Panthers Draft Video Reveals They Were Praying Lions Wouldn’t Take Their Guy at 17

Carolina's draft room footage reveals they desperately wanted Monroe Freeling and celebrated when the Lions passed on him to select Blake Miller instead.

Carolina's draft room footage reveals they desperately wanted Monroe Freeling and celebrated when the Lions passed on him to select Blake Miller instead.

The Lions should finally let Sione Vaki play safety instead of wasting his talent as a buried running back behind Gibbs, Montgomery, and Pacheco.

Brad Holmes' entire draft class is fighting for their NFL lives with injuries, roster battles, and questions swirling around nearly every pick from cornerback Terrion Arnold to the rest of the struggling prospects.

The Lions broke UDFA spending records with $25,000 to linebacker Erick Hunter and over $250K guaranteed to two others, but zero UDFAs from recent classes made the roster as the team's championship depth makes survival brutal.

Isaac TeSlaa is poised to become a legitimate third receiver option for the Lions after showing clear late-season improvement as a rookie and proving himself as a reliable red zone threat.

Dan Campbell scrapped rookie minicamp entirely because draft prospects train for the Combine instead of football, leading to injured players hitting the ground during basic walkthroughs.

Brad Holmes' struggling draft class has two years left to prove they belong after a disappointing start that's testing the patience of Lions fans who watched him nail his first three drafts.

Cardinals rookie Jeremiyah Love hilariously admits he's never heard of Lions quarterback Jared Goff during the St. Brown Podcast, sparking debate about respect versus reality in the NFL.

Jack Campbell just signed a four-year $81 million extension after critics called his Lions draft pick "the worst in NFL history," and he kept all the receipts from those brutal draft night takes.

Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell got the last laugh after draft experts gave him failing grades, signing a massive $81 million extension and keeping all the receipts from his doubters.