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- Nick Fairley told the Free Press on Saturday at his second annual kickball tournament that he "learned a lot" from the mistakes he made off the field last year. Fairley also said that he realized he had to grow up, and it seems like he has really turned a corner from a maturity standpoint.
- Last week, Fairley told the Detroit News that he expects the Lions to go to the Super Bowl because that's the type of goal they have set as a team. Jim Schwartz was asked on ESPN about Fairley's comments, and he made it clear that he likes Fairley's confidence.
- MLive has a look at the year-by-year contract breakdowns for Ziggy Ansah, Darius Slay and Larry Warford.
- NFL Films' Greg Cosell took a look at the Lions' top three picks for the team's official site.
- Reggie Bush recently became a dad.
- Stephen Tulloch is a big fan of the Lions' move to sign Jason Jones.
- Red Wings hockey is Travis Lewis' "new passion."
- Willie Young, who is on a one-year deal, is putting all of his focus on "getting better every day and going out and performing."
- Mikel Leshoure feels like he has more burst and is stronger now that he's fully back from his Achilles injury.
- Of all the running backs with at least 100 carries last season, Leshoure had the lowest percentage of plays where he faced eight or more players in the box.
- In addition to apologizing to Martin Mayhew and Lions fans, Ronnell Lewis also apologized to his teammates for his arrest earlier in the offseason.
- Mel Kiper has released his first big board for the 2014 NFL Draft.
- The Minnesota Vikings have released renderings of what their new stadium will look like. It's certainly unique.
- Here's a rundown of the latest veteran free agent news: Charles Woodson is going to visit the Denver Broncos ... Brian Urlacher has apparently drawn interest from the Vikings and Broncos ... Max Starks took a visit with the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday ... Winston Justice, who worked out for the Lions last week, visited the San Diego Chargers on Tuesday.