DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – As the 2024 NFL season approaches, the Detroit Lions are less than a month away from reporting to camp. With that, comes expectations for the Detroit Lions after playing in the NFC Championship game.

At the AREA 313 Celebrity Scramble at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in late June, Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson spoke about the upcoming season. He said, “There’s a lot of hype coming into this year, but I think it’s well-deserved hype. I think a lot more guys on our team understand what this year is, and we understand what we got and we’re all ready.”

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Detroit will open the season with the fourth-best odds to win the title (+1100) according to ESPN BET as they seek their first Super Bowl appearance and championship. Detroit signed multi-year contract extensions for playmakers Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jared Goff, and Penei Sewell. They also added rookie cornerbacks in Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw, Jr.

Hutchinson says, “I feel like the biggest thing for us is consistency. Consistency with working out, with diet, with nutrition, with everything. I feel like that continues to stack up every year, along with your knowledge of the game. As those things are rising, you just continue to level up as a player, so all around.”

After a strong 2023 season under head coach Dan Campbell, Detroit’s level of play has continued to move up. Hutchinson finishes with, “There’s a lot of great players on this team, and I think we could just have repeated success over the next few years.”