Category: Cool Lions Media

Dan Skipper does it all in clip posted by Lions social media

Dan Skipper does it all in a fantastic clip posted by Lions social media

Dan Skipper was always a fan favorite for the Lions and their fans. An ineligible receiving penalty called against him during the 2023 season turned him into a national name and with that comes the perks of it.

One of those perks, Madden notices you. When Madden notices you, they use you to kill some time during the offseason.

Skipper does it all in this nine-minute highlight. Blocking, quarterback play, toe-tap touchdown catches, running over defenders as a ball carrier, and even touchdown dances that would make Elvis Presley look mundane.

The offseason for the Detroit Lions has been busy. They have filled in several holes on defense, the offense retained Ben Johnson, and now Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell have extensions. Despite that, it is important to have fun when football has it’s downtime, thank you Madden for the comedic relief all at the expense of Dan Skipper.

Hockey fans keeping the ‘Jared Goff’ chants loud and proud

The chants of support for Lions QB Jared Goff broke out loudly at hockey games around Michigan on Friday night

One of the coolest moments of the Detroit Lions playoff run this year was the “Ja-red Go-ff” chant at Ford Field ahead of the team’s wild-card win over Goff’s old team, the Los Angeles Rams. It was a great show of support for the Detroit quarterback.

That support keeps going loud and proud all over Michigan. The same chant broke out at Little Caesars Arena for recent Red Wings and Pistons games. Now it’s spreading.

On Friday night, the Goff chants were loudly heard at the University of Michigan hockey game in Ann Arbor. They were also raucous at the home of the Grand Rapids Griffins, the top minor league affiliate of the Red Wings.

Look: Top photos from the Lions playoff win over Tampa Bay

Here are some of the top photos from inside the stadium in Detroit’s NFC Divisional round win.

The Detroit Lions have won two postseason games in the same year for the first time since 1957. Beating the Buccaneers by a 31-23 score on Sunday sends the Lions to the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers next Sunday with a chance to play for a berth in the Super Bowl.

The win over the Buccaneers was filled with big plays and key moments. It also featured some crazy energy from the Lions fans inside Ford Field.

Here are some of the top photos from inside the stadium in Detroit’s NFC Divisional round win.

Check out these 35 great photos from the Lions win over the Broncos

From Amon-Ra’s D flip to Josh Paschal’s one-armed sack and a couple of outstanding scoreboard captures, there are some great pics in here

It’s a victory weekend for the Detroit Lions. Dan Campbell’s team rocked the Denver Broncos, 42-17, on Saturday night in Week 15. The blowout victory improves Detroit’s record to 10-4 and keeps the Lions in the hunt for the top overall seed in the NFC postseason.

Here are some of the best photos from after the game, as captured by the professional photojournalists inside Ford Field.

My Cause, My Cleats: Check out all the amazing Lions custom cleats for Week 13

My Cause, My Cleats: Check out all the amazing Lions custom cleats for Week 13

One of the coolest things the NFL does every year is the “My Cause, My Cleats” program. It’s a chance for the players to get creative with their shoes and also reveal some personal causes that are important to them off the field.

From the Lions’ press release,

In Week 13, Lions players and coaches will wear their hearts on their feet for the annual, League-wide My Cause, My Cleats initiative. Participating players will wear customized cleat designs created by local and national artists in support of their chosen causes, char- ities or organizations that mean the most to them. Many shoes will be donated to NFL Auction to raise funds for their respective causes.

Check out all the cleats, and for more information on the stories behind the shoes, look for links on the Lions’ social media.

All photos are courtesy of the Detroit Lions.

30 great photos from the Lions’ Week 11 win over the Bears

Check out these 30 great photos from the Lions’ Week 11 win over the Bears

Ford Field was electric with positive energy and fans buzzing with the thrill of victory after the Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears. Detroit scored two touchdowns in the final four minutes to turn a 26-14 deficit into a 31-26 comeback win.

Here are 30 photos from the professional photojournalists inside the stadium that can help fans relive the Week 11 win over Chicago.

Lions social media team trolls the critics of their 2023 draft strategy

The Lions social media team clapped back against the “but positional value” critics of their 2023 draft

Dan Campbell’s players weren’t the only members of the Detroit Lions to notch a win on Sunday. The Lions’ social media team added a “W” of its own with a fantastic postgame post.

The Lions won in Los Angeles with key contributions from rookies Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta, Brian Branch and Jack Campbell. That quartet wasn’t so popular when they were all selected in the first two rounds of the 2023 NFL draft. Arguments about poor positional value and “coulda, shoulda” drafted others rained down on Detroit GM Brad Holmes and the team from analysts near and far.

It’s become a sore point for the Lions, who prioritize getting good players who fit the team a lo more than chasing bigger names at sexier positions. The social media team fired back after the game with this epic post:

Those rookies, notably Gibbs and LaPorta, are a big part of why the Lions are now 7-2 and have an even brighter future.

Lions players reveal they’re really bad about answering texts

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jerry Jacobs and several other Lions players have thousands of unread texts on their phones

We’ve all been there. You get a text message that you’re not interested in, or just can’t answer in thr moment. It gets back-burnered and sometimes forgotten.

It happens. It also happens to happen a great deal more if you’re a Detroit Lions player. Several Lions players revealed they’re inattentive on keeping up with messages or just downright ignore them all.

Thanks to the Lions media team, we learned that it’s pretty endemic in the locker room to ignore texts.

As Chade Lucas said in the clip, the best way to communicate with the players is old-fashionded calling.

Look: The Lions offensive line as proud dads during the bye week

Look: The Lions offensive line (and LB Alex Anzalone) got together as proud dads during the bye week

Family time can be tough to carve out for NFL players during the long season. The bye week provides a good time to reconnect on the family front.

For several Detroit Lions players who happen to be parents of young kids, it proved to be a great opportunity to hang out together. Family is an important part of the Lions culture, and the players–the entire starting offensive line and LB Alex Anzalone–got together with their wives and young kids for a bye-week celebration.

From the Instagram story of Frank Ragnow’s wife, Lucy (via @NicNic45832 on X):

(left to right: Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Jonah Jackson, Frank Ragnow, Penei Sewell, Taylor Decker, Alex Anzalone)

It can be hard to remember that the players have off-field lives. It’s great to see them as proud dads.

 

Watch: Barry Sanders movie trailer asks the question we all want the answer to

Watch: The Barry Sanders movie trailer lays out the question of why he retired in his prime at age 31

Prime Sports Video released the trailer for the upcoming documentary film about Lions legend Barry Sanders.

“We’ll never see something like Barry Sanders again,” the trailer begins, and then we’re instantly reminded of just how true that statement is.

“Bye Bye Barry” will tell the intriguing story of Sanders’ incredible career as a Detroit Lions running back and icon, in the words of those who played with him and against him, and those who covered him in his prime.

It will also feature Sanders himself discussing what everyone wants to really know: Why did he walk away at 31?

From the press release:

Twenty-four years after the shocking decision to walk away from the sport, NFL Films joined the 55-year-old Sanders and his four sons on a trip back to England to explore his career, revisit his upbringing, and tackle one of the greatest mysteries in sports history: Why did he retire when he did?

The movie debuts on Nov. 21 on Prime Video.