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Detroit Lions News and Rumors

Marinelli out as Bears defensive coordinator

CNNSI.com

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Rod Marinelli will not return as the Chicago Bears' defensive coordinator next season.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Wide receiver and kick returner Devin Thomas has ended his brief retirement to sign with the Detroit Lions.

Associated Press, detnews.com

Tennessee Titans coach Mike Munchak hired three new assistants Thursday, including former Lions assistants Shawn Jefferson and Sylvester Croom.

Matt Volz Associated Press, detnews.com

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been moved from a drug treatment center to the Montana State Prison for threatening a staff member and other unspecified behavioral problems at the center, a corrections official said Thursday.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Last year, the Lions needed to give wide receiver Calvin Johnson a new deal in order to free up cap room to fill out the rest of the roster. Johnson wound up with a fat new contract as a result, something that may have quarterback Matthew Stafford licki…