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Jarvis Jones could bring 'ton of heat' for Lions but health is issue Chris McCosky , detnews.com There are several defensive ends that fit Martin Mayhew's profile of impact players — Jarvis Jones from Georgia, Damontre Moore from Texas A&M, Bjoern Werner from Florida State and Barkevious Mingo from LSU.
	Lions take Georgia's Jarvis Jones in Mel Kiper's first mock draft Jan 16 detnews.com ESPN's Mel Kiper has released his first NFL mock draft for 2013, and with the No. 5 pick he projects the Lions selecting Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones.
	Bears hire Marc Trestman as coach from CFL's Montreal Alouettes Jan 16 Andrew Seligman Associated Pres, detnews.com Trestman was an offensive coordinator with Cleveland, San Francisco, Arizona and Oakland. He also was quarterbacks coach for the Lions in'97.
	News seeks nominations Jan 16 detnews.com The Detroit News is seeking nominations for Michiganians of the Year.

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