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• Lions Week 2 injury report: Kerby Joseph returns, 2 starters don’t practice

  12-09-2024 22:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions returned Kerby Joseph to practice on Thursday, but two starters are still not practicing.The Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face off in Week 2, and both teams were back on the practice field on Thursday. For the Lions, they were able to return one starter to practice but they still have two starters not practicing, which will raise some concerns amongst the fan base.
  Let’s take a look at Thursday’s injury report, noting tha
  
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• Open thread: Which Lions player will be most exciting to watch in 2025?

  28-01-2025 12:02 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Which Detroit Lions player are you most excited to see play again in 2025?It’s never too early to start thinking about next season.
  With the Detroit Lions’ 2024 season coming to an abrupt and disappointing end, I’m ready to put it behind me and look forward to what should be another thrilling season in 2025. The Lions are not set to lose much talent in free agency, they’ve got ample cap space to sign, re-sign, and extend players, and the
  
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• Report: Lions ‘working to hire’ John Morton as next offensive coordinator

  27-01-2025 21:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions appear to have landed on their new offensive coordinator.The Detroit Lions may have their successor to Ben Johnson. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Lions are “working to hiring” John Morton to be their next offensive coordinator.For the past two years, Morton has been working for Dan Campbell’s mentor, Sean Payton, as the pass game coordinator for the Denver Broncos. This year, Broncos
  
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• Another Detroit Lions player withdraws from Pro Bowl due to injury

  27-01-2025 18:03 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown has withdrawn from the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Games due to an undisclosed injury. Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown won’t be at this week’s Pro Bowl, as the All-Pro receiver has apparently withdrawn from the event due to an undisclosed injury. He is the second Lions player to remove himself from the games, joining All-Pro right tackle Penei Sewell.
  St. Brown had another fantastic season in 2024. While he fell short
  
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• Lions LT Taylor Decker named to first ever Pro Bowl

  27-01-2025 15:35 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Lions add an eighth player to their list of 2025 Pro Bowlers. With the Super Bowl teams now finalized, the 2025 Pro Bowl rosters are getting their last tweaks before the games later this week. One Detroit Lions player has been added to the roster, while another one has been removed. The Lions announced on Monday that left tackle Taylor Decker has been named to the team, but he will be replacing right tackle Penei Sewell, who will not participate
  
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• 2025 Detroit Lions coach profile: Meet new DL coach Kacy Rodgers

  27-01-2025 15:18 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images A deep look into new Detroit Lions DL coach Kacy Rodgers, his profile, his influences, and what his former players are saying about him. As the Detroit Lions build out their new coaching staff for the 2025 season, we’re going to take in-depth looks at the newcomers. Thus far, there is just a single external hire that’s reportedly been made: defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers.
  Let’s dive into Rodgers’ past to see what the Lions are getting i
  
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• Ranking the Detroit Lions’ 2025 free agents by importance of re-signing

  27-01-2025 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Ranking the Detroit Lions' unrestricted and restricted free agents in order of importance and value to the organization. The Detroit Lions ended the 2024 season with 86 players under contract with the organization, spread out amongst the active roster, practice squad, and injured reserve. Heading into the offseason, 52 players are under contract, 21 are unrestricted free agents, four are street free agents, five are restricted free agents, and four are exclusive
  
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• 9 Detroit Lions cap casualty candidates for the 2025 offseason

  27-01-2025 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images These nine Detroit Lions players under contract in 2025 could see their deals terminated to save salary cap room.The Detroit Lions have a sizeable list of pending free agents, but before any of those names ink a new contract in Detroit or elsewhere, we could see a player or two get their existing deals axed. Cap causalities are an unfortunate yet important part of any offseason. The salary cap grows on an annual basis, but so too do the contracts dished out.
  
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• Open thread: Which unrestricted free agents should the Detroit Lions re-sign?

  27-01-2025 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have some big names heading to free agency, as well as many depth pieces. Which unrestricted free agents should the Lions bring back for 2025? The Detroit Lions have to restock and reload this offseason if they want to match their incredible regular season and surpass their disappointing postseason.
  Under general manager Brad Holmes, the Lions have been a team centered around building through the draft and low-cost free agent acquisitions.
  
