A look at the most important 2025 NFL offseason dates for the Detroit Lions.

With the sudden loss to the Washington Commanders, the Detroit Lions offseason is sadly upon us. The team will look to build upon this year’s performance and hopefully make that Super Bowl push we were all hoping for this season.

As always, the NFL offseason is filled from January to August with several significant events, deadlines, and dates to ensure that there never truly is a lull in football news and developments. Here are the most important offseason dates, and how they pertain to the Lions....

If it’s up to them, Detroit Lions offensive linemen won’t let Hank Fraley leave for other opportunities.

Detroit Lions offensive line coach Hank Fraley is one of the most beloved position coaches on the team, and it’s no surprise he’s starting to gain interest from other teams. He already interviewed for the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordinator position. It’s also possible Fraley leaves with one of Detroit’s coordinators, should Ben Johnson or Aaron Glenn get a head coaching job.

But if it’s up to the Lions players, they aren’t going to let Fraley leave the building. During locker room cleanout day...

Breaking down all the Detroit Lions UFA, RFA, and ERFA free agents for the 2025 offseason.

As the Detroit Lions shift into the 2025 offseason, they have 48 players who finished the season on the roster—on either the 53-man roster, practice squad, or injured reserve—that are not currently under contract with the organization.

Let’s take a look at the four different groups those players can fall into, as well as which players land in those groups.

24 unrestricted free agents (UFA)

Unrestricted free agents are players on expiring contracts who have at least four accrued seasons of NFL experience....

The Detroit Lions came into 2024 to avenge their playoff loss. Despite an incredible regular season, they met an even worse fate: immediate elimination. All things considered, was the 2024 season a success or failure?

Only one team can win it all each season. There were high hopes and high expectations that the Detroit Lions could be the one to do it. A 15-2 season set themselves up for a home stand en route to the Super Bowl. The team was devastated by their playoff loss last season, and that game drove their path of destruction in the regular season:...

A look at how the Detroit Lions deployed their snaps against the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional round of the playoffs.

Taking a closer look at the snap counts from the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders NFC Divisional round battle in the 2024-25 NFL Playoffs.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Jared Goff: 66 (96%)
Teddy Bridgewater: 3 (4%)
Hendon Hooker: Emergency third quarterback

An unflagged hit to the head following an interception forced Goff to be evaluated for a concussion, and while he missed the next series (a three-play drive that ended with a Jameson Williams 61-yard touchdown run), he returned...

The Divisional round of the playoffs is here and Sunday has two games to watch: LA Rams at Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills. Come chat with us in our live thread!

The Divisional round of the NFL Playoffs wraps up on Sunday, with two games that look like they will be highly competitive.

Things start out with the NFC No. 4 Los Angeles Rams at No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, followed by AFC No. 3 Baltimore Ravens at No. 2 Buffalo Bills at 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

Rams at Eagles...

Aaron Glenn has interviewed for five head coaching job. It’s possible now he interviews for a sixth.

Now that the Detroit Lions’ season is over, focus quickly turns to the team’s coaching staff and who will remain for the 2025 season. Despite Saturday night’s meltdown, both offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn remain top-tier options, and some are predicting both to be hired away this offseason.

Glenn, in particular, is one of the most sought-after candidates after navigating for most of the season despite mounting injuries on his side of the ball. He’s already interviewed for five...

The Detroit Lions coaching staff and Jared Goff were big letdowns in the Lions’ playoff loss to the Commanders. Handing out grades for them and the rest of the team.

After avoiding them all season, the Detroit Lions had their biggest let-down game at the worst possible time. Let’s dive into their season-ending, 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders with our final report card of the season.

Quarterback: D

Jared Goff’s recklessness with the football is a huge reason they lost the game. Whether it was his carelessness on the early third-and-1 fumble that prevented Detroit from building a...

With the Detroit Lions playoff run coming to an end, the team now knows where it will pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Detroit Lions 2024 season has come to a close and the Lions now hold the pick No. 28 in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Because there are still a variety of things that will take place over the offseason, the only picks we know for certain at this time are in the first round. As the offseason plays out, more picks will be awarded to teams via the NFL—i.e. compensatory picks, awarded picks...

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What is the Detroit Lions’ biggest priority as they head into the 2025 offseason?

It seems cruel to hard-pivot to the offseason when just 24 hours ago, dreams of Super Bowl trips to New Orleans were dancing in our head. But that’s how the NFL playoffs work. In an instant, everything can be sucked away, and it’s you’re left wondering how it all slipped away in an instant.

But the NFL is year round, and today is the beginning of building anew. The story of the Dan Campbell-led Detroit Lions is not written, not by a long shot. Campbell and...

6 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ playoff loss to the Washington Commanders

I hope you enjoyed the ride because the ending was a crash landing.

The Detroit Lions, arguably the top team in the NFL with an electric offense, collapsed under the playoff lights in an embarrassing fashion. An incredible 15-2 regular season yielded just one playoff game and one playoff loss. The Lions outclassed the Washington Commanders in nearly every facet on paper, but it mattered not. The Commanders were the better team on Saturday night, and the Lions shot themselves in every possible extremity.

The defense continued to...