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Lions claim CB Jack Williams off waivers
Original at Freep.com
• Tue, Nov 10
The Detroit Lions reportedly claimed former Broncos cornerback Jack Williams off waivers on Monday and released cornerback Jason David.
Lions claim cornerback Jack Williams
Original at DetNews.com
• Mon, Nov 9
The Lions claimed cornerback Jack Williams, a 2008 fourth-round pick, off waivers from Denver on Monday, releasing cornerback Jason David to make room on the roster.
Don't hold your breath for troubled RB Larry Johnson
Original at Freep.com
• Mon, Nov 9
Don't expect to see discarded, controversial running back Larry Johnson suiting up for the Lions anytime soon. Kansas City officially released Johnson today and subjected him to the waiver wire. Based on record and strength of schedule, the Lions are believed to stand fourth in line on wa...
Lions' Johnson: There's no fissure with QB Stafford
Original at Freep.com
• Mon, Nov 9
Are Lions QB Matthew Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson having problems with each other after TV replays from Sunday showed a chilly exchange?
Extra points
Original at Freep.com
• Thu, Nov 5
See what losing to an 0-7 team does to you? The Lions, who had been ranked 26th after beating Washington a few weeks ago, are sinking again in Don Banks' NFL power rankings at SI.com.
Lions replace Seahawks as Osgood's favorite NFL team
Original at Freep.com
• Thu, Nov 5
The Lions visit the Seahawks this weekend, so it's a given that Wings goaltender Chris Osgood is doing a lot of trash-talking, right? He must have called his buddy, Lions center Dominic Raiola, to brag about how the Seahawks are going to destroy the Lions, right? After all, Osgood has cons...
Detroit Lions Notes, Quotes
Original at FOXSports.com News for Lions
• Mon, Nov 2
Coach Jim Schwartz said veteran Jon Jansen "battled through" his first game at left guard, blocking "pretty well" on runs with "a couple issues here and there" on passes. Jansen, who had always played right tackle, replaced Daniel Loper and Manny Ramirez, who had been rotating at the posi...
Schwartz explains why Lions were burned by fake field goal
Original at Freep.com
• Mon, Nov 2
After the Rams burned the Lions for a touchdown on a fake field goal Sunday, they said they had exploited something they saw on film. Lions coach Jim Schwartz said the Lions were trying to block the field-goal attempt, using the same rush they had used to block a field-goal attempt in the open...
Mike O'Hara: Pick kid's spelling bee over Lions for excitement
Original at DetNews.com
• Mon, Nov 2
There is a class system in the NFL, and the Lions are the bottom dwellers. There's no light at the end of the tunnel in the place the Lions inhabit. With nine games left in their joyless season, they have no safe haven anywhere, even at home.
Rams 17, Lions 10
Original at FOXSports.com News for Lions
• Sun, Nov 1
As expected of two teams that combined for one win entering Sunday, the St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions played an awful football game. St. Louis, though, loved the outcome - for the first time all season. Steven Jackson's 25-yard touchdown run with 1:38 left lifted the Rams to a 17-10 win over D...
Packers vs. Lions: Upon Further Review
Original at DetNews.com
• Sun, Oct 18
With three starters on the defensive line inactive, the Lions dressed six defensive linemen and lost one -- end Copeland Bryan -- to a hamstring injury.
Lions lose CB Eric King (left shoulder) for season
Original at FOXSports.com News for Lions
• Mon, Oct 12
The Detroit Lions put cornerback Eric King on injured reserve with an injured left shoulder, creating an open spot on the roster Monday. King was hurt in the second quarter of Sunday' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Lions (1-4) and their depleted secondary will be tested at the Green Ba...
PITTSBURGH 28, DETROIT 20: Lions fall short
Original at Freep.com
• Sun, Oct 11
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The Pittsburgh Steelers had plenty of fans at Ford Field to cheer them on as they defeated the Lions Sunday. Detroit made a comeback, but couldn't get the best of the Super Bowl champs.
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Steelers 28, Lions 20
Original at FOXSports.com News for Lions
• Sun, Oct 11
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Detroit Lions on the field and in the stands. Ben Roethlisberger had a season-high three touchdowns passes and Pittsburgh held on to beat Detroit 28-20 Sunday, winning two straight for the first time this season. The Steelers (3-2), supported by thousand...
