Monday Morning Rundown: 03/02/26

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 Performance, Mike Clark will also be retiring.

• The Long-rumored announcement of the Lions hosting a game in Germany has been made.

• David Montgomery situation is far from over, Brad Holmes continues to say Lions want him in Detroit, but ball is in Monty's court.

• The NFLPA's annual Player Survey of teams predictably leaked to the media. The Liosn were 9th overall

• The Lions Aiden Hutchinson helped surprise the Lions International Fan of the year who is from Brazil

• Time Twentyman sits down to chat with new Lions Coaches Mike Kafka, Dan Skipper and Steve Oliver

• Albert Breer in his MMQ column suggests that while at the Combine the Lions will be working on contract extensions with their four young stars in Jahmyr Gibbs, Jack Campbell, Sam LaPorta and Brian Branch

  
  

Rumors, Nuggets and Speculation

• The NFL officially stated the 2026 salary cap will be $301.2M, a $22M increase form 2025

• NFL.com host Gregg Rosenthal has put out his Top 101 Free Agent List with the only Lions being DJ Reader at 61 and AQM at 84

• ESPN GetUp Crew discussed the possibility and challenges with the Lions trading for Myles Garrett

• Jeff Risdon has been hearing that the lions will bring back one and potentially both of Amik Robertson and Rock Ya-Sin

• YouTube is negotiating to pick up the four games ESPN gave the NFL as part of the NFL Network merger.

• NBC is revamping Football Night In America and Tony Dungy appears to be the odd man out after 17 years.

• NFL confirmed there were Five replay errors (wrong decision made) in 2025 season, but four of them took place in 1opm Games.

Combine News and Nuggets

• Ryan Fowlers lists players he wants to see updated measurements or testing on

• Jeff Risdon for The Lions Podcast gives his most likely Top 5 1st Rd Targets

Mock Draft Season

• Fox Sports Rob Rang lists his top 50 draft Prospects

• Emmett Matasovsky three-round Mock Draft for Lions On SI - 1st EDGE Auburn Keldric Faulk; 2nd: Clemson OT Blake Miller

• Mel Kiper's latest Mock at ESPN - 1st Missouri EDGE Zion Young

• NFL.com Bucky Brooks second Mock Draft - Alabama OT Kayden Proctor

• Mike Payton at AtoZ Sports has a Three-round mock - 1st Utah OT Spencer Fano; 2nd: Illinois EDGE Gabe Jacas

• Spencer Raxter at Woodward Sports dropped a three-round Mock for the Lions - 1st EDGE Auburn Keldric Faulk; 2nd: Clemson OT Blake Miller, 4th: Michigan DT Rayshaun Benny

  
  

NFC North News

• The Vikings have begun cleaning up the Mess Kwesi left behind with their salary cap

  
  

Things I think are Noteworthy

• The Red Wings are introducing a Chicken tender Zamboni at Little Caeser's Arena