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Getty Images The Lions will play Saturday’s game against the Buccaneers without several members of their coaching staff due to COVID-19 protocols. They could be without numerous players, too. Detroit listed eight players as questionable, including quarterback Matthew Stafford — though he’s...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are set to play without cornerback Carlton Davis against the Lions on Saturday. Davis is the only player on the team with an injury designation. He is listed as doubtful to play due to a groin injury. Davis leads the league with 18 passes defensed this season...

Getty Images The Lions will be without head coach Darrell Bevell, defensive coordinator Cory Undlin, and other defensive assistant coaches for Saturday’s game against the Buccaneers because of COVID-19 protocols and Bevell confirmed that the team asked the league to push the game back as a...

Getty Images Buccaneers running back Ronald Jones will miss his second consecutive game on Saturday in Detroit. Tampa Bay head coach Bruce Arians confirmed today that Jones will not be cleared to return from the COVID-19 reserve list in time to make the trip to Detroit. Jones missed his first...

Getty Images The Lions have started interviewing General Manager candidates who are not currently employed by other teams and there’s word of another candidate who is expected to be added to the list once the process expands after the end of the regular season. Lindsay Thiry of ESPN.com...

Getty Images When Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady returns to Michigan on Saturday for a game against the Lions, he’ll be playing in his 300th career game. “I think it’s pretty cool,” Brady told reporters on Wednesday regarding the achievement. “I don’t get caught up too much in statistics and...

Getty Images Teams can begin interviewing coaching candidates currently employed by other teams now, if they want. Detroit doesn’t want. Via Albert Breer of SI.com, the Lions will wait to make requests until after the season. The Lions will defer interviews for two reasons. First, the rule...

Getty Images The Lions are looking for a new G.M. On Wednesday, they interviewed three candidates for the job. Former Texans G.M. Rich Smith, former Chiefs G.M. Scott Pioli, and former Falcons G.M. Thomas Dimitroff underwent interviews for the position on Wednesday. The Lions fired G.M. Bob...

Getty Images The Lions have had two head coaches this season and they may need a third for Saturday’s game against the Buccaneers. The team closed their facility on Tuesday after a pair of positive COVID-19 tests and placed practice squad linebacker Anthony Pittman on the COVID-19 reserve list...

Getty Images The Lions got good news and bad news on the COVID-19 front today. The good news is, their latest round of testing found no new positive tests. The bad news is, the team confirmed that the two people who previously tested positive had close contact with several coaches, who will...

Getty Images Earlier this week, we wondered whether the Texans had placed the cart before the horse by interviewing coach Jim Caldwell before hiring a General Manager. The NFL has now given the green light to an expansion of this practice. Tuesday’s memo allowing teams with coaching vacancies...

Getty Images Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell will be watching Wednesday’s practice on Zoom because he’s quarantining as a close contact to people in the organization who have tested positive for COVID-19. Bevell said on a Wednesday video conference that he has not tested positive and...

Getty Images If, for some reason, quarterback Tom Brady doesn’t return to the Buccaneers in 2021 and coach Bruce Arians does, Arians apparently would be interested in Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. Although the tampering rules prevent Arians from expressing interest in signing Stafford...

Getty Images The Lions activated defensive end Julian Okwara from injured reserve, the team announced Tuesday. Okwara went on I.R. on Oct. 21 with a leg injury. The Lions made him a third-round choice this spring, hoping he immediately would contribute to their defense. But Okwara has played...

Getty Images The Lions did not practice on Tuesday after a pair of positive COVID-19 tests induced the organization to close its facility. But with a game against Tampa Bay on Saturday, Detroit still released an injury report. Quarterback Matthew Stafford was listed as questionable with...

Getty Images The Buccaneers will face the Lions on Saturday and they kicked off their practice week with a walkthrough on Tuesday. With no full practice, their first injury report of the week was an estimation. According to the Bucs, a couple of their starting defensive backs wouldn’t have...

Getty Images The NFL sent the 32 teams a memo Tuesday, changing the hiring process for head coaches. Teams seeking a new head coach now may request and conduct virtual interviews with candidates employed by other teams starting Wednesday, NFL Media reports. The interviews can last no longer...

Getty Images The Lions announced today that two people in the organization have tested positive for COVID-19. “Earlier this morning, we were informed of two positive COVID-19 tests within our organization,” the Lions said in a statement. “As a precaution, the team practice facility is...

Getty Images The Buccaneers will have their starting left tackle back for Saturday’s game in Detroit. Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Donovan Smith has been cleared to return from the COVID-19 list and that he will practice with the team on Tuesday. Smith missed Sunday’s win...

Getty Images Add another team to the list of possible destinations for current ESPN analyst Louis Riddick. The Jaguars will interview Riddick for their General Manager opening on Wednesday, according to Riddick’s ESPN colleagues Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen. Jacksonville fired Dave...