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Concussions end season for Lions’ Amari Spievey

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Lions safety Amari Spievey is done for the season because of a concussion, and given Spievey’s history, questions are already being raised about whether his career could be in jeopardy. The Lions announced today that they have placed Spievey on injured …

Jerry Green, detnews.com

Over the past half-century plus five — since'57 and the last championship won by the Detroit Lions — one victory should be recalled as the most gallant in all that time.

Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com

The Lions rank second in the NFL in offense (406.1 yards per game), and the Packers will be without two key defensive starters. The Packers, though, have scored at least 24 points in their past six games, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers is on fire in rece…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Raise your hand if you understand the Lions. OK, no hands. There might not be a more mystifying team in the league, as they present a series of indications they can be good, while consistently failing to get there. The Lions are one of three teams in th…

Associated Press, detnews.com

Chicago — Hall of Famer Mike Ditka has had a minor stroke, an ESPN producer said.

Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com

If the Lions secondary plays like they did against the Vikings last week, their front four will need to put a lot of pressure on Packers QB Aaron Rodgers.

Chris McCosky , detnews.com

It's one thing to patch together a makeshift secondary against a quarterback like Jake Locker, Christian Ponder or Russell Wilson. It's quite another to put one of those patchworks on the field against Aaron Rodgers.