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What I learned reviewing the All-22 tape from the Detroit Lions' Hall of Fame Game performance

Stock report: TeSlaa and Reynolds among those trending up, backup QBs going the other way after Hall of Fame game

Locker room buzz: Injury updates, backup QBs slump and Hassanein's emotional debut

Rapid Rewind: Lions' backups sloppy from start to finish in Hall of Fame game beatdown

Lions adjust Anzalone's contract, but no extension for defensive captain

Comprehensive Hall of Fame Game viewing guide: Detroit Lions players to watch at every position

Lions' Rakestraw pushing through pain to not lose positive momentum: 'I'm going to always fight until my body tells me no'

Lions camp observations: Defense keeps humming with dominant showing in scrimmage

Pressers and scrums: Gruden visit, deep balls, trick plays, Patrick's sluggish start and a CB signing

Loving his return to center, Lions' Glasgow entering second potential redemption arc

Lions camp observations: Jaw-dropping Williams route, DB performance highlight team's first red zone work

Thoughts on the Detroit Lions' defense after watching a week of camp practices

Thoughts on the Detroit Lions' offense after watching a week of camp practices

Exploring Detroit Lions reported interest in Matthew Judon

Lions camp observations: The cavalry has arrived

In perpetual survival mode, Pat O'Connor always looking for new ways to help the Lions

Lions camp observations: Hutchinson extinguishing lingering doubts during first padded practice

Filling in for Anzalone, former NFL tackle leader Cunningham striving to put 'name back on the map'

Coordinator review: Sheppard at ease in new role, talks blitz philosophy and hypes up Hutchinson

Lions camp observations: O-line shuffle, more practice-halting chippiness, and punchout efforts rewarded

After losing Onwuzurike, Lions faced with finding new source of interior pass rush

Lions camp observations: Defensive exuberance leads to practice ejection

Disappointed Anzalone hoping to retire a Lion as contract frustrations simmer

Quick-hitting injury update ahead of third Detroit Lions' camp practice

Happy anniversary, Detroit Football Network

Pressers and scrums: Plan for the o-line, Hooker's improvement, and Decker talks surgery decision and Manu's development

Lions camp observations: Hooker sharp, Reed absent, Vaki exits

Ennis Rakestraw avoids serious injury, expected back at practice in a few days

Pressers and scrums: Anzalone reports in excellent condition, idea of 'hold in' rejected by Campbell

Lions camp observations: Rakestraw exits with injury, Ya-Sin pops, a new drill, and Ratledge still repping at center

Lions' Onwuzurike out for season with torn ACL; Decker expected back quickly

A dozen Detroit Lions veterans with something to prove this training camp

Lions plug roster openings, signing two corners and a running back

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: Interior o-line competition, ability to quickly forge chemistry will be a top storyline

Lions place several players on injured lists to open camp, including Decker and Onwuzurike

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: Hutchinson should rebound, but can Davenport squash the injury bug?

First-year floor and ceiling projections for Detroit Lions' draft class as rookies report for training camp

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: Will o-line changes derail 4-year trend of ground game improvements?

A proposed area of improvement for each projected starter on Detroit Lions' defense

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: What's the encore for team's tremendously talented and productive safety duo?

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: Will LaPorta see more targets and who claims third TE job?

A proposed area of improvement for each projected starter on Detroit Lions' offense

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: Team in good shape at DT to weather McNeill's early-season absence

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: Depth chart at OT hinges on Manu's development

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: With starters set, can Rakestraw earn top CB backup job?

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: Can the team squeeze a sixth WR on its roster?

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: What's the next step for returning trio of starting LBs?

Detroit Lions 2025 camp preview: Some minor intrigue surrounding backup QB job

Hidden Figures: Dre Thompson's path from 12th man at Texas A&M to multi-faceted QC role with Lions

Ranking and evaluating each position group within the NFC North: Where do the Lions reign supreme?

