- Earlier in the week the NFL announced the date of the supplemental draft and the players eligible this year:
.@NFL Supplemental draft update! Here are the players eligible for July 14 at 1 pm pic.twitter.com/nwZIe906Q2
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 1, 2016 - Friday was Canada Day, so the Detroit Lions' official website tested their players' knowledge of Canadian terms.
- Speaking of trivia, Marvin Jones will be on an episode of Celebrity Family Feud on Sunday (July 3):
Who’s watching @MarvinJonesJr on tonight’s @FamilyFeudABC? #TeamNFCOffense pic.twitter.com/PndJisO3Bn
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) July 3, 2016 - Our own Jerry Mallory dropped a podcast this weekend. This week's topics include Matthew Stafford's value, 105.1 being flipped back to music, and the Cardinals missing out on Ameer Abdullah.
- SideLion Report used predictive statistics to try and estimate how the Lions will fare in 2016.
- The Lions still have one remaining open roster spot, and general manager Bob Quinn says he's looking into adding more free agents before the start of training camp.