The long offseason finally comes to an end for the Detroit Lions (+5)
at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. It’s been a long and eventful eight months since they have taken the field. In free agency, the Lions spent the majority of their cap space re-signing key pieces like Josh Reynolds, Charles Harris and Tracy Walker. They made a change at offensive coordinator. General manager Brad Holmes got aggressive in the draft, trading up for Jameson Williams after taking defensive pillar Aidan Hutchinson 10 picks earlier.
Somewhere in there, the Detroit was designated the host city of the 2024 NFL Draft and the Lions were announced as the featured team for “Hard Knocks.