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Throughout the majority of this offseason position preview series, we’ve discussed how the Detroit Lions may approach free agency and the NFL Draft. But at defensive tackle, the Lions could very well be better in 2026 without doing much of anything this offseason. With some injuries in the rear-view mirror and the right development, the […]
We’re still in the information-gathering phase of new Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, while we await his first media obligation following his hiring. Thanks to some hard work by the Detroit Free Press’ Dave Birkett, we have a lot more insight into Petzing. Birkett has been in San Francisco for the Super Bowl this […]
Super Bowl Sunday is as much an American tradition as it is an NFL one. There’s pomp. There’s circumstance. And there’s a whole lotta capitalism. If you squint, you may even catch some football in there somewhere. I needle because I truly love Super Bowl Sunday. I like big events. I like live, pop culture […]
After a month of 2026 NFL Mock Drafts heavily projecting the Detroit Lions to select an offensive lineman in the first round, there was a dramatic shift towards defense over the past week of projections. Some of this could be associated with two strong defense teams competing in the Super Bowl this weekend, but we […]
Just a year ago, the Detroit Lions’ safety situation looked set for the future. With Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch playing at All-Pro levels and still both younger than 25, Detroit looked set on the back end. Unfortunately, life can come at you fast in the NFL. With both players dealing with injuries for the […]
Our 2025 Detroit Lions recap and 2026 offseason preview moves to the defensive side of the ball. With the change at offensive coordinator already this offseason, the defensive side of the ball has been a little ignored thus far. But don’t get it twisted, there’s still a lot of work to do on that side […]
The Detroit Lions were nominees for three different awards at the 2025 NFL Honors, but none of the three nominees walked away Thursday night a winner. It wasn’t that big of a surprise that Aidan Hutchinson walked away empty-handed. He didn’t have much of a shot for Defensive Player of the Year when Myles Garrett […]
The Detroit Lions have a new tight ends coach. It’s a promotion from within, but maybe not the one you were expecting. Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Lions are promoting assistant offensive line coach Steve Oliver to tight ends coach rather than assistant tight ends coach Seth Ryan. Oliver takes over for Tyler Roehl, […]
This offseason, the Detroit Lions have more work to do than they’ve had to do in previous years. There are potential roster holes at tight end, running back, defensive line, linebacker, and defensive back. But none are more significant than fixing the offensive line, and that discussion begins with the most important personnel decision the […]
For the past couple seasons, there haven’t been many nickel cornerbacks better than Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive back Cooper DeJean. So when he talks ball, you listen. This week at the Super Bowl, DeJean is doing the rounds at Radio Row, and during an appearance on Pro Football Talk’s show, he offered some pretty darn high […]
This offseason, it was a bit surprising to see that the Detroit Lions—after using a third-round pick to trade for him in 2024—opted not to re-sign cornerback Carlton Davis after a solid year with the team. It turns out the Lions did make a play to re-sign the veteran cornerback, but there was a dispute […]
This week, more conversation about the future of Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph was fueled by an interview between Detroit Free Press’ Dave Birkett and former NFL doctor David Chao. The two discussed Joseph’s knee injury that cost him 11 games this season, and while I won’t get into the details of Chao’s analysis—seeing as […]
It’s the offseason, which means it’s time again to debate the Detroit Lions making a big, splashy move at defensive end. While I think the discussion is generally tired, because general manager Brad Holmes has often said that the team is not necessarily in a position to make a big move considering all of the […]
If you’re looking for a little bit of optimism that Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery will stick around in 2026, you’ve come to the right place. Montgomery is in California for the media blitz that is Super Bowl week, and while joining NFL Network’s coverage, he talked about being in a running back duo […]
Sunday is the Super Bowl, and for Detroit Lions fans, there are no clear rooting interests. I imagine a lot of people have a hard time rooting for the New England Patriots given their wild amount of success in the 2000s. However, the Seattle Seahawks have been the source of a lot of pain to […]
Throughout the offseason, SB Nation will host surveys for NFL fans. Often, the survey questions you’ll find at Pride of Detroit focus solely on the Lions, but occasionally, fans will also encounter more general questions about the League, as is the case this week. In this week’s SB Nation Reacts survey, we look ahead to […]
It would obviously be ridiculous if he said anything different, but Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff appears to be a fan of the team’s new offensive coordinator, Drew Petzing. Talking withthe media down at the Pro Bowl, Goff called the hiring of Petzing a “home run hire.” “He’s done it before,” Goff said. “He’s been […]
The Detroit Lions heading into free agency with plenty of needs on the horizon and a challenging amount of resources both in free agency and the NFL Draft. But before the Lions can go on a shopping spree to make a run at the Super Bowl next season, they need to properly assess their own […]
The NFL opted to change up the NFL Pro Bowl yet again this year. Instead of Orlando or Honolulu, the Pro Bowl has been incorporated as part of the Super Bowl week festivities in Santa Clara and San Francisco. Instead of playing it on the Sunday prior to the Super Bowl, it’s just thrown in […]
Welcome to our 2026 Detroit Lions free agency preview! If you’ve never read any of these before, let me explain how it works. We will be writing about all of the free agents the Lions have in 2026 and discuss their expectations heading into last season and how it actually went, with an outlook towards […]
For the past few years, veteran safety Quandre Diggs has bounced around from team to team in the twilight of his career. Each time he becomes a free agent, there’s a subset of Lions fans who express their desire to bring him back to the team that drafted him. Diggs is now with the Seattle […]
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike signed a one-year deal last offseason, meaning the traditional expectation is that he’ll face free agency in 2026 when the new league year starts in March. However, that’s not actually how things will unfold with Onwuzurike this offseason. Due to a lesser-known rule in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Onwuzurike’s […]
For the past few seasons, the Detroit Lions have had to worry about their coaching staff getting poached by other teams. This year, it appears the rest of the NFC North is going through similar struggles, while the Lions have yet to lose a single coach to another vacancy. Detroit showed last year that the […]
The Detroit Lions went through a pretty significant change along the interior of their offensive line in 2025. This upcoming season, it’s likely time for the offensive tackle position to prepare for a transition. Dan Skipper has already retired, and the Lions await a decision from left tackle Taylor Decker on his football future. But […]
For most NFL fans, the offseason boils down to two key events: free agency and the NFL Draft. Sure, teams make re-signings or trades during the months after football, but when it comes to restocking for an NFL season, the greatest turnover comes from signing free agents and drafting rookies. Yet which is more important […]