Lions' Matthew Stafford shares health tips with kidsFarmington Hills — Continuing his efforts to fight childhood obesity, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford visited Hailey Samples and her classmates at Warner Upper Elementary School on Wednesday. |
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Lions impressed by receiver Patrick Edwards11 hours ago
Rod Beard , detnews.com The Lions were impressed with Edwards' production in college and his versatility on special teams. In Houston's pass-happy offense, Edwards had 89 reception for 1,752 yards and 20 touchdowns. |
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Clarifying: Martin Mayhew's role in the XFL22 hours ago
We noted Wednesday morning that Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew had a history with the short-lived XFL, a connection that ultimately led to a rare tryout for German receiver Christian Bollmann. Many of you asked what Mayhew did with the XFL,… |
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Pressure point: Lions24 hours ago
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Detroit Lions and why. Mikel Leshoure has one week of NFL practice to his name. He hasn't played in a single preseason game, let alone in the regular season, and is recovering from a ruptured Achil… |
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BBAO: Lions search far and wideMay 16 (yesterday)
We're Black and Blue All Over: Ben of Frankfurt was among those who sent us a heads-up of European Internet reports that made for an unusual offseason note: A professional German football player traveled to Detroit this week for a tryout with the Detroi… |
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Lions' Ndamukong Suh, Tony Scheffler open health clubMay 16 (yesterday)
Rod Beard , detnews.com Suh is part of a group of co-owners, along with Lions teammate Tony Scheffler, of D1 Detroit, a sports training and therapy facility housed inside the Bloomfield Tennis and Fitness Center. |
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Rookie Stephfon Green gets his shot with LionsMay 16 (yesterday)
Rod Beard , detnews.com Green, an undrafted rookie free agent from Penn State, has become accustomed to the back-and-forth pendulum between praise and consequence. He entered his college career with tremendous potential — and went through a four-year roller coaster. |
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Jerome Harrison won’t play in 2012May 15 (yesterday)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last year, the Lions and Eagles tried to trade running back Jerome Harrison for running back Ronnie Brown. But Harrison’s physical upon joining the Eagles revealed a brain tumor, nullifying the deal. Harrison remains under contract with the Lions. A… |
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Marijuana Possession Court Date For Nick Fairley PostponedMay 15 (yesterday)
Matt Loede, lionsgab.com The court date for defensive tackle Nick Fairley has been pushed back, as now he will have to wait to get things settled till July 31st. Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley will have to wait a little longer to find out what, if any, punishment he’ll rec… |
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Lions Ink DB Sam Proctor and WR Wallace MilesMay 15 (yesterday)
Matt Loede, lionsgab.com The Lions have signed Oklahoma defensive back Sam Proctor and North Carolina A&T wide receiver Wallace Miles to one-year contracts. The team announced the moves Tuesday after both undrafted players tried out for the team during last weekend’s rookie… |
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Lions see Ryan Broyles as quite a catch at wide receiverMay 15 (2 days ago)
Rod Beard , detnews.com Under the watchful eye of former team president Matt Millen, the Lions used four first-round picks on receivers during a five-year span. Three of the four — Mike Williams (2005), Roy Williams (2004) and Charles Rogers (2003) — are all gone, and the fo… |
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Jim Schwartz contract: Waiting and waitingMay 14 (3 days ago)
In sifting through the mountains of rookie camp coverage over the weekend, I stumbled upon this video from the Detroit Lions' reporting team of Tim Twentyman and Mike O'Hara. Toward the end, the pair addressed an issue that brought up two interesting qu… |
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Lions rookies talk about the fun of knocking an opponent outMay 14 (3 days ago)
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Most NFL players have learned by now that the politically correct thing to say in football is that you never want to hurt an opponent. But a couple of Lions rookies demonstrated at this weekend’s minicamp that they haven’t gotten the memo. Ronnell Lew… |
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Schwartz not talking about expiring contractMay 14 (3 days ago)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com On the field, the Lions eventually will have to find a way to extend the pre-rookie wage scale contracts of defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and quarterback Matthew Stafford. Off the field, they need to extend the contract of the man who has had a key ro… |
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Bob Wojnowski: Lions draft picks come to hit, despite dangersMay 14 (3 days ago)
Bob Wojnowski, detnews.com They come from the same place with the same name and the same basic agenda. They're both here to hit, hard and happily. One is known to ride a bull, literally. Neither is known to take any bull, figuratively. |
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Lions rookie LB Tahir Whitehead eager to make presence feltMay 14 (3 days ago)
Chris McCosky , detnews.com Of the eight draft picks, Whitehead probably generated the least amount of buzz — good or bad — from fans and media. He didn't play at Oklahoma, his name isn't Lewis and he doesn't play cornerback. |
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Travis Lewis states his case at Lions rookie campMay 13 (4 days ago)
Chris McCosky , detnews.com Lions head coach Jim Schwartz was pretty pleased with what he saw in his 2012 rookie class. Of the group though, Travis Lewis might have been the biggest revelation, and he could be in the mix for the open fourth linebacker spot. |
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U-M's Troy Woolfolk works at getting up to speed in Lions campMay 12 (5 days ago)
Chris McCosky , detnews.com Butch Woolfolk, a former first-round pick of the New York Giants, has been through what his son Troy is going through right now. And he tried to tell his son what to expect. |
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Alonzo Lawrence took path less-traveled to Lions campMay 12 (5 days ago)
Chris McCosky , detnews.com He may not have envisioned the path, but Lawrence is right where he vowed he would be four years ago when he signed his letter of intent to play for Nick Saban. He vowed to be in an NFL camp in four years. |
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Albion corner Greenwood lives his dream with DetroitMay 12 (5 days ago)
Rod Beard , detnews.com Allen Park— On his first day as a professional, Lions rookie Chris Greenwood didn't have a lot of trouble finding his way to work on Friday. |
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Kellen Moore set to seize role as Lions' third-string quarterbackMay 12 (5 days ago)
Chris McCosky , detnews.com Start with this: There is no guarantee the Lions will carry three quarterbacks this season. "Nothing is planned," coach Jim Schwartz said Friday after the first day of rookie mini-camp. |
