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Getty Images Many believe that the land rush for undrafted free agents will be more chaotic and nutty than ever. While that may be the case for 31 of the teams, one franchise doesn’t expect to do much when it comes to signing players who aren’t selected. Via Benjamin Raven of mlive.com, Lions...

Getty Images The Lions are open for business with the third overall pick, provided the team looking to trade up isn’t asking them to move down too far. Lions General Manager Bob Quinn said today that he’s had talks with other teams about trading down from No. 3, and those talks began at the...

Getty Images After the Lions traded cornerback Darius Slay to the Eagles last month, Slay aired some of the issues he had with head coach Matt Patricia during their time together in Detroit. Slay was not the first player who shared grievances about the way the Lions head coach has interacted...

Getty Images The pegging of the Patriots at an over/under total of 8.5 isn’t the only significant aspect of Caesars’ team by team wins. Every number for the NFC North’s teams is an eyebrow raiser. The Packers, like the Patriots, are at 8.5. The Packers, who were a failed goal-line drive by the...

Getty Images The Lions won’t have anything resembling a normal offseason — like the rest of the league — but they’d have had their quarterback on hand if they did. Via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Lions General Manager Bob Quinn said that quarterback Matthew Stafford was recovered...

Getty Images The Lions have dropped a trio of players from their roster ahead of next week’s draft. The team announced on Wednesday that they have released tight end Paul Butler, wide receiver Jonathan Duhart and linebacker Steve Longa. None of the players appeared in any games for the Lions...

Getty Images The Lions added some more offensive line depth, bringing back one of their own. The team announced that they had agreed to terms with veteran guard Kenny Wiggins. He joined them in 2018, and has started 13 games for them the last two years. He spent the previous five seasons...

Getty Images You had to figure when Damon Harrison described his release from the Lions as “mutual,” that the relationship wasn’t good. The more he talks about it, the more obvious it becomes. Via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Harrison said on the “Green Light” podcast with former...

Getty Images The Lions shut down talk early this offseason that they were considering trading Matthew Stafford. But that doesn’t mean they’re not considering a quarterback with the third overall pick in the draft. Detroit has had virtual visits with top quarterback prospects and seems to have...

Getty Images Pete Retzlaff, a member of the Eagles’ Hall of Fame, died of natural causes in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, on Friday, the team announced. Retzlaff was 88. Retzlaff, who was a tight end, is one of only nine players in Eagles’ team history to have his number retired. Retzlaff wore 44...

Getty Images Former XFL offensive tackle Storm Norton has agreed to a two-year deal with the Chargers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. He becomes the second XFL player signed by the Chargers, who also agreed to terms with tight end Donald Parham. The Los Angeles Wildcats made Norton the first...

Getty Images The PFT Live one-division-at-a-time draft previews continue to include a draft of the best players in each division. On Thursday, Simms and I looked at the best players in the NFC North. Simms had the first pick, and if you know anything about Simms, you’ll know who he picked...

Getty Images Washington coach Ron Rivera sent a reasonably strong signal yesterday that he has his mind on Chase Young. Other teams must have gotten the message. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, no team outside the top three has contacted the Ohio State defensive end lately. That...

Getty Images The Bengals are apparently set on their quarterback, and Washington’s sending signals that Chase Young could be the second pick. That means the third spot is suddenly the interesting one, and don’t the Lions know it. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Lions have “had...

Getty Images The NFL told teams last week that they were deciding between allowing small gatherings of club personnel to work together during the draft or requiring everyone to work from their homes by themselves. The league announced its ruling on Monday. In a memo delivered to all teams and...

Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection committee voted on which players would be named to the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2010s and the results of that vote were announced on Monday. Eight players were unanimous choices, including Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Brady, who...

Getty Images Former NFL linebacker Chris Spielman is giving back in a big way. Spielman has been selling some of his most prized possessions, with all of the money he raises going to people who have been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, Spielman asked listeners to his...

Getty Images Julian Edelman has not signed a contract with the Lions. Despite what you may have heard. On April 1, Bill Simmons went on Colin Cowherd’s show, and both Simmons and Cowherd talked about an Edelman-to-Detroit “report” that was actually an April Fools’ Day prank. “Even Edelman, it...

Getty Images Lions head coach Matt Patricia’s wife had an idea about how to help health care workers and it turned out she wasn’t the only one thinking about a way to create more surgical masks. The Lions have partnered with Detroit nonprofit Empowerment Plan for some time to support their...

Getty Images Cornerback Darius Slay made a move from the Lions to the Eagles in a trade last month and he’s just starting to get a handle on how his new team will be using him in defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz’s scheme. On a conference call with reporters on Thursday, Slay was asked if the...