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 picked eight pending free agents from the two teams combined that could interest the Lions when free agency opens up in mid-March.

Packers at Bears — 8 p.m. ET — Prime Video

Packers players:

• OT Darian Kinnard (#70) – If you’re looking for...

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 clear favorite on either side.

On Saturday, things kick off with a pair of NFC matchups. A few weeks ago, it looked like the Los Angeles Rams may be the Super Bowl favorite, but after losing two of their last three, they’re in the fifth...

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 most prominent position as head coach at Stanford University from 2011 to 2022. While he’s best known for his time at Stanford, he has over a decade of NFL experience, most recently joining the Lions in 2025 as their passing game coordinator.

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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 he got his first break in the NFL in 2020 with the Denver Broncos as a diversity coaching intern, assisting with the offense. The next season, he would join Lions’ coach Dan Campbell’s inaugural staff in Detroit as the team’s assistant special teams coach, working...

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:

1. Are you confident the Lions are headed in the right direction?
2. What grade would you give coach Dan Campbell for his performance during the 2025 season?

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 returns near the end of the season as hopes for the playoffs slipped...

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 mode, I’ve picked eight pending free agents from the two teams combined that could interest the Lions when free agency opens up in mid-March.

Rams at Panthers — 4:30 p.m. ET —FOX

Rams players:

• TE Tyler Higbee (#89) – The Lions are in...

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 most notable news here is the addition of Campbell, who had a breakout season for the Lions. This is his first honor as an All-Pro player. The third-year linebacker finished the season with 176 tackles, 5.0 sacks, four passes defended, three forced fumbles, and two...

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 my opinion—worse rosters than the Lions, I can withstand that realization, because NFL playoff football is just too good. It’s high-stakes, it’s high-drama, and it’s some of the best athletes in the world competing at the highest level. I spent decades watching the NFL playoffs...

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 his NFL playing days after the 2023 season. Since then, he has been the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Commanders for the past two seasons. He also served as the interim quarterbacks coach for the final month of this past season after Tavita Pritchard left...

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 has served as the quarterback coach for the Ravens for the last three years under coach John Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Todd Monken. There, of course, he’s worked closely with All-Pro quarterback Lamar Jackson, who won the MVP in 2023. Prior to that, Martin was...

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 coordinator job.

“Jake Peetz (Seahawks pass game coordinator) worked alongside [Rams pass game coordinator Nathan] Scheelhaase in 2023 but left for Seattle in 2024 to work under Mike Macdonald.“

Peetz has been coaching football at all levels for the last 20 years. He’s been...

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 $10,000 for their foundation or their chosen charity.

Although Williams has hosted a number of community events, he was chosen for the Week 15 title for donating 250 brand-new custom winter coats to students at Downtown Boxing Gym Detroit, which offers mentorship, educational support, and...