Michael Whitaker

Experience

Michael Whitaker is a contributor for Heavy.com. Before Heavy, he wrote forDetroit Sports Nation and Sportskeeda, and also worked several years for FanDuel Sports Detroit. 

He also currently writes for The Hockey News and ClutchPoints.

Education

Michael Whitaker holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Eastern Michigan University. 

Latest Articles From Michael Whitaker

Detroit Lions Cut Ties With Linebacker In Free Agency After Career Year

Detroit Lions Cut Ties With Linebacker In Free Agency After Career Year

Maxx Crosby Once Laid Out A Possible Path To The Detroit Lions

Maxx Crosby Once Laid Out A Possible Path To The Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions Announce Fate Of LB Malcolm Rodriguez

Detroit Lions Announce Fate Of LB Malcolm Rodriguez

Detroit Lions Fans Split On Taylor Decker’s Release

Detroit Lions Fans Split On Taylor Decker’s Release

Maple Leafs Respond To Fans Booing Them Off The Ice

Maple Leafs Respond To Fans Booing Them Off The Ice

Lions Safety Kerby Joseph Fires Up Crowd At Michigan Basketball Game

Lions Safety Kerby Joseph Fires Up Crowd At Michigan Basketball Game

Craig Berube Unloads Anger On Maple Leafs After Latest Loss

Craig Berube Unloads Anger On Maple Leafs After Latest Loss

Bears Insider Believes Ben Johnson Could Target Notable Former Lions Player

Bears Insider Believes Ben Johnson Could Target Notable Former Lions Player

Maple Leafs Signal Imminent Trades With Three Healthy Scratches

Maple Leafs Signal Imminent Trades With Three Healthy Scratches

NHL Insider Confirms Morgan Rielly’s Fate With Maple Leafs

NHL Insider Confirms Morgan Rielly’s Fate With Maple Leafs

Frustrated J.T. Miller Calls Out Rangers Fans Again

Frustrated J.T. Miller Calls Out Rangers Fans Again

Graham Glasgow Breaks Silence With Touching Message After Lions Release

Graham Glasgow Breaks Silence With Touching Message After Lions Release

Graham Glasgow’s Fate With Detroit Lions Officially Sealed

Graham Glasgow’s Fate With Detroit Lions Officially Sealed

Now-Former Lions RB David Montgomery Bids Goodbye To Detroit

Now-Former Lions RB David Montgomery Bids Goodbye To Detroit

Auston Matthews Rips “Embarrassing” Maple Leafs Effort In Third Straight Loss

Auston Matthews Rips “Embarrassing” Maple Leafs Effort In Third Straight Loss

Top Projected NFL Draft Pick Invokes Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown

Top Projected NFL Draft Pick Invokes Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown

Wild NFL Trade Proposal Sends Lions QB Jared Goff to AFC West

Wild NFL Trade Proposal Sends Lions QB Jared Goff to AFC West

Kris Knoblauch Doesn’t Hold Back About Oilers’ Goaltending Woes

Kris Knoblauch Doesn’t Hold Back About Oilers’ Goaltending Woes

Brad Holmes Rejects Super Bowl Doubts Surrounding Lions

Brad Holmes Rejects Super Bowl Doubts Surrounding Lions

Brad Holmes Breaks Silence on Jahmyr Gibbs’ Future With the Lions

Brad Holmes Breaks Silence on Jahmyr Gibbs’ Future With the Lions

Detroit Lions Part Ways With Yet Another Top Executive

Detroit Lions Part Ways With Yet Another Top Executive

Edmonton Oilers Release Worrying Post-Olympic Injury News

Edmonton Oilers Release Worrying Post-Olympic Injury News

Edmonton Oilers Announce Official Return Of Hall Of Famer

Edmonton Oilers Announce Official Return Of Hall Of Famer

Maple Leafs Could Consider Major Trade Of Core Player

Maple Leafs Could Consider Major Trade Of Core Player

Detroit Lions Front Office Executive Announces Sudden Departure

Detroit Lions Front Office Executive Announces Sudden Departure

Devastating Injury News Strikes Pittsburgh Penguins, Team Canada

Devastating Injury News Strikes Pittsburgh Penguins, Team Canada

Detroit Host Endorses One Specific Amon-Ra St. Brown Trade Scenario For Lions

Detroit Host Endorses One Specific Amon-Ra St. Brown Trade Scenario For Lions

NFL Insider Suggests Ben Johnson Could Steal Impact Lions Player

NFL Insider Suggests Ben Johnson Could Steal Impact Lions Player

Amon-Ra St. Brown Fires Up Lions Fans With Latest Comments

Amon-Ra St. Brown Fires Up Lions Fans With Latest Comments

Former Cowboys Coach Predicts Bold Offseason Shakeup for Detroit Lions

Former Cowboys Coach Predicts Bold Offseason Shakeup for Detroit Lions