CONSTRAINTS: Brad Holmes DEFENDS Detroit Lions’ Quiet Free Agency, Hints at BIG Player Retentions

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4.1 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions fans face a dose of reality as General Manager Brad Holmes stresses “financial constraints” shaping this offseason. Are future extensions for Jahmyr Gibbs, Jack Campbell, Sam LaPorta, or Brian Branch the reason for Detroit’s quiet free agency? Matt Dery breaks down Holmes’ candid remarks on spending, upcoming contract decisions, and why splashy signings weren’t in the cards for the Lions. Key highlights include Detroit’s draft strategy—best player available remains the mantra—as tackle depth, edge rushers, and offensive line upgrades headline team needs. The show unpacks roster roles for Larry Borum, Cade Mays, and Juice Scruggs, plus rumors of friction between Holmes and Dan Campbell. Can the Lions’ core keep Detroit competitive in the NFC North, and will fans see the “right fit” philosophy translate to wins? Don’t miss this inside look at the blueprint for the next phase of Detroit Lions football.

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0:00.0	Lions General Manager Brad Holmes speaks today and won one big, big takeaway.
0:11.1	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:18.8	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.4	Welcome in everybody, Matt Derry with you, Lockdown, Lions Lockdown Podcast Network,
0:29.3	the number one sports podcast network coming up on the program today.
0:32.8	Brad Holmes, Lions General Manager, goes public and speaks for the first time since free agency started.
0:38.9	He was on the Lions Collective podcast today with Colton Pouncey, Will Birchfield, Jeff Iafraidy, and the great Justin Rogers just caught all of the show on YouTube.
0:49.3	Those guys did a fantastic job.
0:50.8	But we'll get into Brad Holmes, what he said about the draft, what he said about Dan Campbell. Is there some feud going on? He was asked about it. What about Larry Boreham,
0:59.8	right tackle, left tackle? Financial constraints was the big catchphrase of the day. All of that
1:09.1	coming up today here on lockdown lines. Let's get into this whole financial constraints thing.
1:13.6	And it's very, very important to kind of highlight the best things that Bradholm says
1:20.3	and keep you, the Lockdown Lions listener and viewer, updated on everything that goes on.
1:25.2	I mean, you want to know every single day, and that's what we do here on
1:28.2	Lockdown Lions, what's happening with this football team. Number one, give credit to the Lions,
1:34.1	PR staff, Aiman, Sally, the whole crew for letting Brad Holmes go on an out-of-team podcast.
1:44.7	The Lions Collective is a couple of beat writers,
1:47.3	Will Birchfield, who writes for 97-Won-the-ticket.com,
1:50.4	and Jeff Iafraidy, who works for Crunchtime Sports.
1:55.2	It was really cool.
1:56.5	It was great that those guys got that opportunity.
1:58.5	You guys know, Colton Pouncey and Justin Rogers,
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