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Getty Images Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn said last week that he’s planning to go with the hot hand at running back this season, but that won’t be limited to how well players are running the ball. The passing game will also play a role in who is on the field and D'Andre Swift may...

Getty Images Lions running back Jamaal Williams played with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay the last four years before signing in Detroit this year. And while Williams came to be good friends with Rodgers, he would be fine with Rodgers and the Packers not settling their differences any time soon...

Getty Images The Lions have signed a running back — but not the one who was a main topic of conversation for Detroit’s coaches on Thursday. Michael Warren has signed with the club, Detroit announced Friday morning. Warren entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Cincinnati...

USA TODAY Sports The Lions have a new starting quarterback for the first time in over a decade in Jared Goff. Head coach Dan Campbell has been impressed with him so far. During his Wednesday press conference, Campbell praised Goff for the way he’s made consistent great throws throughout the...

Getty Images The Lions currently have D'Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams atop their running back depth chart, with Todd Gurley likely to join them and rookie Jermar Jefferson in the mix as well. So who will get the bulk of the carries? Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn said that will...

Getty Images Lions defensive lineman Jashon Cornell missed his rookie season with an Achilles injury. He will have to wait a bit longer than expected to make his NFL debut. The NFL suspended Cornell three games for a violation of the league’s substance abuse policy, the team announced. “I was...

Getty Images For nine years across two cities, Michael Brockers was one of the main features of the Rams’ defensive line. Now at the age of 30, Brockers is starting anew in Detroit. The Lions acquired him from L.A. for a 2023 seventh-round pick, then signed him to a new three-year deal after...

Getty Images The Lions announced they waived fullback Nick Bawden on Thursday. The Lions selected Bawden in the seventh round of the 2018 draft. He did not play in two of his first three seasons because of offseason injuries. In three seasons in Detroit, Bawden appeared in 10 games and missed...

Getty Images There’s been only one reported team with interest in 2017 offensive player of the year Todd Gurley this offseason — the Lions. Gurley visited with the club last week. While nothing appears imminent, head coach Dan Campbell noted discussions are ongoing during his Thursday press...

Getty Images Defensive tackle John Atkins won’t be with the Lions through the end of their offseason program. The Lions announced that they waived Atkins on Wednesday. The move comes a day after the Lions signed defensive tackle Brian Price. Atkins was undrafted out of Georgia in 2018 and...

USA TODAY Sports The Rams invested a lot to acquire quarterback Matthew Stafford from the Lions with the idea that he was the missing piece to making the club a true Super Bowl contender. While he’s only been around the team for a short time, Stafford has be impressing his teammates with his...

Getty Images Detroit has added some depth to its defensive line. The Lions announced on Tuesday morning that they’ve signed tackle Brian Price. Price has bounced around a bit since entering the league as an undrafted free agent with Green Bay in 2016. He returned to the Packers late last...

Getty Images The Lions are changing the look of their base defense to a 3-4 under new coordinator Aaron Glenn and that won’t be the only difference from the 2020 season. Jamie Collins was almost always used as an off-ball linebacker during his first season in Detroit, which marked a departure...

Getty Images Before the Chiefs can become the first team to go 20-0, they need to go 17-0. And you can bet on whether they will. Via PointsBet, the Chiefs have the best odds of any team to go undefeated in the NFL’s first-ever 17-game season, at +4000. The Buccaneers have +5000 odds to...

Getty Images Free agent running back Todd Gurley hasn’t drawn much reported interest this offseason, but he did visit with the Lions last week. Current Detroit running back D'Andre Swift said he would welcome the chance to play with a fellow Georgia product, noting he would benefit from...

Getty Images Former Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia has returned to the team in a role with a different title and far different duties. The Schrutian “special assistant to the head coach” is indeed assisting head coach Bill Belichick, in many different ways. The situation invites...

Getty Images The Lions made it official Friday, placing defensive tackle Joel Heath on injured reserve. The team announced the roster move. Heath will miss the season after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament during individual drills at the Lions’ organized team activity Wednesday. Heath...

Getty Images Jahvid Best remains part of football, years after head injuries curtailed his NFL career. Via NFL.com, Best, a first-round pick of the Detroit Lions in 2010, has become the new head coach at St. Mary’s College High School in Berkeley, California. He played college football at...

Getty Images Detroit Lions first-round draft pick Penei Sewell was a left tackle throughout his time in college at Oregon. The Lions are asking him to switch to the right side of the line headed into his rookie season with the team. Via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Sewell said the...

Getty Images As the Lions begin their new era with Dan Campbell as head coach, they also have a new quarterback in Jared Goff. Detroit has pared down on its OTA practices in Campbell’s first year, with the head coach saying Thursday that they won’t do any full-speed 11-on-11 work. But Goff has...