Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes delivered a powerful speech at his alma mater: North Carolina A&T State.

Over the weekend, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes went back to his roots. He traveled back to his alma mater North Carolina A&T State University to deliver the commencement speech to the graduating class.

You can see a short clip of it—courtesy of the Greensboro News & Record—via YouTube or below.

The most striking moment from the 2.5 minute clip is when Holmes is talking about a piece of advice he derived from a poem called “Choose Your Hard.” Here’s that...

Lions’ cornerback D.J. Reed went to Twitter to tell people how excited he is to be playing with safeties Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch.

Detroit Lions’ cornerback D.J. Reed is no stranger to playing in a talented secondary. Originally drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2018, Reed spent two years in Seattle, and the last three seasons of his career with the New York Jets.

Reed now joins a talented and young secondary in Detroit, and judging by a few recent tweets—it’s safe to say he is pretty excited to be a Lion.

If you’re a veteran defensive back...

Who do you want to be the Detroit Lions’ opponent in the 2025 season opener.

The NFL is rolling out its 2025 schedule release all of next week. There will be individual games intentionally leaked out starting on Monday and running all the way through the official full announcement on Wednesday night.

When the schedule is released, fans always seem to look for the same kind of things. How many primetime games is my team getting? When is my team’s bye week? When will my team be playing outdoors? And for the traveling fan type, the NFL schedule release is...

Sonic and Knuckles are the cream of the top.

The title for best running back room in the league goes to the Detroit Lions, per one CBS Sports analyst.

Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, nicknamed Sonic and Knuckles, rushed for a combined 2,000+ yards and 25 touchdowns last season, cementing themselves as the best running back duo in the NFL.

“While Montgomery is the power to this backfield, Gibbs is the lightning and is just now grasping the peak of his powers,” CBS Sports’ Tyler Sullivan writes.

Some of his supporting argument includes the fact that they’re the first pair...

Detroit Lions 6th-round pick Ahmed Hassanein doesn’t count against the roster due to a little-known rule.

On Friday, the Detroit Lions announced they had signed four of their seven drafted players from the 2025 NFL Draft. One of those players was defensive end Ahmed Hassanein, the first Egyptian-native player to have ever been drafted in the NFL. On the NFL’s transaction list for Friday, Hassanein showed up as a roster exemption, as an international player. In short, that means he does not count against Detroit’s 90-man roster limit for the time being.

**Why does Ahmed Hassanein qualify for the...

Our selections for most encouraging performances from Detroit Lions rookie minicamp.

First impressions aren’t everything, but they are something.

On Friday, the 2025 Detroit Lions rookie class took the field for the first of three rookie minicamp practices. That’s the only practice we’ll get to see from a media standpoint, so that will be our lasting impression of this rookie class until they take the field with the veterans during Organized Team Activities at the end of the month.

Obviously you, the reader, don’t have a direct first impression of this rookie class. But plenty has already been written about...

Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ first rookie minicamp of 2025 and how each draft pick performed.

The Detroit Lions rookie class took the field on Friday morning for the first of three rookie minicamp practices. This was the only of the three that will be opened to the media, so I took as detailed notes as I possibly could.

Here are my biggest takeaways from practice, particularly with Detroit’s seven 2025 draft picks.

Note: For a full list of participants, check out this earlier story on the UDFA signings and tryout players.

DT Tyleik Williams

As pointed out in...

Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Tyleik Williams was limited in his first action, as part of the team’s plan for the first-round pick.

Detroit Lions first-round pick Tyleik Williams was limited in his first NFL action on the opening day of rookie minicamp. When the team opened up with 11-on-11 walkthroughs, Williams was given limited reps at nose tackle. Then, when the team moved to individual drills, Williams worked one-on-one with a trainer on the hill at the back of the practice field. Eventually, he would leave practice a little early.

After practice, Williams downplayed his limited involvement, noting that...

Detroit Lions second-round pick Tate Ratledge is already getting significant looks at center.

On Friday morning, Detroit Lions assistant general manager Ray Agnew mentioned that he was excited about second-round pick Tate Ratledge’s versatility on the interior offensive line.

“The first thing you see, this is a big man when you see him. He’s long, tall, big man. But you love the versatility of the player. He can play multiple positions inside and the interior,” Agnew said.

A couple hours later, Lions media saw exactly what he meant by that, as Ratledge began 11-on-11 walkthroughs as the team’s starting center....

After nearly two season with the Detroit Lions, Donovan Peoples-Jones is getting a new opportunity with the New Orleans Saints.

While the Detroit Lions kick off rookie minicamp this weekend, one former Lions receiver is trying out for another team.

Donovan Peoples-Jones will participate in New Orleans Saints rookie minicamp as one of 16 tryout players. The Saints receiver room currently consists of Chris Olave, Brandin Cooks, Cedrick Wilson Jr., and Rashid Shaheed among others.

Peoples-Jones, a former Michigan Wolverine, spent two seasons with the Detroit Lions. Initially, the Lions acquired Peoples-Jones near the trade deadline of the 2023 season,...

The Detroit Lions officially announced their 2025 UDFA class and released the list of players trying out during rookie minicamp.

With the Detroit Lions rookie minicamp beginning on Friday, the team officially announced the list of undrafted rookies that were signed following the 2025 NFL Draft. We have been keeping a tracker of the Lions' reported 2025 UDFA signings and even broke down the details of the 10 players reported to be joining the team.

Here’s a look at the Lions official list.

Lions 2025 undrafted rookie class

• RB Kye Robichaux
• RB Anthony Tyus III
• WR...

A look at the jersey numbers for the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft picks and UDFAs.

As the Detroit Lions prepare to start rookie minicamp this weekend, the team revealed initial jersey numbers for their entire class of seven NFL Draft picks and their 10 undrafted rookie class (UDFAs). I say initial because it’s important to remember that rookies often change their jersey number once the roster is trimmed from 90 to 53 players. Right now, the choices in numbers are relatively limited, but plenty will free up after the Lions establish their initial 53-man roster.

In other words, if you’re...