Here we go again… According to reports, New York Jets’ LB Brandon Copeland has been suspended for the first four games of the 2019 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. #Jets LB Brandon Copeland was suspended for the first four games of the 2019 regular season for violating the NFL policy … Read more
With the Detroit Lions losing two key defensive players in as many days, and questions already surrounding the depth of the defense, changes will need to be made. Especially if the Lions plan on living up to the lofty expectations of the upcoming season. With defensive end Kerry Hyder out for the year with a … Read more
Source: #Lions LB Brandon Copeland tore his pec. He will need surgery and is out of season. Played in all 16 games last year. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 15, 2017 Not even two weeks into the preseason and the Detroit Lions already have two major defensive injuries. In the first preseason game against the … Read more
The Detroit Lions were dealt a significant blow during their first pre-season game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Defensive end Kerry Hyder is now expected to miss the rest of the season with a significant achilles injury. Kerry Hyder is expected to miss the season with an Achilles injury. "It really makes you sick … Read more
On Wednesday, the Detroit Lions announced they have tendered the following exclusive rights free agents: DE Brandon Copeland, DE Kerry Hyder and WR TJ Jones. #Lions tender three exclusive rights free agents: https://t.co/pjDHzgBuhA pic.twitter.com/huZLqASzz6 — Detroit Lions (@Lions) March 8, 2017 From Detroit Lions Media Room: Copeland enters his third NFL season after appearing in all … Read more
Despite a rather lackluster first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period, the Detroit Lions did make one under-the-radar move that will help out in multiple areas. Defensive end and part-time linebacker Brandon Copeland, signed his exclusive rights tender with the team. Lions DE Brandon Copeland has signed his exclusive rights tender, per a source. Copeland … Read more
The third preseason game is supposed to be the dress rehearsal for the regular season, but the Detroit Lions looked as if they were unaware. After eight first-half penalties, the Lions entered the second half down 20-6. Their three personal fouls were reminiscent of the Jim Schwartz era. Not only was the offense kept out of … Read more
With the return of burgeoning superstar Ziggy Ansah and the ever-so-promising Devin Taylor, the Detroit Lions look to be in good shape on the front end of the DE depth chart. Behind the two incumbents is a different story. Detroit added free agent pass specialist Wallace Gilberry and drafted Anthony Zettel in the sixth round of this … Read more
Once the new Detroit Lions general manager is hired, he will have some decisions to make regarding what to do with their impending free agents. The Lions have a total of 24 players who will hit the market, including a handful of starters. The new salary cap is expected to inflate to at least $150 … Read more
The Detroit Lions’ 2015 season was a tough one to grade as a whole. For one half of the season, the Lions looked like the worst team in the league. The second half, they looked like the playoff team many thought they could be. Ultimately, your final record indicates what type of team you are and … Read more
On Monday, just four days following the firing of general manager Martin Mayhew and team president Tom Lewand, Detroit Lions owner Martha Ford met with the players to discuss her expectations moving forward. The meeting itself lasted for roughly five minutes and during that time Ford was able to introduce the replacements for Mayhew and … Read more
Ah yes, football is back! There have been moments in this off-season that left us scratching our heads, jumping for joy, and counting down the minutes until the season begins. Now, it’s finally time to catch a peek at what is to come this season. The New York Jets will pay a visit to Detroit for the … Read more
[tps_header]There are plenty of new faces who will be at Lions training camp this year. Some who will make the team, some who will not. Here is an introduction to those new faces at Lions training camp who were not with the team last year.[/tps_header]
[tps_header] Training camp is officially upon us. This is when dreams will be destroyed. The door will be opened, and some are thanked for their hard work during the off-season. Today, we will cover all of the position battles that will take place at camp for the Detroit Lions. To make things a bit … Read more
