Lions coordinators speak: New offense 'starts with the QB,' defense must be 'tenacious'
New Detroit Lions coordinators John Morton and Kelvin Sheppard sat down with Fox 2 for interviews that aired Monday. Here are ...
Kelvin Sheppard’s Lions defense will play together with ‘relentless effort’
Kelvin Sheppard, a former NFL linebacker who played with the Lions in 2018, joined Dan Campbell’s coaching staff in 2021 as ...
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Lions' defense excelled in critical area amid litany of injuries in 2024
To say the Detroit Lions' defense was ravaged by injuries this past season is probably an underestimation of the word ravaged. It's one thing to have to deploy backups in prominent roles ...
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Lions 2024 Review: Interior Defensive Line Faces Depth Questions
The Detroit Lions' run defense ranked among the league's best once again in 2024. Headlined by the performance of Alim McNeill, the Lions' defense weathered the storm of a number of injuries ...
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Injuries, luck & Bobby Layne nuked Brad Holmes' roster and cost Detroit Lions a Super Bowl
I have no doubt, somewhere up there on that gridiron in the sky, Bobby Layne was having a good laugh all season as injury ...
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Lions 2024 Season Grades: Defense
The Detroit Lions' defense was decimated by injuries in 2024. Entering the year with plenty of promise, the Lions lost several key cogs in their operation to season-ending injuries over the ...
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Lions pick in-house candidate to fill defensive coordinator role
With the amount of attrition suffered at that position this season, Sheppard drew rave reviews for his ability to bring new players up to speed and help keep the Lions' defense afloat during the ...