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Throughout the offseason, SB Nation will host surveys for NFL fans, sponsored by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook. For Pride of Detroit, we are tasked with fielding questions from Detroit Lions fans, and with the majority of free agency in the books, it’s a good time to check in once again. The Lions roster is […]
About a week ago, 97.1 The Ticket’s Mike Valenti dropped a rumor that caused a stir among Detroit Lions fans, suggesting the general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell were clashing this offseason in a way that was irregular. “Someone who covers the team told me that this was the first offseason there are […]
On Tuesday, ahead of next week’s NFL owners meetings, the league announced several rule proposals that will be on the table. As previously announced, there are only two team-submitted proposals: The Browns want draft picks to be tradable up to five years into the future, and the Steelers want to expand the use of video/phone […]
The contract details for Detroit Lions free agency signing Payton Turner are out, and they’re exactly what you’d expect. The fifth-year defensive end is essentially getting the bare minimum deal from Detroit, and as it’s being reported initially, there appears to be no guaranteed money attached to the contract. Payton Turner contract terms: one-year, $1.145 […]
File this under slow news day, but I found it pretty interesting. On Tuesday, it was announced that Detroit Lions owner Sheila Hamp was part of a consortium that purchased the Rajasthan Royals, a cricket team in the Indian Premier League. The franchise sold for a reported $1.63 billion, making the Royals the first Indian […]
Former Detroit Lions wide receiver DJ Chark has announced his retirement from the NFL after seven seasons. Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell signed the 29-year-old in their first season in the Motor City to a one-year, $10 million deal. The Lions had hoped he would give the team a true deep-ball threat, and potentially become […]
It would be hard to say the Detroit Lions have gotten better in free agency so far. Thus far, they’ve lost: And they’ve added: It’s hard to do the math, but any way you slice it, it’s hard to see the gain/loss as a net positive. Given that the Lions finished last year just 9-8, […]
On Sunday, we discussed the Detroit Lions’ best value signings in free agency. With most contract details out now, there were a lot of bargain bin buys from general manager Brad Holmes, leading to a pretty big list of potential good value plays by the Lions. However, not every Lions signing is going to work […]
It’s been an interesting few years for 33-year-old Teddy Bridgewater. After his 2023 season with the Detroit Lions, he tried out retirement. There, he found a career in high school coaching—immediately winning the Class 3A Florida HSAA State Championship. But after receiving a suspension in 2025 for providing impermissible benefits to his players, he went […]
It’s almost NFL Draft month, which means it’s time to kick off our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. It’s an opportunity for our readers to participate in a site-wide mock draft that will start soon and carry us to the actual 2026 NFL Draft on April 23. Every year, we select the most […]
Many were waiting patiently for the Detroit Lions to make a move and secure some help at defensive end. Though it isn’t the splashy move some were hoping Brad Holmes to pull off, DJ Wonnum, at the very least, provides for rotational support in a spot where Detroit had a roster hole heading into this […]
Every year, NFL media tries to warn fans not to overreact to initial contract terms, and every year, there’s at least one contract that explains why we give that warning. This year for Detroit Lions fans, it’s DJ Wonnum’s deal. Initially, it was reported as a one-year deal worth up to $6 million. In reality, […]
While free agency can be an avenue for NFL teams to rapidly improve their roster, it also comes at a literal cost. Teams have to weigh the financial burden that comes with re-signing players. Often times, it is an impasse that leads to players leaving, either due to their desire to get more money or […]
Too often, we judge a signing only by talent level and fit. But one of the bigger parts of free agency is finding value. Contract terms can be both telling about how the team views a new player and how good an addition they are. If a player is signed with no guaranteed money, you […]
The Detroit Lions have been mostly bargain bin shopping this offseason, trying to manage a tight cap while finding diamonds in the rough. While that strategy has been heavily criticized this offseason on defense, the Lions’ offensive additions seem more reasonable and productive. Nowhere is that more evident than in what the Lions did to […]
It was a bit over a week into the 2026 free agency period before the Detroit Lions signed an edge rusher (DJ Wonnum), but it only took them three days before they added a second. On Friday, the Lions announced that they had signed former first-round pick Payton Turner. Injuries have impeded Turner’s production and […]
Earlier this week, we published our latest SB Nation Reacts survey, sponsored by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook, asking Detroit Lions fans one question: Which free agent loss will have the biggest impact on the Lions? For this exercise, we gave Lions fans five options to choose from to answer this question—LT Taylor Decker, […]
The Detroit Lions announced on Friday afternoon that they have signed free agent edge defender Payton Turner. Turner was the New Orleans Saints’ first-round pick in 2021, selected 28th overall after a four-year college career at Houston. Obviously, things didn’t go as planned for Turner, who only played 31 games for the Saints over four […]
Staying true to his word, it hasn’t been the splashiest of free agency periods so far for Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes. Both Holmes and Dan Campbell have said from the beginning that their goal is to draft, develop, and retain their own players. In fact, if you look around the league at the […]
Earlier this week, contract details on the Detroit Lions’ re-signing of Malcolm Rodriguez came out, and if you were to just look at the Over The Cap outline of the deal, it would probably be pretty confusing. Rodriguez has a salary of over $2.5 million—all guaranteed—a signing bonus of $137,500, and a workout bonus of […]
The 2026 NFL free agency period is just over 10 days old, and the decisions made across the NFL have significantly altered the majority of mock draft projections. For the Detroit Lions, we have seen the field of prospects narrowing, and there’s also been a heavy shift toward one position. In this installment, we explored […]
On Thursday, the Detroit Lions announced that they have re-signed veteran defensive tackle Myles Adams. Contract terms were not made immediately available by the team. Adams, 28, will be entering his sixth year in the NFL after spending his first 3.5 years with the Seattle Seahawks. Over that course, he appeared in 26 games and […]
The Detroit Lions continue to add auxiliary pieces to their roster during the second week of free agency, and on Wednesday, they signed speedy slot receiver and punt/kick returner Greg Dortch. With strong ties to new Lions offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, Dortch was a common player projected to the Lions as a Kalif Raymond replacement, […]
At the end of the first week of NFL free agency, the Detroit Lions added two defensive backs to help offset a couple of losses in the secondary while also adding youth. Both Christian Izien and Roger McCreary provide some versatility to play a couple of roles in Detroit. And now that the contract details […]
As the NFL settles into the second week of free agency, two high-profile free agents still available after the flurry of moves the past seven days may fit best with the Detroit Lions, according to one NFL analyst. NFL.com’s Nick Shook selected who he thinks the best teams would be for several well-known players still on […]