Lions Turn Attention To Defense, Sign Defensive Tackle Vaughn Martin
After adding offensive players the first couple days of free agency, the Lions have turned their eyes to the other side of the ball.
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After adding offensive players the first couple days of free agency, the Lions have turned their eyes to the other side of the ball.
Kiper evidently feels that Tate will not be enough and that the Lions could still draft the 6-foot-5, 225-pound Evans, who finished his senior season at Texas A&M with 1,394 yards, 69 receptions and 12 touchdowns.
A Detroit Lion since 2010, Willie Young is now a Chicago Bear.
Safety became a definite need for the Lions when they released Louis Delmas earlier this offseason. Delmas played every game for Detroit in 2013 and turned in 64 tackles.
"I love Detroit because Detroit loves me," Bell said.
With a little help from a lot of snow, the Lions scored big in free agency by signing 25-year-old wide receiver Golden Tate.
Ward went to Denver, Donte Whitner went to Cleveland, Jenkins went to the Eagles and Mitchell went to Pittsburgh. Way to go, guys.
A team that already has one of the best rushing tandems in the NFL, the Detroit Lions could soon have the league's best passing duo, too.
The Detroit Lions achieved one of their top goals this offseason, retaining Joique Bell, and took a step toward another one, setting up a meeting with Golden Tate.
The Lions brought Ogletree in shortly after the team lost Nate Burleson to a broken arm suffered in a falling-pizza-induced car crash.
The Lions are teetering on the edge this off-season.
The one-two punch of running backs Reggie Bush and Joique Bell will remain intact.
They can fill those needs as early as 4 p.m. Tuesday, though roughly $10 million in cap space will limit the Lions somewhat.
Safety Louis Delmas signed a one-year contract Monday worth up to $3.5 million with the Miami Dolphins, who shook up their secondary on the eve of free agency.
It appears Watkins has taken a liking to the possibility of being paired with the Lions Calvin 'Megatron' Johnson.
It's early, very early, but if signals are to be believed, the Lions are thinking in the right direction so far this off season.
Hanson said the Fords have done what it takes to win but that the people underneath them have been disappointing to them.
The Detroit Lions will stay in the Ford family.
It's the slowest time in sports.
Sanders said Ford desired a championship just as much as fans. "It's what he wanted more than anything in the world."
William Clay Ford, Sr. purchased the team in November 1963 and served as its chairman until his death.
The last surviving grandson of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford is gone. William Clay Ford, Sr. died Sunday at the age of 88.
Creative Artists Agency, known as CAA, counts a plethora of NFL stars among its clients.
Boyd, consensus top-10 pick Sammy Watkins and 6-foot-5 receiver Martavis Bryant were among the ex-Tigers who auditioned for some 60 NFL personnel, including New York Jets coach Rex Ryan and recently hired Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell.
It's amazing how such simple changes can make a uniform snap! I personally like the tiny changes in the Lions helmet.
Investigators in Garden City, Michigan, are looking into what sparked a massive fire at a strip mall over the weekend.
A mobile home fire was extinguished Monday in a manufactured home community in Monroe County.
The cause of a structure fire that heavily damaged a strip mall Sunday in Garden City remains under investigation
An evacuation was ordered Monday for a middle school in Macomb County as authorities investigated what turned out to be an unfounded threat of explosives.
Pistons guard Cade Cunningham spent his Sunday giving back to the Detroit community.
Pistons guard Cade Cunningham spent his Sunday giving back to the Detroit community.
MSP's Trooper 2 unit assisted with tracking a stolen van in Detroit after the suspect failed to stop for Hazel Park police.
Detroit's mayor-elect Mary Sheffield and her fiance, community leader Rickey Jackson Jr., were married over the weekend in Detroit, her team has confirmed.
The cause of a structure fire that heavily damaged a strip mall Sunday in Garden City remains under investigation
A teen was arrested in connection with the Nov. 25 fatal shooting of another teen in Highland Park, police said.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
Yanfeng will close its Romulus production facility, located at 9800 Inkster Road.
In Metro Detroit, drivers are paying about $3.06 per gallon, which is 1 cent more than last week but 3 cents less than at the same time a year ago.
Most of the intersections and roundabouts that made the 2024 list are in Southeast Michigan.
Avancez said a change in customer orders will result in layoffs during December at its Hazel Park location.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes were announced on Monday morning. Here are the nominees.
President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play" and his role in the series "Emily in Paris," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16.
Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes were announced on Monday morning. Here are the nominees.
The recall involves INIU 100,000mAh portable power banks, model BI-B41that were sold on Amazon between August 2021 and April 2022, the recall notice says.
President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
FIFA released the World Cup schedule on Saturday that will feature 104 matches spread across 11 cities in the United States, with three in Mexico and two in Canada.
Many people living with MS are limited from taking nature walks shown to improve mental health, so Hala Darwish is bringing Mother Nature to them.
Legionella bacteria were found through water testing in the building late Thursday after an employee was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease.
The new guidelines are effective at all DMC locations, including the Children's Hospital of Michigan.
The sheriff's office says closure for Building 38E is effective Friday through the weekend.
Women who have a doula are 47% less likely to have a cesarean delivery and a 29% lower chance of having a preterm delivery, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine.
Pistons guard Cade Cunningham spent his Sunday giving back to the Detroit community.
No. 18 Michigan will meet No. 13 Texas in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 31, the bowl game's organizers announced Sunday.
Cade Cunningham had 23 points and 12 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee 124-112 on Saturday night to end the Bucks' 15-game winning streak in Detroit.
The Detroit Lions (8-5) would not be in the playoffs if they started next week, but the two-time defending NFC North champions have a chance to play their way in.
FIFA released the World Cup schedule on Saturday that will feature 104 matches spread across 11 cities in the United States, with three in Mexico and two in Canada.
The Detroit show will attract hundreds of thousands to the area as automakers, tech companies and more gravitate to downtown Detroit.
This week on Michigan Matters, Carol Cain speaks with retail owners and entrepreneurs ahead of the holiday season.
Hundreds of thousands will line up along Woodward Avenue for America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
This week's roundtable discusses the economic outlook as the critical fourth quarter of 2025 plays out.
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield was overwhelmingly elected as mayor.
Investigators in Garden City, Michigan, are looking into what sparked a massive fire at a strip mall over the weekend.
Detroit Medical Center has invoked new visiting rules in an effort to protect patients in response to a sudden rise in influenza cases. Starting today, there are limits on who can visit patients at all DMC locations, including the Children's Hospital of Michigan.
Ann Arbor police are continuing their investigation on a fatal shooting at an apartment on Pearl Street.
A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Highland Park, Michigan State Police reported.
The event will benefit the Michigan Humane Society, explains Glam Jail founder and owner Aya Restrepo.