Tag: Detroit Lions

Another Nebraska alum is getting another shot in the NFL. Defensive back DiCaprio Bootle is continuing his professional journey, this time with the Detroit Lions. Bootle, who played four seasons at Nebraska, has a real shot to crack the Lions’ roster heading into training camp.

New offensive coordinator John Morton doesn’t want to change much about what the Detroit Lions have been running, but slight alterations are to be expected. No two play-callers are the same, and Morton inevitably will have differences to Ben Johnson. One tweak could include an increase in having two running backs on the field simultaneously, […]

Former Lions rookie supernova James Houston has signed with the Dallas Cowboys

Former Lions rookie supernova James Houston has signed with the Dallas Cowboys

The Detroit Lions will be under immense pressure to succeed during the 2025 NFL season. Detroit had an incredible regular season in 2024, winning 15 games and securing the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. Unfortunately, defensive injuries were Detroit’s fatal flaw during the 2024 season. The Lions were a MASH unit by the […]

The Detroit Lions will be under immense pressure to succeed during the 2025 NFL season. Detroit had an incredible regular season in 2024, winning 15 games and securing the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. Unfortunately, defensive injuries were Detroit’s fatal flaw during the 2024 season. The Lions were a MASH unit by the […]

Detroit Lions linebacker and team captain Alex Anzalone is at training camp this week, but he’s frustrated with how his contract negotiations with the front office are going. Anzalone has reached the final season of his three-year, $18.75 million deal signed in 2023 but believes he is underpaid relative to other linebackers around the league. […]

Detroit Lions linebacker and team captain Alex Anzalone is at training camp this week, but he’s frustrated with how his contract negotiations with the front office are going. Anzalone has reached the final season of his three-year, $18.75 million deal signed in 2023 but believes he is underpaid relative to other linebackers around the league. […]

New offensive coordinator John Morton doesn’t want to change much about what the Detroit Lions have been running, but slight alterations are to be expected. No two play-callers are the same, and Morton inevitably will have differences to Ben Johnson. One tweak could include an increase in having two running backs on the field simultaneously, […]

The decision to pack up his things and head to Arizona for the winter wasn’t all that difficult for Giovanni Manu last January. Because it came from Taylor Decker. “It’s easy, man,” said Manu, the mammoth offensive tackle who remains the biggest project — quite literally, at 6-foot-7 and 340 pounds — on the Lions’ […]

Detroit Lions quarterback Hendon Hooker was challenged by Dan Campbell this offseason, and has delivered some solid early work in training camp in response.

Fourth-year pass rusher James Houston, whom the Detroit Lions drafted in 2022, will now suit up for his third team in his short NFL career. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Houston is signing a deal with the Dallas Cowboys. The terms of the agreement are not public, but it’s worth noting that the 26-year-old defender […]

Dan Campbell’s Detroit Lions still have another hurdle to clear in 2025. The Lions continued their franchise turnaround by going 15-2 with the NFL’s top scoring offense last year, but their most triumphant season in franchise history ended in a second-round playoff loss to the Washington …

While Detroit Lions fans are likely hyped for the upcoming season, looking to further improve as they compete for a hopeful championship, there are still a couple of loose ends to take care of first. There is a contract situation the Lions need to handle, as it deals with linebacker Alex Anzalone, who didn’t hold […]

The Detroit Lions look ready to put on the shoulder pads. During their third practice of training camp, the Lions showed plenty of physicality. The defense in particular was raring to go in what became a chippy practice, and one defensive player was even kicked out as a result of being too physical. Detroit will […]

All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph is the last line of defense for Detroit, and he plays one of the few positions where the entire game plays out in front of him. Sitting back in his free safety spot Tuesday, Joseph couldn’t help but crack a smile when the first-team defense forced an incompletion, a false start, […]

This should mean a deal is getting done no matter what, right?

Graham Glasgow switched positions last season, but he’s back where he belongs if the Lions’ offensive line is going to be at its best.

James Houston has a new team.

In a different circumstance, this ‘shocking’ Lions cut candidate wouldn’t be surprising at all.