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Training Camp Preview: Do Lions Have Enough Offensive Line Depth?
The Detroit Lions’ offensive line is seen as one of, if not the best collective units in the entire NFL.
With center Frank Ragnow serving as the anchor and plenty of talent along the starting five, Detroit has been able to excel on the ground thanks to the maulers who pave the run lanes. Another key component is All-Pro right tackle Penei Sewell, who inked a four-year extension this offseason.
The Lions also added a piece to the fold in the form of veteran Kevin Zeitler, who comes to Detroit for his 13th NFL season. One of the league’s most durable linemen over the course of his career, Zeitler brings veteran experience and knowledge having played across a number of schemes.
Here’s a preview of what the Lions have to offer on the offensive line with training camp fast approaching.
Reason for hope
The Lions’ offensive line, when fully healthy, is as good as any other in the league. Sewell emerged as one of the top right tackles in the game, while Taylor Decker has been steady on the left side. With two strong bookend tackles, Detroit has been able to keep Jared Goff healthy for the duration of the last two years.
The interior is just as strong. Ragnow may be the best center in the league with Jason Kelce’s retirement, while the guard tandem of Graham Glasgow and Kevin Zeitler giving the team two reliable pieces.
Glasgow was a pleasant surprise last year and earned a three-year extension to remain with the team, while Zeitler fills the void left by Jonah Jackson’s departure. If the group can remain healthy, Detroit’s offense will once again reap the benefits.
Reason for worry
Health will always be a concern with the nature of offensive line play. Taylor Decker and Frank Ragnow both missed time last year, but the unit was as healthy as its been over Dan Campbell’s tenure as head coach.
The Lions will have to have reliable depth ready to go in the case of an injury. Colby Sorsdal was up-and-down in his rookie year last year, as he was eventually beat out as the top backup by Kayode Awosika.
Those two, along with Dan Skipper and rookies Giovanni Manu and Christian Mahogany, will have opportunities to showcase their ability as backup options. Finding reliable options who can step in in a pinch is paramount for the Lions to remain playing at a high level.
Training camp battle
With the starting five positions seemingly set ahead of camp, extra attention will be paid to the backup battles. Sorsdal and Awosika seem likely to compete at guard along with Mahogany. Still, Sorsdal spent some time at tackle in minicamp and OTAs and appears to be a player the Lions want to utilize in either area.
If Sorsdal can develop into a utility lineman, he would give the team immense value as a first option off the bench. Awosika was the option to start the NFC Championship game after Jackson suffered an injury and won’t go away quietly.
Player to watch
Manu will be a player worth keeping tabs on when training camp opens. The consensus opinion is that he can grow into a high-level player with development based on his athletic profile. Still, he will need plenty of time to adjust after playing collegiately in Canada.
With the Lions often electing to rest their starters for preseason games, Manu should get some extended playing time in Detroit’s three matchups. How he holds up will be fascinating to monitor, as the Lions could wind up landing a massive steal if he eventually reaches his potential.
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Security guard shoots man after being fired upon outside bar in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood
Police in Detroit say they’re investigating an early Saturday shooting that involved a security guard injuring a man who fired at them outside a bar in the city’s Corktown neighborhood.
The man arrived at the bar on the 2100 block of Trumbull Avenue around 1:17 a.m. and became involved in an altercation with the security guard, police said. The man “produced a gun” and fired shots at security outside the business.
According to officials, the security guard then returned fire, striking the man. He was taken to the hospital.
Both weapons were recovered, police said. The security guard was detained and later released.
The Detroit Red Wings are sounding the alarms. They have two games left and are winless in their last three as the Olympic breaks nears.
Detroit Red Wings: ‘We didn’t respond’ against Colorado Avalanche
Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin, J.T. Compher & Todd McLellan, Jan. 31, 2026 in Detroit.
Todd McLellan rattled off a litany of things he didn’t like about the Detroit Red Wings’ latest performance, and then a litany of things they need to look at in order to regain their footing.
The Wings head into their last two games before the Olympic break, both on the road, and the first against a team that just leveled them. The Colorado Avalanche await the Wings again on Monday, Feb. 2, in Denver, having just picked them part Saturday in Detroit.
That 5-0 loss was what the Wings deserved; they looked flat after failing to generate anything during two power plays in the first period. The Avalanche, on the other hand, just kept building.
“We just didn’t have a response to their offense,” forward Dylan Larkin said. “They got to what they like to do and we kind of just watched a little bit.”
The Avs top the NHL standings, but were missing three key players from their lineup and had lost four of their last five games. They’re not invincible, the Wings just made them look that way with a performance that deserved nothing but criticism.
“A lack of energy, a lack of drive, a lack of execution,” McLellan said. “You can’t have all of those things disappear at one point and expect to have success. I didn’t think we skated well at all. I didn’t think we passed real well at all, which affects your skating. And then when it was time to do some of the harder, the heavier things, battles, 50-50s loose stuff, the foot races, they were much better than we were.
“We’ve got to fix something.”
It’s been a week since the Wings returned from a three-game road trip with five points, and there was a consensus among players and McLellan that this season, when they’ve hit a ditch, they’ve been able to to drive themselves out. Now they’re trying to gain traction after picking up just one point from a three-game home stand.
