Wednesday Notes: New Lions Have to Earn Starting Spots

Tom Kowalski has notes on yesterday's OTA. Something worth noting is that no rookies are starting yet. Although that's not a big surprise, Rod Marinelli is making them earn their way into the starting lineup. Ditto for cornerback Leigh Bodden, who was acquired from the Browns in the offseason.
A writer from the Sporting News believes Ernie Sims can make the Pro Bowl next season.
The Lions are claiming that what Tom Lewand said to Pat Caputo wasn't a threat. I guess it makes more sense if Lewand was saying he would come after Caputo with a lawsuit, but regardless, the phrase shouldn't have been said anyways.
MLive has a photo gallery of yesterday's OTA up.
Calvin Johnson has big expectations for 2008.
Similarly, the Lions have big expectations for Dewayne White this coming season.
Indianapolis will host the 2012 Super Bowl.
The NFL is enacting the idea that Michael Irvin had about sending all rookies to Canton, Ohio, for a tour of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Roger Goodell talked yesterday about the possibility of adding a 17th regular season game to each team's schedule in the future. If something like that were to happen, the preseason schedule would likely decrease to 3 games so teams still play 20 total games between the preseason and the regular season.