Exploring a series of behind-the-scenes investments that have contributed to Lions' cultural turnaround

How ready is Lions rookie Miles Frazier to compete for starting job? Here's what a study of his college tape revealed

5 years ago, an unexpected change in ownership altered course of long-lousy Lions

Lions' Tashard Choice on working with best friend Kelvin Sheppard: 'I may fight him'

The Detroit Lions believe in Marcus Davenport more than you

What Dominic Lovett's college tape reveals about what the Lions are getting in the rookie receiver

Distilling a 53-man Detroit Lions roster for the first quarter of the 21st century

DFN mailbag, Part 2: Injury outlooks, Lions' all-time o-line and the future of the podcast

DFN Mailbag, Part I: More on Ragnow and the changing o-line, Jamo extension and other cap conundrums

Analyzing what the money and roster fit could look like if Detroit Lions run it back with Za'Darius Smith

What Tyleik Williams' college film reveals the Detroit Lions are getting in the rookie defensive tackle

Lions' Rakestraw making positive impression with coaches, teammates entering second season

After earning unprompted shoutout from coach Campbell, Lions' Eguakun staying level with drive to win a job

4 things from Lions' final OTA before training camp, including Rodriguez and St. Brown injury updates

Lions' Campbell thanks Ragnow, calls it the right decision, explains team has option, chides talk of contract concerns

Lions adding veteran lineman days after Ragnow retirement announcement

DFN Mailbag: Frank Ragnow retirement edition

Video: Why Ragnow's retirement was surprising, what do the Lions do next at center, and cap ramifications of the move

Lions' star center Frank Ragnow stunningly announces retirement

Avonte Maddox's love for the Lions never faded; now he gets a chance to play for his hometown team

Campbell sees Lions' brutal circumstances as 'perfect,' sets lofty expectations for Jameson Williams

Lions OTA observations: Energy sky high, absences plentiful, defensive line productive

Lions' Campbell explains offseason schedule changes, confirms joint practices with two opponents

Hall of Fame game will offer added opportunity for Lions to evaluate backup QB battle, Hooker's development

Detroit Lions adding experienced veteran linebacker to offseason roster

Set to compete for fourth safety job, what Dan Jackson's Georgia tape tells us about Lions' rookie safety

Pushing his developmental pace with offseason approach, Lions looking for Manu to take consistency up a notch

3 non-Hutchinson takeaways from Lions' media access, highlighted by Sewell's improvement plan

'Fully cleared': Lions' Hutchinson gains valuable perspective from injury, ready to prove he hasn't hit his ceiling

Lions will lean on veteran Maddox as backup safety, plan to let five youngsters battle for fourth spot

How Dan Campbell's introductory press conference helped lead new TE coach Tyler Roehl to Detroit

Exploring what an extension that keeps Alex Anzalone in Detroit for remainder of his career could look like

Scouting Tate Ratledge: College tape reveals better pass protector than anticipated given mauler reputation

Hutchinson turning a corner, no more nickel for Rakestraw, new drill for Branch, and more from Lions' defensive coaches

Opportunity with Lions connects David Shaw to his past, ambitions put on hold, and best friend

Detroit Lions 2025 schedule: Opening at Lambeau, 5 primetime games, and Christmas Day in Minnesota

Detroit Lions 2025 schedule

5 quick thoughts after meeting with Detroit Lions' retooled offensive coaching staff

Lions sign a trio of tryout players after rookie minicamp, waive TE Prieskorn

Physicality, dirty work and a defensive mindset: What led UDFA WR Jackson Meeks to Detroit

Rookie minicamp observations: Ratledge snapping, TeSlaa snagging, and a few tryout defenders flash

Lions sign 4 draft picks and 10 UDFAs, newcomers get numbers, and full rookie minicamp roster, including tryouts

Studying Ahmed Hassanein's Boise State tape to understand what Lions are getting in sixth-round edge rusher

DFN Lions Mailbag, Part II: A LaPorta bounce back, defining success in '25, and non-obvious players meriting extensions

DFN Lions Mailbag: Rookie contributions, lineup and schedule predictions, plus more

What are the Detroit Lions getting in Isaac TeSlaa? We roll the tape on team's third-round pick

Providing context to Kerby Joseph's contract extension details

Admittedly too early, post-draft Detroit Lions' roster projection and analysis

8 thoughts on Detroit Lions' 2025 draft: Big Board reflections, edge panic, mid-round trades and more

