Former Detroit Lions DE Darryl Tapp was signed by the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday morning, according to the team’s official website. #Saints sign DE Darryl Tapp and waived tight end Jack Tabb: https://t.co/2MtuNLJnLb pic.twitter.com/0pQ1ZCNtAF — New Orleans Saints (@Saints) July 6, 2016 Tapp played with the Lions each of the past two seasons and … Read more
Veteran defensive lineman, Haloti Ngata is in an unfamiliar position on the Detroit Lions’ roster this season. Seeing the defensive line get extremely young so far in the off-season with guys like Darryl Tapp (free agent) and Jason Jones (signed with the Miami Dolphins) not with the team this season, it has left Ngata with a … Read more
[tps_header]With exactly a month until the 2016 NFL Draft in Chicago, the Detroit Lions still have some glaring holes in their roster that need attention prior to next season. Here are 5 positions the Lions could tackle in either the upcoming draft or in free agency.[/tps_header] [tps_title]1. Offensive tackle[/tps_title] It is no secret that the … Read more
To many fans of the Detroit Lions, Haloti Ngata was a disappointment in his first year with the team. Bu the problem isn’t that Ngata played poorly, it’s that he didn’t play up to his contract. When the Lions traded for Ngata, they also traded for his $8.5 million contract. He was supposed to come … Read more
On Friday, the decision Detroit Lions fans and players have been waiting for was finally made as the team announced that Jim Caldwell would be returning as head coach. Immediately following the news, Lions players began taking to their Twitter accounts to express their joy. Theo Riddick made it known that Caldwell is his guy. https://twitter.com/Riddick6/status/688000824774111232 … Read more
The Detroit Lions announced today that the players have voted DL Darryl Tapp as the winner of the “Mike Utley Spirit Award.” The award is named after Utley, who was paralyzed while playing with the Lions in 1991, but gave a thumbs up while being wheeled off the field, and was a big motivation to … 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
This past Thursday night, the Detroit Lions suffered one of the most improbable and painful losses in NFL history as Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers completed a 61-yard Hail Mary with no time left on the clock lead the Packers to a 27-23 win. But most fans and experts believe the Hail Mary … 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
For most teams, losing Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley would be back-breaking for their defense. For the Detroit Lions, it’ll be an opportunity for those who were in the shadows last year to show what they can do. Aside from the defensive line, the Lions return all nine of their starters on defense. The leadership of … Read more
After missing the first two weeks of OTA’s, newcomer Haloti Ngata seems to be fitting in quite nicely with the Detroit Lions. Ngata is slated to be a big piece in the attempt to replace the production lost by Ndamukong Suh‘s departure. Before being with his new teammates, Ngata was in the process of moving his … Read more
Just about anybody will say that the strength of the Detroit Lions last year was on the defensive line. This year, take away Ndamukong Suh (Miami Dolphins), Nick Fairley (St. Louis Rams), George Johnson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), C.J. Mosley (Miami), and Andre Fluellen (Buffalo Bills). Add Haloti Ngata, Darryl Tapp, Tyrunn Walker, Larry Webster, Devin Taylor, and Jermelle Cudjo to the mix. What do you have? That is the question most … Read more
