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Our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft is underway! From now until draft day, members of our comment section will represent all 32 teams in the draft, allowing our community to run its own collective mock! It’s also an opportunity for those members to write their own articles explaining their first round picks. Our […]
This offseason, the Detroit Lions backfield went through a major change. With the trade of David Montgomery—the team’s change-of-pace back to Jahmyr Gibbs—the Sonic and Knuckles duo will have to be replaced in 2026. Detroit addressed this need by signing former Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco, who presumably steps into the RB2 role behind Detroit’s […]
The NFL free agency period has slowed to a crawl, and with owners’ meetings on the horizon, most of the NFL is turning its attention toward the NFL Draft. In this installment of our 2026 Mock Draft Roundup, we looked at 40 different mock drafts published within the last week, and with roster building seemingly […]
The Chargers came into the offseason needing reinforcements up front along the interior of the offensive line. They’ve added former Washington center Tyler Biadasz and offensive guard Cole Strange thus far, the latter of which played under Mike McDaniel in Miami during the 2025 season. Now, the Bolts have added former Lions offensive guard Kayode […]
During his podcast appearance on the Lions Collective this week, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes mentioned several times the financial constraints the team faced, which caused them to sign a bunch of bargain deals in free agency this offseason. His rationale mainly centered on the fact that they’ve had so many high-priced players whom […]
NFL free agency has slowed to a crawl, and the Detroit Lions may be nearly done with their additions. The roster currently stands at 67 players. And when you consider Detroit’s nine draft picks and another dozen or so undrafted free agent signings, that puts them right up against the 90-man limit. But during his […]
If you’ve been following our weekly Detroit Lions mock draft roundups, you know that pairing the team with an offensive tackle in the first round has been the most common selection for well over a month. It makes sense, obviously. Detroit parted ways with left tackle Taylor Decker after the veteran offensive lineman requested his […]
The Detroit Lions announced on Wednesday that kicker Jake Bates has officially re-signed. This doesn’t really qualify as breaking news for Bates. As reported a few weeks ago, the Lions placed an exclusive rights free agent (ERFA) tender on Bates before the start of free agency. That left Bates with two options: sign the tender […]
Former Detroit Lions guard Kayode Awosika has signed with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team announced on Wednesday afternoon. Awosika, a five-year veteran, has spent the last four seasons with the Lions as a reserve offensive lineman. Each year, he started at least one game for the Lions, totalling in 11 starts across four years—including […]
The San Francisco 49ers are losing one of their offensive linemen from last year, as former starting left guard Ben Bartch is heading to the Detroit Lions in free agency, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Bartch, 27, played in just six games for the 49ers this season, as he continued to deal with injuries this […]
We’re still waiting to see what kind of grade Detroit Lions fans are going to give the team for the first two weeks of free agency, but one ESPN writer has already passed their judgement, and it’s likely a lot better than you’d expect. Ben Solak provided his annual free agency rankings for all 32 […]
One of the more interesting takeaways from Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes’ appearance on the Lions Collective podcast was hearing him talk about free agent signing Larry Borom. Holmes was very high on the offensive tackle who served as the Dolphins’ backup tackle last year, but ended up starting 11 games for them at […]
Another free agency has gone by and the Detroit Lions did not invest heavily in the defensive end position outside of Aidan Hutchinson. Over the past few years, the team has seen several players attempt to fill that role with varying degrees of success, including Charles Harris, Marcus Davenport, and Al-Quadin Muhammad. None of those […]
On her latest Making Monsters podcast, Taylor Doll is joined by Pride of Detroit’s Editor in Chief, Jeremy Reisman, to discuss the newest Chicago Bears wide receiver, Kalif Raymond. Reisman, who is also on the Detroit Lions beat, did a phenomenal job last year with Taylor’s Ben Johnson episode, so you know he brought the […]
Kalif Raymond leaving for a division rival in the Chicago Bears was one of the more surprising moments of this offseason for the Detroit Lions. After being such a steady and reliable player for years in Detroit, both as a receiver and a punt returner, replacing Raymond added another item to the Lions’ to-do list. […]
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 October 12, 2008, then-Detroit Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky made one of the most memorable blunders in NFL history when he, facing pressure from Vikings defensive end Jared Allen, ran out of the back of the Lions’ own endzone for a safety. On Tuesday, now-ESPN NFL analyst Orlovsky made a similar blunder when he, facing […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]