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• Report: Detroit Lions interview Broncos coach for offensive coordinator position

  27-01-2025 00:46 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photograph by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first candidate for the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator position has emerged: Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton. Not much has been reported about the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator search thus far, but Ian Rapoport has the first candidate publicly known for the job. According to Rapoport, Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton has interviewed for the Lions’ job, and the NFL Network re
  
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• NFL playoffs live chat: Commanders at Eagles, Bills at Chiefs

  26-01-2025 20:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Championship round of the playoffs is here with a berth in the Super Bowl on the line. Come chat with us in our live thread! With a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, the Championship round of the NFL Playoffs features two highly competitive games.
  The NFC Championship battle between the Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles will air at 3 p.m. ET on FOX, followed by the AFC Championship match between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs at 6:3
  
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• Notes: Chicago Bears weirdly take credit for Lions postseason award

  26-01-2025 19:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions received some postseason honors from the PFWA—then the Bears weirdly tried to take credit for it.The Detroit Lions season may not have ended the way they wanted, but the organization still commands a ton of respect across the league and throughout the media. Case in point, Lions general manager Brad Holmes was named the 2024 Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) Executive of the Year.It’s the second straight year he’s co
  
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• NFL Conference Championship expert picks: Moneyline, spread, over/under predictions

  26-01-2025 18:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images The POD staff make their predictions for the slate of Conference Championship games in the NFL. Only four teams remain in the hunt for the Vince Lombardi Trophy ahead of the Conference Championship games, and the Pride of Detroit staff have made their picks for each of the contests.
  No more weekend-long extravaganzas: the NFL will figure out who is playing in Super Bowl LIX this upcoming Sunday. The first matchup is the NFC Championship Game, a third entry thi
  
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• Grade the Detroit Lions’ hire Kelvin Sheppard as defensive coordinator

  26-01-2025 13:34 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Handing out a grade of the Detroit Lions’ decision to hire Kelvin Sheppard as their next defensive coordinator.After Saturday’s question, it was pretty obvious what my Question of the Day was going to be for Sunday. However, the Detroit Lions spoiled that opportunity by promoting linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to the defensive coordinator vacancy left by Aaron Glenn’s departure to the New York Jets.It wasn’t a completely surprising
  
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• Commanders LB fined—not flagged—on pivotal play vs. Detroit Lions

  26-01-2025 00:45 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Commander LB Frankie Luvu was fined for his hit on Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff, but he should have been flagged for it, too.Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu was fined $16,883 for his hit on Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.On the play, Goff overthrew Lions receiver Tim Patrick, right into the arm of Commanders safety Quan Martin. On Martin’s interception return—which went for a touchdown&mdas
  
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• Report: Detroit Lions’ assistant gets promotion to LB coach

  26-01-2025 00:06 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images The Detroit Lions continue to hire within, with assistant Shaun Dion Hamilton getting the promotion to linebackers coach.After the Detroit Lions promoted Kelvin Sheppard to their defensive coordinator role, the coaching staff dominos continue to fall. The Lions are reportedly promoting assistant linebacker coach Shaun Dion Hamilton to linebackers coach, per Matt Zenitz of CBSSports/247Sports.
  Hamilton played his college football at Alabama and was drafted in th
  
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• Report: Lions promote Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator

  25-01-2025 22:18 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have their new defensive coordinator: former Lions linebacker coach Kelvin Sheppard. The Detroit Lions have reportedly filled one of their coordinator vacancies. NFL Network reports that the team plans to promote linebacker coach Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator. Sheppard will replace Aaron Glenn, who was hired by the New York Jets as their next head coach.
  “Having Shep there with me, he’s been there from the beginning,
  
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• 2025 Detroit Lions Mock Draft Roundup 1.0: Back too soon

  25-01-2025 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2025 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions mock draft roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-access article. In addition to providing Lions fans with the names of prospects being paired
  
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• Detroit Lions 2025 fifth-year options: Who’s eligible, what it costs

  25-01-2025 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images What you need to know about the Lions ability to exercise fifth-year options in 2025. With the Detroit Lions 2024-25 season coming to a close, their roster begins its transition to the offseason. While most of the attention is paid to the Lions' pending free agents, the players from Detroit’s 2022 draft class enter a unique phase of their rookie contracts.Eligibility for fifth-year options
  This offseason, the members of the Lions 20
  
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• 2025 NFL coaching carousel: Tracking Detroit Lions staff changes

  25-01-2025 13:40 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images With Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson gone, we’re tracking all of the shifting parts of the Detroit Lions’ 2025 coaching staff.We’re adjusting our 2025 NFL coaching tracker now that some of the dust has settled. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is now the head coach of the Chicago Bears. Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is off to be the New York Jets’ next head coach.As the two continue to build their staff—and other teams s
  
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• Discussion: Who should be the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator?

