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Pride of Detroit: for Detroit Lions fans

PODcast: What Did Brad Holmes Reveal About the Lions’ 2026 Draft Plan?

Pride of Detroit: for Detroit Lions fans

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4.4957 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Pride of Detroit PODcast, we break down the biggest talking points from Holmes’ recent press conference and what they might signal about Detroit’s approach to the 2026 NFL Draft. From roster philosophy to positional value, we try to read between the lines and connect the dots. We also expand the conversation beyond the usual OT and EDGE discussion, highlighting other draft prospects and positions that could be in play for the Lions. If Detroit goes a different direction early, who makes the most sense? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.3

Welcome to the Pride of Detroit PODcast.

1:04.4

You're home for all the latest and greatest Lions news, updates, analysis, and so much more.

1:09.1

It is a beautiful Monday evening-ish. I don't know. Once time shifts over, it's really hard to know, like, what time of day it is anymore. It's been beautiful today. It's nice. It's warm. I actually got to have my arms out. It was great. Once again, I'm your host, Miko. You can find me over at Twitter at the Miko Scott. Join once again by my amazing co-host. First and foremost, we have your senior editor over at pride of Detroit.com. Ryan Matthews at Ryan underscore POD, Ryan, how are you feeling? You know, Miko, you described how nice it is outside. I couldn't imagine wanting to be anywhere else other than inside talking to you guys about the NFL draft. Listen, anytime we get to talk about Brad Holmes, it's going to be,

1:46.6

you know, I think it's a good time. It might get a little cloudy at some point in time in this conversation, but for the most part, Sunshine is all I'm going to say. We also have your editor-in-chief and beat writer for the Detroit Lions. I feel like we have to now kind of throw that in there for anybody who doesn't know. Jeremy Reisman at Detroit Line over there on Twitter. Jeremy, how are you doing on this just beautiful,

2:06.8

gorgeous Monday? I'm great. And I also need to say that I am not making Miko say that, to be clear,

2:12.3

that that was on his, in his own, on his own volitious. But I don't know if i completely share ryan's sentiments about

2:18.9

being indoors and talking about the nfl draft for the third fourth fifth straight week but i am

2:25.5

i'm i'm always happy to talk ball with you guys so good enough i don't know i don't know you've

2:30.1

changed man you've changed i don't know that i was going to say like listen you guys might think

2:33.9

that he didn't make me say that,

2:35.0

but if you go over to Apple Podcasts, I'm listed as a guest while everyone else is listed at a host. Take that information however you want to deal with it. It's being fixed this week. We'll see about that. Guys, Brad Holmes did actually talk to the media today. It's kind of like his pre-draft press

2:52.1

conference. We're still a couple weeks out from the draft. But this was, you know, a lot of the

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