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• Open thread: Which Lions player could take over game vs. Rams?

  06-09-2024 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK Who could you see taking over the game in the Lions’ Week 1 matchup against the Rams? One of my favorite things to witness as a fan of sports is when an athlete shifts into that extra gear, when they enter their zone—you get what I mean. At some point throughout the course of the game or competition, they find a way to reach an almost-new level of skill, and typically their opponents can do nothing to slow them down.It can be amazing to witnes
  
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• Live Thread: Bengals at Ravens on ‘Thursday Night Football’

  08-11-2024 01:45 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Week 10 kicks off with the Cincinnati Bengals taking on the Baltimore Ravens on an AFC North edition of “Thursday Night Football.” Come chat with us in our open thread. Week 10 opens with an AFC North rivalry, as the Cincinnati Bengals (4-5) travel to Maryland to take on the Baltimore Ravens (6-3) on “Thursday Night Football.” These teams have faced off 58 times in their histories with the Ravens holding a 31-26 regular season lead—
  
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• NFL Week 10 staff picks: Moneyline, spread, over/under predictions

  08-11-2024 00:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The POD staff make their predictions for the Week 10 slate of games in the NFL. We’ve reached the point in the 2024 NFL season where there is less than more football left. Let that realization wash over you before you prepare yourself for this upcoming week of football. Here at Pride of Detroit, our staff have made their picks for not only Thursday night’s game, but the entire slate of Week 10 games.
  Last week’s matchup between the Houston Texan
  
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• Detroit Lions waive rookie WR Isaiah Williams

  07-11-2024 22:34 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Denny Medley-Imagn Images The Detroit Lions have parted ways with rookie WR Isaiah Williams, who was a standout in the preseason.The Detroit Lions announced on Thursday that they have waived rookie wide receiver Isaiah Williams. No corresponding move was made, meaning the Lions currently have an open spot on their 53-man roster.
  Williams was one of the Lions’ most sought-after undrafted free agent signings this year. Detroit handed him $225,000 in guarantees to sign with the team. At first
  
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• Lions injury report: Taylor Decker added, Texans missing 2 superstars

  07-11-2024 22:10 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images A look at the Lions/Texans injury reports from Thursday, including Taylor Decker being added and two of Houston’s best players still being sidelined. The Detroit Lions are squaring off with the Houston Texans in Week 10, and both teams were on the practice field on Thursday. After holding a walkthrough on Wednesday, this was the Lions first full practice of the week.
  While the Lions are potentially missing two key contributors and added a new player to
  
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• 7 best quotes from Detroit Lions coordinators in Texans week

  07-11-2024 20:21 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images From Za’Darius Smith to Aaron Glenn memes to Jake Bates’ perfection, here are the best quotes from Detroit Lions coordinators this week.The Detroit Lions are preparing for a big showdown against the Houston Texans this week. Thursday’s press conferences were jam-packed with information both on the upcoming matchup with the Texans and a look back at their win over the Green Bay Packers.
  Here are the seven best quotes from the Lions
  
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• Lions WR Jameson Williams vows to ‘be smarter’ after second suspension

  07-11-2024 15:45 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Lions WR Jameson Williams spoke to the media for the first time since the gun story broke and his PES suspension.Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams returned to practice this week after serving a two-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy. While serving his suspension, news broke that he was briefly taken into police custody in early October after being found during a traffic stop with a gun that was registered in his
  
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• Brian Branch responds to ejection, receives support from coaches

  07-11-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Lions safety Brian Branch finally talked about his penalty and ejection, and offered an apology for the double birds.Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was ejected from last Sunday’s game after delivering a helmet-to-helmet hit on Green Bay Packers receiver Bo Melton in the second quarter. The play initially just received a flag for unnecessary roughness, but after consulting with the officiating hub in New York, the league deemed Branch’s hit was b
  
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• Breaking down Texans’ offensive, defensive schemes

  07-11-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Breaking down the offensive and defensive schemes of the Houston Texans, who the Detroit Lions will square off against in Week 10. The Detroit Lions (7-1) will take on the Houston Texans (6-3) in Week 10 of the 2024 regular season. The Texans retained their head coach and coordinators from 2023, but because they play in the AFC, the Lions haven’t seen this staff work together as a group.
  Let’s take a look at the Texans' coaching staff and how thei
  
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• 3 key stats highlighting Za’Darius Smith’s impact on Detroit Lions defense

  07-11-2024 13:05 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Here are some key statistics to know just what kind of impact you can expect from the Lions newest edge rusher. The trade deadline loomed large immediately after the season-ending injury to Aidan Hutchinson back in Week 6. It was hard to imagine the way the Detroit Lions would pick up the pieces on defense and put together a pass rush without their biggest piece of the puzzle. After all, Hutchinson was arguably playing like the best edge defender in football
  
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• Lions DE Josh Paschal is ‘ready to get back after it’ after health scare

