Thursday, May 15, 2025

Lions Links for Wednesday 5-14-25

Articles:

Lions coaches excited about Williams' potential in Year 4:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-coaches-excited-about-williams-potential-in-year-4




2025 Schedule: When Do Detroit Lions Get Revenge on Ben Johnson?:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/2025-schedule-when-detroit-lions-play-ben-johnson-bears


Tashard Choice Loves Kelvin Sheppard, But 'May Fight Him':  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/tashard-choice-loves-kelvin-sheppard-may-fight-him

Detroit Lions to Play Minnesota Vikings on Christmas:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-to-play-vikings-thanksgiving-christmas




Lions set to play Vikings on Christmas Day, per reports:  https://www.wxyz.com/sports/lions-set-to-play-vikings-on-christmas-day-per-report



Wait, why didn't my NFL team ____? Graziano makes sense of 10 lingering offseason questions (Why didn't the Lions bring in a big-time edge rusher to pair with Aidan Hutchinson?  One of last season's best teams somehow managed only 37 sacks (tied for 23rd). Worse, 20% of the Lions' sacks came from Hutchinson (7.5), who got injured in the fifth game and didn't play again. There's a fairly universal recognition that, even once he's healthy from a broken leg, Hutchinson is going to need some help if the Lions want to field a pass rush befitting a 15-2 team with Super Bowl aspirations.  They still have Marcus Davenport -- who tore a triceps muscle in Week 3 and missed the rest of the season -- opposite Hutchinson, but they largely sat out the position in free agency. And with players such as Nic Scourton and Donovan Ezeiruaku still on the board at No. 28, the Lions selected defensive tackle Tyleik Williams with their first-round pick in the draft. Their lone edge rusher pick came in Round 6 with Ahmed Hassanein.  With Hutchinson and many other Lions stars due for contract extensions soon, Lions GM Brad Holmes has pointed out that big free agency spending at premium positions are going to be tough for Detroit. The free agent edge rusher market also wasn't great. The biggest contracts went to the likes of Josh Sweat, Chase Young and Harold Landry III. The one-year prove-it deals went to players such as Haason Reddick, Joey Bosa and Leonard Floyd. Could (or should) the Lions have tried to outbid teams for those defenders? Perhaps. But again, they have to think about using their cap dollars to keep their excellent core together over the next couple of offseasons.  Holmes also said the team tried to trade up in the first round for an edge rusher but was unable to make it happen. And when it came time for the Lions to pick, they opted for the best player on their board -- as they always do when they don't trade. If a team's biggest current problem is trying to figure out how to pay all of the excellent players it has drafted over the past four or five years, it probably deserves the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the draft.):  https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45127336/2025-nfl-offseason-10-teams-questions-explaining-missed-moves

Lions Linebacker Named One of the Players Who Could Become the League's Best at His Position:  https://athlonsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/detroit-lions-jack-campbell-could-become-nfl-best

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