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    Terrell Suggs will start rehabbing in June

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Lions’ Leshoure has laidback response to drug arrests

May23
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Sarah Donovan
Lions’ Leshoure has laidback response to drug arrests

Detroit Lions’ sophomore running back Mikel Leshoure doesn’t appear to be a man who is sorry for letting both himself and his team down by getting arrested for marijuana possession twice in less than a month (Feb. 18 & March 12) and he makes no excuses for feeling that way. And why should he? From [...]

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Lions claim Titus Young wasn’t ordered to stay away from OTA’s

May22
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Lions claim Titus Young wasn’t ordered to stay away from OTA’s

On Monday it was reported that the Detroit Lions were barring wide receiver Titus Young from OTA’s for fighting with safety Louis Delmas last week. Today the Lions came out and denied that they’ve ordered Young to stay away from the team facility.  They stated that we’ll have to ask Young why he wasn’t in [...]

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Posted in Featured Posts, NFC, NFL - Tagged detroit lions, louis delmas, news, NFC, NFL, paul jackiewicz, Pro Football, titus young
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Stephen Tulloch held out of OTA’s

May22
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Stephen Tulloch held out of OTA’s

Detroit Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch didn’t participate in Monday’s oraganized team  actitivity because of tendonitis in his knee. Lions head coach Jim Schwartz indicated that he’ll be held out of team activities through May. “Tulloch will not participate through May, and after that we will take it as it goes,” Schwartz said. “He had tendonitis [...]

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Posted in Featured Posts, Injuries, NFC, NFL - Tagged detroit lions, injuries, news, NFC, NFL, paul jackiewicz, Pro Football, stephen tulloch
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Lions hold out Titus Young from OTA’s after fighting

May21
2012
1 Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Lions hold out Titus Young from OTA’s after fighting

According to Anwar Richardson of MLive.com, the Detroit Lions have held wide receiver Titus Young out of Monday’s OTA’s after fighting  with safety Louis Delmas last week. Young and Delmas got into an altercation during last week’s voluntary work outs and Young ended up punching Delmas when he was wasn’t looking.  It looks like Young [...]

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Posted in Featured Posts, NFC, NFL - Tagged detroit lions, louis delmas, news, NFC, NFL, paul jackiewicz, Pro Football, titus young
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Calvin Johnson blasts home run over fence

May18
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Clint Cooper
Calvin Johnson blasts home run over fence

Yes, you read that correctly.  Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson smacked a home run over the fence Friday night while he was taking practice swings before the Detroit Tigers were set to host the Pittsburgh Pirates at Comerica Park.  Johnson also threw out the ceremonial first pitch.  A multi-sport athlete, Johnson has said that [...]

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Posted in Featured Posts, NFC, NFL - Tagged baseball, calvin johnson, clint cooper, Comerica Park, detroit lions, Detroit Tigers, home run, Justin Verlander, mlb, news, NFC, NFL, Pro Football
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Clint’s fantasy football preview: the wide receivers

May18
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Clint Cooper
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So far, I have offered my predictions on the breakouts and busts among quarterbacks and running backs for the 2012 NFL season.  Now, let’s turn our attention to the wide receivers.  Here are my choices for the top 25 fantasy wide receivers for the upcoming season. 1.  Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants Call it a [...]

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Former NFL player: 50 percent of players smoke marijuana

May18
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Former NFL player: 50 percent of players smoke marijuana

Former NFL player Lomas Brown believes the league has a big problem with players using marijuana.  He believes that Detroit Lions running back Mikell Leshoure and defensive tackle Nick Fairley were caught using because they were careless. “Sounds like these guys were being careless,” said Brown, per the Detroit Free-Press. “I know the Lions have [...]

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Lions’ Ryan Broyles is making good progress with his rehab

May15
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Lions’ Ryan Broyles is making good progress with his rehab

According to ProFootballWeekly.com, Detroit Lions rookie wide receiver Ryan Broyles who suffered a torn ACL last season at Oklahoma, isn’t participating in the Lions’ rookie orientation this weekend. Jim Schwartz did that say that Broyles is “working very well and he’s better than when we saw him at his pro day; he’ll be better tomorrow than [...]

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Clint’s fantasy football preview: running backs

May15
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Clint Cooper
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Here are my rankings for the top 25 running backs in fantasy football for 2012 1.  Arian Foster, Houston Texans After Foster’s spectacular, out-of-nowhere campaign in 2010 (2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns), he followed it up with impressive numbers in 2011 (1,841 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns) even after having missed a [...]

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Clint’s fantasy football preview: Quarterbacks

May11
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Clint Cooper
Clint’s fantasy football preview: Quarterbacks

Well, folks, it’s that time of the year when number-crunching, stat-obsessed football enthusiasts get their geek on and try to forecast the fantasy successes and flops for the 2012 NFL season. Here is my projected list of the top 25 quarterbacks for this coming season, according to standard fantasy league scoring.  In parenthesis next to [...]

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Former Bengal Chris Crocker visited with Lions

May09
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Clint Cooper
Former Bengal Chris Crocker visited with Lions

Former Cincinnati Bengals safety Chris Crocker visited with the Detroit Lions on Tuesday, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.  The free agent defensive back left Detroit without a contract and has a scheduled visit with the Cardinals next and possibly the San Francisco 49ers after that. The Lions are looking to beef [...]

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Jeff Backus on schedule with rehab

May04
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Jeff Backus on schedule with rehab

Detroit Lions offensive tackle Jeff Backus has indicated that he’s right on schedule after undergoing offseason bicep surgery four months ago. “It’s just building back the strength and getting back into the football stuff,” Backus told Detroitlions.com. Backus has been working hard this offseason rehabbing at the Lions team facility, as well as participating in [...]

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Report: Ryan Grant thinking about signing with the Lions

May03
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Report: Ryan Grant thinking about signing with the Lions

According to ESPNMilwaukee.com, Green Bay Packers free agent running back Ryan Grant is currently thinking about signing with the Detroit Lions, which would be ironic since they’ve been a division rival for the past several seasons. Grant has also visited with the New England Patriots this offseason and I believe there’s still a chance he [...]

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Jahvid Best should be cleared for contact in June

May01
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Paul Jackiewicz
Jahvid Best should be cleared for contact in June

According to DetroitLions.com, Lions general manager Martin Mayhew has stated that running back Jahvid Best is expected to be cleared for contact some time in June. “He’s been doing everything in the offseason program and we expect he’ll be cleared sometime probably in June,” said Mayhew. “We look forward to having him on the field.” [...]

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Posted in Featured Posts, Injuries, NFC, NFL - Tagged concussions, detroit lions, jahvid best, martin mayhew, news, NFC, NFL, paul jackiewicz, Pro Football
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NFL Draft report card: The NFC

May01
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Clint Cooper
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Now it’s time to turn our attention to the conference which has won three straight Super Bowls:  The NFC.  How did each team fare in this year’s draft? NFC North Chicago Bears – Grade: B- After selecting a potential star in the making in defensive end Shea McClellin in the first round, the Bears focused [...]

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