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Getty Images Late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game, the Lions had the lead and the ball and called a third down swing pass that appeared to seal the win: It picked up the first down, the Cardinals were out of timeouts, and it seemed for a moment that Detroit would just run out the clock...

Getty Images Kliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray showed everyone what their new offense is supposed to look like. It just took them three quarters to get warmed up. Kingsbury, the new head coach who thought Murray as first overall pick was the perfect quarterback to help him bring his ballyhooed...

Getty Images Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli was defensive line coach in Tampa Bay while Barry Sanders was in Detroit, and Marinelli found out the hard way how hard stopping Sanders can be. Now Marinelli has similar concerns about Giants running back Saquon Barkley heading into...

Getty Images The NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Packers and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. Questionable players are uncertain to play, doubtful players are...

Getty Images The Seahawks’ initial status report did not list a designation for defensive end Ziggy Ansah. The updated one has. Seattle downgraded Ansah to questionable for Sunday’s opener. Ansah remained limited in Friday’s practice, and Seahawks coach Pete Carroll expressed uncertainty...

Getty Images Kyler Murray didn’t start as a freshman in high school. He didn’t start his first game as a freshman at Texas A&M, and he sat behind Baker Mayfield at Oklahoma for most of 2017 after losing another year (2016) to transfer rules. But the No. 1 overall choice will start his first...

Getty Images If the words “former first-rounder” appear in your bio, you’re going to get plenty of chances. As such, former Vikings first-rounder Laquon Treadwell continues to get workouts. Via Field Yates of ESPN, Treadwell’s latest workout was with the Lions. He also worked out for the...

Getty Images When they face the Cardinals on Sunday, the Lions become the first team tasked with stopping the new offense run by coach Kliff Kingsbury and quarterback Kyler Murray. They’re not sure what to expect. Kingsbury ran an offensive system at Texas Tech that hasn’t been seen in the...

Getty Images The Packers cut safety Josh Jones when they dropped to 53 players last weekend and the 2017 second-round pick’s search for a new job is going to take him to a couple of Green Bay’s rivals from the NFC North. Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports that Jones will visit with the Vikings...

Getty Images Damon Harrison skipped the Lions’ offseason program while seeking a new deal. The defensive tackle showed up for training camp but began on the non-football injury list. Harrison, 30, signed a one-year extension two weeks ago, guaranteeing him $12 million over the next two...

Getty Images One of the big questions heading into the first weekend of the 2019 regular season is what the Cardinals offense is going to look like once head coach Kliff Kingsbury takes off the veil that covered the unit in the preseason. The Lions will be the first team to face that offense...

Getty Images Lions center Frank Ragnow and linebacker Jarrad Davis both had to be carted off after suffering ankle injuries in Detroit’s third preseason game this summer, but neither player was lost for the season and both could be in play for spots in the lineup this week. Ragnow returned to...

Getty Images One of the NFL’s biggest mysteries heading into opening weekend is: How is the Cardinals’ offense going to look? Four preseason games didn’t reveal much, and that was by design. Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury admits he doesn’t know whether that will prove an advantage for his...

Getty Images There were fears of a serious injury when Lions center Frank Ragnow was carted to the locker room during Detroit’s third preseason game of the summer, but those were alleviated when head coach Matt Patricia said that it would not end Ragnow’s season. It appears that Ragnow may not...

Getty Images The Lions worked out a number of skill position players Tuesday. They had quarterback Tyree Jackson, receiver Anthony Johnson, quarterback Chad Kanoff, receiver Victor Bolden, running back Nick Brossette, quarterback Taylor Heinicke, receiver Terry Godwin, defensive end Geneo...

Getty Images The Cardinals cut T.J. Logan and Pharoh Cooper, leaving them in search of punt and kick returners. They have a pretty good one on the roster already. Christian Kirk returned 21 punts last season as a rookie and averaged 7.8 yards per return with a long of 44. At Texas A&M, Kirk...

Getty Images Tight end Logan Thomas was released by the Lions when they claimed J.D. McKissic off of waivers on Sunday, but he didn’t have to wait long to find his way back onto the 53-man roster in Detroit. The Lions announced that Thomas has re-signed with the team on Monday. Defensive end...

Getty Images The Seahawks waived J.D. McKissic on Saturday. The Lions claimed him on Sunday. There’s been some ambiguity about McKissic’s specific role. On the official transaction report, McKissic is listed as a receiver, not a running back. McKissic’s best season of his career came in 2017...

Getty Images Quarterback Kyle Sloter had a choice of where he went next. He chose the Cardinals, Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press reports. Six teams, including the Lions, showed interest in signing Sloter, per Tomasson. The Vikings cut Sloter on Saturday, keeping Sean Mannion as the backup...

Getty Images The Lions have reset their quarterback room, keeping a pair of recently acquired backups to Matthew Stafford. The Lions released Tom Savage and Luis Perez among their cuts to get to the 53-man roster limit, leaving Josh Johnson and David Blough behind Matthew Stafford. Johnson...