Dave Birkett @davebirkett
My Twitter. I post what I want. Don't like it, unfollow. 4x Michigan Sportswriter of the Year, Youth 🏀 coach. DMs open. News tips [email protected] freep.com/section/sports… In your head Joined March 2009-
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Detroit Lions a top trade-up candidate in NFL draft, 'knocking on the door' of Super Bowl freep.com/story/sports/n… via @freep
🚨NEWS: William & Mary standout defensive lineman Nate Lynn has a TOP-30 visit today with the Detroit #Lions, sources tell @_MLFootball. Lynn had a Zoom meeting with the Baltimore #Ravens and an upcoming Zoom with the Atlanta #Falcons, a source said.
Detroit vs. Everybody?
Filed one the other day that’ll be in our special section Sunday. I’ll do one more next week.
Filed one the other day that’ll be in our special section Sunday. I’ll do one more next week.
NFL giving my alma matter @BFC_Athletics some love with the announcement of the Lions’ first-round pick. Let’s hope Brad Holmes doesn’t trade out of Round 1
Theo Day was one of 2 QBs at Lions local day last week. He thrived at Northern Iowa after leaving Michigan State, and is now hoping to hear his name called in the NFL draft freep.com/story/sports/n… via @freep
Bob McGinn's 40th annual draft series begins today at Go Long. He's been talking to scouts/execs across the NFL. First up? Wide receivers and tight ends. There's HOF-level talent at the top. Beyond? Scouts have (many) questions. Part 1: golongtd.com/p/part-1-wrte-…
Detroit Lions LT Taylor Decker feeling 'incredible' after offseason foot, ankle surgery freep.com/story/sports/n… via @freep
Bringing your kids to the NFL draft in Detroit? Here are a few places to take them. freep.com/story/sports/n… via @freep
Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff taking part in offseason workouts while awaiting new contract freep.com/story/sports/n… via @freep
Lions LT Taylor Decker acknowledged today he had a foot and ankle surgery this offseason. Surgery was related to an injury he's been dealing with since college. Decker said he feels great walking around now, will be limited in spring but fine for the season.
7 of our rising seniors attended the Detroit Economic Club NFL draft event last week! Great experience for our boys! Thank you @RodWood_Lions, @nickbaumgardner, @davebirkett, @burchie_kid, and @BradGalli for the picture!
NFL draft preview: Would you rather the Lions wait and try and sign Michigan Panthers K Jake Bates, or draft the kicker who kept him on bench in college? freep.com/story/sports/n… via @freep
Interesting stuff from Hockenson
The pride of Western Michigan. Imagine if Braden Fiske would have stayed there last season
The pride of Western Michigan. Imagine if Braden Fiske would have stayed there last season
Ever wonder what happens on a pre-draft visit? Jaylen Harrell explains in his latest draft diary freep.com/story/sports/c… via @freep
Lions on the docket
Detroit Lions host Illinois DT, potential 1st-round pick Johnny Newton on pre-draft visit freep.com/story/sports/n… via @freep
Hereeeee’s Johnny: The Lions hosted a DT I know a lot of you like (and I do, too) on a pre-draft visit this week freep.com/story/sports/n… via @freep
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@davebirkett @freep Dave, place we can pre order or sign up for updates in the book?
If Tyreek Hill never left KC they wouldn't have had the resources to hold: MIA: whose QB led the league in passing yards BUF: whose QB will be 2nd in MVP voting, and BAL: whose QB will win the MVP to 41 points in the AFC playoffs Hopefully that helps.
What L'Jarius Sneed gets on the open market will be very interesting to watch: 2021-2022: 52% slot rate 2023: 2% slot rate, 91% wide CB rate, highest WR1 shadow rate Versatility on display Since 2021: 1st in defensive stops, 1st in pressures, 1st in sacks, 1st in snaps of press
The best advice on how to be successful I’ve heard: On Nick Saban’s radio show, a young athlete asked him a bold question. What advice would the Alabama football coach give him – a basketball player – to improve in his sport? Saban’s response is gold: “I think for any…
Nick Saban was asked a question after practice once. His response was 70 seconds of gold on what it takes to be successful in life. Here’s Saban on the Illusion of Choice: “These guys, they all think they have this illusion of choice. Like I can do whatever I want to do. “You…
The NFL on Friday distributed to clubs its 2023-24 anti-tampering policy and hiring documents — including key changes to the cadence for head coaching interviews, which cannot happen in-person with current NFL assistants until Jan. 22. Here’s the high level summary:
New "Xs and Os with @gregcosell" on @TheNFLWire: @Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores has been Jared Goff's white whale throughout Goff's NFL career. Can the @Lions help Goff solve it on Sunday? OC Ben Johnson's precision will help. All-22: touchdownwire.usatoday.com/lists/jared-go…
“The process. Loving the process. Loving the daily grind of it and putting the puzzle together. It seems like this generation seems really concerned with the end result of things versus the understanding of appreciating the journey to get there, Kobe Bryant
Most MLB fans have become familiar with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki, but very few are familiar with this stud right here, Shunpeita Yamashita. He has a chance to be just as good, if not better, than both. He ended his Pacific League 2023 ROY campaign with a 1.61 ERA.
Watch Iowa’s Koen Entringer (the gunner to the right side) on this play, from snap to tackle. Every youth coach should show their kids this.
Jayden Daniels is MUST SEE television🍿
Just approached Warde Manuel postgame prior to Jim Harbaugh’s press conference. He said he will have a comment at the appropriate time. Asked if he was given any sort of timeline, Manuel asked “what part of no comment” was not clear.
GP2 & Jonathan Kuminga complaining to each other about guarding Steph Curry 😂😂 "It's annoying guarding him bro. Annoying 'cause you can't rest! Because soon as you rest, he's open, and it's bad...Don't nobody move like 30. So if they move like 30, they don't shoot like 30"…
If the NFL decides to ban the Tush Push, it would enter a highly exclusive club… The NFL’s banned plays (A Thread):
Like Tom Cruise said in "Cocktail": Everything ends badly, otherwise it wouldn't end.