Lions Links for Monday 1-26-26

Articles:

5 things to know about new OC Drew Petzing:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-new-oc-drew-petzing

Detroit Lions adding Mike Kafka in high-ranking offensive staff role:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/01/26/detroit-lions-hiring-giants-mike-kafka-offensive-staff-role/88368692007/

Lions' Jack Campbell overcame lip laceration en route to Butkus Award:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/01/26/detroit-lions-jack-campbell-injury-history-butkus-award/88177448007/

Lions' top 10 most impactful injuries of 2025: No. 1, Taylor Decker:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/01/26/detroit-lions-injuries-2025-season-taylor-decker/88200420007/

Lions QB Jared Goff Named to 2026 Pro Bowl:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/lions-qb-jared-goff-named-to-2026-pro-bowl

Ravens Are Interviewing Lions Wide Receivers Coach for OC Vacancy:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/scottie-montgomery-to-interview-ravens-oc-job

Key Lessons Lions Can Learn From Patriots, Seahawks:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/key-lessons-lions-can-learn-from-patriots-seahawks

What We Learned From Drew Petzing Film Review:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/what-we-learned-from-drew-petzing-film-review

What Are Lions' Super Bowl LXI Odds?:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/what-are-lions-super-bowl-lxi-odds

Lions retain important defensive coach with new contract:  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/detroit-lions-coaching-news-rumors/156222/lions-retain-important-defensive-coach-with-new-contract

Detroit Lions position recap, offseason preview: Jared Goff is still in his prime:  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/detroit-lions-analysis/156170/detroit-lions-position-recap-offseason-preview-jared-goff-is-still-in-his-prime

Dan Campbell, Lions could lose Scottie Montgomery to Ravens:  https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroit-lions/detroit-lions-could-lose-scottie-montgomery-to-ravens

Unsung heroes of 2025 NFL season: One overlooked/surprise contributor from each NFC team (Detroit Lions - Alex Anzalone:  The veteran linebacker was the glue that held the Lions' defense together for as long as possible. Anzalone finished with 95 tackles, second on the team behind All-Pro Jack Campbell, and nine passes defensed, including one INT. He generated 2.5 sacks with 17 QB pressures on 91 pass rushes for an 18.7% pressure rate. Among Lions defenders with at least 200 coverage snaps, Anzalone’s -0.31 EPA per target was tops. A leader on a defense decimated by injuries, the linebacker helped keep a unit that could have easily been one of the worst in the league above water under first-year coordinator Kelvin Sheppard.):  https://www.nfl.com/news/unsung-heroes-of-2025-nfl-season-one-overlooked-surprise-contributor-from-each-nfc-team

Senior Bowl:

TWENTYMAN: 15 players to watch at the Senior Bowl:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/detroit-lions-15-players-to-watch-senior-bowl-bailey-banks-boettcher

15 Prospects Lions Must Monitor at Senior Bowl:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/15-prospects-lions-must-monitor-senior-bowl-2026

2026 Panini Senior Bowl Measurements: Height, Weight, and Length of NFL Draft Prospects:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/2026-panini-senior-bowl-measurements/

Diego Pavia Measurements: Senior Bowl Results Show Surprise Discrepancy With QB’s Vanderbilt Days:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/diego-pavia-measurements-senior-bowl-results-show-surprise-discrepancy-with-qbs-vanderbilt-days/

Cole Payton Arrives at Senior Bowl After One-Year Brilliance with NDSU Bisons:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/cole-payton-senior-bowl/

Garrett Nussmeier Arrives at the Senior Bowl Seeking Redemption After a Down 2025:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/garrett-nussmeier-senior-bowl/

Diego Pavia Takes on the Senior Bowl With the Same Gumption That Defined His College Career:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/diego-pavia-senior-bowl/

Senior Bowl 2026 Offensive Line Preview: Emmanuel Pregnon, Gennings Dunker Set the Tone:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/senior-bowl-2026-offensive-line-preview/

Senior Bowl 2026 Running Backs Preview: Kaytron Allen, Le’veon Moss Headline Polarizing Group:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/senior-bowl-2026-running-backs-kaytron-allen-leveon-moss-nfl-draft/

2026 NFL Draft:

Lions' NFL draft medical preview: Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/01/26/detroit-lions-nfl-draft-oregon-dillon-thieneman-injury-history/88179481007/