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Detroit Lions News and Rumors

Titus Young recently boasted he’s better than Megatron

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Texans have learned the hard way that they shouldn’t have cut receiver Jacoby Jones.  The Lions surely hope that they won’t have the same experience with receiver Titus Young. But it has become increasingly clear that the 2011 second-round pick h…

ESPN.com

As the 43rd pick of the 2011 draft approached, the Detroit Lions zeroed in on a talented player they had identified for a specific role in their offense. The Lions wanted an explosive vertical threat who could capitalize on the chunks of yardage availab…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

It’s been a little more than two months since Lions wide receiver Ryan Broyles tore the ACL in his right knee, but his rehab is already picking up steam. Broyles tweeted a picture of him in a running pool at Lions headquarters, kicking off his second st…

Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com

The Lions, along with the rest of the league, can begin cutting players under contract the day after the Super Bowl. After a disappointing 4-12 season in 2012, they can certainly afford to let some players go.

Kevin McGill and Michael Kunzelm, detnews.com

New Orleans — As the Superdome's energy provider and stadium management try to determine what caused a 34-minute power outage at Sunday's Super Bowl, local officials are hoping the incident won't leave a black eye on the city or prevent the league's…

Jerry Green, detnews.com

They might have been playing one of those old-fashioned table football games, one with pushbuttons and cards, in the kitchen of a one-family home in Ann Arbor. Two brothers. The older one, quiet, sometimes smiling, cerebral. The younger, eyes flashing, …