- According to Pro Football Talk, the Lions had $13.3 million in cap space as of Thursday.
- Ndamukong Suh's cap number dropped from $13.845 to $6.56 million in 2012 after his deal was restructured. His cap number in 2013 will now be $17.2 million. (Via Dave Birkett)
- Dave Birkett has a breakdown of how Matthew Stafford's restructured deal created extra cap space.
- You can check out Pro Football Talk for a look at Calvin Johnson's new contract.
- Johnson's post-new contract interview with NFL Network (featuring a hilarious cameo from Nate Burleson) has been posted, as has his press conference from earlier in the week.
- Justin Durant wrote a piece for the Detroit Metro Times about what playlist Calvin Johnson should have listened to after signing his new deal.
- Nate Burleson had a hilarious analogy when he described the Lions' wide receivers earlier this week.
"We've got Calvin, and then you've got his background dancers," Burleson said. "He's the lead singer, and we're going to dance our ass off and we're in a talent show, that's how I look at it."
- Stafford and Burleson talked about how it wasn't a tough decision to restructure their deals since they were helping the team.
- Lawrence Jackson attended the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference earlier this month and did a Q&A with Grantland.
- Ndamukong Suh met up with Hope Solo, who was once in a Nike commercial with him, in Chicago on Saturday.
- The Chicago Bears signed Jason Campbell to back up Jay Cutler.
- Brady Quinn's visit with the New York Jets was canceled after they signed Drew Stanton, and Quinn actually ended up signing with the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Offensive tackle Lydon Murtha, a former seventh-round pick of the Lions, was tendered at the second-round level by the Miami Dolphins.
- Jarrad Page, the player at the center of the tampering case between the Lions and Chiefs, has signed a minor-league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings last season.
- Vontaze Burfict's stock is continuing to fall after he reportedly had an awful pro day. Now there are questions about if he will even be drafted.