Lions safety Brian Branch would seem to check those boxes. In his second NFL season, Branch led Detroit with 79 solo tackles and held opposing quarterbacks to a 73.7 passing-efficiency rating when throwing to receivers he covered in 2024. Branch had more interceptions with four than touchdowns allowed with three.

Former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has been reportedly given permission by the Los Angeles Rams to seek out a trade to other NFL teams.

The NFL recently released concussion data for 2024. There were 182 total concussions during the year which includes preseason, regular season, and practices. That averages out to 5.7 per team. The Lions, by my count, had six official concussions during the 2024 season which is right at the league average.

The Hall of Fame quarterback expressed empathy and support for Campbell and his Detroit Lions after they lost in the divisional playoffs.

The best regular season in Detroit Lions history was quickly erased when a depleted defense could not stop Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in a home playoff game. Dan Campbell's rebuild has been super impressive but the Lions have fallen short of the Super Bowl in two consecutive years.

It's not what anyone saw coming. You had this dominating force that did everything you thought they could do to win it all and then when it came time to do it, it ended in a heartbreaking loss. We're talking about Cody Rhodes.