The Detroit Lions will have a new offensive coordinator for the second straight season, as Drew Petzing is taking over after the team moved on from John Morton.
The Detroit Lions defense had a stellar week at training camp, following the preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. Two players, defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike and linebacker Eric O'Neill have the potential this week to move up the depth chart.
With the Detroit Lions season right around the corner, the latest installment of their production 'Inside the Den' picked up following the NFL Draft with “and so it begins,” words Dan Campbell said during his season opening press conference at training camp.
The Detroit Lions play their only home preseason game at Ford Field on Saturday afternoon against the Washington Commanders. One of the players many supporters want to see continue shining in the preseason is defensive end Ahmed Hassanein.
The Detroit Lions will square off against the Washington Commanders at home in their second preseason game Saturday afternoon, and there might not be a player with more at stake than center Juice Scruggs.
The Detroit Lions avoided bad news on a key player who is expected to be a contributor in the secondary. According to play-by-play voice Dan Miller, the former second-round pick avoided a significant leg injury.
The opening of 2026 NFL training camp brings big hope for all 32 fan bases. These are the 25 developments to watch as we progress toward Week 1.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is on a quest to become the best player at his position in the National Football League. During a feature interview on "The Athletic Football Show" released this week, veteran quarterback Jared Goff shared why Williams' growth has been so rewarding to observe the last few years.
Detroit should get back to running the football more in 2026, but that doesn’t mean Jared Goff and his loaded group of pass catchers have to take a major step backward.
Jared Goff is the Detroit Lions’ undoubted starting quarterback entering the 2026 campaign. He's coming off a season in which he completed 68 percent of his passes, and threw for 4,564 yards and 34 touchdowns.
Christian Mahogany has taken most of the available opportunity at left guard, but Detroit’s latest workouts suggest the position may not be settled yet.
The Detroit Lions have some lingering concerns about their secondary heading into the 2026 season. In particular, there are injuries hindering the safety position with both Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch sidelined.
Tight end Sam LaPorta played in only nine games last season for the Detroit Lions. He's now at risk for missing time in 2026.
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.
Bears DC Dennis Allen said injuries in the secondary have not changed the standard he expects from the defense. “You know what I want to see?” Allen said, via ESPN.
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes isn't really known for giving out huge contracts. But there's one deal where Holmes, head coach Dan Campbell and the Lions may have paid too much.
The Detroit Lions hosted veteran guards Will Hernandez and Laken Tomlinson for workouts on Thursday, per the NFL Transactions wire. Tomlinson also worked out for the Browns earlier this month, but left Cleveland without a contract. Tomlinson, 33, is a former first-round pick out of Duke by the Lions in the 2015 NFL Draft.
After missing a total of one game in his first two seasons, Lions tight end Sam LaPorta went through an injury-wrecked year in 2025. LaPorta played in the Lions’ first nine games, but he missed their last eight after undergoing season-ending back surgery in November.
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.
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.
The Lions are coming off a disappointing 2025 season, finishing with a record of 9-8 en route to missing the playoffs.
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.
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 have huge expectations headed into the 2026 NFL season. Detroit wants to prove they are Super Bowl contenders again after missing the playoffs last season.
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.
Detroit signed the player, a former second-round pick by the Tennessee Titans, to a one-year, $1.4 million deal this offseason.
Ahmed Hassanein had the kind of game that could move him up on the depth chart.
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