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The Lions family lost one of its own this week. Kasey Redfern, who punted for Detroit in 2017, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 35, after a battle of about three and a half years with a brain tumor and CNS lymphoma. His wife, Lauryl, had shared that he moved into ho…
The bye week didn't come cheap for Detroit. On Friday the Lions placed guard Ben Bartch, wide receiver Tom Kennedy and linebacker Devin White on injured reserve, which means all three have to sit at least four games before they're eligible to come back. Our T…
Lions fans have spent a month yelling at the defense. On bye week, it's worth hearing what the other sideline thought of it. Our Take: The bracket plan in Arizona was smart, aggressive coaching, and it's the blueprint for the stretch ahead. Take away a team's…
No player in Lions history made a stadium hold its breath like Barry Sanders. Every carry could be a loss of three or a 60-yard touchdown, and sometimes it was both on the same play. For 10 seasons, from 1989 to 1998, he was the reason to watch Detroit footba…
Detroit has waited a long time for a championship. That wait makes it easy to forget that in the 1950s, the Lions were the team everyone else was chasing. Three NFL titles in six seasons. Four title-game meetings with Cleveland. A quarterback with swagger and…
Lions fans already love this offense. Getting Cade Mays healthy is the next upgrade they have been waiting on since training camp. Our Take: The bye is not a vacation — it is the runway for Mays and Brian Branch. Dan Campbell is right to be careful at center;…
Lions fans, enjoy the bye. The first five games just handed this roster a highlight reel most teams would kill for. Our Take: Tim Twentyman's official look at the players who have impressed through five weeks isn't hype — it's a checklist of why Detroit is 3-…
Jahmyr Gibbs just picked up his fourth NFC Offensive Player of the Week award, and after what he did to Arizona, nobody's arguing. Our Take: Gibbs isn't a complementary weapon anymore. He's the engine of this Lions offense, and the coaches should keep feeding…
Detroit hung 45 on Arizona and strolled into the bye. That's the fun part. The part that'll matter in November came Monday: Tom Kennedy is done for the season. Dan Campbell confirmed Kennedy will need surgery on the knee he hurt fielding a punt early in the s…