The Detroit Lions are now recognized as one of the type franchises in the National Football Conference, giving them plenty of pull with free agents and in the trade market heading toward the second half of the NFL's offseason.
The Lions' rookie minicamp brought out promising performances from rookies including former Arkansas Razorbacks wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa, who wowed onlookers with an off balance catch on a long pass.
One man who will be tasked with defending the Lions rookie during practice is former first round pick Terrion Arnold, who showed out in a big way for Detroit during his rookie campaign in 2024.
Arnold foreshadowed big Lions news on Tuesday as he caused a stir with his latest post.
Terrion Arnold (right) makes a tackle against Austin Ekeler this past winter.
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"Wait till y'all see who our first game is this crazy lol!!" Arnold said on X.
"Come back to this tweet tmrw, he wrote in a post viewed over 325,000 times as of early Wednesday morning.
Arnold previously said that he was 'tired of waiting" for the NFL's 2025 schedule reveal, which was slotted for Wednesday as part of the league's increased hype surrounding the event.
The Lions played a challenging schedule last season in the NFC North where the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers both made the NFL Playoffs.
Detroit was upset by the Washington Commanders in the second round after receiving a bye throughout the playoffs for their 15-2 record.
Fans began to guess what team Arnold was referring to in his post.
"Vikings," one fan said.
"I bet it's Minnesota," another added.
"Gotta be Chicago," another said, as the Bears are now the home team of former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
"Chicago makes sense as far as storylines go," another added.
