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Detroit Lions News and Rumors

Ex-Lion Keith Jerome Wright sentenced to life in prison

Associated Press, detnews.com

Wright, who is 32, was convicted last month of' charges that included forcible oral copulation, armed robbery, kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham defended embattled defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and took a shot at Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub on Friday.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Late in the fourth quarter of a Thanksgiving classic between the Texans and Lions, Houston defensive end J.J. Watt put his helmet into the chest of Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford. The helmet ended up in Stafford’s chin, but no flag was thrown. The…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

There are several people of questionable character in the NFL. You can probably point out the public examples as easily as I can, so we don't need to go into specifics. But as much as some teams try to keep their rosters squeaky-clean and other teams wi…

Chris McCosky , detnews.com

Cunningham saved his best defense for comments made by former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Warren Sapp, who criticized Suh for having a lack of awareness.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Packers won’t have linebacker Clay Matthews back in the lineup against the Lions this weekend, but it looks like they’ll have Greg Jennings catching passes from Aaron Rodgers. Jennings is listed as probable on the Friday injury report after gettin…

ESPN.com

It seems safe to say that receiver Titus Young's status with the Detroit Lions remains tenuous, at best. Friday, he was the target of some unusually harsh and direct public criticism from a teammate. As you recall, Young was deactivated last week becaus…

Chris McCosky , detnews.com

Delmas and Williams, both of whom were limited participants in practice Thursday, were not on the field Friday during the portion of practice open to the media. Both are dealing with lingering knee soreness.

Chris McCosky , detnews.com

The tight end's fumbles and drops have been the subject of much consternation this season. He is third in the NFL with eight drops, according to STATS, LLC, and twice he's had the ball ripped out of his hands.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Saints defensive lineman Brodrick Bunkley will be fined less for his obviously intentional kick than Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh was fined for his possibly accidental kick. The NFL has fined Bunkley $20,000 for kicking 49ers offensive lineman …