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Getty Images The decision of a Kentucky grand jury to not indict the officers who killed Breonna Taylor could spark a new wave of protests in the sports world. Lions defensive end Trey Flowers addressed the possibility on Wednesday. “It could lead to whatever it leads to,” Flowers said, via...

Getty Images The Cardinals opened the practice week without three of their wideouts on the field. Christian Kirk was listed as a non-participant in practice. A groin injury was given as the reason why Kirk wasn’t able to join his teammates for the session. Kirk had two catches for 57 yards in...

Getty Images Lions coach Matt Patricia said Monday that star receiver Kenny Golladay was “close” to returning. Golladay did indeed return to practice Wednesday, getting in limited work on his balky hamstring. The next two practices will determine Golladay’s availability for Sunday. Matthew...

Getty Images The Lions are off to an 0-2 start despite holding leads of at least 11 points in each of their first two games and the defense has allowed 56 points over the last five quarters. Neither of those things inspire much confidence about the direction of a team coming off of a 3-12-1...

Getty Images The Cardinals have received approval from local and state authorities to have a “small controlled group” of spectators at Sunday’s game, Katherine Fitzgerald of the Arizona Republic reports. The group is limited to 750 immediate family or close friends of the players, coaches and...

Getty Images Linebacker Reggie Ragland signed with the Lions as a free agent this offseason after spending the 2019 season with the Chiefs and winning a Super Bowl ring has honed his perspective on what it takes to succeed in the NFL. Ragland said that teams are separated “from the neck up”...

Getty Images Lions coach Matt Patricia needs all the help he can get at the moment. The good news is, he thinks leading receiver Kenny Golladay‘s on the verge of making his debut after missing the first two games with a hamstring injury. “Yeah, I mean I expect us to keep pushing forward and...

The Lions had a 14-3 lead today in Green Bay and ended up losing. For most teams, that’s a shocking loss. For the Lions, it’s par for the course. Today’s game was the Lions’ fourth consecutive game in which they took a double-digit lead and then lost. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the...

Getty Images The Packers have started 2-0 this year, after rollling up 43 points on the Vikings and another 42 against the Lions. After Sunday’s win, I posed a simple, direct question to Packers running back Aaron Jones: Are the Packers better this year? “Definitely,” Jones said, without...

Getty Images The Lions can use all the help they can get at the moment, and it appears they’re closer to having their top receiver on the field. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Lions anticipate having Kenny Golladay on the field in Week Three against the Cardinals. Golladay has missed the last...

When Matt Patricia was hired as coach of the Lions, they were coming off a 9-7 season that was deemed not good enough, getting Patricia’s predecessor, Jim Caldwell, fired. With Patricia now 0-2 in his third season, the Lions are 9-24-1 with Patricia. If nine wins in one season wasn’t good...

Getty Images For the second consecutive week, the Lions built up an early lead against an NFC North opponent. But today, Detroit couldn’t even keep it close. After leading 14-3 in the second quarter today, the Lions fell apart on the way to a 42-21 loss. It was the second consecutive big game...

USA TODAY Sports The Lions will be without three of their defensive starters from Week One when they take on the Packers Sunday. Defensive tackle Nick Williams has been ruled out due to a shoulder injury. Williams was initially listed as questionable after a week of limited practices, but got...

Getty Images Joe Dahl started at right guard and played every snap in the Lions’ season-opening loss to the Bears, but he won’t be in the lineup for the next few weeks. Dahl was placed on injured reserve on Saturday. He showed up on the injury report Thursday as a limited participant due to a...

Getty Images Packers wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown will miss at least the next three weeks. The team announced that St. Brown has been placed on injured reserve Saturday. St. Brown had already been ruled out for the game due to a knee injury that kept him from practicing on Thursday or...

Getty Images Even before he made hundreds of millions of dollars in the NFL, Matthew Stafford was privileged. He grew up in one of America’s wealthiest suburbs, and as a star athlete he had opportunities not afforded to most. Stafford wants to acknowledge that, and he wants both to learn and...

Getty Images Week Two of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Browns and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 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 Lambeau Field won’t have fans for Sunday’s home opener against the Lions. That won’t keep running back Aaron Jones from doing the Lambeau Leap. Multiple times, he hopes. The Packers practiced at Lambeau Field on Friday to get a feel for how the stadium will look and sound during...

Getty Images Running back C.J. Anderson did not sign with anyone this offseason and he won’t be signing with anyone now that the year is underway. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Anderson has decided to retire as an active player. Anderson signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent...

Getty Images Wide receiver Kenny Golladay will have to wait at least one more week before making his first appearance of the 2020 season. The Lions ruled Golladay out for the second straight game on Friday. He’s dealing with a hamstring injury that has also kept him from practicing. Marvin...