Teams in the NFL are required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts come earlier this season as teams had three preseason games — not four — to accommodate the 17-game regular season schedule. The biggest names let go are New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and New […]
Continue readingPerriman signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal with Detroit in March and was expected to team with fellow newcomer Tyrell Williams to stabilize a completely overhauled Lions receiving corps. But Perriman, whose contract included $2 million in guaranteed money, struggled throughout training camp and the preseason, and found himself in a position battle in recent […]
Continue readingDETROIT — The Detroit Lions were already down their coach, defensive coordinator and three position coaches due to COVID-19 close contact quarantine. Then their quarterback, Matthew Stafford, played a series before suffering an ankle injury, ending his day. The combination of that, along with a season already lost, led to this: one of the worst […]
Continue readingThe Detroit Lions are now on the interim to their interim head coach, as Darrell Bevell will not coach Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to COVID-19 protocols, the team announced Thursday. The Lions will move wide receivers coach Robert Prince into the head coach role and turn playcalling duties over to quarterbacks […]
Continue readingBoth players were injured during last weekend’s loss to the Green Bay Packers. Stafford suffered a rib cartilage injury in the fourth quarter when he was hit by Kenny Clark and had to leave the game. He did not practice Wednesday or Thursday and was not spotted working out during the portion of practice Friday […]
Continue readingThe NFL Power Rankings are a big fan of the holidays (who doesn’t love Thanksgiving football?), so we’re using this space this week to identify what we’re thankful for across the league. Whether it’s feel-good stories (Washington), great success (Steelers) or being creative (Jets), our NFL Nation writers picked one aspect of the teams they […]
Continue readingThe Lions ruled out starting corner Desmond Trufant (hamstring), receiver Kenny Golladay (hamstring) and starting left guard Joe Dahl (groin) on Friday — the second straight game Golladay has missed and the first each for Trufant and Dahl. Trufant got hurt in the second half of the team’s 27-23 loss to Chicago on Sunday. Dahl […]
Continue readingWagner was due to make $9 million in 2020 and had a charge of $11.9 million against the salary cap. In releasing him, the Lions save $6.1 million against the cap but take a hit of $5.8 million of dead money. Wagner, 30, started 40 games for Detroit after signing a five-year, $47.5 million deal […]
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