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Wednesday Notes: Mariucci Recalls Memories of Sandoval
Around 500 people attended Ricky Sandoval's funeral mass yesterday in Troy. Former Lions coach Steve Mariucci delivered the eulogy and shared a story about the last time he spoke to Sandoval. Mariucci's voice wavered as he relayed his last conversation with Sandoval. It was on the phone, and...
Monday Notes: Lions Give Indoor Practice Field a New Name
The Lions' indoor practice field has been named after Ricky Sandoval. Funeral arrangements for Sandoval can be found here. In an interview with FanHouse, Phillip Buchanon explained why he signed with the Lions. Eric Hicks' connections to his former Chiefs and current Lions coaches played a big...
Thursday Notes: Ricky Sandoval Passes Away
Lions director of security Ricky Sandoval passed away today at the age of 49 after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. My condolences go out to the Sandoval family. I chimed in with my thoughts on when Matthew Stafford should play on the Washington Post's website. Dennis Northcutt is...
Wednesday Notes: Trade with Jaguars Finalized
My prayers go out to Ricky Sandoval, the Lions director of security who just celebrated his 49th birthday yesterday. Unfortunately Ricky is in the hospital and is "beginning to slip away." He has battled with pancreatic cancer for the last three years. The Gerald Alexander-Dennis Northcutt trade...
Wednesday Notes: Lions Sign Marquand Manuel
The Lions signed safety Marquand Manuel on Tuesday. Manuel most recently played for the Broncos. Overall, the Lions are Manuel's sixth different team in eight seasons. The Lions hired Miller McCalmon and Cary Conklin earlier this week. McCalmon, who worked with Martin Mayhew in 1999 in...
Thursday Notes: Lions Claim Tra Battle
The Lions claimed defensive back Tra Battle off waivers on Wednesday. Battle was just released by the Cowboys yesterday, and the Lions wasted little time in adding him to the roster. I'm not sure if he is a cornerback or a safety, but he will add depth to the secondary either way. Many sites...
Thursday Notes: Even More on "Bag-Gate"
Tatum Bell attempted to get in contact with Rudi Johnson yesterday to "talk to him man-to-man," but didn't have any success in doing so. Bell has taken an aggressive approach in trying to clear his name as he is currently a laughing stock all across the country. The story of him stealing...
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