Pride Of Detroit

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Lions safety Brian Branch finally talked about his penalty and ejection, and offered an apology for the double birds. Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was ejected from last Sunday’s game after delivering a helmet-to-helmet hit on Green Bay Packers receiver Bo Melton in the second quarter. The play initially just received a flag for … [Read more...] about Brian Branch responds to ejection, receives support from coaches

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Lions WR Jameson Williams spoke to the media for the first time since the gun story broke and his PES suspension. Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams returned to practice this week after serving a two-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy. While serving his suspension, news broke that he was … [Read more...] about Lions WR Jameson Williams vows to ‘be smarter’ after second suspension

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Detroit Lions DE Josh Paschal is “ready to get back after it,” after dealing with a health scare for the past two weeks. Detroit Lions defensive lineman Josh Paschal has missed the last two games with an illness, but is ready to get back to practicing and is focused on Sunday in Houston as a target for returning to game action. In … [Read more...] about Lions DE Josh Paschal is ‘ready to get back after it’ after health scare

Your new daily word game obsession is here. Be one of the first people to try out our new NFL player guessing game. We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re returning to our system of a new article each day for the game. We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an … [Read more...] about Your daily NFL trivia game, Thursday edition

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Here are some key statistics to know just what kind of impact you can expect from the Lions newest edge rusher. The trade deadline loomed large immediately after the season-ending injury to Aidan Hutchinson back in Week 6. It was hard to imagine the way the Detroit Lions would pick up the pieces on defense and put together a pass … [Read more...] about 3 key stats highlighting Za’Darius Smith’s impact on Detroit Lions defense