Dave Birkett
Detroit Lions beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. 4x Michigan Sportswriter of the Year.
- Video: ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky drops by on radio row to talk Drew Petzing as OC, the one fix the Lions need to make this offseason and what an MVP award would mean to Matthew Stafford’s legacy www.freep.com/videos/sport...
- Trey McBride: Lions TE Sam LaPorta 'going to eat' with OC Drew Petzing www.freep.com/story/sports...
- Passed over for Lions OC job, Seahawks assistant Jake Peetz 'very thankful' to be part of process www.freep.com/story/sports...
- Blueprint for Detroit Lions rebound in 2026 includes recommitment to the run, more pass rush help: 'They're going to be fine' www.freep.com/story/sports...
- For everyone who’s ever asked why I call a concussion a brain injury or had a debate with your spouse about whether your child should play football, this video’s for you. Thanks to Chris Nowinski and Matt Hasselbeck for joining me on radio row at Super Bowl 60 www.freep.com/videos/sport...
- Video: Sat down with injury expert David Chao (@ProFootballDoc on other platforms) to talk Lions injuries, Dan Campbell's practice habits and electrical substations. Plenty of interesting thoughts on the health of Kerby Joseph, Brian Branch, Sam LaPorta and more www.freep.com/videos/sport...
- From David White, NFLPA interim executive director: As it stands right now, players have been very clear they “have no appetite” for an 18th game. Not an outright “never” fwiw
- Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown wants to play flag football in the 2028 Olympics ... for Team Germany www.freep.com/story/sports... via @freep
- Some Lions/local-related videos for your viewing pleasure from Super Bowl 60: Quandre Diggs: www.freep.com/videos/sport... Jahlani Tavai: www.freep.com/videos/sport... Robert Spillane (from Western Michigan): www.freep.com/videos/sport... Jared Goff (on Drew Petzing): www.freep.com/videos/sport...
- From the Pro Bowl: Why Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff jumped at the chance to play in the game www.freep.com/story/sports... And Goff and Amon-Ra St. Brown on what Goff called the 'home run hire' of new Lions OC Drew Petzing www.freep.com/story/sports...
- Back in the Super Bowl, New England Patriots CB Carlton Davis can't forget what could have been with the Detroit Lions last year: 'I think about that a lot' www.freep.com/story/sports...
- Video: Patriots LB Robert Spillane, the Pride of Western Michigan, at Super Bowl 60 media night www.freep.com/videos/sport...
- Video: Ex-Detroit Lions safety Quandre Diggs is in the Super Bowl for the first time, about 2 months after the Lions tried to poach him off the Seattle Seahawks practice squad amid their injury problems and he said no www.freep.com/videos/sport...
- Jared Goff to Trey McBride at Pro Bowl practice
- Super Bowl media night and of course there’s a fan with a Barry Sanders jersey front row. He said he’s not from Detroit, just had to rep Barry
- Not at the Roger Goodell presser, but he said 9 international games next season. Lions, of course, are one of the home teams. Fwiw - maybe nothing - but Lions hosted an international fan from Brazil at Pro Bowl practice today to be posted on their social channels
- Jared Goff excited to get to work with new Lions OC Drew Petzing: 'I think he was a home run hire' www.freep.com/story/sports...
- Video: Jared Goff on how much he was involved with the Detroit Lions hire of Drew Petzing as OC www.freep.com/videos/sport...
- Video: Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson from the Pro Bowl www.freep.com/videos/sport...
- Delby Lemieux had never played center in his life before the Senior Bowl this week. Why the best OL in the Ivy League might be worth keeping an eye on as the Detroit Lions look for their long-term solution at the position www.freep.com/story/sports...
- MSU P Ryan Eckley impressing NFL teams at the Senior Bowl this week with his leg - and his hands www.freep.com/story/sports...
- Lions assistant Marques Tuiasosopo was supposed to play in the Senior Bowl a quarter century ago. He got hurt and couldn’t go. Now he’s there as a coach, making sure others make the most of their opportunity. www.freep.com/story/sports...
- Video: Nadame Tucker quietly had a huge season for Western Michigan this year. Now, one of the NCAA’s most productive pass rushers is opening eyes at the Senior Bowl www.freep.com/videos/sport...
- As he should be. If they didn’t want to promote him, he should be going elsewhere. Would like to see Jim get a HC job again
- I'm a Hall of Fame voter and my colleagues got it dead wrong on Bill Belichick. Some transparency on the process and how I voted www.freep.com/story/sports...
- I caught up with Lions GM Brad Holmes about the Drew Petzing and Mike Kafka hires. He said Petzing is "very sharp, very just open-minded" and will bring his offense: 'This is his show' www.freep.com/story/sports...
- As a Hall of Fame voter, I think it’s crazy Bill Belichick didn’t get in on first ballot.
- 6 players to watch for Detroit Lions at Senior Bowl this week www.freep.com/story/sports...
- Detroit Lions add ex-New York Giants interim coach Mike Kafka to offemsive staff www.freep.com/story/sports...
- Lions QB Jared Goff going to the Pro Bowl as a replacement for Sam Darnold
- I thought he was just short of that first down
- Heck of a game. Much better than the snow bowl we saw in the AFC.
- Boneheaded penalty and Stafford makes him pay
- Davante threw the hand to the ear after the TD catch, one of the fans in the stands threw him a double bird back lol
- JSN is so nice
- I think we got another Seattle-New England Super Bowl coming, even though I picked the Rams at the start of the playoffs. What do you like today?
- I don’t get the Mike McCarthy hire
