There are still some young players out there who can help the Lions this summer and maybe even have a shot to make the 53-man roster The Detroit Lions don’t quite have 90 players yet.
The stat projections for the Lions are out, and the team is expected to be very good, but maybe not as explosive as we’ve seen them be The 2026 Detroit Lions’ season is 115 days away, and now that we’re entering the dead zone, this is usually when ESPN’s stats and analytics guru Mike Clay will do his annual projections for the season.
The Lions have a situation on offense where they don’t have a single player signed beyond 2026 at one position We’ve got a minute before football starts again for the Detroit Lions.
How many of the active NFL players who have rushed for 1,000 or more yards in a season can you name in five minutes?
The Detroit Lions invested heavily in the trenches on both sides of the football this past offseason. For a defense that struggled to live up to expectations, multiple free agent defensive ends were signed in free agency.
With the 2026 draft in the books, teams are already looking toward 2027. Here's our way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft, as of April 27, 2026.
The bill for one of the best running backs in the NFL just got a lot bigger Going into this offseason, we all knew what the score was. The Detroit Lions want to get some extensions done, and those extensions are going to be pretty big.
The Lions really wanted to play in Germany, and they knew the risk they’d be taking on if they got the game The Detroit Lions’ schedule dropped last week, and the big thing of note is that the Lions do not have a bye week after their game against the New England Patriots in Munich, Germany.
The Detroit Lions made seven additions to their roster in the NFL Draft, and every one of them could play a role in 2026. Detroit was aggressive in free agency, which takes some of the pressure off the young players to come in and contribute right away.
The Detroit Lions OnSI staff reacts to the 2026 NFL Schedule officially being revealed. Vito Chirco: I'm going to say taking on the Buffalo Bills in Week 2 on Thursday Night Football.
When the NFL conducts its front office and coaching accelerator program beginning Monday, two members of the Detroit Lions coaching staff will be in attendance.
The Detroit Lions schedule is now officially available to review and examine. While Dan Campbell's squad is playing a fourth-place schedule, the ending stretch, which features three division games in four weeks on the road, presents the roster their biggest challenge.
The early-round picks get most of the headlines, but the later rounds are where championships are often built. These 25 late-round picks from the 2026 draft have a chance to make impacts as rookies and beyond.
The Detroit Lions will play eight games at Ford Field in the 2026 NFL season. With the NFL moving to a 17-game schedule beginning in the 2021 season, and AFC and NFC teams have rotated the extra home game on a yearly basis.
There are elements of the Detroit Lions' 2026 schedule that are concerning, and others that are exciting. As the Lions look to bounce back after a down 2025 season, their slate for the upcoming season is one that fans and pundits alike generally agree on as favorable.
The Detroit Lions went with a businesslike approach to their schedule release video. While many teams use creativity to unveil their schedule, the Lions went with a video that has been consistent with the team's messaging this year.
The Detroit Lions will face the definition of a tough test to end the 2026 campaign. Dan Campbell's squad will square off on the road with all three of its NFC North foes – the Vikings (Week 15), the Bears (Week 17) and the Packers (Week 18) – in the last four weeks of the season.
The Detroit Lions are looking to go from worst to first in 2026. After finishing at the bottom of the NFC North, the Lions have high aspirations for the upcoming season.
DJ Reader visited the Giants in mid-April. Reports surfaced almost immediately: a deal was close. Then nothing happened. No announcement. No contract. The calendar crept past the NFL Draft, past April 27, past the date that matters more than most fans realize.
The Detroit Lions close the 2026 NFL season with a challenging stretch of games. When the schedule was released, many supporters and pundits immediately noticed Dan Campbell's squad will play three of their last four games against division rivals.
On May 14, the NFL released the official schedule for the 2026 season. With the release of the schedule, previously announced matchups officially have a date, opening up debates.
The Detroit Lions have decided to skip the rookie minicamp, choosing a path that focuses more on gradual player development rather than early reps. It’s a decision that stands out, especially since they’re the only team in the league taking this approach.
Detroit is betting that fewer early reps can still lead to faster real development. That is the gamble inside the Lions’ decision to skip rookie minicamp entirely.
The Detroit Lions' schedule is out, and the team now knows the road it will travel in 2026. Though the opponents for the schedule have been long finalized, Thursday marked the unveiling of the official schedule.
Heading into the new season, it appeared the Lions were going to catch a break. But, it just got harder for the Lions in the upcoming season.
New Orleans can get an early statement win. Either way, we'll learn something about the Saints, for better or worse.
The Lions are hoping their secondary can come back strong in 2026 after being decimated by injuries last year. Detroit’s starting four – D.J. Reed, Terrion Arnold, Brian Branch, and Kerby Joseph – all missed several games with the latter three ending the season on injured reserve.
The Detroit Lions came into the 2026 NFL draft with a handful of critical holes to fill on their lineup, and they came out of it with many of those gaps closed.
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