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That means they must add to the position early with a calculated move.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3172,h_1784,x_0,y_160/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/53/01kmzd3fbhdrd289gyt8.jpg" caption="Denny Medley-Imagn Images"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Max DeMara"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Lions reshape perception of boring free agency in ESPN&#39;s latest mock draft</title><link>https://sidelionreport.com/lions-reshape-perception-of-boring-free-agency-in-espn-s-latest-mock-draft-01kmznan5ejs?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Candace Pedraza</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01kmznan5ejs</guid><description>Detroit has a chance to silence their doubters with this sort of draft. </description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3442,h_1936,x_937,y_165/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/53/01kmzneac7gz7ymveara.jpg" caption="Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes watches warmups in the season opener in Week 1 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., on Sunday, September 7, 2025. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Candace Pedraza"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Jahmyr Gibbs&#39; projected Lions&#39; contract extension would explode the RB market</title><link>https://sidelionreport.com/jahmyr-gibbs-projected-lions-contract-extension-would-explode-the-rb-market-01kmzhd7x7by?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Lou Scataglia</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01kmzhd7x7by</guid><description>The Detroit Lions figure to hand Jahmyr Gibbs a record-setting extension this offseason. 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