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
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 [...]
READ MORE »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 [...]
READ MORE »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 [...]
READ MORE »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 [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: the wide receivers
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 [...]
READ MORE »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 [...]
READ MORE »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 [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: running backs
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 [...]
READ MORE »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 [...]
READ MORE »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 [...]
READ MORE »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 [...]
READ MORE »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 [...]
READ MORE »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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