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Getty Images NFL teams have until May 4 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET to exercise fifth-year options on 2017 first-round draft choices. The window to sign those players to contract extensions opened Dec. 30, with Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey becoming the first to get a new deal. Some of...

Getty Images There was a lot of chatter about the Lions wanting to trade back in the first round in the days and weeks leading up to the start of the draft, but they ultimately stayed put at No. 3 and picked cornerback Jeff Okudah. Given the fact that the Dolphins were considered possible...

Getty Images The Lions released four players Monday, making room for all the incomings. The team announced the release of running back Tra Carson, long snapper James Fisher, guard Casey Tucker, and punter Matt Wile. Carson’s been in the league in some fashion since 2016. He started a game for...

Getty Images We had to wait until the final pick of the first round for a running back to come off the board, but the wait for the second one to be drafted didn’t take nearly as long. The Lions made D’Andre Swift the third pick of the second round and the 35th overall pick of the 2020 NFL...

Getty Images At one point during Friday night’s broadcast of the third round of the 2020 draft, cameras captured an angry reaction from Texans coach Bill O’Brien, who stormed away from his at-home setup. His anger was directed at Detroit. According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle...

Texans coach Bill O’Brien was reportedly “furious” with the Lions on Friday night because Detroit backed out at the last minute on a trade with Houston. But the Lions don’t see it that way. Lions General Manager Bob Quinn said he never agreed to any trade with the Texans. “Listen, we talk to a...

Getty Images In the days and weeks leading up to the draft, there was chatter about multiple teams exploring the possibility of making a trade with the Lions to move up to the third pick of the first round. No trade was made, however, and the Lions took cornerback Jeff Okudah to bolster their...

Getty Images The Lions may find Matthew Stafford‘s heir apparent tonight. Detroit is interested in quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Jacob Eason and would consider taking either of them tonight, according to NFL Network. The Lions have their own second- and third-round picks as well as the Eagles’...

Getty Images The Dolphins aren’t trying to get the third overall pick from the Lions without giving up the fifth overall pick in order to make two picks in the top five. Instead, the Dolphins believe that a potential Godfather offer to the Bengals for the first overall pick would be even harder...

Getty Images The Lions hold the third overall pick in the draft. But they’d like to trade it. They’d really like to trade it. And they want everyone to know they’d like to trade it. Case in point: Literally moments after the Lions had a conversation with the Jaguars, who hold the ninth and...

Getty Images Despite spreading the word over the last few days that they were open to a trade, the Lions stayed put with the third overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Detroit selected Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah with the third overall pick. The Lions needed a cornerback after trading...

Reports have connected the Lions and Dolphins in trade talks for the third overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. But the Dolphins apparently have competition. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Lions have had discussions with “multiple teams” about the availability of said pick. With...

Getty Images The Dolphins might not be trying to move up in the draft to take a tackle instead of a quarterback. They may be trying to take a tackle in addition to a quarterback. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the Dolphins have talked about acquiring the third pick which...

Getty Images The Dolphins may have wanted to move up to the third pick tonight without giving up the fifth. But they may not be able to pull that off. According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, the Lions are “making plans for having the No. 5 overall selection,” which is the pick the...

Getty Images While much of the focus on the Dolphins’ draft plans have been quarterback-centric, they may have another thought in mind during the first round. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Dolphins have been calling the teams in front of them to gauge the price to move up, with...

Getty Images The move to a virtual draft this year has led to many questions and concerns about how the technology needed to conduct the proceedings will hold up for the league and all 32 teams. Contingency plans have been put in place in the event something goes askew while a team is on the...

Getty Images The Lions brought back a pair of their own Tuesday, signing some secondary depth. The team announced they had re-signed cornerbacks Mike Ford and Dee Virgin. Both were exclusive rights free agents, which means not really free agents at all since they couldn’t negotiate with other...

Getty Images The 2020 stay-at-home draft has changed the pre-draft process dramatically. Instead of in-person visits and workouts, teams were permitted to contact players up to three times per week, up to one hour at a time. So plenty of players have heard from plenty of teams, but there’s...

Getty Images Everyone expects Joe Burrow to go to Cincinnati with the first overall pick in Thursday night’s draft, and everyone expects Chase Young to go to Washington with the second pick. So who goes third? Ohio State cornerback Jeffrey Okudah, if the betting markets are correct: MGM lists...