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Detroit Lions 2013 calendar is the worst holiday gift ever Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com If you have a Detroit Lions fan in your life, and he’s someone you like and respect, you will certainly not want to buy him this Lions-themed 2013 calendar for Christmas. But if you have a Lions fan in your life and you really want to get under his skin…
	Nate Burleson: Time away from Lions might help Titus Young grow up Dec 5, 2012 Chris McCosky , detnews.com The knee injury is real. Whether the Lions would have put him on season-ending injured reserve without all the behavioral issues is debatable — and irrelevant.
	Gracing cover of Lions' 2013 calendar is ... Titus Young Dec 5, 2012 detnews.com Young was suspended for the Lions' Thanksgiving game against Houston for insubordination, and was told not to show up for the team's game Sunday against Indianapolis. On Tuesday he was placed on season-ending injured reserve.
	Percy Harvin: A month for a sprained ankle? Dec 5, 2012 ESPN.com Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz made national headlines with a one-liner during his Wednesday meeting with reporters, saying that receiver Titus Young will most likely have surgery on his knee "unless he doesn't show up for it." The shot left…
	NFL.com ranks five greatest runs by Lions' Barry Sanders Dec 5, 2012 detnews.com "Barry Sanders: A Football Life" — a documentary about the Lions' Hall of Fame running back — debuts Wednesday night at 8 p.m. on the NFL Network.
	Schwartz slams Titus Young one more time on way out Dec 5, 2012 Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com If you had any doubts about Titus Young’s future with the Lions, you can pretty much consider them cleared up now. The Lions had previously exiled him, and then placed him on injured reserve. But today, Jim Schwartz took napalm to any planks that remai…
	Lions' Ndamukong Suh: I would never celebrate an opponent's injury Dec 5, 2012 Chris McCosky , detnews.com Ndamukong Suh today spoke for the first time since allegations were made that he laughed and danced over an injured Colts player Sunday.
	Mock draft: Alabama star cornerback Dee Milliner to Lions Dec 5, 2012 detnews.com National Football Post has published its first mock draft, and the Lions are projected to take Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner with the No.10 pick in the first round.
	Lions head outdoors to prep for Sunday night chill in Green Bay Dec 5, 2012 Chris McCosky , detnews.com The Lions practiced outdoors Wednesday, getting ready for the game Sunday night at Lambeau Field, where the forecast calls for 33 degrees and a 60 percent chance of snow.
	Lions bring back 'Vanilla Gorilla' Lance Long as receiver makeover continues Dec 5, 2012 Chris McCosky , detnews.com With Ryan Broyles and Titus Young going on season-ending injured reserve, the Lions have replaced them with Kris Durham, who had been on the practice squad, and Lance Long, the Utica Eisenhower product who was cut at the end of training camp.
	BBAO: Season ends for James Starks? Dec 5, 2012 ESPN.com We're Black and Blue All Over: It turns out that Brian Urlacher's potentially season-ending hamstring injury was only the tip of the NFC North's personnel news Tuesday night. The Detroit Lions ended the season of receiver Titus Young, and possibly his t…
	Lions place receivers Young and Broyles on IR Dec 5, 2012 Associated Press, ESPN.com The Detroit Lions put wide receivers Titus Young and Ryan Broyles on injured reserve Tuesday.
	Lions' defensive backfield in state of flux Dec 5, 2012 Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com Cohesion has been a difficult prospect for the Lions secondary this season. In 11 of 12 games, the Lions have started a different group of defensive backs, with 11 players starting at four positions.

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