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The Detroit Lions closed out their spring program on Wednesday afternoon with their final minicamp practice. Here’s a look at the latest injury news as we head into a break. As a reminder, these injury notes are not official, but based on my own observations. Not practicing Law was officially placed on injured reserve on […]
Kendrick Law’s season is officially done. On Wednesday, the Detroit Lions announced that they’ve placed Law on injured reserve after the fifth-round rookie suffered a torn ACL during a non-contract drill in OTAs. Because Law was placed on IR before roster cutdowns, he is not eligible to return during the 2026 season. While Law wasn’t […]
It’s about time to remind people that the Detroit Lions still have a pretty stacked roster. But don’t take it from me, a biased Lions fan. Take it from former NFL Pro Bowl center Mitch Morse. On Tuesday, “Good Morning Football” had an entire segment on whether the Lions have the parts to make a […]
Detroit Lions receiver Isaac TeSlaa is entering Year 2 of his young NFL career, but it doesn’t look that way based on how he’s performed in the team’s early spring program. Unlike last year, TeSlaa entered OTAs as a presumed starter. He’s taking all of his reps with the first teams, catching balls exclusively from […]
If there’s anything we’ve learned from the Detroit Lions’ past few seasons, it’s that a team’s success is not just reliant on their starting players. With all the injuries that take place in any given season, depth is critically important for all 32 teams, and it can sometimes be the difference between a crucial win […]
According to UFL journalist James Larsen, the Detroit Lions are signing two new wide receivers—both fresh off of winning the UFL Championship over the past weekend. Lucky Jackson and Tarik Black have agreed to join Detroit, although those signings are not yet official. This past UFL season, Jackson and Black ranked second and third on […]
Right now, the Detroit Lions’ secondary looks much different than the unit from 2025. On the back end, newcomers Chuck Clark and Christian Izien have taken nearly every first-team rep this spring. At cornerback, D.J. Reed is back with a healthier hamstring, but opposite him has been a rotating cast of Ennis Rakestraw, Rock Ya-Sin, […]
The Detroit Lions opened up minicamp on Tuesday, but prior to taking the field, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell provided some injury/participation updates. Most notably, he gave a promising outlook for Pro Bowl tight end Sam LaPorta, who has been recovering from back surgery. LaPorta has been part of walkthroughs/jog-throughs for most of the offseason […]
The start of the 2026 Detroit Lions season is still months away, but we’re starting to at least get a feel for what the squad may look like. The roster will undergo some tweaks and tinkers, but the majority of their contributors for the upcoming season are already on the team. We’ve now heard from […]
With a highlight reel of acrobatic-style catches coming out of OTAs, Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa said it started younger. “Growing up I was a quarterback so I’d always be throwing the ball, but once I transitioned to receiver, me and my dad every single day, we had a 30-minute to an hour routine […]
It is the beginning of the end of spring football for the Detroit Lions. On Tuesday afternoon, the Detroit Lions will hold the first of two Mandatory Minicamp practices, which will be the end of their offseason program. By the end of the week, the only thing between us and Detroit Lions football will be […]
On Thursday, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was asked, yet again, about the defensive end position. Campbell gave a relatively boiler plate answer—noting that he likes that unit’s length this year—he did manage to sneak in a name that most fans and analysts aren’t talking about. “But we have got some guys now, between (DJ) […]
One of the things that made the Detroit Lions’ defense unique—but not necessarily good—was the amount of base defense they played in 2025. Their base defense personnel, featuring four defensive linemen and three linebackers, was utilized 60 percent of the time, which not only ranked first in the NFL, but was way above the league […]
There is a lot of pressure on the Detroit Lions to succeed in 2026, and a sizeable portion of the burden will fall on two coordinators with plenty to prove. Drew Petzing enters his first season as the Lions’ offensive coordinator, replacing John Morton after a failed one-and-done campaign. Petzing is coming off a three-year […]
On Friday, many Detroit Lions fans finally got the closure they were looking for regarding former center Frank Ragnow. Speaking to the media from his “Skeet Shoot Showdown” charity event for the first time since his sudden retirement, Ragnow revealed why he retired, what really happened with his failed return-to-play last November, and his thoughts […]
Earlier this week, we published our latest SB Nation Reacts survey, sponsored by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook. We asked Detroit Lions fans which reserve wide receiver they think will fill the WR4 role now that rookie Kendrick Law is out indefinitely with an ACL tear. For this week’s question, we provided fans four options—Greg […]
The United States’ first match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup was on Friday night, and there’s one Detroit Lion who’s particularly excited about it. The Detroit News’ Nolan Bianchi caught up with U.S. Men’s National Team superfan Jake Bates as the Stars and Stripes prepare to take on Paraguay at 9 p.m. at So-Fi […]
Frank Ragnow’s first public comments since his retirement didn’t come in some grand ceremony. There was no tearful press conference in front of friends and family. No, it was much more perfect than that. Much like the man himself, it was a reserved media session. About six reporters were huddled in a tight storage room. […]
It’s been a rough start for Ennis Rakestraw. The Detroit Lions’ 2024 second-round pick has barely seen his NFL career come off the ground, as injuries have derailed his first two seasons. In his rookie year, he was set to make his first NFL start in Week 2, but a hamstring pull in pre-game warm-ups […]
It is probably safe to assume that the majority of Detroit Lions fans are not going to be really excited about the featured athlete on this year’s iteration of Madden NFL 2027. After an exciting season in 2025, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is this year’s cover athlete. And while I don’t love it, I […]
When Detroit Lions cornerback D.J. Reed suffered a hamstring injury in just his fourth game of the 2025 season, it was so bad that he was sure he was going to need surgery. “It was tough, I’m not going to lie,” Reed told reporters on Thursday. “Just with the severity of the strain. I thought […]
The Detroit Lions closed out their ninth and final OTA practice on Thursday afternoon. Next week, their offseason program will conclude with two days of Mandatory Minicamp, and then the team will be off until late July. “They will have gotten their full share of the program,” coach Dan Campbell. “You know everything is a […]
The Detroit Lions closed out their Organized Team Activities (OTAs) on Thursday afternoon with their ninth practice, third available to the media. We’ll have observations from practice in a separate post, but here is our participation report, which is unofficial and based on our own reporting from practice. Not at practice: It’s unclear why Teddy […]
In recent weeks, we’ve seen some clips of Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch and his rehabilitation from an Achilles injury suffered in early December. We’ve also seen some other players across the league who suffered Achilles injuries offer some optimism for their 2026 outlook. Colts quarterback Daniel Jones, who suffered an Achilles just days after […]
If you’ve been watching the NHL or NBA finals, you know the importance of performing at pivotal moments in the game. Two of the four NBA Finals games—including Wednesday night’s thriller—have been decided on the final possession of the game. And half of the four Stanley Cup Finals games went to overtime, where sudden death […]