The entire team of 90 players will, eventually, be reporting to Lions headquarters at Allen Park ahead of a season beaming with excitement and expectations for Year 3 under head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes.
The Lions are coming off their first winning season since 2017, going 9-8 in 2022 — including eight wins in their final 10 games.
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They hope to end a streak of missing the playoffs that dates to 2016 and, even better, the NFL’s longest playoff winless drought that dates to the 1991 season.
They are a clear favorite to win the NFC North, which would give the franchise its first home playoff game in 30 years.
The Lions get started a bit earlier than usual in training camp since they will play in the NFL’s season-opening game at Kansas.