TICKER: Experts don't give the Lions a chance
Original at Freep.com
• Sat, Oct 10
After getting a little respect the past couple of weeks, the Lions have fallen off the radar today as far as the big NFL prognosticators go. If there's one out there picking them to beat Pittsburgh -- or even cover the 10 1/2 -point spread -- it's probably a typo.
Redskins-Lions Preview
Original at FOXSports.com News for Lions
• Fri, Sep 25
Matthew Stafford can't be blamed for the Detroit Lions' failures last season, but he hasn't done much to make anyone forget about 2008. Stafford and the Lions try to avoid setting the NFL's second-longest losing streak Sunday when they host a Washington Redskins team trying to figure out...
Schwartz Brings Lions New School Of Thought
Original at topix.net
• Wed, Sep 23
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The first changes were obvious, the kinds of things any new coach might do when finding himself suddenly in charge of a team that went 0-16 the previous year. So Jim Schwartz did the predictable upon his arrival to the Detroit Lions last winter. He assigned the players park...
Lions vs. Saints: Upon further review
Original at DetNews.com
• Sun, Sep 13
Good signs from the Lions' special teams, bad calls from the officiating crew, dumb penalties -- including one by a rookie who should know better -- and a lot of NFL debuts.
Martin Mayhew on Stanton, Hanson, pregame fight
Original at Freep.com
• Mon, Aug 24
Lions general manager Martin Mayhew just gave his thoughts on Saturday night's 27-10 exhibition loss at Cleveland, plus a few other matters. Here is what he had to say about subjects not named Matthew Stafford: •Mayhew didn't jump into the lake after the game. "I thought it was so...
Lions notes
Original at FOXSports.com News for Lions
• Fri, Aug 7
DETROIT Lions COACH Jim Schwartz has been purposely vague during camp about distributing injury information about the players, especially minor ailments. The National Football League does not require teams to issue an injury report during camp. On Wednesday, Schwartz didn't want to r...
Lions' Raiola says no one is safe at Lions camp
Original at FOXSports.com News for Lions
• Wed, Aug 5
Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola says training camp has a competitive environment under new coach Jim Schwartz. He also says he doesn't think anyone in camp "feels safe" - and that's a good thing. He says no one deserves to have anything handed to them on a team coming off the NFL's first 0-...
Opinion: Class AA: Stoudt tosses 2-hitter as Lions lose
Original at Pittsburgh Post Gazette
• Fri, Jun 12
Stoudt pitched a two-hitter and struck out six as Brandywine Heights (22-4), located near Kutztown, knocked the legs out from a third WPIAL team in a title game yesterday. Serra lost in Class A and Chartiers Valley in AAA. ... One left(y) for Brandywine baseball team to claim first state title R...
Opinion: British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa: The Art of Winning a ...
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Jun 8
British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa: The Art of Winning a ... CA Lions, leopards, cheetahs and a host of memories Belfast Telegraph British and Irish Lions tour 2009 round-up The Sport Review Neil Back says team has tough task ahead GulfNews
Opinion: New Lions Club planned for west end
Original at Niagara Falls Review
• Tue, May 19
Canada She has been involved with Lions clubs for the past 17 years. Her stepfather has been a member for 30 years, and her husband became a Lion 25 years ago. An information meeting was held Monday night at the Chippawa Lions Community Centre on Welland ...
Opinion: Live Updates of Round 2 of the NFL Draft
Original at New York Times
• Sat, Apr 25
The Lions needed a safety badly. Of course, they needed just about everything badly, but their problems in the secondary were among their top five or six most glaring needs. Delmas is a square peg. He's an in-the-box safety who is at his best when ...
