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Former Detroit Lions linebacker Jessie Lemonier has died at the age of 25, the Lions reported on Tuesday.

The NFL has announced the addition of a “Black Friday” game for the day after Thanksgiving for the 2023 season.

The Lions and Eagles had a spirited football game on the field Sunday. Then, once that was over, their fans turned around and beat the hell out of each other.

A preseason NFL game between the Lions and Steelers averaged more viewers than all five games on the NBA’s 2021 Christmas showcase.

Deshaun Watson has reportedly ended weeks of speculation about his true intentions and requested a trade from the Houston Texans.

New Lions’ Coach, Dan Campbell, hit the ground hard telling the media he intended to “kick the teeth” and “bite a kneecap” off his opponents.

A reporter for the Detroit Free Press found himself on the defensive and apologizing, after his attempt to smear an NFL coach went disastrously wrong.

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford both took a knee during the playing of the national anthem on Thanksgiving Day.

Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, took a torch Thursday to Michigan’s Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A coronavirus retest has come back negative for a New Orleans Saints player who tested positive on Saturday, a person familiar with the situation said Sunday.

The New Orleans Saints became the latest in a steadily growing list of NFL teams to get hit by the coronavirus on Saturday night. After the team’s plane landed in Detroit for their Sunday matchup against the Lions, the Saints learned that fullback Michael Burton had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Matthew Stafford has made a lot of money in the NFL. However, he also comes from a lot of money. A fact which has led the Lions signal-caller to label himself a person of “privilege,” who now wants to get out of his “bubble.”

Linebacker Jamie Collins was tossed from his first game with the Detroit Lions on Sunday, after giving a referee a bizarre, slow-motion head butt.

As their game began Sunday, both the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions protested against the country during the national anthem. Though, neither team took a unified approach.

Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford, is now apologizing for her 2016 criticism of Colin Kaepernick’s protests.

Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, blasted the NFL for making her family’s life a “nightmare” over the last few days after the league publicly placed her husband on the COVID-IR list after testing positive for the Chinese coronavirus — a result that later proved to be false.

Lions safety Tracy Walker says that he watched the death of his cousin on video, Ahmaud Arbery, more than 100 times, and is “pissed off.”

One would think that wearing a Barry Sanders jersey in Detroit would be an automatic win and a tribute easily understood by all.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. revealed that his 6-month-old son, Marlo, died on Friday of an undisclosed cause.

Despite suffering the loss of multiple quarterbacks, the Detroit Lions declined to sign national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick and opted to sign two younger players instead.

The NFL’s 100th season is going into its final stretch with only five weeks of regular season play remaining, but Week 12 is still “weak” for many teams trying to get fans into those empty seats.

Nov. 11 (UPI) — Former Detroit Lions wide receiver and No. 2 overall NFL Draft pick Charles Rogers has died at 38 years old. Rogers’ death was announced Monday morning.

Detroit Lions star Calvin Johnson recently sat down with Sports Illustrated to talk about his career, but he also spoke of the NFL’s problems with concussions and drug abuse.

NFL officials seem to be throwing flags when they are not needed, and not throwing flags when they are needed.

The Detroit Lions had a highly unexpected quarterback change during a recent intrasquad scrimmage at Ford Field.

Detroit Lions linebacker Trevor Bates was arrested Saturday and according to the NYPD, he punched a police sergeant in the face after the arrest. Now a city police union is criticizing the player and saying he acted like a “wild animal” during the arrest.

The New York Police Department reported that Detroit Lions linebacker Trevor Bates punched a police sergeant in the face, while being booked for refusing to pay cab fare on Saturday.

Former Detroit Lions player Tony Beckham became enraged when he caught a strange man peering into his teen daughter’s bedroom and masturbating.

Writing about the Detroit Lions doing poorly in football, is probably the most evergreen thing that anyone could ever write. Because, with certain very rare exceptions, the Lions have been the most consistently bad franchise in the NFL for the better part of three decades.

DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Lions Hall of Famer Lem Barney and his wife are suing a Detroit-area pizza chain for racial discrimination after being refused service.

There are so many professionals who do their work in or near harm’s way, and never get the attention or appreciation they deserve.

Sept. 3 (UPI) — The Detroit Lions have signed safety Quandre Diggs to a contract extension.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia maintained his innocence and his new team said it supported him after a 1996 sexual assault allegation resurfaced Wednesday night.

The Detroit Lions have fired coach Jim Caldwell, who finished the season with a 9-7 record but missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.

The Christmas Eve NFL schedule is full of games with playoff implications , and as many as six teams could be out with a loss.

DETROIT (AP) — Case Keenum stood in the pocket to take a hit, dipped his right shoulder to slip out of a sack and shuffled his feet in the pocket to give his receivers more time to get open.