Travis Newville

The Detroit Lions have now played all of their preseason games, and the roster is about to change quite a bit. About half of the Detroit Lions’ starters sat out the final preseason game to give the young guys a chance to show what they can bring to the team. A lot of the Lions’ … Read more

According to Tim Twentyman, Detroit Lions rookie linebacker Kyle Van Noy has undergone surgery. This was almost expected. Van Noy knew something was wrong before his last scheduled start, and he said that he feared it was a sports hernia. Core muscle surgery is common in athletes, and can take several weeks to recover from. … Read more

Tonight is an exciting night for Detroit Lions‘ fans. It is the final preseason game, and in just over a week the NFL season kicks off. Detroit needs this final preseason game to make some of the toughest decisions that come out of the preseason; who gets cut? The Lions have a pretty good thing … Read more

The latest rumors surrounding the Detroit Lions preseason is that they are shopping around for a few extra hands at defensive back. The Lions made a few roster moves of late, but they did not pick up a defensive back. They picked up two tight ends, Michael Egnew and Emil Igwenagu. Unless the Lions keep … Read more

The NFL preseason will soon be over, as the Detroit Lions head into Buffalo on Thursday. It will be the last chance for the coaches to see what they have in their reserve players. A lot of the starters will not play, and if they do it will not be for long. It is the … Read more

The Detroit Lions have already begun their first round of cuts, and a lot of the names were expected to be cut. The one disappointment in the first set of cuts was defensive end Kris Redding. Redding was supposed to be a good pass rusher, but he never shot off of the ball in the … Read more

It looks like Giorgio Tavecchio’s missed 51-yard field goal opportunity inevitably cost him his job. Nate Freese hit a 55-yard shot during the Oakland Raiders preseason contest, and that was all the coaches needed to see. Tavecchio was supposed to be more accurate from long distance, but he was unable to beat out the rookie … Read more

The standout performer for the Detroit Lions on Friday against Jacksonville was linebacker Tahir Whitehead. The funny part about that is that he did not even know that he was going to start at linebacker until just moments before the game. The Lions had to make a decision when Kyle Van Noy starting suffering from … Read more

A little bit of information is coming forth about the Detroit Lions‘ rookie linebacker Kyle Van Noy’s injury. The symptoms seem to be consistent with that of a sports hernia. However, Van Noy himself is not entirely sure where he is injured. It is a confusing process for a young kid, and the Lions surely … Read more

The day after the Detroit Lions played their third preseason game they are already making some roster moves. The Lions made their first round of cuts today. The players officially cut by the Lions are guard Alex Bullard, guard A.J. Dalton, defensive tackle Greg Hickman, running back Steven Miller, defensive end Kris Redding, and wide … Read more

The Detroit Lions and the Jacksonville Jaguars both struggled with penalties for much of their contest, on Friday night. There was a lot of yellow littering the field, and 15 of those flags were on the Lions. In what was supposed to be Detroit’s most important preseason game, the team did not put on as … Read more

Today is the day, Detroit Lions fans. Calvin “Megatron” Johnson is making his much anticipated football debut of the 2014 preseason. Although you cannot really blame Lions’ head coach Jim Caldwell for sitting Megatron, it will be good to see the Lions’ true offense on the field all at the same time. Calvin Johnson is … Read more

The Detroit Lions are about to play their 3rd preseason game, and it is going to be the last big show from the Detroit Lions first team offense and defense. Players like Reggie Bush and Matthew Stafford are going to have to show that they can put together a few consistent drives in a row. … Read more

The start of the Detroit Lions season is just a few weeks away. The team is learning a lot about them self through their first series of preseason games. In a narrow defeat against Cleveland, and a narrow defeat against Oakland, the Lions have really shown what they needed to. Their first team players have … Read more