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Monday Notes: John Thornton Almost Signs with Lions
The start of training camp is now less than three weeks away! The Lions came very close to signing defensive tackle John Thornton, who was a Bengal the last six years and played for Jim Schwartz in Tennessee for the first four years of his career. Thornton visited with the Lions recently and even...
Friday Notes: Lions Send Five People to Stafford's Pro Day Workout
Martin Mayhew, James Harris, and three other Lions officials attended Matthew Stafford's pro day workout yesterday. The general consensus appears to be that Stafford performed well during the workout. He didn't hurt himself with his performance, but at the same time, he didn't cement himself as...
Saturday Notes: The Latest from Indy
The Lions are meeting with many potential draft picks while in Indy. As we already know, they had dinner with Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford on Thursday night. That wasn't the only meeting, though. USC quarterback Mark Sanchez had lunch with Scott Linehan earlier in the day, and Martin...
Friday Notes: Lions Hire Harris; Mayhew Talks Free Agency
As mentioned in a FanShot, the Lions have hired James "Shack" Harris as a personnel executive. The hire appears to have been made long before yesterday, but it wasn't announced by the Lions before then. Harris has already been in meetings on free agency and things of that sort and likely will...
Tuesday Notes: Orlovsky Wants to Remain a Lion
Via the Highlight Reel comes the news that Dan Orlovsky wants to return to the Lions in 2009. One thing Orlovsky hopes to make known to the organization is his feelings. Despite everything that happened this season, he wants to come back to Detroit and turn things around."There's two reasons...
Lions Pick James "Shack" Harris for Personnel Position
From the Detroit Free Press: The Lions will hire James (Shack) Harris as a personnel executive. Harris was most recently the vice president of player personnel for Jacksonville. He worked for Baltimore before that. New Lions coach Jim Schwartz also once worked for the Ravens. Harris was...
Tuesday Notes: Lions to Bring in Frazier, Bowles for Second Interviews?
Adam Schefter reports that Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier and Dolphins assistant/secondary coach Todd Bowles are expected to be interviewed by the Lions for a second time. Schefter also reported that Chargers defensive coordinator Ron Rivera is expected to interview with the Lions...
Monday Notes: Lions Interested in Savage, Harris for Front Office Job?
Although it seems like the Lions' main focus is on hiring a new head coach, they are also actively searching for another person to join the front office. Two people they have reportedly been in contact with are former Browns general manager Phil Savage and former Jaguars vice president of player...
James "Shack" Harris Selected to Serve on GM Committee
As many of you know, I have a bit of an affinity for our GM Shack Harris. I think what he's done with the team has been nothing short of phenomenal and he deserves to be given credit for that. Recently, JagNation reported that he has been selected to serve on a governing committee of GM's to help...
James "Shack" Harris... One helluva VP
Shack comes from the Deep South during a time of segregation and played quarterback for Grambling in college. The Buffalo Bills drafted him in the 8th round in 1969. Shack tells this story about signing his first contract... "Now, when I stepped into that office, I'd never had a...
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