Sam LaPorta Broke Off His Own Lions Contract Talks
LaPorta's camp walked away from the table first, not Detroit's front office, and that is the oldest leverage move in football this season.
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Josh Allen Torches the Team That Let Ben Johnson Walk
Josh Allen threw three touchdowns and ran for two more as the Bills smoked the Lions 41-31, christening their new $2.2 billion Highmark Stadium.
Lions-Bills 2026: The Gibbs-Cook Matchup That Decides It
The last Lions-Bills meeting was a 90-point shootout. This time the number that matters is Gibbs vs. Cook, and it says the workhorse back never actually died.
NFL's Intentional Forward Pass Rule Just Saved the Lions
The NFL's intentional forward pass rule let a referee decide what Jared Goff meant to do, not where the ball went, erasing a Saints touchdown in Week 1.
The NFL Cut 1,184 Guys and Called It a Sunday
The NFL handed out $75 million extensions this week and quietly released 1,184 players on the same Sunday. Same business, different outcomes.
Raiders, Lions, Eagles Are Chalk. Only One Split the Room.
Three separate Week 1 favorites are drawing 90%+ of the money. The betting data says two of them are just a stampede: one game is hiding a real split.
The Seahawks Signed Terrion Arnold Anyway
The reigning Super Bowl champs are set to sign Terrion Arnold, who faces eight felony counts of kidnapping and armed robbery. The math isn't complicated.
Teddy Bridgewater Retires From the Lions. Again.
Teddy Bridgewater retires from the Lions again, and Detroit already had Josh Dobbs lined up. At this point it's basically a training camp tradition.
Jahmyr Gibbs Just Won the Running Back Market
Jahmyr Gibbs watched Bijan Robinson and Jonathan Taylor sign extensions first, then landed the biggest guarantee of the three running back deals this week.
Robinson and Gibbs Sat Out Camp. Nobody's Shocked.
Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs sat out training camp's first practice without new deals, and the league is pretending it didn't see this coming.
Cooper Kupp's Wife Is Still in Jared Goff's Comments
Anna Marie Kupp showed up for Christen Goff's baby milestone months ago, and it's aged into the tell: these 'rival' WAGs were never actually enemies.
The NFL's Annual Holdout Summer Isn't a Coincidence
Gibbs and Mayfield are both in contract standoffs as training camps open. The reasons look different. The cause is the same — and the league designed it this way.
Three NFL Teams Called Terrion Arnold's Lawyer After Lions Cut Him
The Lions cut their 2024 first-round pick after kidnapping and armed robbery charges. Three teams called his attorney days later. The NFL is the NFL.
Terrion Arnold Got Bond. The Lions Got Nothing.
Terrion Arnold was granted a $1M bond Monday. Detroit still has no answer for what comes next — and the NFL's conduct policy was never designed to give them one.
The System Failed Terrion Arnold. So Did He.
Terrion Arnold is held without bond on 8 felony counts after allegedly organizing a retaliation strike against people who had nothing to do with his $250K robbery.