The Dan Campbell tree has sprouted already. Which Detroit Lions coach is ready to take the next step?

The Detroit Lions, for the first time—really *ever—*have themselves a coaching tree. Dan Campbell has two major branches now, with Ben Johnson the head coach of the Chicago Bears, and Aaron Glenn the coach of the New York Jets. But it would be foolish to think that’s where the trees will be cut short.

With the Lions’ coaching staff now reloaded with fresh faces, you can’t help but wonder: who is next? Which Detroit coach will get their next opportunity as a...

Carlton Davis told several stories to explain why Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is the best coach he’s ever played for.

Detroit Lions cornerback Carlton Davis is facing free agency in a couple of weeks, and it’s unclear if he’ll run it back for another season with Detroit. However, during a recent appearance on the “Slightly Decent” podcast, Davis made some comments that suggest he may want to come back. The Lions cornerback spent about four minutes talking about how much he loves Lions coach Dan Campbell.

It started with a story about Detroit’s Week 2 loss to the [Tampa...

Cast your vote for the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Coach of the Year.

The Detroit Lions’ 2024 coaching staff will be one for the ages. It feels like one of those years where we’ll look back in a couple decades and ask ourselves, “How the hell did they manage to have all of those coaches in one building?” From top to bottom, offense to defense, Detroit had incredibly smart and motivating players across the board. There’s a reason why two coordinators are now NFL head coaches and two position coaches are now NFL coordinators.

So there may not be a tougher...

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With the Detroit Lions’ 2025 staff now finalized, what was Dan Campbell’s best hire of the year?

Earlier this week, the Detroit Lions finalized their 2025 coaching staff. In total, 10 new hires were made, while several internal coaches received promotions or changes to their responsibilities.

The major changes happened at the coordinator positions, where the Lions lost both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to head coaching jobs elsewhere. The Lions filled their offensive coordinator position with a semi-external hire (John Morton, who was with the team in 2022). Their defensive coordinator hire was an internal promotion, selecting linebackers coach...

Former Detroit Lions second-round Darius Slay is open to a return to Detroit for what he believes may be his final NFL season.

Darius Slay was the latest guest on the St. Brown Brothers podcast, and it didn’t take long for the conversation to turn to his NFL future. After winning his first Super Bowl over a week ago, Slay has said that he’d like 2025 to be his final season, and he told the St. Brown brothers that he would absolutely consider a return to the Detroit Lions for his final season.

“If it is, it is. If it...

Aidan Hutchinson talked about his NFL Honors conversation with trade candidate Myles Garrett.

A couple weeks back at the NFL Honors award show, reporter Steve Wyche captured a viral photo of Detroit Lions’ Jared Goff and Aidan Hutchinson surrounding Browns defensive end Myles Garrett in conversation. Given that Garrett had recently gone public about his desire to be traded from Cleveland, Lions fans’ minds wandered about the possibility of the duo recruiting Garrett to Detroit.

On the latest episode of “The Squeeze” podcast—hosted by actor and Lions fan Taylor Lautner and his wife Tay—[Hutchinson joined the duo and explained what...

The NFL sent a memo to teams this week that the 2025 NFL salary cap is expected to increase beyond initial estimates.

The NFL has yet to finalize the salary cap for the 2025 season, but ESPN's Dan Graziano is reporting that pending a few decisions from the NFLPA, the limit is expected to land between $277.5 million and $281.5 million.

For reference, the 2024 salary cap was set at $255 million, meaning this is a potential increase of between $22 and $26 million. That’s a fairly significant jump to make in one season, but it’s not unheard of either,...

Jameson Williams’ gun incident from October is reportedly “closed” from an NFL investigation standpoint.

Last year, Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams was involved in a traffic stop with police. As the passenger with his brother, Williams was eventually placed in handcuffs after it was found he was carrying a handgun that was properly registered to him, but he did not have the proper concealed pistol license to carry in a vehicle. Eventually, Williams was released from custody on sight and was not given any charges.

Now, according to Detroit Free Press’ Dave Birkett, [Williams will not face any discipline from...

The Detroit Lions are apparently losing long-time front office employee Jon Dykema to a Michigan State opportunity.

According to ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel, the Detroit Lions are set to lose another member of their front office. Lions director of football compliance/lead football counsel Jon Dykema is reportedly taking the executive senior associate AD/student-athlete management position for Michigan State.

Dykema is one of the longest-tenured members of the Lions’ front office. He’s been with the team for the past 15 years, serving mostly on the legal side of the business. For the last four years, he has held what...

Vote on the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Rookie of the Year.

We’ve become spoiled under general manager Brad Holmes. In his first three draft classes, the Detroit Lions have produced at least three full-time starters who are playing at a near-elite level.

2021: Penei Sewell, Alim McNeill, Amon-Ra St. Brown
2022: Aidan Hutchinson, Jameson Williams, Kerby Joseph
2023: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jack Campbell, Sam LaPorta, Brian Branch

That hasn’t been the case for the Lions’ 2024 class quite yet. In their first season in which they had to pick outside of the top half of the first round, the Lions only found...

Detroit Lions veteran defensive lineman Pat O’Connor is facing free agency, but there are a few factors working in his favor to return.

It would probably surprise many Detroit Lions fans to know that veteran defensive tackle Pat O’Connor was a seventh-round draft pick by the Detroit Lions in 2017.

Though he had a decent preseason as a rookie out of Eastern Michigan, he was waived and brought back to the practice squad, only to be released again a few days later. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked up O’Connor soon after and he ended up spending the first seven years...