Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone (34) walks off the field due to an injury during the first half against Jacksonville Jaguars at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.

Linebacker Derrick Barnes is the latest member of Detroit's 2021 draft class — Brad Holmes' first in Detroit — to reach a big ...

ALLEN PARK -- Chris Board, a linebacker who spent one season with the Detroit Lions, is signing with the New York Giants.

The Lions return starting linebackers Alex Anzalone and Jack Campbell and top backup Malcolm Rodriguez for 2025, and could re-sign Barnes, who is coming off a season-ending knee injury. Special-teams ...

Alex Anzalone, Derrick Barnes, Malcolm Rodriguez and Jalen Reeves-Maybin all missed several games and had stints on injured reserve. Because of this attrition, the Lions were forced to bring in ...

Rodriguez has been a serviceable backup option at linebacker and started in place of an injured Alex Anzalone this season before going down with a torn ACL. In three seasons, he has 102 solo tackles ...

Ezekiel Turner, one of the Detroit Lions top special teams players, made 12 tackles in 9 games after originally signing to ...

Barnes said there was a feeling of unfinished business in Detroit, and he couldn’t ignore the desire to continue building the ...

The Lions don't have much to do at LB, especially with Derrick Barnes returning. But here are two under-the-radar names with connections to the staff.

With Marcus Davenport and Derrick Barnes re-signed in free agency, the Detroit Lions will return their entire projected front seven from 2024.