Lions News: 3 Detroit Lions given PFWA All-Team honors

Three Detroit Lions have been named to Pro Football Writers Association teams for their outstanding performances in 2025.

Celebrating its 62nd season, the PFWA is made up of accredited writers who cover the NFL and the 32 clubs daily, and aims to fight for access to NFL personnel to best serve the public.

Jack Campbell and Penei Sewell have been named to the Pro Football Writers Association ALL-NFL team.

Offense

• QB – Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
• RB – James Cook, Buffalo Bills; Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
• WR – Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks
• TE – Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals
• C – Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs
• G – Quinn Meinerz, Denver Broncos; Joe Thuney, Chicago Bears
• T – Garett Bolles, Denver Broncos; Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions

Defense

• DE – Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans; Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
• DT – Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee Titans; Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks
• OLB – Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos; Brian Burns, New York Giants
• MLB – Jack Campbell, Detroit Lions
• CB – Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles; Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans
• S – Kevin Byard III, Chicago Bears; Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens

Special Teams

• PK – Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys
• P – Jordan Stout, Baltimore Ravens
• KR – Ray Davis, Buffalo Bills
• PR – Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans
• ST – Devon Key, Denver Broncos

Sewell made this team in both 2024 and 2023. Last year, safety Brian Branch and punter Jack Fox were on the squad too.

Campbell and Sewell were also named to the PFWA’s all-NFC squad, along with edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson.

Only 16 clubs are represented among the 27 players named on these PFWA teams.

And onto the rest of your notes.

• Jeremy Otto of WWJ/97.1 The Ticket spoke with Cardinals beat writer Darren Urban on how new OC Drew Petzing could fit in here in Detroit:

• In more general NFL-related news, Kurt Warner offers a take on former NFL players as broadcasters:

• Speaking of which, though he better not be done on the field:

• A to Z Sports’ Mike Payton lays out what he thinks may happen throughout this entire Lions offseason.