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VFL Jalen Reeves-Maybin Signs Record-Setting Extension with Detroit

Jalen Reeves-Maybin

Former Tennessee Vol linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin is ready to make another playoff run in the Motor City. The Detroit Lions announced on Monday that linebacker and veteran specialist Jalen Reeves-Maybin signed a two-year contract extension through the 2025 season. The two-year contract extension is worth up to $8 million in total, making the former Vol […]

Former Vol Named to AP Second Team All-Pro Unit

Jalen Reeves-Maybin

Former Tennessee Vol Jalen Reeves-Maybin has been selected to the AP Second Team All-Pro roster, announced on Friday morning. This is the first time that Reeves-Maybin has been selected to an AP All-Pro Team but did land as a Second-Team All-SEC selection at Tennessee in 2015. The AP All-Pro selection is just one of a […]

WATCH: Pair Of Former Tennessee Defensive Backs Record Interceptions On Sunday

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A pair of former Tennessee cornerbacks made big winning plays on the final day of the NFL regular season on Sunday afternoon. Both Saints’ cornerback Alontae Taylor and Lions’ cornerback Cameron Sutton intercepted passes in the second half of wins for each team. Taylor intercepted a terrible Desmond Ridder pass in the second half as […]

WATCH: Former Tennessee Linebacker Completes Long Pass On Fake Punt

Jalen Reeves-Maybin

Former Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin is known for doing a lot of things on the football field including being a sure tackler, a strong leader and an elite special teams player. He’s not known for throwing the football. But Reeves-Maybin’s special teams prowess outweighed his passing deficiencies on Saturday night when he completed a 31-yard […]

VFL Hendon Hooker Receives Major News Late in the Detroit Lions’ Season

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The Detroit Lions are adding third-round draft pick and former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker to the active roster from the reserve/non-football injury list on Tuesday. The news was first reported by NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport and confirmed by the Lions on social media. #Lions have waived K Riley Patterson and activated QB Hendon Hooker from Reserve/NFI […]

Lions Head Coach Provides Optimistic Update on VFL Hendon Hooker

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Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell provided some optimistic news regarding VFL Hendon Hooker on Monday. According to a new report from Detroit Lions senior writer Tim Twentyman on Monday, Campbell says that Hooker could be activated off the NFI (non-football injury) list this week so that the rookie quarterback can return to the practice […]

Former Tennessee CB Suffers Season Ending Injury For Second Straight Year

The injury bug can be cruel. Former Tennessee cornerback Emmanuel Moseley is learning that more than anyone else currently. Moseley made his return to the field Sunday after a torn ACL cost him almost the entirety of the 2022-23 season. Playing his first game of the season and his first game with the Lions, Moseley […]

WATCH: VFL Jalen Reeves-Maybin Converts First Fake of the NFL Season

Jalen Reeves-Maybin

Former Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin not only recorded the first first-down of the Detroit Lions season on Thursday but also converted the NFL’s first fake of the season. With the Lions staring down a 3 and out on just their second drive of the season, Detroit lined up to punt the ball away on 4th […]

VFL Hendon Hooker Receives Major Optimistic News for 2023 NFL Season

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Former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker looks to be on the right track of rehabilitation in his rookie preseason despite the ACL injury that he suffered last November. The Detroit Free Press’s Dave Birkett wrote on Monday that the Detroit Lions “are planning” to activate third-round pick Hendon Hooker at some point in the season. “Hendon […]

Detroit Lions Bring In Well-Known Backup QB As Hendon Hooker Recovers From Injury

Hendon Hooker Lions

The Detroit Lions drafted former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft this past spring. While the Lions did not draft Hooker to throw him in as the starter right away, Detroit did pick up the former Tennessee quarterback as a potential replacement for current quarterback Jared Goff down […]