{"id":860599,"date":"2026-08-16T22:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/860599\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T22:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:02:10","slug":"lions-wide-receiver-group-looks-to-show-its-one-of-the-leagues-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/860599\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions wide receiver group looks to show it’s one of the league’s best"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALLEN PARK, MI (AP) \u2014 There\u2019s no doubt in Isaac TeSlaa<\/a>\u2019s mind where the Detroit Lions<\/a> wide receiver group ranks among its peers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019re the best in the league,\u201d TeSlaa said.<\/p>\n

The second-year wideout has good reason to feel that way. Amon-Ra St Brown is a two-time first-team All-Pro. Jameson Williams<\/a> has surpassed 1,000 yards receiving the past two seasons. TeSlaa, a third-round draft pick in 2025, had six touchdowns receptions in his rookie season.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, J-Mo and \u2018Saint\u2019 are proven veteran guys who\u2019ve gone out there every single Sunday and made plays,\u201d TeSlaa said. \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to make my name. The three of us together, it\u2019s going to be hard to stop all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given enough time in the pocket, quarterback Jared Goff<\/a> will usually get the ball in their hands. Goff has averaged 32.5 touchdown passes over the past four seasons and thrown for at least 4,400 yards each season.<\/p>\n

St. Brown has averaged 117 receptions over the past three seasons and has sparkled throughout training camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s mind-blowing,\u201d TeSlaa said of St. Brown. \u201cSometimes I\u2019m just like, \u2018That\u2019s stupid. You should not be able to do that.\u2019 He\u2019s just incredibly talented and catches everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams is one of the league\u2019s best at stretching the defense. He\u2019s averaged 17 yards per catch during his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith his ability, man, the sky\u2019s the limit,\u201d coach Dan Campbell said. \u201cAnd, that\u2019s what you\u2019re starting to see. That began to happen (last season) and it became much more consistent. And, then Goff, his confidence goes way up, and now he can let the ball loose a little bit sooner. And so, look, (Williams) is going to have a big year for us. All those skill guys are going to have a big year for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former Arizona receiver Greg Dortch<\/a> was signed to a one-year contract this offseason to provide depth and will also be a factor as a returner. There\u2019s fierce competition among the seven other receivers on the camp roster for an opening day roster spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat room right now is interesting,\u201d Campbell said.<\/p>\n

Campbell \u2018not surprised\u2019 by Seahawks agreement with Arnold<\/p>\n

The Lions released starting cornerback Terrion Arnold<\/a>, who is facing eight felony charges, on June 29. Arnold still drew interest around the league before reaching an agreement this week with defending Super Bowl champion Seattle. <\/p>\n

Campbell wasn\u2019t surprised by the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery team is going to do their due diligence, just like we would if we were in their seat \u2014 Seattle or New York or whoever,\u201d he said. \u201cWe would have done the same thing. \u2018Let\u2019s see if we can find out whatever we can.\u2019 He\u2019s a good kid, he\u2019s got ability, you\u2019ve seen him on tape. So no, I\u2019m not surprised by that. I have no ill will whatsoever toward Terrion. I wish him the best. And I wish everything and everyone the best in that whole situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arnold, 23, is facing eight felony charges stemming from allegations he orchestrated the abduction and beating of three men in February. He became a free agent in late June after the Lions released him a few days after the kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy charges were levied.<\/p>\n

In June, prosecutors in Florida said Arnold arranged for the men to be pistol-whipped after he wrongly suspected them of stealing $100,000 in cash and luxury goods from him. Police called him the \u201cprimary conspirator\u201d in the Feb. 4 attack, and a judge set his bail at $1 million.<\/p>\n

Defense attorney R. Timothy Jansen said in Hillsborough County court earlier this summer that Arnold is \u201cabsolutely denying these allegations.\u201d Denise White, the CEO of EAG Sports Management, an agency that represents Arnold, said there\u2019s \u201cno credible evidence\u201d against him, only accounts from others who may have an incentive to get a lighter sentence.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a good dude,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate. The whole thing is unfortunate. It really is.\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

See AP\u2019s full NFL coverage here <\/p>\n

Dana Gauruder, The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALLEN PARK, MI (AP) \u2014 There\u2019s no doubt in Isaac TeSlaa\u2019s mind where the Detroit Lions wide receiver…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":860600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-860599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=860599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/860600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}