Lions GM Holmes wraps up the 2025 NFL Draft with thoughts on his Day 3 picks

One takeaway from each of Detroit's four Day 3 picks

Detroit Lions 2025 UDFA signing tracker

Lions round out draft class by drafting a third Georgia player, WR Dominic Lovett

Lions bolster safety depth with Georgia's Dan Jackson in the seventh round

Lions land Boise State edge rusher Ahmed Hassanein in sixth round

Lions trade up again for an o-lineman, selecting LSU's Frazier in the fifth round

GM Holmes talks trade-up decisions and recapping media sessions with Lions' Day 2 draft picks Ratledge and TeSlaa

17 prospects who could fit the Detroit Lions on Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft

Lions trade three Day 2 picks to move up 32 spots in third round for WR Isaac TeSlaa

Detroit Lions trade up 3 spots in second round, select Georgia guard Tate Ratledge

Ohio State d-line coach boldly compares Tyleik Williams movement skills to future Hall of Famer

New Lions DT Tyleik Williams confirms Bills expressed strong interest at No. 30

Whether the Lions stay patient or trade up, 25 prospects to consider on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL draft

Here's what Lions GM Brad Holmes and No. 28 pick Tyleik Williams had to say after first round of the 2025 draft

Lions hold steady with No. 28 pick, select Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams

2025 NFL Draft guide: A roundup of DFN's Detroit Lions coverage leading up to event

Lions are making Kerby Joseph NFL's highest-paid safety with 4-year extension

Lions to host Chargers for Hall of Fame game to open NFL's 2025 preseason slate

Mock Draft Mania: Using different simulators to generate 7 three-round projections for the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions Big Board: Ranking the top 75 non-QB prospects and their fits ahead of the 2025 NFL draft

Analysis: Four players worthy of Detroit Lions trying to trade up to land in the first round of the 2025 draft

Forget the mock drafts: Lions' Holmes wants you to get some popcorn and watch him cook

Touching on Lions' long-term outlook at QB, RB and TE ahead of 2025 draft

Lions stocked up at LB but could look to the draft to answer questions beyond 2025

With trio of expiring deals, finding an edge to pair with Hutchinson as urgent as ever for Lions

Heading into the draft, the Lions are light on depth behind star safety tandem

Engine of Detroit Lions offense due for a tune-up heading into the 2025 NFL draft

Lions Mailbag Part II: Was Davis trade worth it, status of 2023 draft picks Martin and Sorsdal and more

Detroit Lions Mailbag: O-line concerns, WR as BPA, trading down potential and more

Lions' cornerback room in good shape after two-year remodel, but there's always room for more talent

Grading the Detroit Lions' 2022 draft class, three years later

Heading into draft, Lions on the hunt for needed injection of youth at wide receiver

Lions' roster 'heavy' on defensive tackles, but long-term need persists heading into 2025 NFL draft

Several Detroit Lions players change uniform numbers, including Jameson Williams and Jahmyr Gibbs

Sewell's 2024 extension offers map for how Lions could make Hutchinson NFL's highest-paid non-QB

Lions' Wood talks international game, ticket prices, possibility of playing on Christmas and rule changes

Lions' Campbell talks o-line, adding more depth at defensive line and WR, motivating road schedule and more

Full recap of Lions GM Holmes' wide-ranging talk of team's free agency and future roster decisions

As Lions' roster talent holds steady, here's what division foes and other NFC contenders have done this offseason

From $40 million under to $40 million over: How Lions' cap situation will flip next year and how they can manage it

Evaluating fits of a dozen different prospects being projected to Lions in recent mock drafts

What the tape tells us about Detroit Lions' 4 additions in the second wave of free agency

Getting a feel for the Detroit Lions' depth chart ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft

Lions add more depth at cornerback, inking Detroit native Avonte Maddox

Free agent film review: New Lions LB Grant Stuard proved he's more than a special teamer in 2024

Lions go heavy with void years on D.J. Reed's contract; add veteran depth at cornerback

DFN Mailbag: How Detroit's free agency additions impact Brodric Martin and Hendon Hooker

Al-Quadin Muhammad re-signing, Jared Goff to star in Netflix docuseries and Lions propose two rule changes

Free agent film study: What the Detroit Lions are getting in nose tackle Roy Lopez

What a market-resetting extension for Kerby Joseph could look like for Lions

Free agent film study: What the Detroit Lions are getting in cornerback D.J. Reed

