After a fourth-place finish and a free-agency period that mostly addressed depth signings, all eyes were on the 2026 NFL draft as an avenue for the Detroit Lions to improve.
Typically, the Lions are wild cards. You can’t always bank on them to address obvious needs, because those needs must align with players they love. But after a year in which the organization fell short of its goals, you had to wonder if the Lions would change their approach.
In some ways, they didn’t. The Lions, once again, drafted the right players for them. By now, you know their type. Team captains, good teammates,…
Typically, the Lions are wild cards. You can’t always bank on them to address obvious needs, because those needs must align with players they love. But after a year in which the organization fell short of its goals, you had to wonder if the Lions would change their approach.
In some ways, they didn’t. The Lions, once again, drafted the right players for them. By now, you know their type. Team captains, good teammates,…