Detroit Lions continue to rework defensive line by cutting John Atkins: https://www.mlive.com/lions/2021/06/detroit-lions-cut-dt-john-atkins.html
O'HARA: Tavai cutting weight to better compete for role in Lions' new defense: https://www.detroitlions.com/news/o-hara-tavai-cutting-weight-to-better-compete-for-role-in-lions-new-defense
Analyzing Lions special teams: Muhlbach's future; who handles returns?: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2021/06/02/detroit-lions-special-teams-coordinator-position-battles-don-muhlbach-randy-bullock/5290239001/
Why Lions' use of 'speed' and 'space' is quite different from Michigan football's: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2021/06/02/detroit-lions-aaron-glenn-scheme-space-romeo-okwara-trey-flowers/7504823002/
Fixing Jared Goff's lack of aggressive throwing is the key to the Lions passing offense: https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2021/06/02/lions-jared-goff-passing-aggression-rating-next-gen-stats-air-yards/
Herman Moore offers a great video breakdown of Amon-Ra St. Brown: https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2021/06/02/lions-herman-moore-video-breakdown-of-amon-ra-st-brown/
Frank Ragnow Says He Was 'Delusional' Kid Who Wanted to Play Quarterback: https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/ragnow-wanted-to-play-quarterback-as-a-child
First Impression of Cornerback Jeff Okudah in 2021: https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/first-impression-of-jeff-okudah-2021
10 things to watch for at Week 2 of Detroit Lions OTAs: https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2021/6/2/22464773/10-things-to-watch-for-at-week-2-of-detroit-lions-otas
Where do Jared Goff’s yards really come from?: https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2021/6/2/22462223/jared-goff-stat-breakdown-situational-career
Ranking all 32 NFL running back units ahead of the 2021 season (25. DETROIT LIONS: The best-case outcome for Detroit is that D’Andre Swift earns more of a bell-cow role in 2021 and excels in it. After all, his receiving ability was a big reason why he was PFF’s top-ranked running back coming out of Georgia in the 2020 NFL Draft. Swift’s rookie season had its ups and downs, though. His 69.4 overall grade on the year finished behind several other rookie running backs who got out to hot starts. Jamaal Williams does represent a quality addition to the backfield to complement Swift next season. He is coming off consecutive PFF grades of at least 74.0 and has shown at various points throughout his career that he can contribute on all three downs.): https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-ranking-all-32-nfl-running-back-units-ahead-of-the-2021-season
Ranking all 32 NFL receiving corps ahead of the 2021 season (31. DETROIT LIONS: The roster overhaul in Detroit has hit the receiving unit hard, and they will have a completely different look in 2021. They’ve become one of the biggest groups in the league with the additions of 6-foot-4 Tyrell Williams, 6-foot-2 Breshad Perriman and 6-foot-3 Geronimo Allison. Williams last played with the Raiders in 2019 and has been an effective big-play threat throughout his career, averaging 16.1 yards per reception. Perriman is a big-play threat of his own, having averaged 16.5 yards per reception in his career. He has two years with 70.0-plus receiving grades in 2018 and 2019, and this will be another opportunity to show that he can handle a bigger workload. Allison will compete for the No. 3 spot after grading at 61.4 or lower over the last three years. Last year's fifth-rounder Quintez Cephus and 2021 fourth-rounder Amon-Ra St. Brown will also be in the mix at receiver. At tight end, T.J. Hockenson has developed nicely and graded at 75.4 overall last season, good for 10th-best among tight ends. Darren Fells also joins the Lions after a career-high 69.4 grade last season with the Texans. He adds even more size to the mix, as the 6-foot-7 270-pounder has developed into a good red-zone threat. The Lions have overhauled one of the better groups of pass-catchers in the league, and while the names don’t stand out on paper, there’s plenty of potential — and size — in this group.): https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-ranking-all-nfl-receiving-corps-ahead-of-the-2021-season
NFL's most underappreciated players: Deion Jones, Allen Robinson, Dallas Goedert among NFC picks (Lions - DE Okwara: Okwara stands out on third down, where his 30 pressures and 23.8 percent pressure rate both led the league in 2020, according to NGS. His 51 overall pressures were more than twice as many as the next-closest Lions (Everson Griffen had 23). Prior to last season's 13.4 pressure rate overall, Okwara had never finished a year in double digits. Measuring Okwara's burst, he improved by about 0.7 seconds in 2020 from any of the four seasons prior. That is a massive increase, likely reflecting both better usage and performance in different alignments, as well as the players around him being more consistent than in prior years.): https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-s-most-underappreciated-players-deion-jones-allen-robinson-dallas-goedert-am
2022 NFL Draft:
SUMMER QBKLASSROOM: SPENCER RATTLER (6-2-21): https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/edge/article/qb-klassroom/summer-qbklassroom-spencer-rattler
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