After a disappointing end in the playoffs last year, Amon-Ra St. Brown and the Lions are coming for it all in 2025.
The 2024 season was one of the best in Detroit Lions history, but it ended in disappointment. Despite countless injuries on defense, the Lions finished with a 15-2 overall record to win the NFC North division for the second year in a row, and they earned the top seed in the NFC for the first time ever. All the Lions needed to do was win two home games to get to the Super Bowl, but they lost in the divisional round against the Washington Commanders.
Detroit is expected to be one of the best teams in the league again this year, and the team will hopefully be able to stay healthy this time around. Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown kept things pretty straightforward when he laid out the goals for the Lions this season.
“For us, it’s Super Bowl or nothing,” Amon-Ra St. Brown said on Thursday, according to a post from Eric Woodyard.
The Lions didn't have quite as good of a regular season back in 2023, but they come even closer to the Super Bowl that year than they did in 2024. Detroit was up by 17 points at halftime of the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers, but the 49ers stormed back in the second half to get the win.
Detroit was a big favorite last season when the Commanders came to town, but the defensive injuries finally caught up to them. The Lions were shorthanded defensively all year long, but they kept finding a way to get wins because of their high-powered offense. That wasn't the case in the divisonal round. Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels had the Washington offense rolling, and Detroit didn't have an answer. The defense couldn't get stops that night, and the offense had too many turnovers.
After such a promising regular season, not winning a playoff game last year was a major surprise, even with all of the defensive injuries. The Lions lost a lot from their coaching staff this offseason, but all of the talent is still there, and they are getting healthy during the time off. The Lions should be one of the best teams in the league once again, and they are coming for it all.
Lions Part Ways With 25-Year-Old Cornerback Days After Signing
The Detroit Lions are moving on from one of the newest additions to their cornerback room just days after signing him to their offseason roster.
According to the team’s official transaction wire, the Lions waived former New York Giants cornerback Divaad Wilson on Wednesday with an injury designation, cutting ties with him just 48 hours after signing him to replace undrafted rookie Gavin Holmes.
Wilson’s short-lived stint with the Lions has raised a few eyebrows. Detroit would have required Wilson to pass a physical before signing him to the roster, which suggests that he may have sustained his new undisclosed injury during their recent OTA practices.
Regardless, Wilson will now miss out on a chance to compete for a 53-man roster spot with the Lions for the 2025 season. He will revert to the Lions’ injured reserve list if he passes through waivers unclaimed, but he would need the team to release him with an injury settlement to play again in 2025. Otherwise, he will spend the season on IR.
The Lions also signed interior offensive lineman Trystan Colon on Wednesday in a corresponding roster move that kept them at the 90-man offseason roster limit.
