Monday, August 31, 2026

Lions Links for Monday 8-31-26

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7 Winners, 8 Losers From Detroit Lions 2026 Initial 53-Man Roster:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/winners-losers-from-detroit-lions-2026-initial-53-man-roster



Biggest Surprises From Detroit Lions Final 2026 Roster Cuts:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/biggest-surprises-from-detroit-lions-final-2026-roster-cuts




Lions practice squad breakdown: Who could actually play in 2026 and who is really a 2027 project:  https://atozsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions-news/lions-practice-squad-breakdown-who-could-actually-play-in-2026-and-who-is-really-a-2027-project/

Greg Dortch will not be returning to the Lions, and Detroit’s shocking decision makes even less sense and leaves a gaping hole:  https://atozsports.com/nfl/greg-dortch-will-not-be-rehturning-to-the-lions-and-detroits-shocking-decision-makes-even-less-sense-and-leaves-a-gaping-hole/

Brad Holmes deserves blame for the Lions’ bad 2024 draft — but the numbers after Sunday say he shouldn’t get all of it, he might even deserve a little praise:  https://atozsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions-news/brad-holmes-deserves-blame-for-the-lions-bad-2024-draft-but-the-numbers-after-sunday-say-he-shouldnt-get-all-of-it-he-might-even-deserve-a-little-praise/

4 players the Lions should target after cuts, including two guards who could actually compete to start:  https://atozsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions-news/4-players-the-lions-should-target-after-cuts-including-two-guards-who-could-actually-compete-to-start/

It’s time for the Lions to give their fans something on Kerby Joseph and the direction this is going; the hardest question is getting impossible to ignore:  https://atozsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions-news/its-time-for-the-lions-to-give-their-fans-something-on-kerby-joseph-and-the-direction-this-is-going-the-hardest-question-is-getting-impossible-to-ignore/

5 biggest surprises from the Lions’ 53-man roster — and one move may be coming next:  https://atozsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions-news/5-biggest-surprises-from-the-lions-53-man-roster-and-one-move-may-be-coming-next/

Greg Dortch Reportedly Finds New Home in AFC East After Stunning Lions Release:  https://athlonsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/greg-dortch-reportedly-finds-new-home-in-afc-east-after-stunning-lions-release

Jackson Meeks’ Move to Tight End Became the Lions’ Best Summer Storyline:  https://athlonsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/jackson-meeks-move-to-tight-end-became-the-lions-best-summer-storyline


NFL Preseason Week 3: Team of the Week & Player Awards (C: Mason Miller, Detroit Lions):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-preseason-week-3-team

Which Teams Need To Win The Super Bowl? Defining Success For All 32 Teams In 2026 (Make It To The Playoffs, At Least - Detroit Lions, 2025 record: 9-8, Projected win total: 10.5. Somebody in the NFC North is going to disappoint and miss the playoffs, and everyone expects the Lions to get back to their dominant level of making the NFC title game in 2023 and going 15-2 in 2024. That means staying healthy on defense and having new offensive coordinator Drew Petzing improve on a unit that still ranked fourth in scoring in a down year last year. Does Penei Sewell take well at left tackle and does rookie Blake Miller handle himself at right tackle?  This could easily be a team winning a playoff game or two, but in a tough division, we'll start any measure of success with just getting back into the postseason.):  https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/which-teams-need-win-super-bowl-defining-success-all-32-teams-2026

The NFL Preseason’s Good, Bad and Ugly: Why We’re High on Drew Allar, Fernando Mendoza (Ugly: The Lions’ secondary could be a horror show.  Last year, the Lions missed the playoffs. If they do so again, it’ll likely be because they can’t stop anybody from completing a pass.  This offseason, the secondary has gone from a massive question mark to downright abysmal. Star safety Kerby Joseph is starting the season on the PUP list due to a knee condition that limited him to six games in 2025. Fellow stud defensive back Brian Branch is also on the PUP list stemming from a torn Achilles sustained in Week 14 against the Cowboys last season.  Then there’s corner Terrion Arnold, a 2023 second-round pick who was released after being charged with eight felony counts in June,3 including kidnapping. Arnold has since signed with the defending-champion Seahawks and been placed on the commissioner’s exempt list.  Going into the season opener on Sept. 13 against the Saints, the secondary should shape up with D.J. Reed and Rock Ya-Sin on the perimeter while Roger McCreary and Keith Abney II will fight for slot snaps with Christian Izien (undisclosed) battling to get healthy. At safety, Avonte Maddox and Chuck Clark are on the back end, but neither is an ideal starter at this point in their respective careers.  For Dan Campbell’s crew, it might mean having to win a lot of games with a high-octane offense and an opportunistic defense.):  https://www.si.com/nfl/the-nfl-preseason-good-bad-ugly-2026


7 NFL teams with oldest & youngest squads after 53-man roster cuts (7. Detroit Lions — 26 years, 181 days):  https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2026/08/31/nfl-cut-day-players-available-roster-deadline/91546083007/


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