roster and he’ll be e...2023
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• Former Lions roundup: Jeff Okudah continues quietly strong season with Falcons

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Former Detroit Lions first-round pick Jeff Okudah is having a nice start to his Atlanta Falcons career. Former Detroit Lions first-round draft pick Jeff Okudah has been in the starting lineup for the Atlanta Falcons for the past three weeks. And while his box score doesn’t look all that impressive thus far—just 10 tackles and two pass breakups—he’s been quiet...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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• RECAP: Lions’ sluggish offense leads to blowout preseason loss to Jags, 25-7

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Detroit Lions offense struggled all day—be it Teddy Bridgewater or Nate Sudfeld at quarterback—as they dropped their preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Detroit Lions offense didn’t show much of any life against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the team’s second preseason opener. Though the team opted to start newly-added Teddy Bridgewater ...2023
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• Lions Day 4 camp observations: Defense rebounds as Jack Campbell joins starters
Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions offense found their stride on Tuesday but the defense returned to form on Wednesday and made a lot of plays. The Detroit Lions held their fourth day of 2023 training camp on Wednesday, and after a solid showing from the offense the day prior, it was the defense making the most plays heading into the team’s day off. Attendance/injury No injure...2023
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• 4 thoughts on Lions 53-man roster and why they only kept 2 RBs

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions roster came with several surprising moves, including just 2 RBs. We break down what’s going on and our initial reactions. The Detroit Lions’ 53-man roster dropped late on Tuesday evening, and there are some big surprises and odd-looking developments. If you want a full look at the roster, head to our tracker or our initial post on the news. Bu...2023
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• Monti Ossenfort: “Medicals are overrated.” You agree or disagree?
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• Pre-Snap Reads 3/19: Seahawks introduce Cooper Kupp

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Our new WR is ready to play. In Today’s Links: our Seattle Seahawks continue to look for help on the offensive line, top 30 visits with intriguing prospects, more on positions of need for our ‘Hawks, and a little bit more. Happy Wednesday. Hope you know how to spell it! #np Equus Asinus by Men I Trust Seahawks News Stop saying he's Kyle Hamilton - Seaside JoeMe...2025
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• Mel Kiper mock draft: Arizona Cardinals add defensive back in new post free agency mock draft
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• 2025 NFL Draft: Why Cardinals need star quality not quantity this time around

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Cardinals can no longer afford to pass on star quality players Over the past two drafts, Cardinals’ GM Monti Ossenfort has been hungry to trade down in order to acquire extra picks. In my opinion, that strategy has given the team added quantity at the expense of passing on star quality. Watching The Eagles’ CB Cooper DeJean make a major impact on the te...2025
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• ROTB Name the College CB Challenge

Photo by Matt Kelley/Getty Images ROTB Polls in which you match the player to his final college season grades In light of the recent speculation that Michigan CB Will Johnson could be on the board when the Cardinals pick at #16, here is an ROTB Challenge for you. Here are the PFF grades for the following players in their final college season. The players are (alphabetical order): Cooper ...2025
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• How closely is Monti Ossenfort following the Patriots’ coaching and personnel philosophies?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images From the get-go it appears that MO has been mostly following his own m.o. One ROTB mailbag question that I have been meaning to try to answer is from Stewie43: “After living in Patriots land for years, do you see any similarities between MO’s mo for roster building and the Patriots way?” MO’s m.o.! This is such a great question —- one...2024
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• 4 thoughts on Lions 53-man roster and why they only kept 2 RBs
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• 8 standouts from Detroit Lions OTAs, minicamp
Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images These eight Detroit Lions players—including rookies Sam LaPorta and Brian Branch—stood out the most during 2023 OTAs and minicamp. The Detroit Lions minicamp and OTAs are basically in the books. Some young players and those who are going through rehab will remain at the facility through this week, but for the most part, class is dismissed until late Jul...2023
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