Last week, our PODcast crew debated the best quarterback, wide receiver, and running back rooms in the NFC North. Some of those discussions were straightforward. Some were not.

The discussion around the division quarterbacks was interesting, but we all agreed that Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff was the best of the North right now. It turns out NFL employees agree.

On Monday, ESPN continued their series ranking the top players at every position, as voted on by NFL executives, coaches, and scouts. They kicked off this week with the top-10 quarterbacks of 2026, and Goff came in at ninth—[down one...

Last week, I wrote about Detroit Lions players who could fly under the radar and earn a roster spot. This week, let us look at the reverse: players entering training camp with a ticket on the 53-man roster that could get revoked.

Sometimes, an acquisition fails to gel with their new team. Sometimes, a returning player runs out of chances to make a mark. Sometimes, a player simply gets outperformed by his position mates. Players failing to meet offseason expectations is not a new phenomenon in the NFL. Perhaps the most glaring example of this with the Lions was the...

Our relationship with professional athletes is always at a distance. But what if it wasn’t?

The Detroit Lions have a ton of charasmatic players throughout their locker room, and I’m sure on more than one occasion you’ve wondered (or dreamed) about hanging out with them outside of the realm of football. So for today’s Question of the Day, let’s explore that.

Which Lions player would you like to grab dinner with?

My answer: My first inclination is to cheat and say Dan Campbell, but since the question (that I wrote) explicitly says player, I’ll stick to a player.

There...

In the ongoing series where ESPN polls executives, coaches, and scouts from around the NFL in order to rank the top-10 players at a given position, the Detroit Lions are certainly getting their share of respect. Cornerstones of the franchise like running back Jahmyr Gibbs, edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, and tight end Sam LaPorta all were listed in the top-10 at their respective positions. However, if you are familiar with my coverage of the Lions and how I feel about the game of football, you know I was waiting on the offensive tackle rankings to drop. Especially after a certain...

Earlier this week, we published our latest SB Nation Reacts survey, sponsored by the folks at FanDuel Sportsbook, and asked Detroit Lions fans which defensive player, not named Aidan Hutchinson, will record the most sacks in 2026.

For this survey, we gave fans five players to choose from, including defensive tackle Alim McNeill, edge rusher DJ Wonnum, rookie Derrick Moore, and linebackers Jack Campbell and Derrick Barnes.

Let’s take a look at the results from our survey:

Over three-quarters of the votes landed on the two new edge rushers expected to split time opposite Hutchinson, with the shiny new rookie...

The Detroit Lions have entered a window where every mistake will be magnified. With the salary cap tightening and draft capital no longer in the top 10 in each round, general manager Brad Holmes must walk a tightrope. One big mistake, and it can come crashing down in a hurry.

But the best way to manage a fragile roster is to find value signings. You could certainly sense that was the strategy this offseason. The Lions had over 15 external free agent signings this offseason, and just two of them were valued at or over $5 million per year.

While...

The Detroit Lions released Terrion Arnold following his February arrest in connection with a kidnapping and armed robbery. While he cleared waivers last week, he is still reportedly drawing interest from multiple NFL teams, according to his agent.

On Friday, Arnold was back in a Florida courtroom for a follow-up session requested by the prosecution. At this hearing, the prosecution requested that Arnold wear an ankle monitor following his release from the Lions, as he was no longer employed by the NFL and the State wanted to keep track of his whereabouts. Originally, it was ruled that an ankle monitor...

Despite his season ending early with a back injury, Sam LaPorta is still considered one of the best tight ends in the NFL.

In ESPN’s most recent release of their top-10 players at each position, as voted on by executives, coaches and scouts around the league, LaPorta checked in at No. 4 among his contemporaries.

“He’s got great hands—he’ll make a lot of circus, contested catches, especially in the red zone—and his blocking is high level,” an NFC scout had to say about LaPorta. “Just an all-around problem.”

LaPorta’s third season in the league was his least productive from a...

With the ongoing FIFA World Cup taking place here in the U.S, there have been plenty of conversations surrounding our top athletes and the sports they choose to play. Especially now that the United States Men’s team has been eliminated.

To begin, I want to state that I have no real knowledge of soccer. Although I am currently trying to become more of a fan. I have picked Arsenal as my Premier League club. My wife played throughout high school, and her brother played in college. I have also been watching as much of this year’s World Cup as possible...

The key for the Detroit Lions to keep their window open will be to continually pair their expensive core players with young, cheap talent on rookie contracts. While the 2024 Lions draft class is looking like a swing and a miss from general manager Brad Holmes, it’s certainly worth pointing out some of the serious young talent this team still has.

CBS Sports highlights that a little with their latest Top 25 players 25 years old or under list for the 2026 season. Two Lions players ended up making the list: Jahmyr Gibbs at No.9 and Penei Sewell at No....

Earlier in the week, we continued our rankings of the 2026 Detroit Lions roster and got to what I believe is the first part of the roster bubble. The Lions’ roster is deeper than most teams’, so even those players we ranked between 61-70 could make the 53-man roster. Even if they don’t, many are likely destined for the practice squad, and we’ve seen countless of those players get the call-up midseason and make an impact.

In our next installment—players we ranked 60-51—we get into some players who will inevitably make the 53-man roster or almost assuredly the practice squad....

The Detroit Lions have been well represented thus far in ESPN’s ongoing series of the best players at each position in the NFL. League executives, coaches, and scouts have ranked the top-10 players at running back, cornerback, and edge rusher so far, and a couple of Lions players have earned top-5 recognition: Jahmyr Gibbs placed second among running backs, and Aidan Hutchinson finished fifth among edge defenders.

On Thursday morning, the Worldwide Leader in Sports dropped their fourth installment in the series, ranking the big men in the middle on defense: defensive tackles. The top names on the list included...