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Sam LaPorta
Detroit Lions

2025 Projected Value: $0
2025 Actual Value: $0 Difference: $0
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Player News

Date	News
6/30/25	Former Iowa Star Tight End Poised for Bounceback Season in Detroit. Former Iowa Hawkeye star tight end Sam LaPorta had a bit of a down year in his second season with the Detroit Lions. While a statline of 60 catches for 726 yards and seven touchdowns is hardly a bad season for a second-year tight end, his rookie campaign was a record-setting year at the position, which set a high bar. LaPorta is due for a third-year bounceback season, but it's not just because he's coming into this season looking for one. No, instead, Detroit Lions analyst John Vaccaro of Athlon Sports sees LaPorta's return to form having to do with new weaknesses that exist in the Detroit offense. Source: https://www.si.com/college/iowa/football/former-io...
6/26/25	Detroit Lions' Sam LaPorta Reveals New Mindset Entering 2025 Season. Sam LaPorta got about the best preparation a college tight end with NFL aspirations could get when he was a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2019 to 2022. That's part of why the Detroit Lions selected him with the 34th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. LaPorta wasn't a star college tight end with the Hawkeyes. He caught just one touchdown in his senior season, though he also notched 657 yards. His foundation was set in Iowa City, though. That means a lot to NFL talent evaluators because Kirk Ferentz has built an NFL player factory. LaPorta has since become one of the best young tight ends in the game for the Lions. He's notched 17 touchdown receptions and 1,615 yards over his first two NFL Source: https://www.si.com/college/iowa/football/detroit-l...
6/25/25	Detroit Lions' Sam LaPorta Receives Ultimate Blessing. It didn't take long for former Iowa Hawkeyes star Sam LaPorta to stamp his name among the best tight ends in the NFL, as he enjoyed a brilliant rookie campaign with the Detroit Lions in 2023. LaPorta was so good during his debut season that he made the Pro Bowl right off the bat courtesy of hauling in 86 receptions for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns. Source: https://www.si.com/college/iowa/football/detroit-l...
6/24/25	Lions Fans Predict Big Season For Sam LaPorta After 'Special' Announcement Tuesday. Lions fans had a big prediction for the popular tight end. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/lions-fans-predic...
6/20/25	Lions' 2025 Roster Bubble: Tight Ends. Entering the 2025 season, Sam LaPorta is firmly entrenched as the Detroit Lions' No. 1 tight end. LaPorta , the No. 34 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, emerged onto the scene in a major way as a rookie. The Iowa product hauled in a then-rookie record 86 receptions for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns in a full season's worth of games (17 contests). He became one of Lions quarterback Jared Goff's go-to red-zone targets, and received Pro Bowl honors for his efforts. He wasn't as good in his second year as a pro, but was still productive. He finished the 2024 campaign with 60 catches for 726 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 games. He also amassed a 79.1 Pro Football Focus receiving grade, good for Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-2025-roste...
5/23/25	Sam LaPorta Breaks Silence on Lack of Targets, Decreased Production in Sophomore Season With Lions. Sam LaPorta's production declined between 2023 and 2024, and the Lions tight end had something to say about it recently. Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/sam-laporta-bre...
5/23/25	Lions' Sam LaPorta: 'Everybody Deserves the Ball'. Subsequently, the belief, among many fans and pundits, was that LaPorta would build upon (or at least replicate) this high level of production in his second year as a pro. It didn't quite happen for the 2023 second-round pick, however, as his number of catches, receiving yards and touchdowns all went down in 2024. LaPorta finished his second NFL season with 60 catches for 726 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 games. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/sam-laporta-ever...
5/22/25	Lions All-Pro tight end breaks down what led to Year 2 drop-off. Sam LaPorta's second season with the Detroit Lions didn't earn him the All-Pro or Pro Bowl honors of his rookie year, but it was still impressive — and he's looking to build on it in a different way. LaPorta finished last season with 60 receptions for 726 yards and seven touchdowns. While it marked a slight dip from his rookie campaign, the numbers were still historic: He became the first tight end in NFL history to record at least 600 receiving yards and six touchdowns in each of his first two seasons. Source: https://www.mlive.com/lions/2025/05/lions-all-pro-...
5/12/25	Brad Biggs: With Colston Loveland focusing on mental reps, it’s easy to dream big about the Bears rookie TE. CHICAGO — A high bar has been set the last two years with Sam LaPorta making a run at Mike Ditka’s record for receiving yards by a rookie tight end in 2023 and Brock Bowers eclipsing it last season with the Las Vegas Raiders. LaPorta blossomed instantly as a major cog in the Detroit Lions passing game under offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, catching 86 passes for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns. ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/brad-biggs-colsto...
5/09/25	Can Bears rookie Colston Loveland be even better than Sam LaPorta?. In an anonymous survey, a NFL exec believes Bears rookie TE Colston Loveland can be better than Lions TE Sam LaPorta. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/bears-rookie-cols...
3/28/25	Lions TE Sam LaPorta sounds off on Ben Johnson's departure for Bears. Lions tight end Sam LaPorta spoke about Ben Johnson becoming the Bears head coach. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/lions-te-sam-lapo...
3/26/25	Lions TE Sam LaPorta Sends Strong 4-Word Message to Ben Johnson Now That He’s the Bears HC. Sam LaPorta praised former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson but made it clear their Lions-Bears matchups will be all business this fall. Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/lions-sam-lapor...
1/18/25	Highlight: Insane one-handed catch by Sam LaPorta puts Lions back on top. After conceding the lead to the Commanders and looking at a 10-7 deficit, the Lions quickly recovered and drove right back down the field to retake the lead at 14-10. The touchdown came on an incredible one-handed catch by tight end Sam LaPorta in the back of the end zone.… Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/highlight-insane-one-hand...
1/06/25	Sam LaPorta continues to set NFL records with Detroit Lions. Just two years into his NFL career, former Iowa Hawkeye and current Detroit Lion tight end Sam LaPorta is already setting records. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/sam-laporta-continues-set...
1/03/25	NOTEBOOK: LaPorta finishing the regular season strong. Lions second-year tight end Sam LaPorta had a hamstring injury in training camp that kept him out of action a few weeks back in August and might have contributed to his slow start to the regular season. LaPorta has 22 receptions for 272 yards and two touchdowns over Detroit's last four games. Source: https://www.detroitlions.com/news/notebook-laporta...
12/28/24	Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta surpasses NFL great in recent win vs. Chicago. Sam LaPorta overtook a legend in one statistical category during the Lions' recent win over the Bears. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/detroit-lions-tight-end-s...
12/05/24	Sam LaPorta Fantasy Hub: Week 14 Injury Update, Start/Sit Advice, Projections, and More. Here's the latest Sam LaPorta fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups, including injury status, start-sit advice, trade insight, and more. Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/sam-laporta-fan...
12/05/24	Sam LaPorta Fantasy Hub: Week 14 Injury Update, Start/Sit Advice, Projections, and More. Here's the latest Sam LaPorta fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups, including injury status, start-sit advice, trade insight, and more. Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/sam-laporta-fan...
12/04/24	Sam LaPorta Fantasy Hub: Week 14 Injury Update, Start/Sit Advice, Projections, and More. Here's the latest Sam LaPorta fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups, including injury status, start-sit advice, trade insight, and more. Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/sam-laporta-fan...
11/28/24	Sam LaPorta Fantasy Hub: Week 13 Injury Update, Start/Sit Advice, Projections, and More. Here's the latest Sam LaPorta fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups, including injury status, start-sit advice, trade insight, and more. Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/sam-laporta-fan...

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