Not too long ago, there were people (including me) who thought Detroit Lions‘ safety Tracy Walker was going to develop into a Pro Bowl type player. But Walker just completed his third full season in the league and many believe he actually regressed during his time with former Lions HC Matt Patricia directing traffic. On … Read more
If you did not watch the Detroit Lions‘ final game of the 2020 regular season on Sunday, you missed one of the worst roughing the passer penalties in NFL history, which not surprisingly, went against the Lions. Following the call, just about everybody who owns a social media account and follows the NFL, raced to … Read more
The Detroit Lions were once again screwed by NFL officials this afternoon with perhaps the most bizarre roughing the passer penalty that any of us have seen called in a professional game. A sack on Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins on a 4th and one by safety Tracy Walker was flagged by official Adrian Hill, leading … Read more
What exactly was Tracy Walker supposed to do here? The Detroit Lions once again ran afoul of a questionable call by the officiating crew that ultimately resulted in points on the board against them. Safety Tracy Walker performed a routine tackle on QB Kirk Cousins that resulted in a roughing the passer penalty. Take a … Read more
Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker is unsure whether or not he’ll be starting for the team this Sunday in their Week 1 matchup against the Chicago Bears. Embed from Getty Images Does this mean that he could be headed for a reduced role this season? For much of training camp, he was used as a … Read more
On Saturday, we had a “whoa” moment when the news broke that the Detroit Lions had placed QB Matthew Stafford on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. Ever since the announcement, there has been plenty of discussion as to whether or not Stafford should/will decide to opt-out of the 2020 season, and what other Lions could opt-out. Personally, … Read more
2020 will be a new year for the Detroit Lions, and they’ll be happy to put 2019 behind them. A record of 3-11-1 (as of Sunday before facing Green Bay) means yet another year without a playoff appearance. You can bet that more wins next year will be among everyone’s resolutions. Dave Birkett of the … Read more
Detroit Lions fans can be excused for not thinking much of the team’s defense. After all, they’ve been consistently ranked at the bottom of the NFL for nearly all of this season. But according to safety Tracy Walker, the defense is improving – even if the stats aren’t there to back it up. “Honestly, each … Read more
The Detroit Lions were officially eliminated from any hope of playoff contention with yesterday’s Thanksgiving loss to the Chicago Bears at Ford Field. It marks the second straight year under head coach Matt Patricia that they won’t be a playoff team, and the third year in a row as a team. Of course, former head … Read more
The Detroit Lions dropped another game on Sunday, this time to the Dallas Cowboys. The 35-27 loss all but erased whatever slim playoff hopes they had left. Though their situation is bleak, safety Tracy Walker had a frank assessment of exactly what the team has left to play for. Tracy Walker was asked what they … Read more
According to reports, the Detroit Lions have lost safety Tracy Walker to a knee injury against the Dallas Cowboys. Jennifer Hammond is reporting that Waker injured the same knee he had previously injured and he is questionable to return to the game. Tracy Walker's status is questionable for the rest of the game with that … Read more
The Detroit Lions have released their Week 11 Inactives List and as you can see below, 7 players are listed. Not included on the list is safety Tracy Walker, who has practiced just once over the past 3 week. #Lions inactives. #DALvsDET pic.twitter.com/o87W6bU6LP — Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2019 Getting Walker back is great … Read more
Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker will be a little lighter in the wallet as his team prepares to take on the Minnesota Vikings today at Ford Field. He was fined $12,500 after his public criticism of the officials following Monday night’s controversial game against the Green Bay Packers. He was, however, not fined for his … Read more
The fans are pissed, the coaches are pissed, and the players are pissed. On Monday night, the Detroit Lions lost to the Green Bay Packers because NFL officials are incompetent and that incompetence led to multiple penalties against the Lions that should not have been called. Embed from Getty Images One of those bad calls … Read more
After the Detroit Lions ranked second worst last season with 14 takeaways, Head Coach Matt Patricia knew that “ball awareness” needed to be emphasized to his players during the offseason. Embed from Getty Images The Lions’ ranking in takeaways also forced General Manager Bob Quinn to recruit more playmakers. Their judgments were accurate, and now … Read more
Week 1 is in the books and the Detroit Lions are undefeated at 0-0-1! (Man does it feel like it should be 0-1) Unfortunately, the Lions blew an 18-point fourth-quarter lead over the Arizona Cardinals before eventually having to settle for the tie. Embed from Getty Images Though disappointment is the main feeling from the … Read more
