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Saturday Notes: Roy Drafts Himself
The Lions returned to the practice field on Friday and had one practice in helmets and shoulder pads. This comes after Thursday's practices were canceled by Rod Marinelli. Today, the team is having only a walkthrough before traveling to Cincinnati for tomorrow's game against the...
Wednesday Notes: Training Camp Eve Edition
Lions players report to Allen Park today to signal the beginning of training camp. It doesn't officially start until tomorrow morning when the Lions have their first practice, but to compare it to Christmas, the presents are under the tree waiting to be unwrapped. Once the pads start popping,...
Bears Sign Kevin Jones to One-Year Deal
Ex-Lions running back Kevin Jones has officially re-joined the NFC North. This time he is a member of the Chicago Bears as he signed a one-year deal with them today. Seven days before the Bears are to report for training camp, the club decided they needed help at running back and signed veteran...
Kevin Jones to Sign With Bears or Steelers
Former Lions running back Kevin Jones has finally found a team. Who that team is won't be known until later today, but we do know who the two finalists are to land his services. Tampa Bay is officially out of the running for Detroit free agent running back Kevin Jones. Jones will sign with...
Monday Notes: Odds on Williams Hold Out Released
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Tuesday Notes: Harrington Named Worst QB in NFL History
ESPN.com's Wayne Drehs wrote an in-depth article on Lions defensive end Jared DeVries and his trip back home to survey damage done by a tornado that touched down at the end of last month. DeVries' Iowa hometown has been demolished by the storms and his high school is completely destroyed. The...
Monday Notes: One Month to Training Camp
The Detroit Lions' 2008 training camp is a month or so away. On July 23, players will report to Allen Park to get ready for the official start of practice a day later. By that time the NFL season will start to creep into our heads as football will be back sooner than you think. Look for daily...
Gus Johnson, Desmond Howard to Announce Lions Preseason Games
It was reported a few weeks ago that Detroit native Gus Johnson was the leading candidate to be the play-by-play commentator for Lions preseason games, and news is out today that he has in fact got the job. Johnson is a high energy announcer that makes anything seem exciting. That's the main...
Former Lions Coach Bobby Ross Disses Sanders
Bobby Ross, a former Detroit Lions head coach, spoke at an awards dinner earlier this week and had a couple of interesting things to say about Barry Sanders. Sanders retired when Ross was the head coach, so you can imagine that it must have stung to lose your team's best player. Either way, some...
Former Lions Draft Pick Killed in Motorcycle Accident
Johnathan Goddard, a defensive end out of Marshall that was picked by the Lions in the sixth-round of the 2005 NFL Draft, was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday morning. Goddard's motorcycle went off the shoulder of a road at a high rate of speed and overturned about 7:40 p.m....
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