Resetting Lions' needs after first wave of free agency and highlighting potential fits

Lions plug another roster hole, re-signing wide receiver Tim Patrick

Pressers and scrums: 3 new Lions meet with media, team adds a QB, and a recap of all the day's moves

Recapping the start of the new league year, with thoughts on Zeitler's departure and the future of Detroit's o-line

Detroit Lions able to bring back Levi Onwuzurike at a bargain rate

NFL free agency recap: Lions come to terms with DT Lopez, lose Melifonwu on second day of negotiations

7 thoughts after the first day of NFL free agency negotiations

Lions swapping starting CBs, signing D.J. Reed after losing Carlton Davis III

Contract numbers for Lions' Davenport a good reminder to wait before reacting

Detroit Lions reportedly declining option, parting ways with Za'Darius Smith

Detroit Lions keeping more of the band together, re-signing Marcus Davenport

Ahead of free agency, evaluating Detroit Lions' cap situation for 2025 and beyond

Lions get jumpstart on free agency, agreeing to three-year extension with LB Derrick Barnes

A position-by-position look at Detroit Lions' defensive needs and potential fits ahead of free agency

A position-by-position look at Detroit Lions' offensive needs and potential fits ahead of free agency

Looking at contract comps to project what it might take for Lions to retain starters headed for free agency

Explaining the basics of NFL free agency, the salary cap and contract structures

Scottie Montgomery talks role change, working with Jamo, non-negotiables and coming back to finish the job

Lions releasing LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin, clearing more than $2 million in cap space

Five takeaways from front seven defenders at the 2025 scouting combine

NFL combine buzz: Former coordinators talk, using AI, praise for new Lions assistant and more

A man of many ideas: Detroit Lions new OC John Morton feels like a kid in candy store

Trading for top edge rusher unlikely as Lions GM Holmes stares down challenge of retaining team's young pieces

2025 draft offers plenty of CB options if Lions want to go back to the well after selecting two early a year ago

What the film says about top OTs in 2025 draft after Lions GM Holmes committed to keeping whole garden watered up front

2025 draft loaded with defensive tackle talent for Lions to consider in early rounds

Safety obviously not a top draft priority for Lions, but there's BPA potential on Day 2 with 2025 prospects

Detroit Lions announce 2025 coaching staff; learn about the new roles and faces

Tape study shows draft's second day could be spot for Lions to add a big, physical receiver to pair with star tandem

What the tape reveals about 2025 LB class with Lions potentially in the market for long-term help at the position

Initial impressions: Converting tackles bolster interior OL draft class if Lions want to continue retooling

Detroit Lions' 2025 coaching staff taking shape with two new hires and top assistant switching positions

Initial impressions: If Lions seek a pocket-crushing edge to complement Hutchinson, draft offers several options

A comprehensive roadmap for the Detroit Lions' 2025 offseason

Super Bowl preview: What do the Eagles and Chiefs have that the Lions didn't?

DFN Mailbag Part II: Navigating Lions' future cap crunch and why not build a offensive packages for Hendon Hooker

DFN Mailbag: Lions' OC decision, big names on the trade block and more

Rookie review and setting early expectations for second season of Detroit Lions' 2024 draft class

Exit Interviews: Detroit's safeties stake claim as NFL's best duo, with an extension and addressing depth on offseason docket

Exit Interviews: Run blocking improved, protection dipped as Lions' face offseason decisions at guard

Myles Garrett has requested a trade; let's talk through the hypothetical of Detroit as a destination

Exit Interviews: Revamped CB personnel allowed Lions to reshape defense to vision; decision on Davis looms

Exit Interviews: Sam LaPorta offset Lions' decreased usage of team's tight ends with increased efficiency

Exit Interviews: After keeping seven and playing 10, what does future hold for Detroit's linebacking corps?

