Lions make SNEAKY good signing....This is PERFECT | Detroit Lions News

Well, the Lions have been pretty busy the last couple of days trying to fortify that defense that's been rather porous to start the 2026 season. Well, I think the Lions made a sneaky good move on Tuesday that could be the perfect fit for them going forward starting with that game against the Jets on Sunday. We're going to dive into that move, what it could mean for the Lions and a whole lot more on this edition of Lions Digest. Hey everybody, yours truly Captain Lou here. Want to take a moment to welcome those of you that might be checking us out for the first time here to Lions Digest. And if you haven't done it yet, I invite you to hit that subscribe button. It's free. Come join the journey with us with the Lions in 2026. Be a part of the conversation and we would love to have your interactions as well throughout the year here on Lions Digest. Well, we mentioned it. The Lions defense hasn't exactly set the world on fire, giving up chunks of yardage and touchdowns in the first couple of games. They're lucky to be one-on-one. Well, the Lions have been making some moves. They've been busy. Brad Holmes has been working it. On Monday, he signed on the practice squad ex-Lion Jalen Mills. You remember he played three games for the Lions in 2025 after being released by the Texans. And he had a couple of past breakups and played decently for the Lions towards the end of the year. Well, they made a sneaky good signing, I believe, yesterday on Tuesday that I think is going to be a perfect fit for the Lions for the mold that Brad Holmes and the Lions are looking for. Now, the Lions brought in Bishop Fitzgerald. They signed him off the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad, which means he goes right to the 53-man roster and he could see some playing time for the Lions. Now, he's a ball hawk. He's a speedster. He's a playmaker. Exactly what the Lions need. He was with the Titans early in training camp, went right through to the final cuts. Didn't make it, though. Picked up by the Steelers on the practice squad, but the Lions poached him. And I think it's a great pickup for the Lions. Now, I love his stats in college. 2024 with the North Carolina State Wolfpack, five interceptions, 97 tackles, 7.5 TFLs. With USC in 25, again, five more interceptions, 2.5 TFLs and a sack. Like I said, the guy's a playmaker. That's what they need. I think this is going to be a perfect fit for the Lions in 2026. And I think he could step right in and potentially make some noise against the Jets. It's going to work out great because we all know what happened last Thursday. Avante Maddox, he was injured. In the first quarter of that game against the Bills, he and Chuck Clark were stepping in for Branch and for Kirby Joseph. While he's out, Avante Maddox will be out the rest of the year after having surgery to repair that injured foot he suffered in that loss to the Bills. So, with the Lions depleted, this, I think, is a perfect opportunity again for Bishop Fitzgerald to step right in and make an impact. Now, one other thing I want to look at, Pro Football Focus, they rated him as the seventh best safety out of 910 after his collegiate career. So, I think this could be a sneaky good signing. I think how he went through and not get drafted, I have no idea, but I really love the numbers on Bishop Fitzgerald. So, this ought to be a fascinating signing for the Lions. I think he could make an immediate impact. But here's my question to you going into the game against the Jets. I'm going to ask you point blank, how confident are you in the Lions to be able to get the win against the Giants on Sunday? Are you fairly confident? Are you kind of 50-50, are you not confident at all? Or have you decided what you think is going to happen for the Lions on Sunday? Would love to see what you've got to say about that game as well on Sunday. All right, one thing that I am confident in, I think there's going to be some points scored. And with it at 48.5, I'm going to vote yes, that the Lions are going to get over, the Lions and Jets both are going to combine for over 48.5 points. And I'm going to roll with our brand new partner here to Lions Digest. And that's Kelshi. Now, remember with Kelshi, you're trading directly against other users, not the traditional sports books. You're buying yes or no contracts on the outcomes of events in sports, politics, even the weather. Now again, we're talking about the Lions-Jets game, the total for both teams. I'm going with, I'm voting yes, that it's going to be over 48.5 points. So you're getting 47 cents on the dollar, that's what their percentage is. What does that mean? 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Now, in other news going on in Detroit, an interesting story developed earlier on Wednesday, it was found out Dave Burkett of the Detroit Free Press was the first one to talk about this. But old friend of the Lions, Jamal Williams has been in contact with head coach Dan Campbell to let him know he's working out and he would love to make another appearance in a Lions uniform in the coming season. Now, again, he hasn't played in a couple of years. So how fit he's going to be for the NFL and the Detroit Lions that remains to be seen. Let's know we all remember what his stats were after the Lions picked him up from the Green Bay Packers in 2021 600 yards and three touchdowns, but they used him as a scoring machine. 2022 hard to believe that's been four years ago 1066 yards 17 touchdowns. Now then he was signed by the New Orleans Saints after the Lions signed decided to go at David Montgomery. And you can see the production level in those two years combined just 470 yards and two touchdowns. So I don't know I think that's going to be a reach if they go after Jamal Williams, but it's been thrown out there. Now if you take a look at the Lions rushing throughout and the stats in the first two games, the running back stats I guess you could say you see it Jameer Gibbs 45 carries 208 yards 11 So he's touched the ball 56 times in the first two games. She owned Bucky's touched it the remainder of the time, except for a couple of rushes from Jared Goff. And you can see right there. He's only touched it five times. So the workload is obviously big for Jameer Gibbs. What Jamal Williams be an answer for you maybe to at least get a tryout with the Lions. And how long can Jameer Gibbs keep this up? We're going to be talking about it throughout the year. Well, we're going to talk about this and a whole lot more on Thursday night. As we are going to have our next live preview show. That's tomorrow, Thursday, seven o'clock Eastern Time, right here on Lions Digest. We're going to preview all the key matchups between the Lions and the Jets. We're going to talk we're going to make our predictions. We're going to get your predictions. I want to see what you think is going to happen in that Lions Jets game. We'll get the updates on the injuries. And we'll take a sneak peek to at what's going on in the NFC North starts out Thursday as well with the Packers and the Falcons. So make sure that you join us for that Thursday night live seven o'clock right here on lines digest. Our live preview show between as we get set for the Lions and the Jets and also after the game on Sunday, we'll have another live postgame show too. So a lot going on here on lines digest. And we would love to have you be a part of it. All right, that's going to do it for this edition of lines digest. 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