Monday Morning Rundown: 06/01/26

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.

Detroit Lions Rookie OT Blake Miller Madden MUT Card

Lions Players, Coaches and Team

• Ray Agnew will be back as Detroit Lions Assistant GM for at least one more year with Vikings hiring Seattle's assistant GM for their GM role

• Madden Ultimate Team released a GIF showing 1st round picks MUT scores including Lions OT Blake Miller

• Kerby Joseph shared on his Instagram that he was recently baptized.

• Lions posted photos from OTA: Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3. Rolder is still in his arm brace, and Kerby was not seen. Comprehensive OTA summary coming Tuesday.

• Jeremiah Love, good at football, not so much at Guessing QBs

• Happy Birthday to Derrick Barnes

• First Roary riding a bald eagle, now Barry is getting a new bobblehead, albeit steep at $100

• Grant Gordon with a nice piece at NFL.com of the Lions still being "in their window" despite missing the playoffs in 2025

• PFSN's Playoff Predictor gives the Lions the best shot to go for worst to first to win their division in 2026

• Pre injuries in 2024, Alim McNeil and Aiden Hutchinson were an incredibly effective duo

Rumors, Nuggets and Speculation

• Tom Brady had an interesting take on why Practice Squad players do not succeed in the NFL. Lions Coach Skipper respectfully doesn't share that view...

• The new "Retro" helmet by Ridell was spotted in the wild, with both Barry Sanders and Aiden Hutchinson signing them at the Detroit Sports Spectacular over the weekend.

• Minnesota Vikings QBs offer up two different answers on their relationship

• The Bears are one step closer to moving to Indiana as the Illinois Assembly failed to vote on a package to keep the team in the state

• The Madden '27 cover has been leaked, and surprisingly, it is Caleb Williams of the Bears, painted nails and all

• EA Sports is changing up how they reveal Madden 27 this year on June 4th

Things I think are Noteworthy

• NBA Jam coin-op had secret code to ensure that the Jordan era Chicago Bulls couldn't hit a last second shot against the Pistons.

• Papa Johns is partnering with Disney for Toy Story 5 release and recreating Pizza Planet restaurants

• RIP to the greatest villain Hockeytown has ever seen

• Expect to see more of Taylor Swift at Cleveland Guardians games moving forward after her hubby bought a minority stake in the team...