Ben Raven

Ben Raven

@ben-raven.bsky.social

Hey, how are ya. I cover the Detroit Lions and co-host the Dungeon of Doom podcast for MLive. Grad student at SU’s Newhouse School. I like basketball and wrestling.

9,267 Followers 267 Following 1,511 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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Goff restructure happened, more from Over the Cap:

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17 hours ago

Sure Bam Adebayo has 77 points. But the real highlight Is the 22 three-point attempts. What.

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21 hours ago

That’s the (multi-)million dollar question. Would assume something needs to hit before start of new league year.

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1 day ago

league source confirms Malcolm Rodriguez is re-signing with the Lions

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1 day ago
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Source: The Lions are signing RB Isiah Pacheco.

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1 day ago

official draft order is set, Kalif Raymond headed to Chicago, Anzalone says goodbye to Detroit. Day 2 tracker is alive:

www.mlive.com/lions/2026/0...

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1 day ago

Taylor Decker's request for a release has been officially granted.

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1 day ago
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Lions picked up a comp pick at end of fifth round

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1 day ago

I think that's over, doesn't feel like he'd post that if the door were open, imo, especially from him.

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1 day ago

Larry Borom to Detroit, per NFL Network.

Started career high 11 games as right tackle last year. 26 year old is a Detroit native and Brother Rice alum.

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2 days ago

throw in the requested release by Decker, another recent "good guy" winner, and there are going to be some new voices for that big-picture, come to me whenever type of stuff

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2 days ago

from a pure reporter standpoint of going in that locker room every day in the season, Anzalone and Robertson are big losses as talkers and people to just run things by for more information/understanding.

Both former v deserving PFWA "good guy" media winners, so godspeed to both. Always available

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2 days ago

tracker of stuff here

Anzalone to TB
Robertson to WAS
Cade Mays to DET (!) -- nice fit, fill a great need, perfect sweet spot of value signing on someone still young and growing after full move to center

www.mlive.com/lions/2026/0...

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2 days ago

A seventh-round pick who misses the entire season faces quite the uphill battle to even stick on the roster. He was going to bring more to special teams more than safety even if healthy, so tough to project anything more than special teams depth right now.

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4 days ago

Love the new handle

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5 days ago

‪hard not to think about these comments from Dan Campbell last week: ‬

‪“Because as much as I love Deck, he’s got some things that are going to need some management … we’re going to need somebody that can play over there and that can help us …”‬

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5 days ago

Actually closer to $12 million after looking at that closer. But closes that gap

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5 days ago

Well, I think that speaks to the dissatisfaction I’m associating with him being “surprised“ by the $$$$ talks they had. He’s also been first himself on his own messaging so not surprised to see him as the source. I’m sure they’ll oblige, especially with him.

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5 days ago

Yes. Believe it’ll be just south of $15M in savings for Decker alone. More work to do but it certainly moves the needle there.

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5 days ago

That is what it’s sounding like — restructure talks and not being thrilled about it.

Surprising this wasn’t talked about more as a possibility earlier this offseason by the sounds of his post on IG.

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Taylor Decker requests release from Lions, with more in instagram post:

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6 days ago

Also thanks for mailbag podcast, we’re recording today at some point.

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6 days ago

post-combine mock: www.mlive.com/lions/2026/0...

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1 week ago
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Center Connor McGovern feels Bills tenure ‘over and done’ with Brandon Beane silent True to his former position coach's word, McGovern might have priced himself off the team.

Connor McGovern hasn't even heard from Brandon Beane, leading the UFA center to believe his Bills tenure is "over and done."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

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1 week ago
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Lions free agency preview: Evaluating RB fits after trading David Montgomery It's perfect timing to highlight the free-agent offerings at running back after the Lions shipped the disgruntled David Montgomery to Houston for picks and OL help.

It's perfect timing to highlight the free-agent offerings at running back after the Lions shipped the disgruntled David Montgomery to Houston for picks and OL help.

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1 week ago
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someone asked me if I lost weight today

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1 week ago

opening the mailbag for this week's podcast, seems like a good time as we sit between the combine and start of free agency for the Lions, with Montgomery and Glasgow already out.

please drop a line here or send one to dungeonofdoom@mlive.com. We'll make sure to answer it on this week's show.

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1 week ago

Compensation update: The Texans are sending OL Juice Scruggs, a 4th-rounder and a 7th-rounder to Detroit for David Montgomery.

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1 week ago
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BREAKING: Teamworks to Acquire Pro Football Focus Wide Left has learned that Teamworks will acquire football charting firm Pro Football Focus.

BREAKING: Teamworks to Acquire Pro Football Focus

www.wideleft.football/p/breaking-t...

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2 weeks ago
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Taylor Decker just shared this to instagram with the Year11 hashtag

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