Latest news and updates about the Lions
As part of the NFL’s slow-dripping of its schedule release, the league announced its full international schedule on Wednesday. Based on the slate of home teams, the final possibilities for the Green Bay Packers to play globally in 2026 were either as the road team against the Detroit Lions (Germany) or New Orleans Saints (France). […]
Former Detroit Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs announced he’s retiring from football. The 28-year-old, who spent 2021-23 in Detroit, posted his farewell on social media on Tuesday, thanking everyone who helped him achieve his dreams. “I want to thank God because without him I wouldn’t be here,” he wrote. “I also wanna thank my mother for […]
For the third time in the last four years, the New England Patriots will travel abroad this season. As was announced by the NFL on Wednesday, they will participate in the 2026 International Series. In November, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel will take on the Detroit Lions at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. It will […]
The New England Patriots did not play an international game during Mike Vrabel’s debut season as head coach in 2025, but they are set to perform their act outside of the United States later this year. As was announced on Wednesday morning, Vrabel and company will take on the Detroit Lions in Germany in mid-November. […]
After a one-year hiatus, the New England Patriots will return to the international stage in 2026. The reigning AFC champions are set to take on the Detroit Lions in Germany in Week 10 of the upcoming regular season. The game at Munich’s Allianz Arena will kick off at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 15, […]
As the rumors suggested on Tuesday night, the Detroit Lions’ opponent for their 2026 game in Munich, Germany, will be the New England Patriots. The NFL officially announced the Week 10 matchup on Wednesday morning. This is the Lions’ first international game since 2015, when Detroit lost in embarrassing fashion to the Kansas City Chiefs […]
In addition to the seven selected players in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions have also added another nine rookies to their roster from the undrafted free agent (UDFA) market. Last season, none of the Lions’ UDFAs made the initial roster, breaking a 15-year streak in which at least one undrafted rookie found a spot […]
The Buffalo Bills announced they have signed tight end Shane Zylstra to a one-year deal, releasing kicker Maddux Trujillo to maintain the 90-player offseason roster maximum. Zylstra is a 29-year-old tight end who spent five seasons with the Detroit Lions after going undrafted out of Minnesota State in 2021, appearing in 35 games and recording 18 catches for 136 yards with four touchdowns across his career. Bills signed former Lions TE Shane Zylstra to a one-year contract and released K Maddu...
For the second offseason in a row, the Detroit Lions face another situation where a key staff member could be on the move to a division rival. According to NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero, the Minnesota Vikings have submitted a request to interview Lions assistant general manager Ray Agnew for the vacant general manager position. In January, […]
Buffalo Bills have made another post-draft signing, this time it’s on offense — former Lions tight end Shane Zylstra has been added on a one-year contract. On Monday, the team agreed to terms on a one-year deal with former Chiefs edge rusher Mike Danna. The signing’s corresponding move — to keep the Bills roster at […]
The Detroit Lions announced on Tuesday that they have signed all seven of their picks from the 2026 NFL Draft. Earlier in the day, we reported—along with baseline contract terms—that the Lions had signed everyone but first-round pick Blake Miller. Now Miller joins the other six picks under contract, completing the painless process of inking […]
The 2026 NFL schedule will be released in full on Thursday, May 14 around 8 p.m. ET. We’ve already seen the Lions awarded the Munich, Germany game in Week 10, and a “Thursday Night Football” trip to Buffalo in Week 2. But what more awaits the Lions’ 2026 schedule? On this week’s PODcast, we make […]
It used to be that the only holiday NFL fans really had to pay any attention to was Thanksgiving, because you knew that there was going to be a doubleheader on that day. The Lions were going to play someone right around noon or so, the Cowboys were going to play someone later on in […]
On Monday afternoon, it was officially announced that the Buffalo Bills would host the Detroit Lions on Amazon Prime’s first Thursday Night Football game of the season on September 17. This game will take place during the second week of the 2026 season, as the Bills play their first regular season game at the new […]
The NFL is already starting to intentionally leak some of the biggest games on the 2026 schedule, and the Detroit Lions have made the early list. On Monday, Amazon Prime announced that the Buffalo Bills will host the Lions in the Week 2 edition of “Thursday Night Football.” That will also be the debut of […]
The Detroit Lions will have at least one primetime game on their 2026 NFL schedule. The NFL announced on Monday that the Lions will face off against the Buffalo Bills in Week 2 for a “Thursday Night Football” matchup. There are a couple of notable things about this matchup for the Lions and Bills. For […]
The Detroit Lions traded up in the second-round of the 2026 NFL Draft to select Michigan edge defender Derrick Moore. They ended up moving six spots—from 50 to 44—and spending Pick 128 (their second fourth-round pick) to get there. It was a modest trade up of very fair value. But on Monday, the New York […]
The 2026 NFL schedule will be fully released on Thursday, May 14, but some leaks are already starting to come through. The first regarding the Detroit Lions is in regards to their international game. The NFL has already announced that the Lions will be the host for the Germany game in Munich, but now we […]
As we approach the middle of May, predicting which players will or will not make the Detroit Lions’ initial roster is a lofty task. However, something that is inevitable is a player or two capturing the hearts of fans over the course of training camp. The Lions are no strangers to training camp darlings. Some […]
If you have been watching the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Playoffs over the last few weeks, chances are you have seen some familiar faces sitting in the stands and courtside. On top of the countless other celebrities attending Pistons games, there have been several members of the Detroit Lions, too. We have seen quarterback […]
It’s been quite some time since we checked in with Detroit Lions fans regarding their opinion of general manager Brad Holmes. The last time we polled our audience was almost exactly a year ago, following the team’s 2025 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, those poll results were lost to time (and a migration to a new content […]
A few days ago, we discussed the Detroit Lions’ biggest strengths. Many of you agreed with my selection of Detroit’s receiving options—including a deadly one-two duo at wide receiver, a top-five tight end, and a dangerous running back in the passing game. Others rightfully pointed to Lions quarterback Jared Goff, who has statistically been a […]
In a lot of ways, the 2026 NFL Draft was one of the least surprising Detroit Lions drafts under general manager Brad Holmes. There weren’t any massive head-scratching picks or big diversions from expectations. But Holmes always manages to subvert expectations in some way or another. So in our final installment of our 2026 Detroit […]
According to a recent story from ESPN, the Detroit Lions were all prepared to hired Matt Campbell as their new head coach in 2021. Campbell, the Iowa State head coach at the time, initially agreed to be the Lions’ new head coach, but eventually pulled out, per the story. In 2021, Campbell initially agreed to […]
It’s one thing to know the Detroit Lions are a gritty team, but it’s a whole other to experience it up close and personal. Third-year cornerback Terrion Arnold relived his first Lions training camp in 2024 in an interview on “NFL Spotlight with Ari Meirov.” He said the major thing that jumped out at him—just […]