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Around the NFL: D'Andre Swift
Free agency is underway, and less than an hour in, it’s looking like running backs will be getting more than many expected. D’Andre Swift will sign a three-year deal worth $24.5 million with the Bears. more »
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Ask the Experts: Who are you most thankful for this season?
ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly from training camp through the Super Bowl with answers to a new question being posted Thursday morning. How the guest experts responded when we asked them: Which player are you most thankful for this season? more »
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Lions optimistic on RB Montgomery, LT Decker for TNF
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said on Tuesday that he is “starting to feel pretty good about” running back DAVID MONTGOMERY and left tackle TAYLOR DECKER’s chances of playing in… More Thursday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers. Decker sat out the past two games with a high ankle sprain, while Montgomery missed Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons with a thigh bruise. Both players said on Tuesday that they hope to play, though the final decision will be up to the trainers. Less
Source: Detroit Free Press
Lions RB Montgomery, WR St. Brown miss Wednesday practice
The Detroit Lions practiced on Wednesday without their leading rusher and top receiver. Running back DAVID MONTGOMERY did not practice because of a thigh bruise that knocked him out of last… More week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Meanwhile, wide receiver AMON-RA ST. BROWN was out with a toe injury that was also suffered in last weekend’s game. Head coach Dan Campbell said St. Brown is day-to-day with the toe injury. While Montgomery has also been called day-to-day, it is believed that he could possibly miss a couple of weeks. Stay tuned, fantasy owners. Less
Source: Detroit Free Press
Lions promote RB Knight to active roster
The Detroit Lions promoted running back ZONOVAN KNIGHT from the practice squad to the active roster on Tuesday. Starting running back DAVID MONTGOMERY suffered a thigh bruise in Sunday’s game against… More the Seattle Seahawks and could miss this weekend’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Montgomery is currently listed as day-to-day. While rookie running back JAHMYR GIBBS is likely to take the lead role in the Lions backfield if Montgomery misses time, Knight and fellow running back CRAIG REYNOLDS could see a role as well. Less
Source: Detroit Free Press
Lions RB Montgomery could miss time with thigh bruise
Detroit Lions running back DAVID MONTGOMERY suffered a thigh bruise in the second half of Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks and did not return to the game. Montgomery, the team’s… More leading rusher, said the injury could take “a couple weeks” to heal but he declined to comment further on the issue. Montgomery led the Lions with 67 yards rushing and scored his second touchdown in as many weeks before suffering the injury. If Montgomery misses time, rookie first-round pick JAHMYR GIBBS will likely have a more prominent role, starting with next week’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Less
Source: Detroit Free Press
Andy Richardson: Thursday Night Recap
Football is back, and it was a night that offered both good and bad from a fantasy perspective, depending on your expectations coming into the season. NFL wise, it was an entertaining game with plenty to lament. The highlights and lowlights follow. more »
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Factoid: Isiah Pacheco
The season is days away, and I notice that the opener includes a couple of players of particular importance to me. Isiah Pacheco and David Montgomery are the two running backs that I feel are the most undervalued in fantasy drafts. Those guys are key to my championship hopes. more »
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Lions sign rookie first-round RB Gibbs
The Detroit Lions signed top draft pick JAHMYR GIBBS to his four-year contract on Monday, just days before the team is scheduled to open training camp. Gibbs, the twelfth overall pick… More in April’s NFL Draft, is expected to play a significant role on offense this fall for a Lions team that finished fifth in the NFL in scoring last season. In voluntary workouts and mandatory minicamp this spring, Gibbs worked primarily with the first-team offense at running back but also spent time split out wide with fellow running back DAVID MONTGOMERY out with a leg injury. Less
Source: Detroit Free Press
Fantasy News: Experts drafts
Two drafts into the 2023 season, I am reminded that past results don’t guarantee future results. In both of my leagues so far, the quarterback position didn’t play out the way I expect. At all. more »
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Lions GM calls rookie RB Gibbs a “special weapon”
Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes said recently that he believes the team will “be better offensively” after adding rookie running back JAHMYR GIBBS and free agent running back DAVID MONTGOMERY to… More lead the backfield this season. Holmes went on to discuss Gibbs and the dynamic playmaking ability of running backs like Marshall Faulk and Christian McCaffrey. While Holmes was clear to say that he was not putting Gibbs in the same category as Faulk and McCaffrey, he did say that Gibbs is “a special weapon”. Less
Source: NBC Sports
Lions RB Montgomery dealing with “minor” injury
The Detroit Lions moved on from running back D’ANDRE SWIFT, in part, due to his injury history with the team. His replacement heading into the upcoming season, former Chicago Bears running… More back DAVID MONTGOMERY, is now dealing with a “minor” injury of his own. The Lions are holding Montgomery out of OTAs, with head coach Dan Campbell insisting the issue is “nothing serious” and that the team is exercising an abundance of caution. Less
Source: Mlive.com
Factoid: David Montgomery
David Montgomery is replacing Jamaal Williams in Detroit, so I took notice when those two showed up together in one of the stat charts I like to track. more »
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Bears add TE Tonyan, RB Foreman
The Chicago Bears are adding former Green Bay Packers tight end ROBERT TONYAN and former Carolina Panthers running back D’ONTA FOREMAN on one-year deals. Tonyan joins a tight end depth chart… More led by COLE KMET, who had 544 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns last season. Meanwhile, Foreman is the second running back Chicago has secured this offseason, joining TRAVIS HOMER. The Bears also lost a running back in free agency, with DAVID MONTGOMERY taking his talents to Detroit. Less
Source: ESPN.com
Around the NFL: D'Onta Foreman
Chicago signs D’Onta Foreman, and I like the fit. That backfield is shaping up nicely. more »
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