Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. Lions RB Isiah Pacheco at his introductory Press Conference. Lions Players, Coaches and Team New Lions RB Isiah Pacheco will wear No 10 for the team this fall Detroit re-signs DT Myles Adams, who was buried on the Practice Squad last year due to the IDL depth Lions sign WR Greg Dortch formerly of Arizona as the

Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. Newest Lions OC Cade Mays at his introductory Press Conference Lions Players, Coaches and Team Lions to sign former Carolina Center Cade Mays to a 3-year, $25M deal with $14M fully guaranteed Detroit signs Isiah Pacheco to a 1-year deal to replace David Montgomery Detroit adds some depth at OT , with a kid who

Free Agency is less than a week old, and the moves have been coming fast and furious. While most of the heavy spending has been made by bad teams with lots of cap, the Lions have taken a very measured approach so far, focusing on their OL and resigning key contributors, while letting older veterans leave. 2026 Lions Free Agent Scoreboard Re-Signings Detroit re-signs LB Malcolm Rodiguez CB Rock Ya-Sin re-signed with the Lions on a 1-year up to $4M deal After declining their

Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. Jahmyr Gibbs and Jack Campbell with Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes Lions Players, Coaches and Team Taylor Decker committed to one more year, but Lions made him a Cap Casualty David Montgomery got his wish and the Houston Texans gave the Lions quite a haul in the Trade. Graham Glasgow also was told he will be rele

As the 2026 NFL combine drew to a close on Sunday, the last chance to hear form the players and who they have been speaking with in Indy is done. While there will be plenty of contact in the upcoming weeks (Top 30 Visits, Pro Day Attendance, Virtual Visits and Local Days), we have a pretty good idea between the Combine and the All-Star games where the Detroit Lions have been dedicating their resources. As of today (Tuesday, 03/03/26), there have been confirmed reports that h

As the new league year approaches in 10 days, the Lions have started making roster moves to not only get under the cap but start to reshape their team for the 2026 season. First up was the tarde of David Montgomery to the Houston Texans for what can only be described as an absolute haul. Reports are that the Lions initially agreed to trade Monty for just a 5th round pick, but a mystery team jumped in the bidding and the Texans upped their offer to be their 4th, their 2027 7t

Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. Jahmyr Gibbs and Jack Campbell with Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes Lions Players, Coaches and Team What will the Lions do with the Fifth year Options for Gibbs and Campbell The Lions announced their 2026 Coaching staff and there were seven Changes in roles or new Hires from 2025. The Lions Director of Sports Perf

As the new league year approaches, NFL teams will have a short period (03/11/26 - 05/01/26) starting on the first day of the 2026 NFL League Year to decide whether they want to exercise the 5th Year Option on their 2023 1st Round Draft Picks or let them hit Unrestricted Free Agency. The Lions will be in a unique position for the second year in a row, because they have not one, but two players that will qualify for the option if they do not extend them first. The NFL publiciz

This is the Ninth and Last in our series of roster analysis by position group for the 2026 offseason leading up to Free Agency and the NFL draft. Today’s focus will be on Special teams, where the Lions have control of their K (ERFA), Punter (under Contract) and LS (Under Contract, but the return game will need some assistance. Detroit Lions P Jack Fox and K Jake Bates STs Under Contract: Jack Fox (P), Hogan Hatten (LS), Jacob Saylors (KR-Re-Signed ERFA), Sione Vaki (KR) Free

As Draft Season moves ahead with the Combine, The Grey Manes will be identifying and listing all of the Draft Interactions that the Lions have had from the All-Star Games through the last Top 30 Visit. Brad Holmes has historically been known to draft players that they have met with, so these can tell a bit about the Lions thought process and roster direction come the draft and UDFA signing. Click HERE see the complete list.

In one of the worst kept secrets in the NFL, the Detroit Lions officially announced today that they will be hosting the INFL International game in Munich Germany in the upcoming 2026 season. The game will be played at the FC Bayern Munich Stadium . The Liosn have a dedicated page set up to inquire about tickets, receive news and any updates regarding the game. Detroit Lions hosting game in Germany in 2026 As more information becomes available, we will keep you updated.

