Latest Amon-Ra St.Brown News
Campbell takes blame for clock-management disaster as Lions lose to Buccaneers, 20-16
DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell has never been the kind of coach who points fingers at his staff or players. On Sunday, he took full responsibility for a second-quarter disaster that cost the Lions in a 20-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “I asked our team to...
Players blame football fields, themselves as they slip and slide through the NFL's opening weekend
So many players had trouble with their footing on the NFL's opening weekend. It began with Isaiah Likely's touchdown-negating toe-tap at the back of the end zone at Arrowhead Stadium and continued throughout a waxy weekend that featured the Eagles and Packers slipping and sliding...
Lions looking to take another step to reach the Super Bowl for 1st time in franchise history
DETROIT LIONS (14-6) EXPECTATIONS: The Detroit Lions are a popular pick to reach their first Super Bowl this season. Detroit fell one win short last season, losing a 17-point, third-quarter lead at San Francisco in a 34-31 setback to the 49ers in the NFC championship game. The Lions...
Giants and Lions each fined $200,000 for multiple fights during joint practices
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has fined the Giants and Lions each $200,000 for multiple fights that broke out at joint practices between the teams this week. “All NFL clubs were reminded in a memo sent last month that fighting and unprofessional conduct at joint practices would not be...
Lions and Giants skirmish during joint practice ahead of their preseason opener
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Dan Campbell and Brian Daboll wanted a highly competitive workout when the Detroit Lions and New York Giants opened two days of joint practices in New Jersey on Monday. And the two coaches may have gotten a little more than even they wanted. ...
Lions coach Dan Campbell pleased with team's versatility in the secondary
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell likes the options he has in the secondary, shifting Brian Branch to safety and bolstering the group with rookie cornerbacks Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw, along with veteran Carlton Davis. Arnold, a first-round draft...
Lions aiming for Super Bowl after breakout season that was the franchise's best in generations
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell stepped on a riser and stood behind a new, large lectern at the team's training facility. “This is a huge podium,” Campbell said Monday before the team's first training camp practice. Expectations are big...
Dolphins' Tyreek Hill lands the No. 1 spot in AP’s NFL top 5 wide receiver rankings
Tyreek Hill had such an impressive season last year that he finished ahead of Patrick Mahomes in MVP voting. Like Mahomes, Hill was ranked No. 1 at his position. The five-time All-Pro was voted the NFL’s best wide receiver by The Associated Press in a preseason...
