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Former Detroit Lions guard Kayode Awosika has signed with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team announced on Wednesday afternoon. Awosika, a five-year veteran, has spent the last four seasons with the Lions as a reserve offensive lineman. Each year, he started at least one game for the Lions, totalling in 11 starts across four years—including […]
The San Francisco 49ers are losing one of their offensive linemen from last year, as former starting left guard Ben Bartch is heading to the Detroit Lions in free agency, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Bartch, 27, played in just six games for the 49ers this season, as he continued to deal with injuries this […]
We’re still waiting to see what kind of grade Detroit Lions fans are going to give the team for the first two weeks of free agency, but one ESPN writer has already passed their judgement, and it’s likely a lot better than you’d expect. Ben Solak provided his annual free agency rankings for all 32 […]
One of the more interesting takeaways from Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes’ appearance on the Lions Collective podcast was hearing him talk about free agent signing Larry Borom. Holmes was very high on the offensive tackle who served as the Dolphins’ backup tackle last year, but ended up starting 11 games for them at […]
Another free agency has gone by and the Detroit Lions did not invest heavily in the defensive end position outside of Aidan Hutchinson. Over the past few years, the team has seen several players attempt to fill that role with varying degrees of success, including Charles Harris, Marcus Davenport, and Al-Quadin Muhammad. None of those […]
On her latest Making Monsters podcast, Taylor Doll is joined by Pride of Detroit’s Editor in Chief, Jeremy Reisman, to discuss the newest Chicago Bears wide receiver, Kalif Raymond. Reisman, who is also on the Detroit Lions beat, did a phenomenal job last year with Taylor’s Ben Johnson episode, so you know he brought the […]
Kalif Raymond leaving for a division rival in the Chicago Bears was one of the more surprising moments of this offseason for the Detroit Lions. After being such a steady and reliable player for years in Detroit, both as a receiver and a punt returner, replacing Raymond added another item to the Lions’ to-do list. […]
Throughout the offseason, SB Nation will host surveys for NFL fans, sponsored by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook. For Pride of Detroit, we are tasked with fielding questions from Detroit Lions fans, and with the majority of free agency in the books, it’s a good time to check in once again. The Lions roster is […]
About a week ago, 97.1 The Ticket’s Mike Valenti dropped a rumor that caused a stir among Detroit Lions fans, suggesting the general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell were clashing this offseason in a way that was irregular. “Someone who covers the team told me that this was the first offseason there are […]
On October 12, 2008, then-Detroit Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky made one of the most memorable blunders in NFL history when he, facing pressure from Vikings defensive end Jared Allen, ran out of the back of the Lions’ own endzone for a safety. On Tuesday, now-ESPN NFL analyst Orlovsky made a similar blunder when he, facing […]
The contract details for Detroit Lions free agency signing Payton Turner are out, and they’re exactly what you’d expect. The fifth-year defensive end is essentially getting the bare minimum deal from Detroit, and as it’s being reported initially, there appears to be no guaranteed money attached to the contract. Payton Turner contract terms: one-year, $1.145 […]
Former Detroit Lions wide receiver DJ Chark has announced his retirement from the NFL after seven seasons. Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell signed the 29-year-old in their first season in the Motor City to a one-year, $10 million deal. The Lions had hoped he would give the team a true deep-ball threat, and potentially become […]
It would be hard to say the Detroit Lions have gotten better in free agency so far. Thus far, they’ve lost: And they’ve added: It’s hard to do the math, but any way you slice it, it’s hard to see the gain/loss as a net positive. Given that the Lions finished last year just 9-8, […]
It’s been an interesting few years for 33-year-old Teddy Bridgewater. After his 2023 season with the Detroit Lions, he tried out retirement. There, he found a career in high school coaching—immediately winning the Class 3A Florida HSAA State Championship. But after receiving a suspension in 2025 for providing impermissible benefits to his players, he went […]
It’s almost NFL Draft month, which means it’s time to kick off our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. It’s an opportunity for our readers to participate in a site-wide mock draft that will start soon and carry us to the actual 2026 NFL Draft on April 23. Every year, we select the most […]
Many were waiting patiently for the Detroit Lions to make a move and secure some help at defensive end. Though it isn’t the splashy move some were hoping Brad Holmes to pull off, DJ Wonnum, at the very least, provides for rotational support in a spot where Detroit had a roster hole heading into this […]
Every year, NFL media tries to warn fans not to overreact to initial contract terms, and every year, there’s at least one contract that explains why we give that warning. This year for Detroit Lions fans, it’s DJ Wonnum’s deal. Initially, it was reported as a one-year deal worth up to $6 million. In reality, […]
While free agency can be an avenue for NFL teams to rapidly improve their roster, it also comes at a literal cost. Teams have to weigh the financial burden that comes with re-signing players. Often times, it is an impasse that leads to players leaving, either due to their desire to get more money or […]
Too often, we judge a signing only by talent level and fit. But one of the bigger parts of free agency is finding value. Contract terms can be both telling about how the team views a new player and how good an addition they are. If a player is signed with no guaranteed money, you […]
The Detroit Lions have been mostly bargain bin shopping this offseason, trying to manage a tight cap while finding diamonds in the rough. While that strategy has been heavily criticized this offseason on defense, the Lions’ offensive additions seem more reasonable and productive. Nowhere is that more evident than in what the Lions did to […]
It was a bit over a week into the 2026 free agency period before the Detroit Lions signed an edge rusher (DJ Wonnum), but it only took them three days before they added a second. On Friday, the Lions announced that they had signed former first-round pick Payton Turner. Injuries have impeded Turner’s production and […]
Earlier this week, we published our latest SB Nation Reacts survey, sponsored by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook, asking Detroit Lions fans one question: Which free agent loss will have the biggest impact on the Lions? For this exercise, we gave Lions fans five options to choose from to answer this question—LT Taylor Decker, […]
Staying true to his word, it hasn’t been the splashiest of free agency periods so far for Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes. Both Holmes and Dan Campbell have said from the beginning that their goal is to draft, develop, and retain their own players. In fact, if you look around the league at the […]
Earlier this week, contract details on the Detroit Lions’ re-signing of Malcolm Rodriguez came out, and if you were to just look at the Over The Cap outline of the deal, it would probably be pretty confusing. Rodriguez has a salary of over $2.5 million—all guaranteed—a signing bonus of $137,500, and a workout bonus of […]
The 2026 NFL free agency period is just over 10 days old, and the decisions made across the NFL have significantly altered the majority of mock draft projections. For the Detroit Lions, we have seen the field of prospects narrowing, and there’s also been a heavy shift toward one position. In this installment, we explored […]