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- Tim Wright's performance against the Detroit Lions last year as a New England Patriots may have had influence on why the Lions traded for him.
- The Lions haven't seen the last of Rob Sims quite yet:
Guard Rob Sims back with the Lions -- as radio analyst with Herman Moore, for Thursday night's Lions-Bills preseason game. (Brandy in Utah.)
— Mike O'Hara (@MikeOHaraNFL) September 1, 2015 - Acme Packing Company, the Green Bay Packers' SB Nation blog, previewed the Lions 2015 season on Monday. They concluded the Lions will finish "roughly .500 this season".
- Speaking of the Packers, Green Bay placed Jordy Nelson on IR, while Randall Cobb expects to be back for Week 1.
- Former Lions defensive tackle Sammie Hill may need surgery just a few weeks after being taken off of the Tennessee Titans' PUP list.
- Luis Perez, the Lions senior vice president of Business Development and strategy (and former CFO) resigned last week.
- Nate Ness may have the worst birthday:
Nate Ness' birthday is Sept. 5, which this year is Saturday -- cut day. "I hate my birthday." http://t.co/j2n2Dqee7b
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) September 2, 2015