Brad Holmes Just Poached Another UFL Weapon and Lions Fans Should Be Paying Attention
Brad Holmes signed his seventh UFL player in Tay Martin, continuing a pattern of mining overlooked talent that's quietly paying off for the Lions roster.
Dave '91
I've been a Detroit Lions fan since birth. Grew up in Livonia, Michigan, and my football education started early. The first thing this team ever taught me was heartbreak. Billy Sims was going to be everything in 1984. Then a knee injury ended his career at 27 and I learned what Lions fandom actually meant. I was ten years old.
It never got easier. Barry Sanders, the greatest running back who ever lived, walked away from the game in his prime rather than keep playing for a franchise that didn't deserve him. Calvin Johnson did the same thing a decade later. In between, there was 0-16, the Millen years, and more false starts than I care to count. Fifty plus years of this and I'm still here. That's either loyalty or a character flaw. Probably both.
ThatDetroitGrit.com exists because Lions fans deserve more than recycled takes and national media condescension. This is a site built by a lifelong fan who actually watches the film, tracks the roster moves, and holds Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell accountable while fully believing they're the best regime this franchise has ever seen. No algorithms. No hot takes for clicks. Just honest Lions coverage written by someone who's been suffering and celebrating since 1974, and isn't planning to stop anytime soon.
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Terrion Arnold is running with the second team at minicamp and Dan Campbell made it clear the first-round pick has to earn his starting job back or lose it to hungrier corners.
Brad Holmes Just Signed Two More UFL Receivers and One Actually Played at Michigan
Brad Holmes signs two more UFL receivers from the Louisville Kings championship team as the Lions continue mining alternative leagues for camp depth and roster competition.
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Dan Campbell explains his coaching staff shuffle, revealing why Jim O'Neill got promoted to assistant head coach while Scottie Montgomery's role stayed mostly the same.
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The Lions are being linked to first round talent QB Brendan Sorsby in the supplemental draft, but his gambling scandal involving bets on his own team makes him a toxic asset Detroit should avoid.
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Dan Campbell explains why the Lions kept injured fifth-round pick Colby Sorsdal on the roster and why he still has a real shot to make the team this offseason.
This UDFA Pass Rusher Has Dan Campbell More Excited Than His 2nd Round Pick
UDFA defensive end Anthony Lucas has Lions coaches buzzing after dominating future top draft picks on tape, with Dan Campbell mentioning him before second-round pick Derrick Moore.
5 UFL Stars the Lions Should Poach Before Training Camp (Including One Who Already Sacked Mahomes)
The Detroit Lions could target five UFL standouts including Defensive Player of the Year Cam Gill as Brad Holmes continues his proven strategy of finding diamonds in the rough from the spring league.
Lions Defense Going All-In On Risky Gamble That Could Backfire Spectacularly
The Detroit Lions defense is moving away from their base formation to more nickel packages after losing key players like Alex Anzalone and Amik Robertson this offseason.
