Could Trey Hendrickson be traded to the Detroit Lions? One top NFL insider revealed the likelihood of a potential trade.

Playing in the NFC North alone means a number of daunting contests, as the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers were also playoff teams last season. Even the Bears seem to be in a much better position with Johnson as head coach and a stronger roster around Caleb Williams for the quarterback's second season.

It's a difficult schedule as our Lions insider Dave Birkett notes, as he gives his game-by-game picks and preseason predictions here. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Detroit's 2025 slate will be a grind, with 11 games against teams that made the playoffs last season. The team will play eight home games and nine on the road, and will be battle-tested throughout the year for what it hopes is another postseason run.

The NFL released its full 272-game schedule Wednesday. Here's a look at the most interesting matchup in each of the 18 weeks.

The NFL schedule will be released at 8 p.m. Wednesday night. But we're tracking leaks and rumors for the Lions throughout the day.

The Detroit Lions will learn their full schedule during the NFL's big reveal on Wednesday, May 14. Here are five things we already know:

For starters, they won't be suffering from much jetlag in 2025—Cincinnati travels a combined 8,753 miles in 2025, the least in the league. A chunk of that travel comes early in the season, with four of their first six games away from home.

One man who will be tasked with defending the Lions rookie during practice is former first round pick Terrion Arnold, who showed out in a big way for Detroit during his rookie campaign in 2024. Arnold foreshadowed big Lions news on Tuesday as he caused a stir with his latest post.