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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, […]
The Detroit Lions announced on Friday afternoon that they have signed free agent edge defender Payton Turner. Turner was the New Orleans Saints’ first-round pick in 2021, selected 28th overall after a four-year college career at Houston. Obviously, things didn’t go as planned for Turner, who only played 31 games for the Saints over four […]
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 […]
On Thursday, the Detroit Lions announced that they have re-signed veteran defensive tackle Myles Adams. Contract terms were not made immediately available by the team. Adams, 28, will be entering his sixth year in the NFL after spending his first 3.5 years with the Seattle Seahawks. Over that course, he appeared in 26 games and […]
The Detroit Lions continue to add auxiliary pieces to their roster during the second week of free agency, and on Wednesday, they signed speedy slot receiver and punt/kick returner Greg Dortch. With strong ties to new Lions offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, Dortch was a common player projected to the Lions as a Kalif Raymond replacement, […]
At the end of the first week of NFL free agency, the Detroit Lions added two defensive backs to help offset a couple of losses in the secondary while also adding youth. Both Christian Izien and Roger McCreary provide some versatility to play a couple of roles in Detroit. And now that the contract details […]
As the NFL settles into the second week of free agency, two high-profile free agents still available after the flurry of moves the past seven days may fit best with the Detroit Lions, according to one NFL analyst. NFL.com’s Nick Shook selected who he thinks the best teams would be for several well-known players still on […]
On Wednesday, the Detroit Lions announced that they have signed linebacker Damone Clark, a young, high-potential linebacker with ties to defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard. Terms of the deal were not disclosed at the time of this article’s publication. Origin story Born in Louisiana, Clark stayed home and attended LSU from 2018 through 2021. During his […]
New Lions linebacker Damone Clark’s arrival in Detroit is anything but a surprise. Detroit needed depth after several linebackers left for free agency, and Clark’s connection to Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard was obvious. Back when Clark played for the purple and gold at LSU, Sheppard was the program’s director of player personnel. That LSU […]
We’re now well over a week into 2026 NFL free agency, and the Detroit Lions’ approach to this stage of roster building has been relatively clear. As usual, Lions general manager Brad Holmes has not been getting into any bidding wars for players, he’s tried to find some additions on good deals, and he hasn’t […]
According to NFL Network, the Detroit Lions are signing former Cardinals wide receiver Greg Dortch to a one-year deal. Dortch was a very common projected free agent target for the Lions as a natural replacement for Kalif Raymond, who signed with the Chicago Bears this offseason after five seasons in Detroit. Dortch not only has […]
The Detroit Lions added depth and experience to their linebacker room today, signing unrestricted free agent Damone Clark. While financial terms were not released, the move brings in a player with starting experience on defense, special teams in all four phases, and, potentially, some developmental upside. Clark, a former fifth-round pick by the Dallas Cowboys […]
The Detroit Lions finally added to their EDGE room on Tuesday by agreeing to terms with free agent DJ Wonnum. At just 28 years old, Wonnum certainly fits the Lions’ description of a young player with potential—which has certainly been Detroit’s type this free agency. But what do Carolina Panthers writers and fans think about? […]
Nine days into the 2026 free agency period, the Detroit Lions finally signed an edge rusher, as they came to an agreement with D.J. Wonnum on a one-year contract with a reported value of up to $6 million. Let’s take a closer look at the Lions’ newest defensive end and why he’s more likely to […]
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 as we move through the first few waves of the offseason free agency period, the Lions have lost some familiar names, so […]
It can be challenging to keep up with the Detroit Lions’ roster movement during the offseason. So, to make things easier on Lions fans, we make it a yearly offseason tradition to track every signing, re-signing, tagging, and roster loss in one convenient place. For this continuously updating piece, we will focus on the Lions’ […]