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Getty Images Kerryon Johnson didn’t see his release from the Lions coming, but it didn’t take long for him to find a new home. The Eagles claimed the running back off waivers last week. “It was kind of scary,” Johnson told Dave Spadaro of the team website. “It only lasted 24 hours, but it was...

Getty Images Lions center Frank Ragnow agreed to a $54 million contract extension this week, and he said being able to take care of his parents financially has long been his goal. When Ragnow was in college at Arkansas, his father died of a heart attack on the day of a game, and Ragnow said he...

Getty Images Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn is working on the team’s playbook with input from new quarterback Jared Goff. “It’s coming together,” Goff said Thursday, via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. “I think the to describe it, is the way he described it to us, is multiple...

Getty Images The Lions made Frank Ragnow the highest-paid center in football with his four-year extension, which Detroit formally announced on Friday. The club’s General Manager Brad Holmes called Ragnow a “foundational piece” to what the team wants to accomplish, noting how excited Detroit is...

Getty Images The Eagles claimed running back Kerryon Johnson off waivers from the Lions, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus. Johnson, 23, will join a running backs room that includes Boston Scott, Kenneth Gainwell and Jordan Howard. The Lions made Johnson a second-round choice in 2018...

Getty Images Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah‘s rookie season didn’t play out as planned. Okudah had season-ending surgery to repair a groin injury in December and he struggled to play up to the expectations that came with being the third overall pick before the surgery. Okudah says that he’s...

Getty Images Word of center Frank Ragnow‘s contract extension surfaced on Thursday and the Lions made it official on Friday. Ragnow signed a four-year extension that will kick in after the 2022 season and keep him tied to the Lions through 2026. Ragnow is the second 2018 first-round pick to...

Getty Images The Lions are making some changes on their scouting staff. Ron Miles, who was the team’s college scouting coordinator, has been let go, as have two area scouts, according to Justin Rogers of the Detroit News. Albert Breer of SI.com previously reported that the Lions plan to hire...

Getty Images Word on Wednesday was that the Lions would be waiving running back Kerryon Johnson, but General Manager Brad Holmes said on PFT Live Thursday morning that his status remained “a work in progress.” Johnson’s status has now been finalized. The Lions announced that they have indeed...

Getty Images Lions General Manager Brad Holmes says the status of running back Kerryon Johnson has not been determined. Despite a report that Johnson will be released, Holmes said this morning on PFT Live that Johnson’s status isn’t certain. Holmes described the situation with Johnson as “a...

Getty Images The Lions exercised their option on center Frank Ragnow‘s contract for the 2022 season ahead of the May 3 deadline to do so and now they’ve moved to make sure Ragnow will be around well beyond that point. According to multiple reports, Ragnow has agreed to a four-year extension...

Getty Images Lions quarterback Jared Goff thinks he’s going to be playing behind an elite offensive line this season. Goff said today that he was pumped that the Lions decided to use their first-round draft pick on offensive tackle Penei Sewell. The Lions’ offensive line is “shaping up to be...

Getty Images Quarterback Jared Goff has already gotten together with some of his teammates to throw and establish chemistry over the course of the offseason. With the Lions one of the teams whose players announced their intention to not attend voluntary workouts, Goff said Thursday that the...

Getty Images Quarterback Jared Goff said on Thursday that he thinks he’ll be well protected by the Lions offensive line during the 2021 season and first-round pick Penei Sewell is one of the guys who will be blocking in front of him. In the weeks leading up to the draft, some wondered if the...

Getty Images Everything appears to have gone well during tight end Darren Fells‘ visit with the Lions. Fells went to visit with the team Tuesday and Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports on Wednesday that the veteran is signing a contract with Detroit. This will be Fells’ second...

Getty Images Three years after he was a second-round draft pick, running back Kerryon Johnson is on the way out in Detroit. Johnson is being released, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Because he has only three years in the NFL, Johnson will go on waivers, where the 31 other teams...

Getty Images The Lions have a new regime with General Manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell to make the club contenders. In choosing offensive tackle Penei Sewell at No. 7 overall, the team is setting up a strong line to be the basis of its offense. Tight end T.J. Hockenson has only...

Getty Images Darren Fells could be returning to one of his former teams. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, Fells will visit with the Lions on Tuesday night. Fells spent the last two seasons with the Texans. He caught 21 passes for 312 yards with four touchdowns in 2020, a year after setting...

Getty Images The Lions announced Tuesday the signings of a pair of free agents. Long snapper Scott Daly and offensive guard Evan Heim are joining the offseason roster. Daly arrives in Detroit after most recently playing with the New York Guardians of the XFL. He originally entered the NFL...

Getty Images There’s a reason why the Lions are bringing in Darren Fells for a visit. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, tight end Josh Hill is retiring. Detroit signed Hill to a one-year deal in March. A former undrafted free agent, Hill spent his first eight seasons with...