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2026 REBOUND: Can the Detroit Lions EMERGE from Last Place and CONTEND This Season?
Detroit Lions face a pivotal season after last year’s last-place NFC North finish—can this roster packed with blue-chippers finally break through? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs debate the Lions’ ceiling, highlighting Amon-Ra St. Brown, Penei Sewell, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Jared Goff as franchise cornerstones. With Sam LaPorta’s injury status uncertain and David Montgomery gone, the offense leans on Gibbs for heavy production while questions swirl about Isaac Teslas’s growth and depth across the skill positions.
Defensive concerns take center stage as injuries strike safeties Kirby Joseph and Brian…
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