Detroit Lions News and Rumors

Matthew Stafford has been named the 2011 Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year. Stafford bounced back from a pair of shoulder separations that limited him to just three games in 2010 to pass for 5,038 yards with 41 touchdowns and 16 intercept…

Indianapolis— Overwhelming "human gridlock" in Indianapolis' Super Bowl Village is causing police to rethink crowd control before the game.

Indianapolis — The speakers blasted out "The Theme From Star Wars," filling the entire hotel ballroom. "Hail To The Chief" would have been more appropriate.

Nearly eight hours of debate and progressive whittling down of the candidates resulted in the election of six members to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Lions coach Jim Schwartz, who’s entering the final season of the contract he signed in 2009 declined to talk about his contract. Schwartz said, “The next time I talk about my contract will be never.” “That’s just something that I’m not going t…

Countless other story lines will play out at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, but those, especially the tale of the quarterbacks, will endure the longest.

Pats right end Aaron Hernandez is 6-foot-1 and 245 pounds, and has the speed and grace of a wideout. He disguises his routes so well, defensive backs have a tough time anticipating his breaks.

The Lions made the playoffs this season for the first time since 1999 and they are using that success as a way to raise a little more revenue. Lions president Tom Lewand announced Friday that the team will be raising ticket prices at Ford Field for the …

There are two caricatures. Bill Belichick, on the television screen, is in a hooded sweatshirt. His face is solemn. Tom Coughlin, on the same television screen, jumps and prances. At times, his face turns red and is twisted.

Detroit News writers Chris McCosky, John Niyo, Terry Foster and Bob Wojnowski offer up their picks for the Super Bowl.

The Lions said after the season that all of their assistant coaches for 2011 would return for 2012, but it turns out that’s not the case. The Detroit Free Press reports that Brandon Fisher, a defensive assistant in Detroit, is leaving to become an assis…

Martin Mayhew didn’t use the franchise tag in his first three off-seasons as Lions general manager, and defensive end Cliff Avril doesn’t want him to start now. “I definitely don’t want to be franchised,” Avril said today according to Dave Birke…

At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease will be consolidated in Philadelphia, and more could follow.

The little brother was 6 or 7 when his older brother pounced on him and roughed him up — and forced him to learn some lessons.