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Getty Images The Lions are making a change to their linebacking corps. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the team is releasing Devon Kennard on Tuesday. Kennard signed a three-year deal with the Lions in 2018 and dropping him now creates over $5.6 million in cap space for the Lions this...

Getty Images The Broncos are adding a veteran to their offensive line. Graham Glasgow, a guard who played the first four seasons of his career with the Lions, is signing with the Broncos, according to multiple reports. It’s been reported as a four-year, $44 million contract, with $25 million...

Getty Images The Packers aren’t waiting for the start of the new league year to start making additions to their roster. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team has agreed to terms with former Lions right tackle Rick Wagner on a contract. Wagner was released last week. With Wagner in...

Getty Images The Lions haven’t been in the market for a long snapper since 2004 and they are set to keep things rolling for another year. The team announced on Saturday that they have re-signed Don Muhlbach. Muhlbach has played in every Lions game since the start of the 2010 season and has...

Getty Images Football took former Lions wide receiver Kris Durham to Italy. Something suddenly larger has him stuck there. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Durham is under quarantine In Italy, but fortunately is free of any symptoms of the coronavirus. “I don’t have any...

Getty Images The Lions have parted ways with a member of their starting offensive line from the 2019 season. The team announced the release of right tackle Rick Wagner on Friday. Wagner signed a five-year deal with the team before the 2017 season. He was set to count $11.9 million against the...

Getty Images Michigan is officially the 16th state to legalize sports gambling. The first legal sports bets were placed at two casinos in Detroit yesterday. A third casino in Detroit has announced that it will begin taking sports bets today, and Lions legend Barry Sanders will place the first...

Getty Images NFL teams have been taking measures to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 by suspending travel and/or limiting access to team facilities. The Lions announced on Thursday that they will be doing both things. The team has put a stop to all travel by coaches and scouts and...

Getty Images Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers second-round draft pick Johnthan Banks was arrested on domestic violence and aggravated assault charges on Wednesday in Clay County, Mississippi. According to WTVA-TV, Banks was accused of choking his wife in his home late Tuesday night. Banks was...

Getty Images Graham Glasgow played his college football at Michigan and he’s spent all four years of his pro career with the Lions, but it looks like his long run in the Wolverine State will be coming to an end. Glasgow is set to become an unrestricted free agent this month and said that “the...

Getty Images The NFL announced the 32 compensatory picks, which were awarded to 15 teams. The Patriots have a league-high and league-maximum of four — two third-round choices and two sixth-round selections. New England lost Malcom Brown, Trent Brown, Trey Flowers, Chris Hogan, Cordarrelle...

Getty Images The Lions parted ways with defensive backs coach Brian Stewart after the 2019 season and they named his replacement on Monday. Steve Gregory has been promoted from defensive assistant to the defensive backs job. Gregory joined the staff in 2018 and coached at Syracuse before...

Getty Images Safety Justin Simmons expects the Broncos to use the franchise tag on him. Cornerback Chris Harris is more likely to hit free agency. Harris has expressed a willingness to stay put and said that “if they want me back, then I’ll be back,” but the team has taken the stance that it...

Getty Images Now that everyone including Matthew Stafford‘s wife has confirmed that he wants to be back with the Lions next season, she’s also confirming that his back is well. In an Instagram post this morning, Kelly Stafford mentioned that her husband’s back was “completely healed” in...

Getty Images Trade chatter regarding Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford started with an Instagram post from his wife. His wife has now helped put the matter to rest, also on Instagram. In a pair of Friday evening messages, Kelly Stafford made it clear that her husband doesn’t want to be...

Getty Images Can we put to bed the Matthew Stafford trade rumor? The Lions are not trading him. They have said that every which way they possibly can. Add “comical” to the list of words the Lions have used to dismiss it. “It’s comical, kind of, to me, to be honest with you,” Patricia said...

Getty Images Big, fast players tend to succeed in the NFL. Notre Dame wide receiver Chase Claypool showed he was both Thursday night at the NFL Scouting combine. Claypool clocked in with a 4.42 40-yard dash time after measuring in at 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds the day before. According to the...

Getty Images Jeff Okudah is expected to be the first cornerback off the board in this year’s draft and some think he could wind up with the Lions to begin his NFL career. If that’s the case, Okudah may get to play with someone he’s admired quite a while. The former Ohio State star met the...

Getty Images We may have found the candidate to truly unite the country. After a simple misunderstanding led some fans to disavow country music star Garth Brooks, former Lions running back Barry Sanders injected the right note of levity (and sanity) to the situation. To make a long viral...

Getty Images The Scouting Combine is many things other than the Scouting Combine. Among other things, it’s Rumor Central, with reporters in varying degrees of sobriety constantly talking to coaches and executives in varying degrees of sobriety. Whether and to what extent rumor mongered while...