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Catching up on some news over the holiday weekend: Martha Ford made an extremely nice gesture by showing up to the Detroit Lions practice on Christmas Day. Several players were grateful of the kind deed:
Tate on Mrs. Ford coming to practice: "For her to find the time to travel over here and bring all her family shows how much she cares."
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) December 25, 2015Martha Ford attended #Lions practice today. "Small things like that, it means a lot," Larry Warford said. https://t.co/jcZVJsR9cm
— Freep Sports (@freepsports) December 25, 2015
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Ameer Abdullah has been quietly excellent since the bye week:
RB Ameer Abdullah ranks 5th in yards per carry (4.66) since the bye. (Min. 50 attempts)
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) December 25, 2015
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Jarryd Hayne was recalled from the practice squad for the 49ers, meaning he'll likely be active against the Lions, the team he passed over back in the offseason.
- Here are your captains for the game against the 49ers:
Lions captains Sunday: Darius Slay, Golden Tate and Travis Lewis.
— Josh Katzenstein (@jkatzenstein) December 25, 2015
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Brandon Pettigrew is already on his feet after tearing his ACL. He spent the holiday season shopping with underprivileged children for Christmas.
- Speaking of charity work, Lance Moore lent his services to a local Detroit soup kitchen on Christmas Eve.
- Moore and Eric Ebron were fined for wearing these shoes on Monday night:
Lions' Ebron, Moore fined for Christmas cleats, but "it was worth it." From @jkatzenstein https://t.co/jxtEAbzv9L pic.twitter.com/8kTjB3sQF8
— Jim Russ (@JimRuss1) December 25, 2015