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Getty Images Todd Gurley is getting some interest from Detroit. Gurley, the free agent running back who has had a quiet offseason, is in Detroit today to visit the Lions, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. In Detroit, Gurley would play once again with quarterback Jared Goff, who handed off...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Joel Heath‘s bid to make the Lions ended in painful fashion this week. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Heath tore his ACL while taking part in an organized team activity. Heath was doing a bag drill during an individual period when he suffered the injury...

Getty Images The Jaguars unexpectedly are looking for a special teams coordinator after Brian Schneider took a leave of absence for personal reasons. On Tuesday, the Jaguars interviewed former Lions special teams coordinator Brayden Coombs for the job, Aaron Wilson reports. Urban Meyer knows...

Getty Images As OTAs begin this week, the Lions have added some depth on the offensive line. Detroit has signed offensive tackle Darrin Paulo, the team announced Monday morning. Paulo spent last season on the Broncos’ practice squad after going undrafted out of Utah. He did not play in any...

Getty Images Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson took a big step forward during his second NFL season by catching 67 passes and making the Pro Bowl in 2020, but said recently that he thinks his ceiling is even higher. Hockenson’s position coach agrees with him. Ben Johnson joined the Lions staff in...

Getty Images Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford had minor surgery on his right thumb in March after a partial tear of his UCL last season. Stafford said Monday that he’s “not limited at all” by his thumb, Jourdan Rodrigue of TheAthletic.com reports. Stafford still managed to throw for 4,084...

Getty Images New Lions defensive line coach Todd Wash has had some time to look at the players he will be working with in Detroit this season and one that’s caught his eye is Da'shawn Hand. The 2018 fourth-round pick has had a hard time staying on the field since entering the NFL. He’s missed...

Getty Images A cornerback’s best friend is a pass rush, and Lions secondary coach Aubrey Pleasant spent the last four years with one of the best pass rushers of all time. Pleasant, who for the last four years was the cornerbacks coach of the Rams, says that defensive tackle Aaron Donald did...

Getty Images The 18-week 2021 NFL schedule has been released and the Lions will begin the season at home vs. the 49ers. Keep reading to see the Lions’ full schedule including dates, times, opponents, prime-time games, and more. RELATED: 2021 Sunday Night Football schedule | Thanksgiving NFL...

USA TODAY Sports Before the Falcons selected tight end Kyle Pitts at No. 4 overall in the draft, they received a trade offer for that pick from the Lions. We know this because the Falcons posted a video of footage from inside their draft room, with General Manager Terry Fontenot addressing who...

Getty Images The Lions hired Dan Campbell as their head coach earlier this year, but a report this week indicated the team was looking for another Campbell to coach the squad before making the hire. Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports reported that Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell turned down an...

Getty Images When teams change head coaches and General Managers, there are usually players cut loose because they no longer fit the franchise’s direction. The Lions did a fair amount of that this offseason, but they have held onto linebacker Jahlani Tavai this offseason. The 2019 second-round...

Getty Images The Lions are shifting to a base 3-4 defense under new coach Dan Campbell. That means Trey Flowers and Romeo Okwara are moving to outside linebacker. Defensive line coach Todd Wash confirmed the moves. But both players also could remain on the field as traditional hands-down...

Getty Images Detroit’s offense will look much different when Dan Campbell coaches his first game in Week One, largely due to its passing game. Gone are quarterback Matthew Stafford, receiver Kenny Golladay, and receiver Marvin Jones with Jared Goff, Tyrell Williams, and Breshad Perriman taking...

Getty Images The Lions may have gotten an excellent dollar-for-dollar value in all of free agency. Running back Jamaal Williams joined Detroit on a two-year, $6 million deal, only $3.25 million of which was guaranteed at signing. New Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn seems to think that...

Getty Images Lions quarterbacks coach Mark Brunell is aware that no one thinks his team is going to be any good this year. And he’s OK with that, because he’s been on another team that greatly exceeded its low expectations. That team was the 1996 Jaguars, an expansion team in only its second...

Getty Images While the Detroit Lions ended up with Dan Campbell as their newest head coach this offseason, it was a different Campbell that got a massive offer to entice him to lead the franchise. According to Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports, Matt Campbell of Iowa State was offered an eight-year...

USA TODAY Sports Penei Sewell wasn’t able to attend the Lions’ rookie minicamp last weekend because he tested positive for COVID-19, but head coach Dan Campbell said that won’t hurt him in any way. That includes the contractual front. According to multiple reports, Sewell has agreed to terms...

Getty Images Matthew Stafford is engaged in his first offseason program on a new team for the first time he was a rookie. Pictures and videos released from the Rams on social media have shown Stafford dropping back and throwing passes to his new teammates from the team’s facility in Southern...

Getty Images Lions head coach Dan Campbell wants his players to bite the kneecaps of opposing teams and he’d like to have a pet capable of doing a lot more than that around the practice field. Campbell was a guest on Pardon My Take this week and the first-year head coach shared one of his...