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Rival Coach Gives Lions Surprising Praise

For the Detroit Lions, the 2025 NFL season didn't end the way they expected. They were bounced by the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.

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Lions surprisingly sign their first-round pick ahead their of second-round pick, what that could mean

The Detroit Lions have been hard at work getting their 2025 NFL Draft picks signed to rookie deals. On May 9, the Lions signed Miles Frazier, Ahmed Hassanein, Dan Jackson, and Dominic Lovett.

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Lions surprisingly sign their first-round pick ahead of their second-round pick, what that could mean

The Detroit Lions have been hard at work getting their 2025 NFL Draft picks signed to rookie deals. On May 9, the Lions signed Miles Frazier, Ahmed Hassanein, Dan Jackson, and Dominic Lovett.

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The best NFL players never to play in the postseason

Here are the best talents since 1965 who either went their entire careers as regular-season-only players or have thus far done so.

Penei Sewell News / Side Lion Report / May 21

New NFL award will finally give Lions' Penei Sewell the shine he deserves

Penei Sewell is the Detroit Lions' top offensive tackle. The 24 year old O-lineman has completely helped to re-tool the Lions' offense and, specifically, their run game.

Jameson Williams News / Side Lion Report / May 21

Lions analyst lays out precise blueprint for Jameson Williams to get paid

The 2024 season was clearly a big one for the career of Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams. To his credit, starting with OTAs all the way through, he took some major steps on his way to topping 1,000 yards for the first time.

Detroit Lions News / Detroit Lions on SI / May 21

Lions Among Teams That Supported Keeping Tush Push

National Football League owners have made a decision on the controversial "Tush Push" play that could have been outlawed. For supporters of the Philadelphia Eagles, the play the defending Super Bowl champions have perfected will continue to be allowed, as league owners reportedly voted 22-10 in favor of banning the play.

Detroit Lions News / Pride of Detroit / May 21

Why keeping the tush push is a win for the Detroit Lions

The tush push is here to stay, and that’s good news for the Detroit Lions. On Wednesday, the NFL opted not to ban the tush push. The proposal, initially

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Thanksgiving and Christmas won't be the only holidays the Lions are giving up in 2025

As we all know, the Detroit Lions play on Thanksgiving every single year. It's been a long standing tradition since 1934,. That was fine and everyone understood what it was and it was all good.

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Detroit Lions ditch bold playoff reseeding proposal

There seemed to be a concerted effort to change the NFL playoff seeding, eliminating the home-field advantage of divisional winners, but the Detroit Lions, who introduced the rule change, have decided to withdraw it.

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Detroit Lions riskiest moves in 2025 NFL offseason

The Detroit Lions are ready to make up for lost time during the 2025 NFL season. Detroit had arguably its best season in franchise history in 2024. Unfortunately, it did not amount to any success in the postseason.

Detroit Lions News / Pride of Detroit / May 21

Detroit Lions withdraw their playoff reseeding proposal

After making some tweaks to their playoff seeding proposal, the Detroit Lions decided to nix the whole thing. The Detroit Lions have withdrawn their proposal to revise NFL playoff seeding rules, which aimed to prioritize regular-season records over division titles to determine playoff positions.

Detroit Lions News / Field Level Media / May 21

Lions pull proposal to modify playoff seeding

The Detroit Lions withdrew their proposal to alter playoff seeding before a vote was taken by owners in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The proposal called for seeding the playoff field based on record, thus eliminating the automatic home game for division winners regardless of regular-season record.

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Lions Withdraw Playoff Seeding Proposal, Lacked Support

The Detroit Lions proposal to change the NFL bylaw surrounding the playoff seeding process did not garner enough support and was reportedly withdrawn at the spring meetings in Minnesota.

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Detroit Lions change their mind about NFL Playoff reseeding proposal

After what looked as though they were doubling down, the Lions have officially withdrawn their playoff reseeding proposal. The Lions proposed reseeding in the NFL Playoffs to seed teams based on record, instead of the top four seeds going to division winners.

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The NFL never really gave the Lions the time of the day on rule proposals

The Detroit Lions made multiple proposals for rule changes ahead of the league meetings in April. They proposed that the league do away with automatic first downs as a result of defensive holding.

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Five NFL rule changes we actually want after tush push ban fails

The league has more pressing rule changes it should consider next offseason before another round of tush push discourse.

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Lions withdraw proposal for NFL playoff reseeding

The NFL‘s spring meeting is currently underway, and some major changes are expected to come to the league. One that isn’t on the way, however, is going to be playoff-reseeding.

Detroit Lions News / A to Z Sports / May 21

The one Lions player who actually makes sense to be a part of Team USA in the 2028 Summer Olympics

On Tuesday at the NFL's spring meetings, the league voted that it will allow its players to participate in the 2028 Olympics as a part of Team USA's flag football team. Everyone got excited, and the big discussions have already started about who should be on this team.

Detroit Lions News / Pride of Detroit / May 21