Detroit Lions News and Rumors
NFLPA names five finalists for Byron “Whizzer” White AwardMike Florio, profootballtalk.com Every year, the NFL Players Association recognizes one of its members with the Byron “Whizzer” White Award. Named for the late Supreme Court Justice who played for the Steelers (known at the time as the Pirates) and Lions before becoming an intell… |
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Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com Jim Schwartz expects Lions defensive tackle to make a big splash when he's on "Celebrity Diving," the ABC reality show. "There will be a tsunami somewhere," the Lions coach said Wednesday. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Of all the things Lions coach Jim Schwartz is going to worry about, having star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh appear on “Celebrity Diving” does not make the list. Schwartz cracked jokes about Suh’s appearance on the reality show, which apparently i… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Lions wide receiver Titus Young popped back up on Tuesday with a series of tweets that featured a threat to quit playing football if he didn’t get the ball more often. The Lions haven’t said whether there is still a place on the team for a player who … |
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Rewind'12: Lions penaltiesJan 23
(Another in a series of posts circling back on the 2012 season and some of our preseason themes.) Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz halted one of the training camp practices I covered last summer to, uh, remind players that he would have a low tolerance … |
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Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com Two of the top safeties in the NFL draft are on Jim Schwartz's South team roster, and he said the Lions' scheme gives the chance to thoroughly evaluate the position. |
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Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com Through two days of practice, few have stood out more than Fisher, and not only because of his towering, 6-foot-7, 305-pound frame. Many experts consider Fisher a top-20 pick and the second-best tackle in the draft. |