Monday Morning Rundown: 06/08/26
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.
Lions Players, Coaches and Team
Lions posted photos from Week 2 OTAs: Day 4, Day 5 and Day 6. We get our first look at rookies Derrick Moore and Keith Abney this week.
Check out the PACKED OTA Week 2 recap from Saturday
Lions lose 5th Round WR Kendrick Law to a torn ACL and have replaced him on the roster with WR Kyre Duplessis
Lions hired former Dolphis GM Chris Grier as a personnel executive.
New Panthers draft room video shows them worried about the Lions taking Monroe Freeling and having a good discussion on their thought process and calls to Mike Disner about trading up
Brad Galli's first piece in his new adventure includes a sit down with Barry Sanders and Jahmyr Gibbs to chat about their relationship.
Former lions QR and QB coach, and Hall of Famer Raymond Berry passed away last week
Injuries matter when getting to the Super Bowl, with the last 12 participants in the top half of least injured teams and last 6 winner sin Top 6. The Lions over the last six years from 2025 back, 31st, 25th, 18th, 27th and 30th.
Brian Branch shared some video of his post-six-month rehab
Jared Goff had to get the ball out quick in 20205
FOCO has a limited-edition patch Amon-Ra St Brown bobblehead in the works for $75. On presale and limited to 125 and 500 receptions ($80) limited to 96.
Ahmed Hassanein shared on Instagram about his offseason workouts, using Hutchinsons trainer to improve his body
Happy 24th Birthday to Ennis Rakestraw
Rumors, Nuggets and Speculation
The Packer's Micah Parsons is hoping to be on the field by "Mid-October" from his torn ACL, with the Lions hosting the Packers in Week 7 on Oct 25th, they may miss him or have a rusty version of him to contend with.
Time, dates and TV partners are now set for the 2026-2027 College Football Playoffs
The Official College Football 27 cover features a trio of players destined for the NFL
ESPN announces with a little help from the Toy Story cast that Super Bowl LXI will be played on ESPN/ABC on Feb 14th 2027
CBS has added Russel Wilson and Kyle Long to The NFL Today show
Things I think are Noteworthy
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
FOCO is bringing Gordie Howe into it bobblehead listings. Limited to just 226 units and sells for $70
Tigers getting in on the Bobbleheads, giving away two Tarik Skubal bobbleheads to celebrate his back-to-back Cy Young Wins during games on July 7th an 8th.
The NFLMemes X account provided some alternat Madden Covers that could have been used for 2027
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