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Former Detroit Lions coach Terrell Williams will join the New England Patriots at the Super Bowl after stepping away early this fall to be treated for prostate cancer. In 2024, Williams spent about a year as defensive running game coordinator and defensive line coach before he was hired by the Patriots as defensive coordinator in […]
The Detroit Lions have reportedly signed free agent tight end Thomas Gordon to a futures deal, per Aaron Wilson. Last year, Gordon spent some of the 2025 season—his rookie year—with the Chicago Bears. He signed with the team in August, didn’t make their 53-man roster, signed to the practice squad in December, and was not […]
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another edition of our weekly Office Hours Q&A. If you’re new to Pride of Detroit or have just missed our previous sessions, this is an opportunity for you to ask our staff any questions on your mind. We prefer them to be Detroit Lions related, but if you […]
When news broke that the Detroit Lions had added former Giants interim head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Kafka to their coaching staff, many began immediately wondering how he’d fit in. A week prior, the Lions had hired Drew Petzing to be their offensive coordinator, and many believed Kafka was worthy of that job either in Detroit […]
The Detroit Lions have suffered a frustrating amount of injuries over the past few years, and many outside the organization are trying to figure out why. In 2024, the Lions suffered more injuries than any other team on defense by adjusted games lost, and they figure to be high on the list again after losing […]
The Detroit Lions have made a ton of fans happy this offseason by overturning their offensive staff at the top. They opted to fire offensive coordinator John Morton and replace him with Drew Petzing. While the Petzing hire itself wasn’t all that popular with fans—earning mostly Bs, Cs, and Ds in our fan vote—people were […]
The NFL Honors ceremony, which presents the league’s post-season awards, is next week, and for the first time ever, it will include the Protector of the Year award. The award will be given to the best offensive lineman of the 2025 season. As expected, Detroit Lions right tackle Penei Sewell is a finalist for the […]
On Monday, the Detroit Lions made the hiring of Drew Petzing as the team’s next offensive coordinator official. But with no introductory press conference currently scheduled, or a statement from the Lions front office, there hasn’t been much information on why the Lions made that decision. Hours later, the Lions reportedly hired Mike Kafka for […]
With Mike Kafka added to the Detroit Lions coaching staff (role to be determined), it gives general manager Brad Holmes even more information on the 2026 NFL free agency class. Following the addition of offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, we explored every upcoming free agent that he has either directly coached or indirectly worked with over […]
Last year, many believed the Detroit Lions were going to promote internally when offensive coordinator Ben Johnson left to become the Chicago Bears’ head coach. Among the internal names most likely to take that job was then pass game coordinator Tanner Engstrand. The Lions obviously opted to go elsewhere, and Engstrand ended up following Aaron […]
The Detroit Lions head into 2026 with a full set of running backs under contract, but they have two massive questions ahead. I’m going to break down each of those decisions in full here, as we continue our 2025 recap/2026 offseason positional preview. If you missed it, the series kicked off on Monday with a […]
You know the saying in baseball? You can never have too many pitchers? Well, I feel that way about offensive linemen in football. You can never have too many. You can always throw another plate of beef on the grill. It’s just gonna add some more flavor to the party. Apologies if I’ve used this […]
For the second week in a row, the original plans for our Detroit Lions PODcast had to be scrapped on the day of recording. Last week, the hiring of Drew Petzing as Detroit’s next offensive coordinator happened in the middle of the show. This week, we got a little more heads up. About two hours […]
The annual East-West Shrine game, which features some of the top prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft class, will be played on Tuesday, January 27th at 7 p.m. ET and can be watched on NFL Network. In this piece, we’ll take a look at which prospects the Detroit Lions could be interested in adding to […]
On Monday, it was announced that the Detroit Lions are hiring Mike Kafka for an undisclosed “high-ranking” role on their offensive coaching staff. For a lot of Lions fans, it was welcomed news considering Kafka interviewed for the offensive coordinator job and many had him among their favorites to land the position. In his past, […]
The Detroit Lions are making a splash hiring, bringing in former New York Giants offensive coordinator and interim head coach Mike Kafka in a “high-ranking offensive staff role,” as first reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and confirmed by other league sources. Kafka was a sought-after coaching candidate this offseason. Not only did he interview […]
The Detroit Lions have successfully reached a new contractual agreement with safeties coach Jim O’Neil, securing his return to Allen Park for another season. O’Neil had previously interviewed for the New York Jets’ defensive coordinator position, as Jets head coach Aaron Glenn was exploring candidates for the vacancy after parting ways with Steve Wilks earlier […]
The Ravens have lined up their first offensive coordinator interview since hiring head coach Jesse Minter. Lions assistant head coach/wide receivers coach Scottie Montgomery will interview for the job, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Montgomery, 47, has spent the last three years on Dan Campbell’s staff in Detroit. He was the running backs coach in […]
One of the Detroit Lions’ most-valued assistant coaches will have an opportunity to get a promotion elsewhere. As first reported by Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Lions assistant head coach/wide receivers coach Scottie Montgomery has been requested to interview for the Baltimore Ravens’ offensive coordinator job. Montgomery first joined the Lions in 2023 as the […]
It’s probably been a while since you’ve heard the name Bob Quinn, but the former Detroit Lions general manager is back in the news. After the Lions parted ways with Quinn in the middle of the 2020 season, he eventually joined the Cleveland Browns as a senior consultant. The next year, he was promoted to […]
With the 2025 NFL regular season well in the rearview mirror and the Super Bowl the final remaining game until August, analysts are beginning to shift their focus toward the NFL Draft. On Monday, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah released his first mock draft of the 2026 season, and as we saw with The Athletic’s Dane […]
Whenever a team makes a change to its coaching staff, the front office will often tap into the new coach’s familiarity with the upcoming free agents they have coached over their careers. This offseason, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes will have a chance to do this with new offensive coordinator Drew Petzing and the […]
The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks have booked their tickets to the Super Bowl. The Detroit Lions, meanwhile, are left wondering what it would take to be in their shoes. After a 9-8 season in which the Lions barely sniffed the playoff picture, Detroit has a lot to envy from these two Super Bowl […]
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The Miami Dolphins completed three in-person head coaching interviews on Monday, including Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard, and Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. After days of speculation and rumors that the Dolphins were looking toward Hafley as their primary candidate for the vacancy, the rumors […]