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Local News Source:freep.com | Lions - about 1 hour ago
RENTON, Wash. - Free-agent guard Chester Pitts has agreed with the Seattle Seahawks on a $2-million, one-year contract on the eve of training camp.... Read More »
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Lions coach waiting patiently for first-round picks to sign
Local News Source:detnews.com - Lions-NFL - about 2 hours ago
Allen Park -- Before the Lions' top two rookie draft picks can play the game of football, there's another game that has to be played.... Read More »
PFT Reports Suh and Lions Talks Moving “Slowly”
Blogs Source:Lions Gab - about 2 hours ago
Profootballtalk.com is reporting that they have heard rumors that the talks between the Lions and Suh’s agents are moving slowly.
There’s a school of thought that agents Roosevelt Barnes and Eugene Parker are aiming for top-pick money, possibly under Parker’s 2009 theory that No. 10 overall pick Michael Crabtree should have been a top-five selection. Suh was [...]... Read More »
Lions still mulling players to put on PUP list
Local News Source:detnews.com - Lions-NFL - about 3 hours ago
Allen Park -- Lions coach Jim Schwartz said the team hasn't made any final decisions on which players might begin training camp this weekend on the active/physically unable-to-perform list.... Read More »
Lions' Jim Schwartz: Rookie signings will happen quickly
Local News Source:freep.com | Lions - about 3 hours ago
With players due to report for training camp Friday, the Detroit Lions still have not signed their first-round draft picks. But coach Jim Schwartz said he expects teams to sign their players quickly after the higher draft picks reach deals.... Read More »
Lions' Backus optimistic entering camp (The Canadian Press)
National News Source:Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Detroit Lions News - about 4 hours ago
ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Jeff Backus has experienced a lot of misery on the football field since leaving Michigan and getting drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2001, losing 111 games and winning just 33 times.... Read More »
Lions' Backus optimistic entering training camp (AP)
National News Source:Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Detroit Lions News - about 4 hours ago
Jeff Backus has experienced a lot of misery on the football field since leaving Michigan and getting drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2001, losing 111 games and winning just 33 times. This season, he insisted, will be different. "There are a lot of reasons to be optimistic," Backus said during the team's last minicamp.... Read More »
Lions' Backus optimistic entering training camp (PA SportsTicker)
National News Source:Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Detroit Lions News - about 4 hours ago
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Calvin Johnson Jr. Foundation Awards Scholarships to Six Metro Detroit Graduating Football Players
National News Source:Detroit Lions : News - July 29 10:45 AM EDT
ALLEN PARK, MICH. - Six Metro Detroit recently graduated football players have received $2,000 college scholarships from Detroit Lions’ receiver Calvin Johnson through his Calvin Johnson Jr. Founda...... Read More »
2010 Training Camp Countdown: 2 Days
Blogs Source:SideLion Report | A Detroit Lions Blog - July 29 03:30 AM EDT
Just 2 Days remain until the first practice of training camp and Lions fans are waiting with bated breath for news that the Lions and Ndamukong Suh, the number 2 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, have reached a contractual agreement.
The wait appears to be on for at least a few more days but there isn’t any reason for concern just yet. Reports out of St. Louis indicate that the Rams and Sam Bradford are not far off in their contract negotiations. With the likelihood of a lengthy holdout from the... Read More »
John Niyo: Bengals bring the T.O. show to Cincinnati
Local News Source:detnews.com - Lions-NFL - July 29 02:00 AM EDT
Get your popcorn ready.... Read More »
Fans guide to Lions training camp
Local News Source:detnews.com - Lions-NFL - July 29 02:00 AM EDT
Tickets are not required for any of the open training camp practices, but the training camp facility can accommodate approximately 700 fans only, so access is on a first-come, first-serve basis.... Read More »
Lions Still Trying to Get Suh and Best in Camp on Time
Blogs Source:Lions Gab - July 28 10:28 PM EDT
The Lions remain hopeful and are still trying to do their best to get first-round draft picks Ndamukong Suh and Jahvid Best in camp on time:
The Lions are still working to sign first-round draft picks Ndamukong Suh (No. 2 overall) and Jahvid Best (No. 30) in time for the opening of training camp this week, [...]... Read More »
Steelers' Colbert signs 5-year extension (The Canadian Press)
National News Source:Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Detroit Lions News - July 28 05:54 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert has signed a five-year contract extension, one week after the team re-signed coach Mike Tomlin through the 2012 season.... Read More »
Vote NFC North in Fansided’s Divisional Smackdown Finals
Blogs Source:SideLion Report | A Detroit Lions Blog - July 28 02:08 PM EDT
The fansided fan votes have determined that our All-NFC North roster is the conference’s best. The hypothetical squad will now go up against the AFC West roster in a fan vote to name the NFL’s most talented division.
Vote NFC North!
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2010 Training Camp Countdown: 3 Days
Blogs Source:SideLion Report | A Detroit Lions Blog - July 28 03:30 AM EDT
Focus will shift towards the pre-season games after the Lions start training camp in 3 days. Yes, just 3 days remain until camp opens, one day for each dollar it will take to see the Lions play the Bills in pre-season game number four.
The inclusion of pre-season games in a season ticket package is probably the biggest rip-off in sports. As such, the secondary ticket market is flooded with unwanted tickets to exhibition games that few people want to attend. The fourth pre-season game has become ... Read More »
Detroit Lions Win Super Bowl XLV, Calvin Johnson MVP
Blogs Source:SideLion Report | A Detroit Lions Blog - July 27 02:42 PM EDT
Well, OK, it is just a Madden 11 promotional video. Training camp hasn’t started yet so we can dream about what a Super Bowl victory over the Indianapolis Colts might look like…
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Detroit Lions 53 Man Roster: As I See It Prior To Training Camp
National News Source:Bleacher Report - Detroit Lions - July 27 02:16 PM EDT
With training camp right around the corner, this is the time where I like to have a bit of fun projecting the 53 man roster. I know that I'll have a good chuckle come September ninth, opening day in Chicago.
How many will I miss again this year?
Without further ado, here's how I see the 53 man roster, and the eight player practice squad. Some of those cuts were toughies. Some cuts were anticipated.
Quarterbacks (3)
Stafford. The franchise starter.
Hill. Solid in a... Read More »
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