An athletic 6-foot-6, 271 pound edge defender is a luxury in the NFL, regardless of what round they’re drafted in. The Lions’ ...

Some other key players are due to get paid by Detroit, or another team in free agency, after helping the Lions win a franchise-record 15 games last season and back-to-back NFC North titles.

Detroit Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and the Detroit Lions’ biggest needs in the 2025 NFL draft. This is the second in an eight-part ...

Detroit Lions defensive back Mark Gilbert (29). / Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images DT John Atkins Time with Lions: 2018-20 Atkins bounced between the Lions' active rostar and practice squad for a spell ...