2023 Detroit Lions season
The 2023 season will be the Detroit Lions' 94th season in the National Football League and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes.
| 2023 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | Dan Campbell |
| General manager | Brad Holmes |
| Owner | Sheila Ford Hamp |
| Home field | Ford Field |
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Player movements
Free agents
NFL teams will be able to sign free agents starting March 15, at 12 p.m. EST.[1]
| Position | Player | Free agency tag |
Date signed | 2023 team | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | Alex Anzalone | UFA | |||
| K | Michael Badgley | UFA | |||
| WR | Trinity Benson | RFA | |||
| LB | Chris Board | UFA | |||
| G | Evan Brown | UFA | |||
| DE | Austin Bryant | UFA | |||
| DT | Isaiah Buggs | UFA | |||
| WR | D. J. Chark | UFA | |||
| DL | John Cominsky | UFA | |||
| LS | Scott Daly | ERFA | |||
| S | DeShon Elliott | UFA | |||
| S | Will Harris | UFA | |||
| RB | Justin Jackson | UFA | |||
| CB | Mike Hughes | UFA | |||
| DT | Benito Jones | ERFA | |||
| G | Tommy Kraemer | ERFA | |||
| S | C. J. Moore | UFA | |||
| T | Matt Nelson | RFA | |||
| CB | Amani Oruwariye | UFA | |||
| C | Ross Pierschbacher | RFA | |||
| LB | Anthony Pittman | ERFA | |||
| CB | Bobby Price | RFA | |||
| RB | Craig Reynolds | ERFA | |||
| G | Dan Skipper | RFA | |||
| QB | Nate Sudfeld | UFA | |||
| RB | Jamaal Williams | UFA | |||
| LB | Josh Woods | UFA | |||
| TE | Brock Wright | ERFA | |||
| TE | Shane Zylstra | ERFA |
Draft
Main page: 2023 NFL Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | From Rams[upper-alpha 1] | |||
| 18 | |||||
| 2 | 49 | ||||
| 55 | From Vikings[upper-alpha 2] | ||||
| 3 | 81 | ||||
| 6 | TBD | ||||
| TBD | From Broncos[upper-alpha 3] |
Notes
- ↑ The Lions traded QB Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for QB Jared Goff, a 2021 first-round pick, a 2021 third-round pick and a 2023 first-round pick (6th overall).[2]
- ↑ Minnesota traded a second-round pick and 2024 third-round pick to Detroit for tight end T. J. Hockenson, a fourth-round pick and a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick.
- ↑ Denver traded Trinity Benson and a 2023 sixth-round pick to Detroit for a 2022 fifth-round pick and a 2022 seventh-round pick.
- Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.
Current roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Tight ends |
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Unrestricted FAs
Restricted FAs
Exclusive-Rights FAs
Rookies in italics
Roster updated January 15, 2023 35 active, 11 inactive, 29 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters |
Preseason
The Lions' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2023 opponents
Listed below are the Lions' opponents for 2023. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[3]
| Category | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Division opponents (NFC North) |
Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings | |
| Conference opponents (NFC South) |
Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers |
New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Conference opponents (based on 2022 division placement) |
Seattle Seahawks | Dallas Cowboys |
| Interconference opponents (AFC West) |
Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders |
Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers |
| Interconference opponent (based on 2022 division placement) |
N/A | Baltimore Ravens |
References
- ↑ Reardon, Logan (November 2, 2022). "Here are the top NFL free agents at each position in 2023". nbcsports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Lions acquire QB Jared Goff via trade with Los Angeles Rams". Detroit Lions. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ↑ Raven, Benjamin (January 9, 2023). "Detroit Lions' 2023 regular-season opponents officially set". MLive.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.