This is the eighth in our series of roster analysis by position group for the 2026 offseason leading up to Free Agency and the NFL draft. Today’s focus will be on the DB room, which has significant health questions despite Brad Holmes throwing multiple Draft Picks and FA signings at it the last few years. Detroit Lions starting Safeties Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch DB Under Contract: CB: Terrion Arnold, D.J. Reed, Ennis Rakestraw, Khalil Dorsey, Nick Whiteside (ERFA-Re-Sig

The 2026 NFL Combine is upon us, which unofficially kick starts the two-month window for Draft Season that will culminate with the Detroit Lions (as of now) picking a future player at no. 17 overall in Pittsburgh in late April. The Combine will open Tuesday, and the NFL put out a release a few weeks ago detailing the 319 Prospects that were invited to attend. Almost all will show up, although many will forego any on-field testing or workouts for a variety of reasons, inclu

This is the seventh in our series of roster analysis by position group for the 2026 offseason leading up to Free Agency and the NFL draft. Today’s focus will be on the LB room, which has only two players currently under contract for the 2026 season, leaving lots of questions for both the starting unit and the special teams play. Lions LBs Jack Campbell (#46) and Derrick Barnes (#55) chasing Lamar Jackson (#8) ©Jess Rapfogel, Getty Images LB Under Contract: LB: Jack Campbell,

This is the fifth in our series of roster analysis by position group for the 2026 offseason leading up to Free Agency and the NFL draft. Today’s focus will be on the OL room, which may very well be the Detroit Lions biggest concern heading into the 2026 offseason. Taylor Decker and Graham Glasgow OL Under Contract: Center: Graham Glasgow (C), Kayode Awosika (C), Seth McLaughlin (C – Futures) Interior OL: Christian Mahogany (G), Tate Ratledge (G), Miles Frazier (G/T), M

This weekly segment will be an aggregator of much of the Lions News, nuggets and rumors that have occurred within the last time frame that this was posted. The expectation is that we will publish it weekly and will continue to ramp up the content and evolve it over the coming months. It will focus on Lions Coaches Lions newly promoted TE Coach Steve Oliver Lions Players, Coaches and Team Lions Assistant TE Coach Seth Ryan was hired by Aaron Glenn and the NY Jets to become

This is the fourth in our series of roster analysis by position group for the 2026 offseason leading up to Free Agency and the NFL draft. Today’s focus will be on the WR room, where the Top 3 players are set for the next several years, but depth and special teams play possibly could be upgraded for spots four, five and six. Isaac TeSlaa second career TD reception WRs Under Contract: Amon-Ra St Brown, Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, Dominic Lovett, Jackson Meeks (Future

The Detroit Lions announced on X t hat they have added a new TE to the room in Thomas Gordon. Formerly of the Chicago Bears, Gordon (UDFA out of Northwestern) signed in early August but was released on 8/24/25, a few days before final cuts. The Bears re-signed to their Practice Squad on 12/24 when they lost another TE to IR. Gordon was never elevated and did not record a snap or stats last year. The addition of Gordon brings the Lions to four TEs on the roster currently,

Brad Holmes had his annual end-of-year press event last week and while there was plenty of nuggets dropped about player health, accountability for not making the playoffs and much more, one thing that really grabbed the attention of the Lions fan base was the status of RB David Montgomery. Everyone knew that Monty's numbers were down this year and he had recently made some cryptic social media posts that indicated he may not be happy with his role or the Lions or both. Holme

Even though the Detroit Lions 2025 season ended early, there were still plenty of players that left their mark, including four that earned First or Second team All-Pro honors form the Associated Press. The Detroit Lions made an X post honoring the four, and there were four additional Lions per the AP Voting (Gibbs had votes at two positions) that also received votes but didn't make the 1st or second teams. AP All-Pro Notes LB Jack Campbell joins Chris Spielman (1991), Joe