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Getty Images There’s no precedent to go by for the 2020 NFL season, but it can be reasonably assumed that young players will be getting much more advice from the veterans this season. And that’s not just about football. A group of players told Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America...

Getty Images Mike Tyson will be returning to the ring, for one last time. That sparked an interesting (at least to us) question in a recent edition of PFT Live: Which retired NFL player would we like to see back on the field one more time? Charean Williams and I drafted four players each...

When word first emerged of an imminent plan to ditch the name of the Washington football team, it was accompanied with a report that other teams had been told to prepare to scrub the old name from their websites. This morning, Washington officially dumped its former name, opting for the...

Getty Images The Lions informed season ticket holders on Wednesday that they might not be sitting in the seats they purchased this season, but the team says it’s too early to say how many fans will attend games. In an email to season ticket holders, the Lions made clear that this year will be...

Getty Images The Lions have delayed their reporting date for rookies. Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports that “with everything going on, and some of the uncertainty with things in the league still, the Lions are just having their rookies report for coronavirus testing and physicals...

Getty Images Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu and quarterback Patrick Mahomes began a voter registration effort in Kansas City last month and voting was the subject of a virtual town hall meeting in Michigan on Tuesday. Michigan secretary of state Jocelyn Benson discussed how to register to vote...

Getty Images Former NFL players Don Majkowski and Aveion Cason are suing the NFL and the NFL Players Association over cuts made to their disability payments through the most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement. According to Ken Belson of the New York Times, Majkowski and Cason filed the...

Getty Images Cornerback Jeff Okudah was the third player selected in this year’s NFL draft, but he reached agreement on his first NFL contract earlier than the two players selected ahead of him in April. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Okudah has agreed to a deal with the Lions. It’s a...

Getty Images The Lions signed second-round pick D'Andre Swift to his rookie deal recently and that leaves the running back able to focus on football matters with his first training camp on the horizon. At the top of that list is a competition with Kerryon Johnson for playing time in the team’s...

Getty Images The Lions have struck deals with two more members of their 2020 draft class. The announcements of those deals came from the players. The agents for fifth-round wide receiver Quintez Cephus posted a picture of their client signing his deal on Twitter and fellow fifth-rounder Jason...

Getty Images The Lions have made three additions to their personnel department ahead of training camp and the 2020 season. The Detroit Free Press reports that the team now lists Ademi Smith as a scouting assistant on their website. Caio Brighenti and Michael Pelfrey are on the staff as...

Getty Images Tom Vaughn, a safety who spent his seven-year NFL career with the Lions, has died at the age of 77. Vaughn played his college football at Iowa State, where he was all-Big Eight as a fullback in 1963 and then as a defensive back in 1964. He also led the Big Eight in punt returns as...

Getty Images Running back D'Andre Swift tweeted a photo of himself signing his rookie contract. The Lions used the 35th overall choice to select the Georgia running back in the second round. Detroit has signed five of its nine draft choices, with only first-rounder Jeff Okudah, fifth-rounder...

Getty Images Jails present a heightened risk of infection during the ongoing pandemic. Plenty of Americans who have yet to be convicted but who can’t afford bail remain stuck in jail pending the resolution of their charges. Colin Kaepernick and his Know Your Rights camp have teamed up with...

Getty Images Reggie Bush ran for more than 1,000 yards with the Lions in 2013, which ended an eight-year stretch without a back reaching that milestone but it proved to be a momentary change in fortunes on the ground. No Lions back has run for more than 860 yards in any of the last six seasons...

Getty Images Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order last week allowing pro sports teams to return to business, without fans. And while she wants to see her local sports teams return, she’s being realistic about what that’s going to look like. Via John Niyo of the Detroit...

Getty Images The NFL strongly believes that it’s much harder to transmit the coronavirus in an outdoor setting than in a confined indoor space. So what about domed stadiums, which technically are indoors? As a source with knowledge of the league’s thinking explains it to PFT, open-air stadiums...

Getty Images Tom Brady is ignoring the NFLPA’s recommendation that NFL players stop working out together to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In fact, the Buccaneers quarterback thumbed his nose at the suggestion with an Instagram post. Brady, though, isn’t alone among NFL quarterbacks in open...

Getty Images The Lions have clearance from their state government to proceed, but it’s clear it’s going to be some time before they have an audience. Via Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Thursday that allows the return of...

Getty Images Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer has cleared the way for sports to be played in Michigan without fans present. The Lions hope that’s a precursor to eventually playing with fans present. “Governor Whitmer’s most recent Executive Order is an exciting step forward in our...