Opinion: Battle, Harris reunite as Lions host Wolverines
Original at Centre Daily Times
• Mon, Jan 19
Sims (114) and Cornley (113) rank first and second in the Big Ten in field goals made. ... The Nittany Lions and Wolverines are separated by just four ... Lions shooting short of expectations Pittsburgh Tribune-Review DeHaan leads MSU past Lions Detroit Free Press
How To: Madden NFL 09 Achievement (Steal Their Thunder)Original at YouTube
• Sun, Jan 4
By rss@youtube.com (Scarfaceg36c) I will be showing you how to get the achievement "Steal Their Thunder" on Madden NFL 09 for the xbox 360.Hope you enjoy this video. Author: Scarfaceg36c Keywords: Madden NFL 09 Game Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions Achievement Steal Their Thunder Scaface g36c Added: January 4, 2009
Opinion: Bears face tough odds in Houston
Original at Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Sat, Dec 27
But a loss to the 0-15 Lions today would be especially embarrassing considering the Packers went 17-0 at home against the Lions during the Brett Favre era. ... Bears will win division—with help Monmouth Daily Review Atlas Giants Need to Beat the Vikings for Themselves, Not for the Bears FanHo...
NFL Week 9 Review Pt. 1
Original at The Brown Pigskin
• Mon, Nov 3
By Ryan The Lions were impressive but fell short to Chicago. Dan Orlovsky was 28/47 with 292 yards and two touchdown passes. One to Calvin Johnson the other to Shaun McDonald. However the Bears would over come the Lions offense and win. Kyle Orton got injured with a high ankle sprain and is expected to b...
Gridiron Rewind Week Nine Podcast Show
Original at NFL GridIron Gab
• Mon, Nov 3
By Matt Loede John Sefcik from NFL Gridiron Gab Covering and Talking About the Vikings win over Houston One game remains in Week 9, and here at the Gab we are back with another edition of Gridiron Rewind to talk about all the big matchups from the week gone by. Today here on the show Matt Loede along with the s...
Opinion: Rugby union: Lions on their minds
Original at The Observer
• Sat, Nov 1
By Michael Aylwin The allusion to unfinished business refers to the last Lions tour to New Zealand, a thoroughly miserable affair that Robinson and O'Driscoll remember with a wince. O'Driscoll, the captain, was carried off, out of the tour, in the early minutes of the first Test, his shoulder dislocated i...
Podcast: Gridiron Gabbin - Turn of the Tables: Jeff Sack Talks to Editor Matt Loede
Original at NFL GridIron Gab
• Wed, Oct 8
By Matt Loede It’s a special “Turn the Tables” edition of Gridiron Gabbin, as Patriots Gab Editor Jeff Sack takes over as host, and talks to NFL Gridiron Gab Editor Matt Loede. The duo talk about the recent NFL firings, the Lions and their state, the Raiders and Al Davis, Gene Upshaw and the future of the la...
Opinion: NFL Power Rankings Week 6: Giants, Redskins the best in the league
Original at All-Baseball.com
• Tue, Oct 7
If the Lions are the worst franchise in NFL history, and this is the worst Lions team ever, are we looking at the worst team ever to play the game of ... Week 6 NFC power rankings Examiner.com WEEK SIX POWER RANKINGS – NFC EAST ON FIRE Chicago Daily Herald
What Do We Know Four Weeks Into The NFL Season?
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Sep 29
By Pete Treperinas Rod Marinelli (Detroit). Another quality Matt Millen hire. Rod Marinelli will probably be out of Detroit almost as soon as he was in. Even last year after a hot start, the Lions ended up at 7-9. Two disappointing seasons, and an 0-4 start to his third, I wouldn't be surprised if Marinelli is repl...
Podcast: Gridiron Gabbin w/ Our NFL Insider Lloyd Vance
Original at NFL GridIron Gab
• Fri, Sep 26
By Matt Loede Our NFL Insider - Lloyd Vance is back on NFLGridironGab.com with his news and notes around the league. Lloyd, who runs www.takingit2thehouse.com will join us each week to talk about all the hot topics in the league, and give his views and insight as to what is going on. Today we talk to Lloyd about...
Examining the Matt Millen Era
Original at StreetCred's
• Thu, Sep 25
William Clay Ford, Sr. purchased the team in 1964. Since then the Lions have played 10 playoff games, 6 of those in the Barry Sanders era. They have won exactly one playoff game Ford’s tenure. That was in 1991 when they lost to the eventual champion Washington Redskins.
Podcast: Morning links: Alexander visits Detroit
Original at Seahawks Insider
• Wed, Sep 17
By Eric Williams Lost in all of the news about Koren Robinson’s return to Seattle was Shaun Alexander visiting the Detroit Lions on Tuesday. gt; Read more! Lost in all of the news about Koren Robinson’s return to Seattle was Shaun Alexander visiting the Detroit Lions on ...