  07-11-2024 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Detroit Lions DE Josh Paschal is “ready to get back after it,” after dealing with a health scare for the past two weeks. Detroit Lions defensive lineman Josh Paschal has missed the last two games with an illness, but is ready to get back to practicing and is focused on Sunday in Houston as a target for returning to game action.
  In 2018, Paschal had a malignant melanoma removed from his foot while attending the University of Kentucky. He missed a full
  
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• Lions sign 3 defenders to the practice squad

  07-11-2024 00:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have signed three defenders to their practice squad. The Detroit Lions have been busy with their roster gymnastics of late, shuffling players between the practice squad, the active roster, and injured reserve. In their latest move, the Lions signed three defenders to their practice squad: defensive tackle Chris Smith, linebacker Abraham Beauplan, and linebacker Ezekiel Turner.Smith and Beauplan were signed from the practice squad to the active
  
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• Survey: After 8 games, who are the Lions’ offensive, defensive MVPs?

  06-11-2024 23:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Checking in with Detroit Lions fans for our latest SB Nation Reacts survey: After 8 games, who are the Lions' offensive and defensive MVPs?Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Detroit Lions fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.Each week, in our SB Nation Reacts Survey, we will provide readers with a question or two specific
  
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• In lieu of a bye week, Detroit Lions give Za’Darius Smith 2 days off

  06-11-2024 22:45 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Za’Darius Smith was supposed to be on a bye week with the Cleveland Browns, so the Detroit Lions did right by him with two days off this week.Week 10 was initially supposed to be a bye week for Za’Darius Smith. The defensive end has started all nine games for the Cleveland Browns this year, but while all of his teammates have this week off, Smith is now with the Detroit Lions after he was traded for a fifth-round pick and a swap of late picks in 202
  
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• Lions injury report: Defense down 2 linebackers to start Texans week

  06-11-2024 22:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions released their Week 10 initial injury report ahead of their upcoming matchup with the Houston Texans, and they’re down two linebackers.The Detroit Lions are on the road in Week 10—for the fourth time in the last five weeks—as they take on their second AFC South opponent of the season: the Houston Texans. Over the past few weeks, the Lions have allowed specific veterans to rest on Wednesday—which could be a result of th
  
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• Detroit Lions return 2 defensive backs to practice from IR

  06-11-2024 20:17 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have returned both CB Emmanuel Moseley and S Ifeatu Melifonwu to practice, opening their 21-day evaluation window. Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell announced on Wednesday that they are starting the evaluation clock on two defensive backs who are currently on injured reserve: cornerback Emmanuel Moseley and safety Ifeatu Melifonwu.Both players remain on injured reserve but are eligible to practice immediately. The Lions now have three weeks to dec
  
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• Detroit Lions mailbag: How Za’Darius Smith will impact depth chart, scheme

  06-11-2024 16:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Jeremy and Erik answer your Detroit Lions mailbag questions, particularly about the Za’Darius Smith trade. The Detroit Lions landed their top trade target on Tuesday night, bolstering their defensive line in a logical and relatively cheap way. Per several reports out there now, the Lions and Browns were in conversations about Browns defensive end Za’Darius Smith all the way back in Week 7, right after Aidan Hutchinson suffered hi
  
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• Film Breakdown: How Za’Darius Smith trade will help Detroit Lions

  06-11-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Breaking down the All-22 of new Lions defensive end Za’Darius Smith.Finally, members of the Detroit Lions fanbase can close out those trade-generator tabs and rejoice—former Cleveland Browns defensive end Za’Darius Smith is in Detroit.Originally selected in the 2015 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens, Smith is a proven commodity in the league and still has plenty of juice left to his game. To get fans ready for what he is going to bring to the
  
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• Dan Campbell offers initial thoughts on Za’Darius Smith trade

  06-11-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Late on Tuesday, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell spoke for the first time publicly about the Za’Darius Smith trade.When news broke that the Detroit Lions had agreed to terms to trade for Browns defensive end Za’Darius Smith, Lions coach Dan Campbell was actually on local radio. In an appearance on 97.1 The Ticket’s “Costa & Jansen with Heather” show, Campbell couldn’t really comment on the move, since it wasn’t offi
  
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• Week 10 scouting report: Houston Texans close to being big AFC threat

  06-11-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Brad Penner-Imagn Images Take a look at the Lions’ Week 10 opponent: The Houston Texans. A good team with a few wrinkles in their game that makes them a year away from being a Super Bowl threat. With the Detroit Lions coming into this week 7-1, they are back under the lights of primetime. Coming off a big NFC North win against the Green Bay Packers, the Lions head on down to Texas again, but this time play the Houston Texans. This is a matchup people predicted before the season that could
  
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• Open thread: Which Lion benefits the most from the Za’Darius Smith trade?

