According to a report from John Kleim, former Detroit Lions GM Martin Mayhew will be the new general manager of the Washington Football Team. Mayhew, who is 55, was GM of the Lions from 2008-2015. Most recently, he served as vice president of player personnel for the San Francisco 49ers. Per source: Martin mayhew will … Read more
Former Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew has drawn the interest of The Washington Football Team. According to Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post, Washington has officially requested permission from the San Francisco 49ers to interview Mayhew for their open GM position; Mayhew currently serves as San Francisco’s VP of player personnel. The Washington Football … Read more
From 2008-2015, Martin Mayhew, who is now the VP of Player Personnel for the San Francisco 49ers was the general manager for the Detroit Lions. Though Mayhew spent a good deal of time with the Lions, he is known best for one move. (Or lack thereof). Embed from Getty Images When the Lions were on … Read more
According to reports, former Detroit Lions‘ general manager Martin Mayhew is in the running to land another NFL gig. Embed from Getty Images He is reportedly in Texas to interview for the vacant Houston Texans‘ general manager position. Martin Mayhew is in Houston to interview for the vacant Texans GM position, per sources. Mayhew is … Read more
Who are you and what have you done with LB Kyle Van Noy? It was not long ago that the Detroit Lions and former GM Martin Mayhew traded up to the 40th pick in the 2014 NFL Draft to select BYU‘s Kyle Van Noy. After almost two and a half miserable years in Detroit, new GM … Read more
With the new Amazon Prime series “All or Nothing” set to debut tomorrow, some sneak peeks have been revealed for viewers on what the show has in store. The eight-episode documentary focuses on the 2015 Arizona Cardinals entire season, including the NFL draft. During one released scene, the Cardinals sit at pick No. 55 in last year’s … Read more
USA Today Sports’ NFL Staff put together a list of whom they believe the ‘NFL’s 100 Most Important People’ are. Two members of the Detroit Lions‘ franchise managed to make the list. Martha Ford, the Chairwoman of the Lions and outside linebacker, DeAndre Levy were the two lone representatives from the Motor City. Ford came … Read more
Before the commencement of offseason practices, not many Detroit Lion followers pegged SS Isaiah Johnson as a candidate to make the final roster, yet alone start. With offseason acquisitions Rafael Bush, Tavon Wilson, S/CB Johnson Bademosi and fourth-round selection Miles Killebrew, it was logical to assume that there would be no room at the inn for the second-year Johnson. … Read more
The “Patriot way” has been a buzz word around Detroit since the hiring of new GM, Bob Quinn. After developing for 16-years within the successful New England Patriots system, many assumed he would transfer all the customs and routines he learned in the process to the Lions. No doubt, he will be heavily influenced by his … Read more
The New York Giants announced the hiring of former Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew on Thursday. Mayhew will serve as the Giants director of football operations and special projects and will also help Giants assistant general manager Kevin Abrams on details with salary cap issues, CBA compliance, and player contract negotiations. Mayhew, who was … Read more
Brian Xanders, a senior personnel executive for the Detroit Lions, interviewed with the Cleveland Browns regarding their unoccupied vice president of player personnel position. The meeting took place on Tuesday in Mobile, Ala., where Xanders is scouting the Senior Bowl still donning Honolulu blue. He may not be representing that color for too much longer. If Xanders were … Read more
Who would you rather have as your starting middle linebacker, a 25-year-old, athletic, up and coming thumper, or an aging, overpaid and declining veteran? Clearly, the first option is the choice without any second thoughts. The Detroit Lions are in this exact predicament as we speak. Stephen Tulloch, 31, has been a mainstay at the … Read more
After getting dump-trucked by the Kansas City Chiefs 45-10 across the pond in London three weeks ago, team owner Martha Ford abruptly fired now former team president Tom Lewand and General Manager Martin Mayhew. Since then, the Detroit Lions have won back-to-back games for the first time since winning in weeks 15 and 16 last season. Based purely on results so far, … Read more
One of the most talked about subjects since the firing of offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi has been if the Detroit Lions should still stick with Matthew Stafford as their starting QB for the future. After the firings of Tom Lewand and Martin Mayhew, the questions surrounding Stafford seemed to be at an all-time high after … 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
According to NFL.com senior analyst Gil Brandt, the Detroit Lions have hired an outside firm to assist them in their search for a new team president and general manager. The Lions have hired a search firm to help the team with hiring a new president and general manager. — Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) November 8, 2015 … Read more
