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As of Tuesday morning, the Detroit Lions have four known, available candidates for their vacant offensive coordinator position: Mike McDaniel, Mike Kafka, Tee Martin, and Jake Peetz. Many Lions fans are already aware of the careers of McDaniel and Kafka, but Martin and Peetz are relative unknowns who have not drawn a lot of attention […]
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On Monday, John Whiticar asked how many starting positions are going to be available to fill this offseason for the Detroit Lions. I’ll let you read his full conclusions here, but he did bring up what I thought was an interesting discussion at kicker. While admitting that Jake Bates is almost certainly going to be […]
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The Detroit Lions will interview former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel on Tuesday. Shortly thereafter, they’re interviewing another new candidate. Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, former Giants offensive coordinator turned interim head coach Mike Kafka will interview for the Lions’ offensive coordinator position on Wednesday. Kafka has had a pretty quick rise through the ranks […]
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According to several national reports, the Miami Dolphins have reached out to Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard to request an interview for their head coach position after firing Mike McDaniel last week. Sheppard is just one year into his role as defensive coordinator after taking over for Aaron Glenn in 2024. While the Lions’ […]
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It remains to be seen whether former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is the Detroit Lions’ leading candidate for their vacant offensive coordinator job, but the team is clearly interested. What’s also clear is that McDaniel remains a strong candidate not only for other offensive coordinator jobs, but his window is clearly open to […]
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The Detroit Lions enter the offseason with 49 players under contract, having retained 36 from 2025, re-signed three exclusive rights free agents (ERFA), nine players from their own practice squad, and signed a practice squader from outside the organization. However, most fans will be paying close attention to how the Lions work to retain their […]
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The Detroit Lions have many questions to answer next offseason. Though a majority of their core and Pro Bowl-caliber players will return, there remain multiple starting positions that could be reshuffled in 2026. For one, the Lions might look for upgrades at positions that were below standards. The Lions will also face some pending free […]
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Holy cow, what a start to the 2025-26 NFL playoffs. The Rams and Panthers battled to an afternoon thriller filled with multiple fourth-quarter lead changes and go-ahead drives. Then the Bears and Packers closed it out with an epic collapse from Green Bay and yet another improbable recovery from a Bears season that is going […]
13 days ago | 4 reads
After a thrilling day of Saturday Wild Card playoff football, the NFL continues on Sunday with a tripleheader of games that can hopefully live up to that hype. For Detroit Lions fans, though, it’s the offseason, and the team needs to improve if they want to be playing deep into January next year. So as […]
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The NFL showed on Saturday why they’re the best league in professional American sports. Both Wild Card games were phenomenal, and the dramatic finishes in each game were jaw-dropping. But let’s put aside the thrilling Rams vs. Panthers finish, because the nightcap was far more interesting to Detroit Lions fans. The Chicago Bears somehow mounted […]
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The 2025-26 NFL playoffs kick off on Saturday with the second game of the day featuring the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. For some Detroit Lions, it may be too hard to watch, as the Lions failed to meet expectations and won’t be in the postseason. But if you’re already in offseason mode, I’ve […]
14 days ago | 2 reads
The NFL playoffs are here, and while we would prefer there were some… other teams playing this weekend, that doesn’t stop the fact that there should be some good, quality football in front of us. I, for one, still can’t wait to see who comes out of each conference when it appears there is no […]
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Detroit Lions passing game coordinator David Shaw is the latest coach to be given an opportunity at a coordinator position with another organization. On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that they have completed an interview with Shaw for their open offensive coordinator position. Shaw has been coaching football for over 30 years, with his […]
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The Detroit Lions coaching staff continues to draw interest from other NFL franchises seeking upgrades. On Saturday afternoon, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they had completed an interview with Lions assistant special teams coach Jett Modkins for their vacant special teams coordinator position. Modkins’ coaching career started as a defensive coach at Akron University, and […]
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Earlier this week, we published our latest SB Nation Reacts surveys, brought to you by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook, asking Detroit Lions fans three questions: As for our weekly question, you can see Lions fans’ frustration throughout the season in each week’s poll results (below), rising and dipping after each win and loss, followed by consistently low […]
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The 2025-26 NFL playoffs kick off on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET with the Los Angeles Rams traveling east to face the Carolina Panthers. For some Detroit Lions, it may be too hard to watch, as the Lions failed to meet expectations and won’t be in the postseason. But if you’re already in offseason […]
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The official 2025 NFL All-Pro team (as voted on by the Associated Press) was announced on Saturday, and the Detroit Lions have four players who received honors by the publication. Both right tackle Penei Sewell and linebacker Jack Campbell were named First-Team All-Pro, while Amon-Ra St. Brown and Aidan Hutchinson were named Second-Team All-Pro. The […]
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For some, this weekend will be unbearable. The Detroit Lions are out of the playoffs, and I imagine that will be enough to keep some Michiganders away from the television this week. I am not among those people. I love NFL football, and while it’s undoubtedly going to hurt seeing teams in the postseason with—in […]
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The Detroit Lions were reportedly interested in former backup quarterback David Blough for their vacant offensive coordinator position, but he is now off the board. The Washington Commanders have opted to hire Blough as their new offensive coordinator, replacing the recently departed Kliff Kingsbury. It’s been a meteoric rise for Blough, who only retired from […]
15 days ago | 2 reads
The Detroit Lions have yet another candidate for their offensive coordinator position, and he’s one who has some interesting connections. Per Jordan Schultz, the Lions will interview Ravens quarterbacks coach Tee Martin for the position next week. Martin was also scheduled to interview for the Commanders’ offensive coordinator job before they hired David Blough. Martin […]
15 days ago | 6 reads
The Detroit Lions have their third-known candidate for their offensive coordinator job. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Lions are planning to interview Seahawks pass game coordinator Jake Peetz for the job opening. Peetz was one of the 13 candidates that our own Erik Schlitt identified as possible fits for the Lions’ offensive […]
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Well known for giving back to the local community, star Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is up for a prestigious NFL Players Association award. Since 2014, the NFLPA has chosen a Community MVP each week of the regular season—a player who went above and beyond to give back to their community. That player receives […]
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Despite our Detroit Lions missing out on the dance this year, there are still a handful of really good matchups for this year’s NFL Wild Card Weekend. Starting Saturday, January 10, we open with the Los Angeles Rams traveling across the country for a game against the NFC South champion Carolina Panthers. We could debate […]
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In a couple of weeks, the NFL will announce finalists for the NFL Honors, an award show celebrating the best performances of the 2025 NFL season. For the first time ever, that award show will feature the Protector of the Year Award, which will be given to the best offensive lineman for the past year. […]
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With the Detroit Lions’ 2025 season coming to a close, it’s time to reintroduce our 2026 Mock Draft series. If you’re not familiar with how this series operates, each week we collect data from the latest mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one […]
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