Mack on TE competition: 'It's been a battle': https://www.detroitlions.com/news/mack-on-te-competition-it-s-been-a-battle
Lions DE Austin Bryant finally healthy, trending up heading into preseason opener: https://www.mlive.com/lions/2021/08/lions-de-austin-bryant-finally-healthy-trending-up-heading-into-preseason-opener.html
New Lions CB Nickell Robey-Coleman has shot at nickelback job on team’s young secondary: https://www.mlive.com/lions/2021/08/new-lions-cb-nickell-robey-coleman-has-shot-at-nickelback-job-on-teams-young-secondary.html
Antwaan Randle El: Lions WRs will 'surprise some people' this season: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2021/08/11/detroit-lions-wide-receivers-antwaan-randle-el-surprise-some-people/8098413002/
Lions' Dan Campbell trying not to worry about Levi Onwuzurike's lingering back issue: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2021/08/11/detroit-lions-dan-campbell-trying-not-worry-levi-onwuzurikes-lingering-back-issue/5565757001/
Lions' Campbell says preseason will play significant role in roster battles: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2021/08/11/detroit-lions-dan-campbell-preseason-play-significant-role/5568706001/
Lions training camp injury updates: T.J. Hockenson, Da'Shawn Hand 'minor' issues: https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2021/08/11/lions-training-camp-injury-updates-t-j-hockenson-dashawn-hand-minor-issues/
Lions sign RB Javon Leake to help injury-ravaged backfield: https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2021/08/11/lions-sign-javon-leake-waive-injured-michael-warren/
Why Lions' Starters Should Not Play One Quarter Friday: https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-starters-should-not-play-one-quarter-friday
Derrick Barnes: We Would Be 'Fools' Not to Take Chris Spielman's Advice: https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/derrick-barnes-will-play-in-preseason-game-buffalo-bills
Where Penei Sewell Is Struggling Early in First Training Camp: https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/where-penei-sewell-is-struggling-early-in-training-camp
Levi Onwuzurike dealing with back injury that carries over from his college days: https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2021/08/11/lions-levi-onwuzurike-back-injury-washington-huskies-senior-bowl-injuries/
From Amazon driver to the NFL: Evan Heim realizes football dream with the Detroit Lions: https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/local/2021/08/11/from-amazon-driver-to-the-nfl-evan-heim-realizes-football-dream-with-the-detroit-lions/
6 preseason underdogs to buy low: Rams RBs, Lions (3. The Dan Campbell Experience: Logic suggests the Lions are dirt-nap material in the NFC North. In a pass-obsessed league, Jared Goff is stuck flinging anti-darts to fellows like Breshad Perriman, Tyrell Williams and Geronimo Allison. Detroit is openly rebuilding and putting its faith in coach Dan Campbell. He's eye-of-the-beholder content: Some will eat up his bro-ish soliloquies, others will pounce as the losses mount. Me? I can't help but dig his fireside chats with the media. Asked Tuesday to describe his roster, he thoughtfully responded: "There's no turds here." Last week he illuminated scribes with tales of his high-wattage java routine, which includes 80 ounces of coffee and four shots of espresso EVERY DAY. This is a medieval war zone in terms of gut health. I desire to text him and suggest a celery juice, yet Campbell appears uninterested in fielding GI tract tips from a 150-pound blogger who hasn't lifted weights this decade. He does have my support in Detroit, though, where the Lions might finally have a plan.): https://www.nfl.com/news/2021-nfl-preseason-6-underdogs-to-believe-in
15 second-year breakout players for the 2021 NFL season (Jeffrey Okudah, CB, Detroit Lions: In Matt Patricia’s epic disaster of a defense, the 2020 third-overall pick out of Ohio State had some great moments…and some less than stellar moments. Often in the same game. Well, there are a lot of people still trying to catch up to Kyler Murray. In 2020, the Lions were the NFL’s worst defense when using man coverage, so of course, they used a ton of it. Okudah was effective in both man and zone coverages in college, and he’s a great press defender, so we’ll have to see what new Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, formerly the Saints’ secondary coach, has in mind for him. New Orleans had a man-heavy defense in 2020, but switched it up well enough to rank third in Defensive DVOA against the pass. Okudah should thrive in a defense that’s actually schemed up for optimal success, as opposed to the superimpositions of a coaching staff in over their heads. Okudah missed seven games in 2020 due to injury, and he allowed 38 receptions on 50 targets for 579 yards, 187 yards after the catch, one interception, one touchdown, and an opponent passer rating of 112.0 when he was healthy, but it’s fair to give anyone under Patricia in 2020 a do-over in an environment more conducive to actual success.): https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/lists/2021-nfl-breakout-players-tua-tagovailoa-antonio-gibson-nfl-draft/
Do NFL running backs regress? Facts and fiction: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-breaking-down-fact-and-fiction-about-how-and-when-nfl-running-backs-begin-to-regress-2021
Power Rankings:
Power Rankings: Saints, Colts take a hit in preseason (31. Detroit Lions (Previous rank: No. 32): Looking for a sleeper star to grab in the back end of your fantasy drafts this month? How about T.J. Hockenson, the third-year tight end who quietly came into his own last season during a 67/723/6 campaign? The former top-10 pick has all the tools to be a star, and he'll operate in a Lions offense not exactly loaded with competition for targets from Jared Goff. We're in a fallow period in terms of high-production tight ends -- Hockenson and Falcons rookie Kyle Pitts look ready to shake things up at the position.): https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-cowboys-up-colts-down-as-preseason-rolls-on
2022 NFL Draft:
2022 NFL Draft: Under-the-radar quarterbacks who can rise to become the next Zach Wilson: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2022-nfl-draft-under-the-radar-quarterbacks-who-can-rise-to-become-the-next-zach-wilson/
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