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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 14h

Doing a Lions mailbag tomorrow. Please hit me with all your questions

Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 16h

Former NFL head coach believes Brian Branch should have gotten a three-game suspension instead of one

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Former NFL head coach believes Brian Branch should have gotten a three-game suspension instead of one

This is starting to get dumb

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 18h

Lions give major injury updates and timelines on Terrion Arnold, Marcus Davenport, and Malcolm Rodriguez

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Lions give major injury updates and timelines on Terrion Arnold, Marcus Davenport, and Malcolm Rodriguez

Some big updates on some key Lions injuries

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 18h

Sounds like the Lions plan to get Malcolm Rodriguez going after the bye week

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 18h

Marcus Davenport won't be returning soon, even though he's eligible to

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 18h

Campbell says both Terrion Arnold and Avonte Maddox should be expected after the bye

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 18h

Campbell says the Lions are going to reassess Kerby Joseph

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 18h

Campbell brings up Rock Ya-Sin as a potential safety option among the other guys

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 18h

Campbell says he'd love to believe that McNeill is playing Sunday. Still not comitting to anything

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 18h

Campbell says Branch is an outstanding young man and has a good heart. He made a mistake

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 19h

Brad Holmes and the Lions may have found their new Alabama or Georgia in the Big Ten

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Brad Holmes and the Lions may have found their new Alabama or Georgia in the Big Ten

Brad and his group are out doing work

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 20h

Brian Branch is the Lions’ new Ndamukong Suh, and the league will only see him that way, even if they shouldn’t

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Brian Branch is the Lions' new Ndamukong Suh, and the league will only see him that way, even if they shouldn't

Brian Branch has the smell on him now and that smell is never going away

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 21h

Detroit Lions Report Card after the first six weeks of the season, MVP, biggest disappointment, and more

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Detroit Lions Report Card after the first six weeks of the season, MVP, biggest disappointment , and more

Going over the Lions' grades for the first trimester of of the season

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 1d

Lions injured secondary shouldn’t be shouldering the blame for tough loss to Chiefs, here’s who should

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Lions injured secondary shouldn’t be shouldering the blame for tough loss to Chiefs, here's who should

The Detroit Lions didn't have the worst game you've seen them play on Sunday night. You might feel like it was right now, but that's just good old-fashioned

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 1d

Brad Holmes and the Lions continue to look smart after Za’Darius Smith’s abrupt retirement

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Brad Holmes and the Lions continue to look smart after Za'Darius Smith's abrupt retirement

At the end of the day, the Lions dodged a bullet here

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 1d

5 potential Lions trades that would excite fans, but not break the bank, with one big Super Bowl-contending swing

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5 potential Lions trades that would excite fans, but not break the bank, with one big Super Bowl-contending swing

Big moves the Lions can make that won't break the bank

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 1d

Brian Branch probably won’t be the only Lions player with a big fine from the NFL, Kerby Joseph is likely next, and it has nothing to do with the fight

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Brian Branch probably won't be the only Lions player with a big fine from the NFL, Kerby Joseph is likely next, and it has nothing to do with the fight

It's dumb, but a fine is probably coming for Kerby

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 1d

Video shows exactly why Brian Branch went after Juju Smith-Schuster after the Lions’ loss to the Chiefs

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Video shows exactly why Brian Branch went after Juju Smith-Schuster after the Lions' loss to the Chiefs

Ok, now it's easy to see why Branch did what he did

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 1d

3 winners and 4 losers from the Lions loss to the Chiefs, one of these guys shouldn’t have been playing Sunday night

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3 winners and 4 losers from the Lions loss to the Chiefs, one of these guys shouldn't have been playing Sunday night

Kerby Joseph probably should have sat this one out

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 2d

Brain Branch’s history could lead to the Lions being without him against the Buccaneers on Monday Night Football

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Brain Branch's history could lead to the Lions being without him against the Buccaneers on Monday Night Football

You just can't do that Brian

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 2d

The Lions can’t sit on their hands after loss to the Chiefs, they need help, 8 other takeaways

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The Lions can’t sit on their hands after loss to the Chiefs, they need help, 8 other takeaways

Lions lose a tough one on the road and they need to go shopping

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 2d

Your national media narratives for tomorrow:

"Chiefs are back!"

"Lions are pretenders, and they miss Ben Johnson and/or Aaron Glenn"

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 2d

Goff is sacked, and that's probably gonna do it. See you Monday night

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, that's a legit call

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Mike Payton @atozpayton.bsky.social · 2d

That's going to be on SportsCenter tonight

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