Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Lions Links for Wednesday 6-4-25

Articles:

How teammates have impressed new Lions CB D.J. Reed so far:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/how-teammates-have-impressed-new-lions-cb-d-j-reed-so-far



Detroit Lions waive cornerback Divaad Wilson.  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/detroit-lions-waive-divaad-wilson


Lions CB Ennis Rakestraw Wants to Prove Fans, Doubters Wrong:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-ennis-rakestraw-wants-to-prove-fans-doubters-wrong


Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery Star in Faygo Commercial:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-jahmyr-gibbs-david-montgomery-faygo-commercial

Look: Jameson Williams' Speed Too Much For CB Ennis Rakestraw:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/jameson-williams-torches-ennis-rakestraw-ota


Recent Detroit Lions player kicked out of church after raising questions about priest porn use:  https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/2025/06/04/recent-detroit-lions-player-kicked-out-of-church-after-raising-questions-about-priest-porn-use/

Every NFL team's Achilles' heel: Highest-graded player against each team since 2020 (Detroit Lions: T Trent Williams - Williams makes his second appearance on this list, this time for his work against Detroit. He’s faced the Lions twice in the past four years and earned at least an elite 90.0 PFF overall grade on both occasions.  As is often the case with Williams, the brunt of the damage was done on the ground. He earned an incredible 92.6 PFF run-blocking grade across the two matchups.):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-achilles-heel-every-team-highest-graded-player-against

PFF Safety Rankings: Top 32 ahead of the 2025 NFL season (5. Brian Branch, Detroit Lions - Following a very impressive rookie season, Branch further improved in his second year and established himself as one of the best safeties in the league. His 90.8 PFF run-defense grade ranked first at the position, while his 88.0 PFF pass-rushing grade placed second. His 11 pass breakups were the most by any safety last season. 6. Kerby Joseph, Detroit Lions - Following two somewhat disappointing seasons to open his NFL account, Joseph enjoyed a breakout year in 2024, earning a position-leading 91.1 PFF coverage grade. He recorded eight interceptions, tying for the most in the league, and only 60.7% of passes into his coverage were completed (eighth best).):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-safety-rankings-top-32-ahead-of-2025-nfl-season

Ranking each NFL team's top QB-WR/TE duo ahead of the 2025 season (6. DETROIT LIONS: JARED GOFF & AMON-RA ST. BROWN - Over the past two seasons, no quarterback-pass catcher duo has generated more yards than Goff and St. Brown (3,260). Goff’s 126.8 passer rating when targeting St. Brown ranks second only to Jayden Daniels’ 131.5 when targeting Terry McLaurin. ):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-ranking-top-quarterback-wide-receiver-tight-end-duos-2025

Agent's Take: What extensions could look like for Garrett Wilson, Aidan Hutchinson, other 2022 first-rounders (No. 2 pick: Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE, Detroit Lions - Lions president Rod Wood said Hutchinson was going to be in Detroit for the "long haul" during a pre-draft event in April. The long haul could come before the 2025 regular season starts with Hutchinson recently being fully cleared for football activities from the broken fibula and tibia in his left leg that ended his 2024 season after five games. The Lions have a history of being proactive with All-Pro caliber first-round picks, which bodes well for Hutchinson. Newly retired Frank Ragnow signed a four-year contract extension in May 2021 after his third NFL season that made him the league's highest-paid center. Offensive tackle Penei Sewell didn't play under his rookie contract for a fourth year. He received a four-year extension last April, a day before the 2024 NFL Draft, putting him at the top of the offensive lineman salary hierarchy.  Hutchinson was the leading candidate to be the 2024 NFL Defensive Player of the Year when he got hurt. At the time, Hutchinson had a league-leading 7.5 sacks and 45 quarterback pressures in only five games.  Just as impressive was Hutchinson 38.3% in Pro Football Focus' pass rush win rate metric. To put Hutchinson's win rate into perspective, Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett's 23.1% pass rush win rate was PFF's best for the entire 2024 season. Garrett became the NFL's first $40 million-per-year non-quarterback in March with a four-year, $160 million extension. The perennial All-Pro's contract has non-quarterback records of $123,596,125 in overall guarantees and $88.8 million fully guaranteed at signing.  If Hutchinson is treated like Ragnow and Sewell, he should become the NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback when he signs his new deal. That distinction currently belongs to Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase. He signed a four-year, $161 million extension averaging $40.25 million per year in March.):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/agents-take-what-extensions-could-look-like-for-garrett-wilson-aidan-hutchinson-other-2022-first-rounders/

NFC North burning questions for 2025 NFL season (Detroit Lions: How will Dan Campbell weather the staffing purge?  An exodus of coordinators doesn't have to derail you, but it can; look no further than the Philadelphia Eagles, who essentially needed a full year to properly recover from the loss of both Shane Steichen and Jonathan Gannon after their 2022 Super Bowl bid. Campbell is enough of an offensive expert and rah-rah locker-room force to keep the Lions' ultra-talented lineup in check. Without his second-hand men in Johnson and Aaron Glenn, however, the pressure will be on the big man to improve a club that's upped its win total the last three years. Is it possible the Jared Goff-led attack has already peaked? They've still got a crazy arsenal of playmakers, but these Lions have also lived and died by Campbell's decisions).:  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfc-north-burning-questions-for-2025-nfl-season-can-bears-unlock-caleb-williams-will-lions-survive-changes/

Lions' WR Jameson Williams Reveals Which of the Team's Losses Hurt Him the Most:  https://athlonsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/49ers-loss-hurt-jameson-williams-most

'Madden Curse' has technically already been broken by Detroit Lions legend:  https://www.thebiglead.com/madden-curse-technically-already-broken-detroit-lions-legend


Podcast:

The Mina Kimes Show: Slim Pickens: X-Factors for Every NFC team:  https://www.espn.com/radio/play/_/id/45448528

Video:

The Three Most Overrated NFL Teams for 2025 (Lions picked as one of the teams):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUhHjiMapP8
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