“We have to figure out why we’re flat,” McLellan said. “There’s different reasons for that. One is lack of focus. And if there’s a lack of focus, then that’s on all of us to get it back and make sure we’re executing. It could be that you get stale with line mates and it’s not working. It could be complacency that slips in and you’re okay with what’s going on and that’s wrong. We have to fix that.
“It could be a bit of a fatigue factor. And if it is that, then we’ve got to suck it up. We have six periods left. And those could be the deciding points. If we aren’t completely willing to dig in and get after them, then regret comes in many different ways and at many different times. Or we can dig in and at least give ourselves an opportunity.”
The Wings (32-18-6) are still in second place in the Atlantic Division, but the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins are within close chase. And most of the players in the room should still remember the lesson from 2023-24, when the Wings missed the playoffs by a tiebreaker. That’s how valuable a single point can be. Feeling sorry or frustrated over how things have gone these last few games can’t fester.
“The outside, the rest of the hockey world doesn’t care,” McLellan said. “We have to care. We have to get it back on track. This is what it feels like to be in a battle and in a race, and that’s good for us to be in it. But the fact that we’re in it, we have to respect the opportunity that we have.”
These last two weeks have shown the Wings playing some of their best hockey, during the road trip, and then coming home and looking progressively worse.
“You’re going to have ups and downs,” J.T. Compher said. “It’s stopping the downs. Todd said during the game that when it’s going bad, you’ve got to stop it. And it doesn’t mean it goes all the way back up to the best level you’ve got. It’s just got to inch back upwards.
“There’s a ton of belief in our room. There’s a lot of confidence in our room. And we’ve done it all year. We just need to return to that level.”
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Detroit judge, 3 others charged in alleged scheme to steal thousands from vulnerable and incapacitated people
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A Detroit judge and three other residents were charged by federal prosecutors for their alleged roles in a “years-long scheme” to embezzle money from incapacitated and vulnerable individuals.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan said Andrea Bradley-Baskin, 46, who is a district judge on Michigan’s 36th District Court, is alleged “to have used $70,000 in a ward’s funds to purchase an ownership stake in a local bar” and “money embezzled from the estate of a ward to pay a two-year lease on a new Ford Expedition for herself.”
“We respect the authority that covers a black robe. This state judge and her cronies allegedly abused that high honor for personal gain by preying on the needy protected by the court,” U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon said in a statement. “This would be a grievous abuse of our public trust.”
“Regardless of a person’s position in society, no one is above the law. These four defendants allegedly conspired to steal from some of our most vulnerable citizens — looting bank accounts, exploiting legal authority, and profiting off those who relied on them for care and protection,” added Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office.
EX-ERIC ADAMS STAFFER WHO CELEBRATED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION POCKETED $36K IN BRIBERY, FRAUD CASES: FEDS
Andrea Bradley-Baskin, left, is a judge at Michigan’s 36th District Court in Detroit. (36th District Court/Google Maps)
The Attorney’s Office said Nancy Williams, 59, Avery Bradley, 72, Dwight Rashad, 69, and Bradley-Baskin, all Detroit residents, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
“The indictment also charges Bradley with one count of wire fraud, Bradley, Bradley-Baskin, and Rashad with several counts of money laundering, and Bradley-Baskin with a single count of making a false statement to federal law enforcement agent,” it added.
Lawyers representing Bradley-Baskin did not immediately respond Saturday to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
The Attorney’s Office, citing the indictment, said “probate courts regularly appoint guardians and conservators to manage the personal and financial affairs of adults, known as wards, who have been found by the court to lack the capacity to do so themselves.”
MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE OWNER CHARGED WITH YEARS-LONG MEDICAID SCAM TOPPING $3M
U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon said Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin “and her cronies allegedly abused” her “high honor for personal gain by preying on the needy protected by the court.” (Brian A. Jackson/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
“The indictment alleges that Nancy Williams owned Guardian and Associates, an agency that was appointed as a fiduciary by the Wayne County Probate Court for incapacitated wards in over 1,000 cases. Avery Bradley is an attorney, who, along with his daughter (and fellow attorney) Andrea Bradley-Baskin, operated a law firm that often represented Guardian and Associates in Wayne County Probate Court and otherwise practiced regularly in that court,” it continued. “Dwight Rashad operated a series of group homes and residential facilities for elderly individuals, including wards, who needed support and care.”
“The indictment alleges that the four defendants conspired to systematically embezzle funds from wards, and to obtain and retain money for themselves that rightly belonged to the wards and the wards’ estates,” it also said.
Prosecutors described how in one case, Bradley, Williams, and Rashad allegedly took around $203,000 in funds from a ward’s legal settlement, with “none of the money being used to benefit the ward.”
“Williams is alleged to have paid Rashad rent for wards who did not live in one of Rashad’s homes,” they said.
Nancy Williams, 59, Avery Bradley, 72, Andrea Bradley-Baskin, 46, and Dwight Rashad, 69, are all Detroit residents, prosecutors said. (Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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The case is being investigated by the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations.
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