About this episode

The episode reviews the Detroit Lions' 2026 offseason, detailing roster changes and preparations for the upcoming NFL season.

Detroit Lions 2026 Offseason Retrospective The NFL season is finally here, which makes this the right moment to stop looking forward for an hour and look back at how the Detroit Lions got here. The 2026 offseason began with a 9-8 season that felt like a hard reset after two years of NFC North contention. Since then, Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell have reshaped the roster, changed the offensive leadership, rebuilt key parts of the line of scrimmage, and made several decisions that will define whether Detroit returns to January football. On this episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast, Chris and Jeff Risdon work through the entire offseason, from free agency and the draft to training camp, roster cuts, injuries, and the final tuning of the team that will open the regular season. Free Agency Changed the Shape of the Lions The biggest changes were not cosmetic. Taylor Decker and Graham Glasgow were released, David Montgomery was traded to Houston, and Detroit began rebuilding an offensive line that had lost some of the stability that once defined the offense. Penei Sewell moved to left tackle. Detroit used the 17th pick on Clemson tackle Blake Miller, added Cade Mays and Larry Borom in…

People in this episode

Host: Chris

Guest: Jeff Risdon

Topics covered

• Detroit Lions
• 2026 offseason
• NFL season
• roster changes
• free agency
• draft
• training camp

Keywords

• Detroit Lions
• offseason retrospective
• NFL
• free agency
• draft
• roster cuts
• injuries
• training camp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Detroit Lions, Clemson

Places: Houston

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