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Getty Images Chaos is coming when it comes to NFL quarterbacks. In some ways, chaos already has begun. The out-of-the-Honolulu-Blue report from WDIV-TV in Detroit that the Lions are engaged in trade talks regarding quarterback Matthew Stafford likely comes from the pre-pre-pre-free agency...

Getty Images Bernie Smilovitz of WDIV-TV in Detroit rocked the football-following world with his report that the Lions have been engaged in trade talks involving quarterback Matthew Stafford. So where did this one come from? Earlier, we shared the theory regarding efforts by agents to exploit...

Getty Images Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay is heading into the fourth and final year of his rookie contract, which for some players is time to play hardball about getting an extension. Golladay isn’t thinking along those lines. Golladay, who led the NFL in receiving touchdowns in 2019...

Getty Images Ian Rapoport of NFL Media isn’t the first to suggest the Falcons could move on from Devonta Freeman, but he is the latest. It makes sense that the Falcons either would request a pay cut of Freeman or release him. The Falcons are projected to be only $5.3 million under the salary...

Getty Images Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa continues to make progress in his recovery from the hip injury that brought his final season at Alabama to an early end. Tagovailoa went for a CT scan of his hip recently and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the results were “as positive as...

Getty Images Scott Linehan is returning to the coaching ranks. LSU is hiring Linehan as its new passing game coordinator, Bruce Feldman of FOX reports. Linehan, 56, sat out the 2019 season after the Cowboys fired him a year ago. He spent five seasons as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator...

Getty Images Lions cornerback Darius Slay wants to be the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. Slay responded to a tweet listing the highest-paid cornerbacks in the NFL by saying that those top contracts are too low. The highest-paid cornerback in the NFL right now, based on average pay per...

Getty Images Some big names become eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the next few years. Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson and Calvin Johnson are among those eligible for the first time next year. DeMarcus Ware is the most qualified for the Class of 2022. Here is the list of...

Getty Images The Lions used a second-round pick on cornerback Teez Tabor in 2017. He played 22 games, with five starts, before the team moved on. Tabor signed with the 49ers’ practice squad Oct. 1, spending the rest of the season there, including Super Bowl LIV. Tabor signed a futures...

Getty Images The Lions are hiring Tony Carter as a defensive assistant, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Carter, who was last on a roster in 2016 with the Saints, has never coached in the NFL. He played two games for the Patriots in 2010 when Lions coach Matt Patricia was New England’s...

Getty Images With the Super Bowl in the books, the NFL is back in offseason mode today, and open for business. And for the teams at the top, that means the big focus will be the 2020 NFL Draft. After last night’s game, the rest of the order of the first round was filled in. There are still...

Getty Images With rosters moving from 53 to 90 for the offseason, teams have room to bring in projects. So the Lions are going to take a chance on a guy who was once a top draft prospect. The team announced the signing of free agent guard Joshua Garnett. Garnett was a first-round pick (28th...

Getty Images The Lions continue to have contract talks with cornerback Darius Slay on a long-term deal, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Fowler, though, added that the Lions could seek to trade Slay if they can’t reach a deal in the coming weeks. There was some thought the Lions would trade...

Getty Images The confetti is still in the air in Miami, and there are people anticipating the Chiefs to enjoy it again in Tampa next year. Via David Purdum of ESPN.com, the Chiefs have already been installed as next year’s favorite to win Super Bowl LV. The Chiefs were given 6-1 odds for next...

Getty Images The record says 9-22-1 in Lions coach Matt Patricia’s first two seasons, but Patricia says he and his bosses have a shared vision for where the franchise is and where it’s going. Patricia visited the PFT Live set in Miami and said he and Lions owner Martha Ford are on the same...

Getty Images Another day, another four-hour chunk of TV time from Miami with plenty of guests from the NFL universe. Coming up from 7:00 a.m. ET to 11:00 a.m. ET will be visits with Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy, Saints quarterback Drew Brees, two-time...

Getty Images T.J. Hockenson was the eighth overall pick of the Detroit Lions in last spring’s NFL Draft and became the highest drafted tight end since Vernon Davis went sixth overall to the San Francisco 49ers in 2006. The high hopes for Hockenson to become Matt Patricia’s Detroit version of...

Getty Images Tyrone McKenzie is leaving the Titans after two seasons, John Glennon of TheAthletic.com reports. McKenzie coached the inside linebackers in Tennessee. McKenzie is joining the Lions’ coaching staff, Brent Dougherty of 104.5 The Zone reports. The Lions hired former Eagles’...

Getty Images When cornerback Richard Sherman had free agency options, he weighed more than just the money that was presented to him. He also wanted to win, and the play in a place he was comfortable. Sherman told David Lombardi of TheAthletic.com that he rejected a Lions offer which included...

Getty Images Like most in the sports world and beyond, the participants in yesterday’s Pro Bowl were stunned to hear the news about basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s death. And even after they remembered him on the field, it was hard for some to talk about him. Via Mark Long of the Associated...