Detroit Lions News and Rumors
Ndamukong Suh’s restructured contract saves Lions $7.68 million in cap space in 2013Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com On Wednesday, Mike O'Hara of the Detroit Lions' official website reported that defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh had restructured his monster-sized contract to help the team free up some room under the salary cap. According to a source with knowledge of th… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com The Seattle Seahawks have finalized their contract with free agent defensive end Cliff Avril, adding another needed pass rusher along their defensive line. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Jeff Backus played 12 years for the Detroit Lions, missing only one game while enduring some of the franchise's most difficult days. |
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Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com After 12 seasons as the Lions left tackle, Backus is retiring. Backus, 35, was a first-round pick out of Michigan in 2001 and played in'1 of the Lions''2 regular season games over the course of his career. |
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We've known the possibility has existed for most of this offseason, but in the midst of the NFL's free-agent frenzy, the news still came as a surprise. Jeff Backus announced his retirement, meaning the Lions will enter the 2013 season with a different l… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Jeff Backus, a Lions left tackle who has been one of the NFL’s most durable and consistent players since entering the league 12 years ago, has decided to call it a career. The Lions announced on Thursday that Backus has retired. Backus was the Lions’ … |
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So how does a team purported to be tight against the salary cap sign four significant players to market-level contracts during the first two days of free agency? I don't have all the numbers yet to document how the Detroit Lions pulled it off, but I hav… |
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Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com "You always know there's the business side of it, but you also know where your heart is. And I just wanted to be back here," said Houston, who wants to carry a bigger leadership role next season. |
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Some things need no explanation. A little diversion from you, courtesy Detroit Lions free agent linebacker Justin Durant: Rough outchea bruh twitpic.com/cbatys— Justin Durant (@JDurant52) March 14, 2013 |
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Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com Reggie Bush found a new home, and now he has found a new number. The new Lions running back will wear No. 21 next season, the team announced Thursday morning. |
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Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com Muhlbach has been with the Lions since 2004 and went to the Pro Bowl last season. His return provides some stability for a Lions special teams unit that will have a new punter next season. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There have been a lot of teams generating headlines through the first two days of free agency and we’ll be focusing on two of them during Thursday’s edition of PFT Live. Tom Curran of CSN New England will join Mike Florio to talk about the major chang… |
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On the occasion of Matt Cassel's release by the Kansas City Chiefs, we should review the NFC North's pair of backup quarterback openings. Cassel figures in at least one, if not both, of those situations. First off, the Detroit Lions (Shaun Hill) and Gre… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Reggie Bush is joining his third NFL team. And he’ll have his third different number. Bush will wear No. 21 for the Lions, according to the team’s official Twitter account. When Bush was drafted by the Saints in 2006, he petitioned the league to cha… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Lions created plenty of excitement on Wednesday, adding running back Reggie Bush, safety Glover Quin, and defensive lineman Jason Jones. As Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press explains it, Jones is expected to start at defensive end. Which makes… |
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John Niyo, detnews.com Wednesday, the team happily announced it'd found a fix, introducing newly signed running back Reggie Bush, the No. 1 target for the Lions and arguably the biggest free-agent signing they've made since ... well, I'm not sure, b… |
