Category Archives: WJR Sports
Lions’ Jarrad Davis: Matt Patricia is family
Photo: DetroitLions.com By Michael Stets DETROIT - As far as Lions second-year linebacker Jarrad Davis is concerned, once you don the Honolulu blue and silver, you become a family member. And that, of...
May 17, 2018
Lions, Matt Patricia respond to report of 1996 sexual assault indictment
Photo: Detroitlions.com By Michael Stets Lions head coach Matt Patricia, as well as the team’s front office and ownership, released statements late on Wednesday evening after a Detroit News repo...
May 10, 2018
NFL Draft Recap Podcast: Sean Baligian and Scott Bischoff
NFL Draft Recap Podcast: Sean Baligian and Scott Bischoff talk about their first reaction of the Lions’ draft (0:13), 1st round pick Frank Ragnow’s potential (3:33), how 2nd round pick Ker...
May 02, 2018
Lions’ Frank Ragnow: ‘Finishing’ is one of my favorite things about playing football
Photo: Detroitlions.comBy Michael StetsALLEN PARK-Lions GM Bob Quinn said, “It starts in the trenches,” after drafting Arkansas center Frank Ragnow with pick No. 20 in the first round of t...
Apr 27, 2018
Lions draft Arkansas Center Frank Ragnow with pick No. 20 in 2018 NFL Draft
Photo: Lions/Twitter By Michael Stets ALLEN PARK-Many were under the impression the Detroit Lions would be drafting a defensive lineman in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft on Thursday evening. Bu...
Apr 27, 2018
Lions Radio Mock Draft: Who will Detroit select at No. 20?
By Michael Stets The 2018 NFL Draft is finally upon us, and after a disappointing 9-7 season that saw the Lions miss the playoffs for the second time in three years, it’s time once again for GM ...
Apr 26, 2018
NFL Draft Preview Podcast #7: Sean Baligian and Scott Bischoff
NFL Draft Preview Podcast #7: Sean Baligian and Scott Bischoff talk about the rumors and rumblings during draft week, including Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield being a possibility for the Clevelan...
Apr 24, 2018
NFL Draft Preview: Ken Brown, Mike O’Hara and Dan Orlovsky
WJR’s Ken Brown and Detroit Lions columnist Mike O’Hara preview this week’s NFL Draft, and interview former Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky. Follow Dan’s breakdowns on Twitter a...
Apr 23, 2018
Lions GM Bob Quinn: Third year with mid-first-round pick ‘Helps me a little bit’
Photo: WJR By Michael Stets ALLEN PARK–In the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft, which will be the third under GM Bob Quinn, the Lions own pick No.20. That is just one pick higher than last year’s d...
Apr 20, 2018
T.J. Lang: Lions ready to turn clock forward and leave last year behind
Photo: Detroitlions.com By Michael Stets ALLEN PARK–The Lions missed the playoffs in 2017 after finishing with a 9-7 record and guard T.J. Lang is tired of talking about it. Speaking to reporter...
Apr 20, 2018
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