  06-11-2024 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Which Detroit Lions player will benefit most from the Za’Darius Smith trade?The Detroit Lions waited until the 11th hour, but after weeks of dialogue with the Cleveland Browns they pulled the trigger on a trade for EDGE Za’Darius Smith. It’s a huge get for the Lions defense, providing some much-needed help in pass rush following the loss of Aidan Hutchinson. The whole team gets better from this acquisition, but who benefits the mo
  
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• Lions-Packers key stats: David Montgomery was built for the rain

  06-11-2024 00:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Detroit played some of their cleanest football under the most challenging conditions. That and more in this week’s look at advanced key statistics from Lions-Packers. It was a wet and windy affair for the Week 9 matchup between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, but it was the team dressed in white from head to toe that played the cleaner game of football.
  As we’ll do every week throughout the season for this Lions team, we have some data we can comb t
  
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• NFL Week 10 power rankings: Detroit Lions now the consensus No. 1

  05-11-2024 21:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images After another convincing win, the Detroit Lions are now the No. 1 team in the majority of our NFL power rankings roundup. With the Kansas City Chiefs’ narrow overtime victory on “Monday Night Football” they remain the league’s only undefeated team. The Detroit Lions are the only team in football with just a singular loss on their record. The debate on which team is truly the best team in football rages on, but given the Chiefs’ st
  
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• Lions News: Instant reactions to Za’Darius Smith trade

  05-11-2024 19:03 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Instant reactions to the Lions acquiring Za’Darius Smith at the trade deadline.Just hours before the NFL trade deadline, the Detroit Lions secured some much-needed help with the addition of pass rusher Za’Darius Smith.
  The Lions receive the veteran and a 2026 seventh-round pick from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick. Detroit was certainly in need of some help after losing Aidan Hutchinson to a g
  
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• Za’Darius Smith trade: Grading the Detroit Lions’ move

  05-11-2024 17:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports Grading the Detroit Lions’ trade for Browns EDGE Za’Darius Smith.It took a while to hammer out the details, but the Detroit Lions finally got a deal done before Tuesday’s trade deadline. Cleveland Browns defensive end Za’Darius Smith is heading to Detroit after agreeing to a trade.Let’s break down the trade and offer an overall grade for the move.
  Terms
  As a reminder, here’s what it cost to acquire:Lions get:
  Za’Darius Smith
  
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• Lions Game Ball, Unsung Hero of Week 9: Give it up for Aaron Glenn

  05-11-2024 16:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Tork Mason-Imagn Images Handing out the game ball and unsung hero from the Lions Road win against the Packers. Make that five wins in the last six contests for Dan Campbell, Jared Goff, and the Detroit Lions against the Green Bay Packers with their latest 24-14 victory. This also marks the first time the Lions have had a winning streak of at least six games since they won seven straight games to close out the 1995 regular season (after a 3-6 start).
  The most impressive accomplishment was, partic
  
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• 5 Qs: What the Detroit Lions are getting in Za’Darius Smith trade

  05-11-2024 16:01 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Eric Hartline-Imagn Images We chatted with Jared Mueller of Browns blog Dawgs By Nature to get his perspective on the Detroit Lions’ trade for Za’Darius Smith.The Detroit Lions finally added to their defensive end room by trading for Za’Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns. Smith was clearly Detroit’s top and most realistic target based on the rumors from the last week.
  But now that the move is actually getting done, let’s dive into the player. We sent five questi
  
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• Updated list of Lions’ future draft picks after Za’Darius Smith trade

  05-11-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Here’s an updated list of Detroit Lions’ 2025, 2026 draft picks following the trade for Za’Darius Smith. The Detroit Lions have traded with the Cleveland Browns and acquired Za’Darius Smith and a 2026 draft pick in exchange for two draft picks, one in 2025 and another in 2026. The Browns reportedly were pushing for a fourth-round draft pick but Lions general manager Brad Holmes waited them out and got a better deal for his franchise.Here
  
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• Detroit Lions trade for Browns DE Za’Darius Smith

  05-11-2024 14:13 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are reportedly trading for Browns DE Za’Darius Smith.After a couple weeks of rumors, hints, winks, and nudges, it’s finally happening. Per several reports, the Detroit Lions are trading for Cleveland Browns defensive end Za’Darius Smith. The trade terms are as follows:Lions get:
  DE Za’Darius Smith
  7th round pick in 2026Browns get:
  5th round pick in 2025
  6th round pick in 2026As for the finances of the move, if Detroit didn
  
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• Detroit Lions trade rumors 2024: Tracking all deadline news, deals

  05-11-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Ken Blaze-Imagn Images We’re tracking all credible Detroit Lions trade deadline news and rumors right here.The 2024 NFL trade deadline is at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and there has never been more anticipation for Detroit Lions fans than this year’s deadline. The Lions are not only in the midst of a Super Bowl run at 7-1 through eight games, but they’re obviously buyers at the deadline given their extreme need for help at defensive end.This isn’t just about finding a producti
  
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