  25-01-2025 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Looking at our favorite candidates for the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator position.The Detroit Lions’ 2025 coaching staff is in the very early stages of being rebuilt. As former Lions coaches Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson build their respective staffs in their new homes, Detroit has seen several key staffers leave this week. On top of Glenn and Johnson, the Lions have lost assistant QB coach J.T. Barrett, WR coach Antwaan Randle EL,
  
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• Chicago Bears poach another Detroit Lions coach

  25-01-2025 02:40 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  The Chicago Bears have hired another Detroit Lions coach—this time assistant QB coach J.T. Barrett.Ben Johnson is taking another Detroit Lions coach with him to the Chicago Bears. According to his updated Instagram account, Lions assistant quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett is taking a job as the new Bears quarterback coach. The move was confirmed by Bears reporter Brad Biggs.
  Barrett, who is best known for leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to the National Championship in 2014, has been with t
  
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• Report: Antwaan Randle El joining Bears staff, gets promotion

  25-01-2025 01:21 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Wide receiver coach Antwaan Randle El exits Detroit for Chicago and a promotion under Ben Johnson. The Detroit Lions are losing their fourth coach of the 2025 offseason, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Antwaan Randle El is joining Ben Johnson in Chicago, as the Bears’ new assistant head coach and wide receiver coach.
  Randle El, who was born and raised in Illinois, joined the Lions coaching staff in 2021 as their wide receivers
  
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• Report: Lions OL coach Hank Fraley returning, getting promotion

  24-01-2025 23:29 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images Detroit Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley is running it back with the team for the 2025 season.The Detroit Lions coaching staff has been picked at all week since the team’s Divisional Round loss, but it appears one critical coach isn’t going anywhere. Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley is staying with the Lions, as first announced by Fraley’s wife, Danielle, over on her Facebook page. Justin Rogers of Detroit Football Network has confir
  
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• Report: Lions OL coach Hank Fraley to return for 2025 season

  24-01-2025 23:04 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images Detroit Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley is running it back with the team for the 2025 season.The Detroit Lions coaching staff has been picked at all week since the team’s Divisional Round loss, but it appears one critical coach isn’t going anywhere. Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley is staying with the Lions, as first announced by Fraley’s wife, Danielle, over on her Facebook page. Justin Rogers of Detroit Football Network has confir
  
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• Open thread: Which Conference Championship teams will make the Super Bowl?

  24-01-2025 16:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Tina MacIntyre-Yee / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images With the conference championship games being played this Sunday, which teams do you think will make it to the Super Bowl? We made it. After a long regular season, only two weeks of NFL football remain. And while our Detroit Lions are no longer playing this year, this Sunday’s conference championship games should be a couple of good matchups.In the AFC, we have the Buffalo Bills visiting the Kansas City Chiefs, and in the NFC, the Wash
  
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• Everything to know about Lions’ compensatory picks after losing Aaron Glenn

  24-01-2025 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Here’s everything you need to know about the NFL Draft pick compensation after losing Aaron Glenn to the Jets head coaching job.After former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn accepted a job as the next head coach of the New York Jets, the Lions are in line for some extra draft pick compensation. This is the first time in franchise history they’ve been eligible for this perk, so, naturally, there are a lot of questions about how it works,
  
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• Ranking 4 biggest positions of need for Detroit Lions this offseason

  24-01-2025 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images As the Lions turn their attention toward the offseason, here are their four biggest positions of need—ranked. Each offseason has a distinct feeling, and that’s been especially true since Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes assumed their respective roles with the Detroit Lions in the 2021 offseason.
  That initial offseason was the one where they traded the franchise’s most prolific quarterback, Matthew Stafford, tearing the roster down to its studs an
  
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• Lions GM Brad Holmes rejects idea of Super Bowl window closing

  24-01-2025 13:10 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes doesn’t feel like there’s extra urgency or that a Super Bowl window is closing.After the Detroit Lions blew one of their best chances to make a Super Bowl run, many are questioning whether their window of opportunity is closing. Not only will the team need to reload their coaching staff after losing both their offensive and defensive coordinators this week, but the salary cap is likely to tighten down the road. For e
  
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• Report: Lions interviewing Larry Foote for defensive coordinator position

  23-01-2025 21:06 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions have their first known candidate for the defensive coordinator position: Detroit-native Larry Foote.The first known candidate for the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator position has been revealed. According to a report from Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions are interviewing Larry Foote for the position.Per Bucs reporter Rick Stroud, Foote’s contract is over in Tampa, but the Buccaneers would lik
  
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