The Lions drafted Dan Jackson in the seventh round, but safeties coach Jim O'Neill said 5 players are competing for one ...

"I mean, look, it's just competition," Lions general manager Brad Holmes ... productively bring it to the practice field and preseason games. We all know Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph is a ...

The top of Detroit's depth chart is really strong but the competition at the bottom ... for the fourth and possibly final safety spot, Joseph joined the Lions’ practice squad last season after ...

The Detroit Lions and coach Dan Campbell were ... With Branch presumably taking on a bigger role at the safety position, the Lions sliding Melifonwu to the nickel makes sense.

The Detroit Lions lost a key depth piece in free agency, as safety Ifeatu Melifonwu signed ... he has what it takes to mix it up with NFL competition both as a run defender and in coverage.

Perhaps no player made better use of the Detroit Lions' local pro ... to use Avonte Maddox as a slot safety and backup at the position, which will make the competition for one of the final spots ...

The first major wave of free agency has come and gone, with the Detroit Lions and ... role to boost the team’s safety depth with a veteran influence. The Lions clearly are not going to be ...

The Detroit Lions took Jackson, a safety who blocked a kick and a punt ... gave him the best chance to win and compete against top competition. The experience, he said, "shaped me into the player ...

The Detroit Lions and All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph have agreed on a contract extension, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person spoke to the AP ...

The Detroit Lions have the best safety tandem in the NFL in Kerby Joseph ... That likely will be the case again this fall, and O’Neil said the competition for the last roster spot is fierce.