Search results

Getty Images Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford left Sunday’s loss to the Packers in the fourth quarter and there wasn’t much of an update about his condition when interim head coach Darrell Bevell spoke to reporters after the game. Bevell said that Stafford was getting X-rays on his ribs and...

Getty Images The Lions placed defensive end Everson Griffen on the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday. It is unknown whether Griffen tested positive or was in close contact with someone who did. The team released a statement that read in part, “Following the guidance of the NFL’s medical staff and...

Getty Images Lions rookie cornerback Jeff Okudah will undergo groin surgery Tuesday, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. That will end Okudah’s rookie season, but the timing assure he will have a full offseason. The No. 3 overall choice played through a groin strain at Ohio State...

Getty Images D'Andre Swift finally became the Lions’ starting running back in Week 10, and he responded with a big game, carrying 16 times for 81 yards and adding five catches for 68 yards in a win over Washington. But he hasn’t played since. The rookie second-round draft pick missed two games...

Getty Images On Sunday night against the Broncos, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had 318 passing yards. In the last three games combined, Patriots quarterback Cam Newton has 272 passing yards. Total. From 84 against the Cardinals to 69 against the Chargers to 119 against the Rams, Newton...

Getty Images The Lions are beginning the process of finding a replacement for fired General Manager Bob Quinn. Today the Lions announced that they have interviewed three members of their current football staff for the vacant job: Vice President of Player Personnel Kyle O’Brien, Director of...

Getty Images Week 14 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Rams and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images Once upon a time, the Packers had a mid-30s Brett Favre and still selected Aaron Rodgers with the 24th overall pick in the 2005 draft. Green Bay’s quarterbacks coach that year? Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell. A decade and a half later, Bevell will coach against the...

USA Today Sports The Packers have activated running back AJ Dillon off the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced on Thursday. Dillon has been out for over a month, having tested positive for the virus on Nov. 2. He’s missed Green Bay’s last five games. The Packers’ No. 62 overall pick in...

Getty Images Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay remains out of practice with his hip injury, and it’s looking unlikely he’ll be back to face the Packers this week. “There’s a lot of working on the side, and there’s times that we’ll see him out there on the field trying to get work. But he’s...

Getty Images Heading into Week 14 of the NFL season, the winless Jets remain atop the NFL draft order for 2021. The Jaguars, who have one win, could become the first team to go 1-15 and not finish with the worst record in the league. The Broncos moved into the top 10 this week. According to...

Getty Images On Monday, Packers coach Matt LaFleur used the word “concern” to describe the injury status of safety Raven Greene (shoulder), returner Tyler Ervin (ankle) and defensive tackle Billy Winn (triceps). All three players are expected to miss significant time. So it comes as no...

Getty Images The Lions won Darrell Bevell’s debut as their interim head coach and they may have running back D'Andre Swift back to help his attempt to go 2-0 in his new job. Swift missed two games with a concussion and was back at practice on Wednesday, but his return was a brief one. An...

Getty Images Packers coach Matt LaFleur used the word “concern” to describe the injury status of safety Raven Greene (shoulder), returner Tyler Ervin (ankle) and defensive tackle Billy Winn (triceps). The three players could miss significant time after being injured in Sunday’s victory over...

Getty Images The Bears started 5-1 but have now lost six in a row to fall to 5-7. Especially after Sunday’s 34-30 loss to Detroit, there’s been speculation regarding head coach Matt Nagy’s job status. But Nagy said Monday there hasn’t been any discussion with his superiors on the topic. “We...

Getty Images The NFL’s annual hiring season will begin long before the pandemic ends. Thus, the NFL has issued procedures for the coming cycle of filling jobs. Prior to the end of the 2020 regular season, all interviews for coach, coordinator, G.M., or assistant G.M. must happen virtually, by...

Getty Images Darrell Bevell won his first game as interim head coach of the Lions and afterward he described himself as “on cloud nine.” An enthusiastic Bevell talked repeatedly about how much he believes in his players after they beat the Bears to improve to 5-7 on the season, and 1-0 since...

Getty Images After the Lions lost to the Texans on Thanksgiving, quarterback Matthew Stafford didn’t offer much support for Matt Patricia and Patricia was relieved of his duties as the team’s head coach a couple of days later. Stafford had a bit more to say about the team’s interim head coach...

Getty Images Through 12 weeks, the NFL saw a record 35 double-digit comebacks. Through 13 weeks (even with three games left), the NFL continues on its record pace. The Lions wiped out a 10-point deficit in Chicago, and the Vikings came back from 10 behind at home against the Jaguars. That’s...

Getty Images Wide receiver Allen Robinson was a late addition to the Bears’ injury report this week with a knee injury. Robinson left Friday’s practice early after getting dinged and he wound up being listed as questionable to play against the Lions on Sunday. Head coach Matt Nagy said the...