Broncos, Hochuli Manage to Get Eight in the Most Ridiculous Fashion and Beat Chargers
Original at The FanHouse - AOL
• Mon, Sep 15
NFL Week 2 Storylines Aaron Rodgers is doing his best to make Green Bay fans rest easy at night. Rodgers shreds the Lions secondary like Wisconsin cheddar, and the Packers hold off a huge rally in a 48-25 win over Detroit. Read Recap | Check Box Score
Kevin Smith: Key to Lions Draft
Original at Lions Den
• Wed, May 14
By Mick Miller Not since the immortal Barry Sanders have the Lions had such pedigree in a runningback. He nearly matched Barry’s single-season rushing record, falling just 61 yards short (2,567 yards, 29 touchdowns) and also like Barry, holds the hopes of the team and their fans in his hands as the Lions...
Opinion: Tatum Bell off Dallas Cowboys radar; re-signs with Lions
Original at Blogging The Boys
• Mon, Mar 10
By Dave Halprin (Grizz)
Podcast: JT's Rant 82
Original at WHDH-TV
• Sun, Oct 7
Oct. 7, 2007 -- NFL's wild weekend Even with baseball playoffs going on, the NFL will be huge with Jaguars-Chiefs, Seahawks-Steelers, Lions-Redskins, Bears-Packers as games to watch.
Opinion: Lions Bury Bears; Set Record
Original at Lions Den
• Sun, Sep 30
By Mick Miller The Detroit Lions bounced back in a big way and set an NFL record with 34 points in the fourth quarter in a early-season big win against the Chicago Bears, 37-27, to move to 3-1, 2-0 in the North Division, and a game back of the 4-0 Green Bay Packers. The three Lion wins match last season’s total. W...
Podcast: What Should Childress Do?
Original at Daily Norseman
• Wed, Sep 19
By Gonzo
Week 2 Review: Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This
Original at Daily Norseman
• Mon, Sep 17
By Gonzo
The "I have too much time on my hands on Sunday" post/experiment I
Original at Cincy Jungle
• Sun, Sep 9
By Kirkendall
Lions Draft Review - Round One
Original at Lions Den
• Wed, May 2
By Brian Schonfeld Before the draft, I wanted to see Millen trade the pick and bolster the defense after trading down. I felt that WR was one of the few positions where the Lions were strong with Roy Williams and Mike Furrey. Now that they have drafted Calvin Johnson, I am looking forward to the 2007 seaso...
Vegas Sets the Lions Over/Under Win Total at Six - Lions-Fans.com - Detroit Lions Message Forum
Original at fans.com
• Fri, Apr 27
Vartan Kupelian and Mike O'Hara from the Detroit News: Behind the Scenes Twice as good as last year. That's what the betting line in Las Vegas projects on the Lions' victory total for the upcoming season. Another season of double-digit losses. That's the other projection, too. The Las Vegas H...
Lions sign WRs Robinson, Russell and re-sign CB Smith - Lions-Fans.com - Detroit Lions Message Forum
Original at fans.com
• Wed, Apr 25
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- The Detroit Lions signed wide receivers Marcus Robinson and Cliff Russell and re-signed cornerback Keith Smith on Wednesday. Robinson was cut by the Minnesota Vikings with one game left last season despite leading the team with four touchdown receptions in 10 ga...
The Lions Number One Prospect
Original at Lions Den
• Sun, Apr 1
By Brian Schonfeld The Lions have a top prospect they want to take at #2 that is not on anybody’s radar. It appears he is so unknown that while he is #1 on the Lions draft board, I haven’t been able to find any mention of him in any draft publications or internet sites. A google search turned up nothing. However, accor...
The Offensive Season In Review
Original at Lions Den
• Wed, Jan 17
By Brian Schonfeld Jon Kitna became the first Lions quarterback to take every snap on offense in a season. For the year, Kitna threw for 4208 yards and 21 touchdowns. He had 22 interceptions and a passer rating of 79.9. Throughout the season, Kitna would play well for three quarters and fold in the fourth. Lions wid...