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Erik Schlitt

Rochester Hills

Managing Editor at @PrideofDetroit. Co-host of the @LionsBreakdown podcast and the POD Mid-Week Mailbag podcast. “We don’t draft scared. We don’t play scared.”

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  • 2 weeks ago | prideofdetroit.com | Erik Schlitt

    Photo by Wes Hale/UFL/Getty Images The 2025 UFL Championship Game will be played on Saturday, June 14, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and will feature the Michigan Panthers versus the Birmingham Stallions. While this event is the pinnacle of the UFL season, the league is still very young and is still working hard to gain viewership. And that led us to this week’s SB Nation Reacts survey question: Will you be watching the Michigan Panthers in the UFL Championship?

  • 2 weeks ago | prideofdetroit.com | Erik Schlitt

    Photo by Stew Milne/UFL/Getty Images Welcome to another installment in SB Nation’s Reacts survey series. This week, we are asking Detroit Lions fans one question: Will you be watching the Michigan Panthers in the UFL Championship? You may not have noticed, but near the end of March—right in between the NFL’s free agency and draft events—the United Football League (UFL) began its 10-week 2025 regular season.

  • 2 weeks ago | prideofdetroit.com | Erik Schlitt

    Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Following Detroit Lions Frank Ragnow’s retirement earlier this week, fans wanted to show their appreciation for what he meant to them and the city. Some posted messages to him on social media, while others wrote appreciation articles about him.

  • 3 weeks ago | prideofdetroit.com | Erik Schlitt

    Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images On Monday, Detroit Lions All-Pro center Frank Ragnow surprised the fan base when he announced his retirement from the NFL. A few days later, with enough time to process the impact of Ragnow’s decision, we used SB Nation’s Reacts survey platform to ask fans if their confidence in the 2025 Lions had changed.

  • 3 weeks ago | prideofdetroit.com | Erik Schlitt

    Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Steelers officially signed quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a 1-year contract. They, like the Jets before them, are hoping the former league MVP will help give them the final push they need in order to become a Super Bowl contender. The Steelers have a difficult path to the post-season this year.

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Erik Schlitt
Erik Schlitt @erikschlitt
17 Jun 25

2025 Detroit Lions training camp schedule dates, times announced https://t.co/pvaztgYic7 via @PrideOfDetroit

Erik Schlitt
Erik Schlitt @erikschlitt
14 Jun 25

RT @nickbaumgardner: COMING AUG. 5: The Program: Michigan football On the greatest players, coaches and people who built the program. On…

Erik Schlitt
Erik Schlitt @erikschlitt
14 Jun 25

RT @PrideOfDetroit: Majority of Lions fans planning on watching Michigan Panthers in UFL Championship https://t.co/vIIZ0rhdPA