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USA TODAY Sports Lions head coach Matt Patricia said “we’ll see” early this week when he was asked if running back Adrian Peterson would play a role in the team’s game against the Bears and it seems like that question has been settled. Peterson said on Wednesday that he “wasn’t thinking about...

Getty Images It looks like running back David Montgomery is going to be in the Bears lineup against the Lions on Sunday. Montgomery hurt his groin during a training camp practice and there was some question about whether he’d recover in time for the opener. He was limited in Wednesday’s...

Getty Images The Lions’ move to add Adrian Peterson to the roster following his release by Washington could have been taken as a negative by running back Kerryon Johnson, but he’s choosing to view it another way. Johnson said it is “better to embrace” roster moves that you can’t control and...

Getty Images Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay was listed as limited in Wednesday’s practice, though he apparently wasn’t that way at the beginning of practice. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Golladay did not do anything Thursday during the portion of individual drills...

Getty Images The virtual reality in which we now reside will result in virtual fans being used only for limited NFL games. According to John Ourand of Sports Business Journal, FOX and only FOX will use virtual fans during the 2020 season. In Week One, FOX will use virtual fans for only one...

Getty Images A trio of key Lions offensive players appeared on the first practice report of the season as limited. Receiver Kenny Golladay (pictured) and receiver Danny Amendola were limited with hamstring injuries. Rookie running back D'Andre Swift was limited with a hip problem. Others...

Getty Images When running back David Montgomery went down with a lower body injury during a non-contact drill at Bears training camp in late August, there was some fear that he might be lost for the season. The groin injury that Montgomery suffered turned out to be less serious, but a report...

Getty Images No one with the Lions knows as well as Darrell Bevell what Adrian Peterson is capable of. But until they get through their first full practice today with the veteran running back, they won’t be sure exactly how he’ll be used. Bevell, now the Lions offensive coordinator, had the...

Getty Images Jason Huntley was a big-play running back at New Mexico State, and when the Lions chose him in the fifth round of the draft, the Eagles were disappointed to see a third-day player they wanted go off the board. So when the Lions waived Huntley as part of their 53-man roster...

Getty Images One of Adrian Peterson‘s new Lions teammates admits to the running back being his boyhood idol. Which, is kind of just another way to say he’s old. Either way, 24-year Lions center Frank Ragnow grew up in Minnesota, so he had a great view of the 35-year-old Peterson’s glory years...

Getty Images The Lions made it official Monday, announcing the acquisition of veteran running back Adrian Peterson. To make room for him on the roster, they put running back Bo Scarbrough on injured reserve. Peterson signed with the Lions quickly after being released by Washington over the...

Getty Images The Lions officially announced the signing of running back Adrian Peterson on Monday, but they’re not announcing anything about his role for their Week One game against the Bears. Lions head coach Matt Patricia told reporters on a video conference that Peterson had just arrived in...

Getty Images The Bears have botched the quarterback position about every which way. They traded up for Mitchell Trubisky and selected him over Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson in 2017. This offseason, they declined Trubisky’s fifth-year option for 2021, and he enters the final season of his...

Getty Images The Eagles must have liked Jason Huntley in the pre-draft process. Per the league’s transaction wire, they claimed the rookie running back off waivers from Detroit. Huntley was the Lions’ fifth-round pick out of New Mexico State, but was waived as they got to 53 (and then signed...

Getty Images Few were betting on Mitchell Trubisky to win the starting job after the Bears traded for Nick Foles in March. The Bears, though, are betting on Trubisky. They made official what leaked Friday, with coach Matt Nagy announcing that “Mitchell Trubisky is our starting quarterback.”...

Getty Images Mitchell Trubisky outlasted Nick Foles in this summer’s competition for the Bears quarterback job and he spoke to the media on Saturday for the first time since head coach Matt Nagy made that decision. Trubisky said, via JJ Stankevitz of NBCSportsChicago.com, that winning the...

Getty Images Adrian Peterson is returning to the NFC North. The Lions are signing Peterson, according to multiple reports. Peterson played most of his career in the division with the Vikings before his career went on the long journey that has had stops in New Orleans, Arizona and Washington...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team dropped future Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson onto the open market barely a week before the start of the 2020 season. He quickly has found another home, in Detroit. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Peterson can earn up to $2.3...

Getty Images Carrying two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster appears to be a thing this year. And the Lions are taking part in the trend. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Lions are waiving quarterback David Blough. That leaves just Matthew Stafford and Chase Daniel on the 53-man...

Getty Images Many of the Lions’ moves previously were reported, but the team made it all official Saturday afternoon. They released offensive guard Oday Aboushi, offensive guard Beau Benzchawel, quarterback David Blough, receiver Victor Bolden, defensive end Will Clarke, safety Jalen Elliott...