Exit Interviews: St. Brown steady as ever, Williams arrives and Lions face short- and long-term uncertainty at WR3

Lions continue to replenish coaching staff, adding former Stanford coach Shaw as passing game coordinator

Unfamiliar, not uncommon: Lions fans learning how success leads to major coaching staff overhauls in the NFL

Exit Interviews: After years of struggles, a viable interior pass rush emerged, but future is cloudy beyond Alim McNeill

Exit Interviews: Gibbs rise to superstardom a driving force behind Lions' record-setting offense

Exit Interviews: Hutchinson had made jump from good to elite; Smith decision looms in search of a complement

Lions set to hire former assistant, Michigan native John Morton as offensive coordinator

Exit Interviews: Lions couldn't have asked for much more out of Goff in ninth season

Revisiting a lengthy 2023 sit-down interview with new Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard

Detroit Lions promote Kelvin Sheppard to fill defensive coordinator vacancy

Hank Fraley is staying with the Detroit Lions, reportedly with an upgraded title

Is losing two coordinators a death sentence? What can we learn from teams who have experienced Lions' plight

Here's what the Lions are getting in new defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers

Recapping Holmes: Lions GM remains committed to approach that brought team this far

Exploring 14 internal and external candidates for Lions' defensive coordinator vacancy

Ranking Lions' unrestricted free agents, projecting their next contracts and the odds they're re-signed

Detroit Lions film review: A necessary autopsy of an early playoff exit

Exploring more than a dozen internal and external candidates to be Detroit Lions' next offensive coordinator

Lions' Campbell wants philosophical continuity with potential coordinator replacements, would consult Goff on OC

Locker room (cleanout) buzz: Lions linemen prepared to hold position coach hostage and plenty of injury updates

Three and Out: Lions' coaching fell short of standard, accelerating an offseason expected to be full of change

Hopes raised, dreams dashed: Lions turn Detroit into Mudville, once again

Rapid Rewind: 5 takeaways, fourth-down conversions help Commanders dash Lions' Super Bowl dream

Game day guide: Everything you need to know for Lions vs. Commanders

'I love that kid': Lions' patience pays off with Jameson Williams helping take offense to historic new heights

Lions film review: Separating fact from fiction regarding the defense's handling of mobile quarterbacks this season

Coordinator recap: Johnson and Glenn talk head coach interviews and Fipp raves about Commanders special teams

Ahead of return, Lions RB Montgomery shares value of faith, intense offseason workouts and vivid Super Bowl dreams

How a rookie GM and a retread coaching hire turned around Lions' Divisional round opponent overnight

Campbell recap: Lions coach emphasizes situational execution to roster, offers thoughts on mobile QB struggles

Behind scenes, Lions rookie Manu finding himself: 'He's using that big-ass frame of his and he's using it right'

It's a date: Detroit Lions will host Washington Commanders in Divisional round next Saturday

Recapping jobs Lions staffers interviewed for this weekend and a reminder how team's next opponent will be determined

DFN Lions Mailbag: A big batch of questions for the postseason bye week

I don't have an All-Pro vote, but here's how I'd shape the 2024 roster if I did

The Lions went for it on fourth down 33 times in 2024; what was the cumulative value of those decisions?

Taking a deeper look at the NFL's six coaching vacancies as Detroit Lions' coordinators draw heavy interest

Here's how the Detroit Lions will approach their postseason bye

Detroit Lions film review: What went right for defense in red zone and third down, plus some additional observations

Three and Out: Coach of the Year reconsidered, Anzalone's impact and marveling at Gibbs' rapid ascension

Detroit Lions' 2025 opponents set and a quick look at four Divisional round scenarios

Locker room buzz: Robertson steps up, Anzalone's impact, injury updates, record reactions and a coordinator chess match

Rapid Rewind: Stingy red-zone defense and record-setting performance by Gibbs propel Lions to NFC's No. 1 seed

Game day guide: Everything you need to know and what to watch as Lions vs. Vikings vie for NFC's No. 1 seed

Ahead of 2024 season finale, a look at the personal bests and franchise records Detroit Lions have or could set

A locker room Q&A with Lions CB Amik Roberson ahead of one of the biggest regular season games in NFL history

After sluggish start, Lions' LaPorta rediscovered groove during highly productive December

Anatomy of a snub: How does a legitimate DPOY candidate get left off a Pro Bowl roster?

Meet Brad Holmes' lieutenant who has helped Lions patchwork roster through unprecedented injury woes in 2024

Detroit Lions film review: Early problems 49ers offense posed, how Lions righted ship and what it might mean for Week 18