Pride Of Detroit

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Pride of Detroit was at Allen Park for start of Lions training camp. The Detroit Lions 2021 training camp is officially underway and both myself and Jeremy Reisman were in Allen Park for all the fun of the first day. We spent the day acclimating to the new fan-friendly setup, roaming around the campus looking for the best angles to … [Read more...] about Detroit Lions training camp observations: Day 1

Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Get back in Ford Field this year! Single-game tickets for the Detroit Lions 2021 season are on sale now. On Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET, the box office—and virtual box office—opened for all 10 home games for the upcoming year (eight regular season, two preseason). Tickets are available through the Detroit Lions’ … [Read more...] about Notes: Detroit Lions single-game tickets are on sale now

Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images The Lions’ vaccination rate is over 80 percent and rising. According to head coach Dan Campbell, 80 percent of Detroit Lions players entered training having obtained at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot. “I know we’re over 80 percent and I would say we are getting more every day,” Campbell said prior to Wednesday’s opening training … [Read more...] about Over 80% of Detroit Lions players are vaccinated, Dan Campbell says

Via Erik Schlitt Dan Campbell looked like one of the guys out there to start camp. The Detroit Lions opened training camp on Wednesday morning. For most players, this represents the most grueling, hard-working part of the season. But on opening day of camp, head coach Dan Campbell showed he would be right there beside his players putting in the work. After the players … [Read more...] about Dan Campbell earns players’ respect with 40 up-downs to start training camp

Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images Paging the Madden ratings adjusters. EA Sports is continuing their week-long rollout of the top 10 player overall ratings by position in Madden NFL 22 and Wednesday’s soup du jour is tight end. Finally, a Detroit Lions player has cracked the list, but it’s certainly going to be met with raised eyebrows—and probably some … [Read more...] about T.J. Hockenson’s Madden 22 rating puts him far too low in TE rankings

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Important notes for a modest opening of Lions training camp. The first day of Detroit Lions training camp is in the books. And while the pace was very slow, the pads weren’t on, and there wasn’t a particularly great angle for media to watch some team drills, there were some interesting notes from Wednesday’s practice. Here are my Day 1 … [Read more...] about 3 takeaways from Day 1 of Detroit Lions camp

Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images With lots of roster turnover, there will be plenty of spots up for grabs. There are sure to be a lot of position battles going on in Allen Park the next several weeks. With any coaching change, nobody is safe, and even Detroit Lions players who locked down their respective positions last year might be on the chopping block due to … [Read more...] about Open thread: Which training camp battle will you be watching the closest?

Kirthmon F. Dozier via Imagn Content Services, LLC Who’s in and who’s out? Welcome to the first day of the Detroit Lions 2021 training camp. The long wait is over and what better way to kick off the day than with a pre-training camp 53-man roster prediction article. If you’ve been following along with my Lions training camp battle preview series, then you’ve probably … [Read more...] about Erik’s lions training camp 53-man roster prediction 1.0

Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports We make our predictions for the two main specials teams battles at Lions camp this year. In a normal Detroit Lions training camp, the specialists are an afterthought. They’ve basically had two kickers since 1992, and they’ve had one long snapper since 2004. In 2021, the Lions will have a new kicker. There’s even an outside chance they have a … [Read more...] about Detroit Lions bubble watch: Special teams battle predictions