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Hey, how are ya. I cover the Detroit Lions and co-host the Dungeon of Doom podcast for MLive. Grad student at SU’s Newhouse School. I like basketball and wrestling.

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That’s the (multi-)million dollar question. Would assume something needs to hit before start of new league year.

10.03.2026 22:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

league source confirms Malcolm Rodriguez is re-signing with the Lions

10.03.2026 19:25 👍 19 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Source: The Lions are signing RB Isiah Pacheco.

10.03.2026 17:10 👍 89 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 27

official draft order is set, Kalif Raymond headed to Chicago, Anzalone says goodbye to Detroit. Day 2 tracker is alive:

www.mlive.com/lions/2026/0...

10.03.2026 16:18 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1

Taylor Decker's request for a release has been officially granted.

09.03.2026 21:00 👍 21 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Lions picked up a comp pick at end of fifth round

09.03.2026 20:24 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

I think that's over, doesn't feel like he'd post that if the door were open, imo, especially from him.

09.03.2026 20:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Larry Borom to Detroit, per NFL Network.

Started career high 11 games as right tackle last year. 26 year old is a Detroit native and Brother Rice alum.

09.03.2026 19:53 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1

throw in the requested release by Decker, another recent "good guy" winner, and there are going to be some new voices for that big-picture, come to me whenever type of stuff

09.03.2026 18:15 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

from a pure reporter standpoint of going in that locker room every day in the season, Anzalone and Robertson are big losses as talkers and people to just run things by for more information/understanding.

Both former v deserving PFWA "good guy" media winners, so godspeed to both. Always available

09.03.2026 18:14 👍 23 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

tracker of stuff here

Anzalone to TB
Robertson to WAS
Cade Mays to DET (!) -- nice fit, fill a great need, perfect sweet spot of value signing on someone still young and growing after full move to center

www.mlive.com/lions/2026/0...

09.03.2026 18:12 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

A seventh-round pick who misses the entire season faces quite the uphill battle to even stick on the roster. He was going to bring more to special teams more than safety even if healthy, so tough to project anything more than special teams depth right now.

09.03.2026 16:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love the new handle

06.03.2026 20:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

‪hard not to think about these comments from Dan Campbell last week: ‬

‪“Because as much as I love Deck, he’s got some things that are going to need some management … we’re going to need somebody that can play over there and that can help us …”‬

06.03.2026 19:03 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Actually closer to $12 million after looking at that closer. But closes that gap

06.03.2026 18:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Well, I think that speaks to the dissatisfaction I’m associating with him being “surprised“ by the $$$$ talks they had. He’s also been first himself on his own messaging so not surprised to see him as the source. I’m sure they’ll oblige, especially with him.

06.03.2026 18:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yes. Believe it’ll be just south of $15M in savings for Decker alone. More work to do but it certainly moves the needle there.

06.03.2026 18:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

That is what it’s sounding like — restructure talks and not being thrilled about it.

Surprising this wasn’t talked about more as a possibility earlier this offseason by the sounds of his post on IG.

06.03.2026 18:47 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Taylor Decker requests release from Lions, with more in instagram post:

06.03.2026 18:35 👍 23 🔁 0 💬 9 📌 3

Also thanks for mailbag podcast, we’re recording today at some point.

05.03.2026 14:01 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

post-combine mock: www.mlive.com/lions/2026/0...

05.03.2026 14:00 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Center Connor McGovern feels Bills tenure ‘over and done’ with Brandon Beane silent True to his former position coach's word, McGovern might have priced himself off the team.

Connor McGovern hasn't even heard from Brandon Beane, leading the UFA center to believe his Bills tenure is "over and done."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

04.03.2026 12:34 👍 18 🔁 7 💬 9 📌 19
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Lions free agency preview: Evaluating RB fits after trading David Montgomery It's perfect timing to highlight the free-agent offerings at running back after the Lions shipped the disgruntled David Montgomery to Houston for picks and OL help.

It's perfect timing to highlight the free-agent offerings at running back after the Lions shipped the disgruntled David Montgomery to Houston for picks and OL help.

03.03.2026 19:18 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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someone asked me if I lost weight today

04.03.2026 02:39 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

opening the mailbag for this week's podcast, seems like a good time as we sit between the combine and start of free agency for the Lions, with Montgomery and Glasgow already out.

please drop a line here or send one to dungeonofdoom@mlive.com. We'll make sure to answer it on this week's show.

03.03.2026 13:26 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 5 📌 0

Compensation update: The Texans are sending OL Juice Scruggs, a 4th-rounder and a 7th-rounder to Detroit for David Montgomery.

02.03.2026 16:07 👍 50 🔁 5 💬 4 📌 19
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BREAKING: Teamworks to Acquire Pro Football Focus Wide Left has learned that Teamworks will acquire football charting firm Pro Football Focus.

BREAKING: Teamworks to Acquire Pro Football Focus

www.wideleft.football/p/breaking-t...

25.02.2026 21:06 👍 119 🔁 29 💬 8 📌 13
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Taylor Decker just shared this to instagram with the Year11 hashtag

24.02.2026 21:24 👍 28 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 3

Holmes has had discussions with David Montgomery and his agent. Still fluid situation but they want the player if he wants to be here.

24.02.2026 18:18 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1

Holmes said Gibbs, Campbell, Branch and LaPorta are all core players they want.

24.02.2026 18:18 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0