The NFC North ended in a close affair last season, with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings finishing with an identical 9-8 record. However, since Minnesota swept Detroit in their regular-season games, HC Dan Campbell’s team ended up at #4 despite a winning record.
Following an injury suffered during practice, Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta will be closely monitored. He status for the regular-season opener could be in jeopardy, according to a report from ESPN.
Ennis Rakestraw had finally started stacking the kind of practices the Detroit Lions needed to see from him. Then Thursday happened. Another injury, brutal timing, and an already difficult path to the 53-man roster may have just gotten even tougher.
The Detroit Lions organization and fans are haunted by three letters: S. O. L. It’s the infamous acronym for “Same Old Lions.” Anything that goes wrong on the field or in the organization, and these three letters define the negative patterns.
Dan Campbell may have accidentally given away one of the Detroit Lions’ final roster decisions. A veteran who entered camp looking like a potential long shot just got mentioned in a VERY telling conversation.
Eric O’Neill keeps making plays for the Detroit Lions, and Dan Campbell admits he’s becoming “hard to ignore.” But one question Detroit is still trying to answer sounds VERY familiar.
The Seahawks plan to sign CB Terrion Arnold at some point after he was let go by the Lions this offseason due to his involvement in a kidnapping and armed robbery.
Alim McNeill enters 2026 in dire need of a bounce-back season. The Lions defensive tackle's production notably regressed a season ago upon his return from
Physical setbacks limited Daniels to just seven starts in 2025 before he was shut down after he aggravated a previously suffered elbow injury during the season.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
One Detroit Lions undrafted rookie has become impossible for the coaching staff to ignore. “He’s caught everybody’s eye.” The talent is showing up almost every day.
The Detroit Lions are facing adversity after a significant injury to one of their top free agent signings. Center Cade Mays, who signed a three-year deal with the expectation of being the team's starting center of the future, suffered a wrist injury that could sideline him for two months in 2026.
Detroit enters 2026 trying to prove last year’s collapse from a franchise-best 15-2 to a last-place 9-8 finish was the exception, not a new direction. Dan Campbell brought in Drew Petzing as his third offensive coordinator in three years after taking over play-calling himself mid-season, while Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St.
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell sat down on the Coach2Coach with Jason Garrett podcast and opened up about the trade that quietly changed everything for the franchise.
Lions fans have had a lot of practice making jokes about the Lions, and it shows. This is a fanbase that got funny out of necessity, which is why the self-deprecating section below is the best one in the file and it isn’t particularly close.
The Detroit Lions’ rookie class has been a major topic of discussion at training camp, as several members of the group are already making impacts and fighting for starting roles.
Lions HC Dan Campbell knows there needs to be a certain amount of control with DE Aidan Hutchinson so the team can be productive without his disruption
The Detroit Lions may need to go QB shopping after what we’ve seen this week. And one former second-round pick could be about to hit the market at exactly the right time.
The Detroit Lions didn’t play any starters in their opening preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals last week, but that is expected to change this weekend as the Washington Commanders come to town.
The Lions recently announced a series of new hires and promotions in their player personnel department, headlined by Dwayne Joseph‘s move from director of scouting to vice president of player personnel.
While it was recently reported that the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks would be signing Arnold, the transaction had not been made official as of Tuesday.
The Detroit Lions have quite a few stars on their current roster, but one that perhaps makes the most noise, at least on defense, is defensive end Aidan Hutchinson.
Linebacker Devin White signed with the Lions just two weeks ago, but he is already pushing for a starting job in the second level of the team’s defense, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.
In the NFL, fortunes can change almost overnight. A team that finishes last in its division one year can be playing for a division title the next. The Detroit Lions the most compelling candidate to make that jump in 2026.