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- Though it appears the Detroit Lions lost out on Dolphins executive Dawn Aponte, they are still very much in the hunt to add a salary cap guru to their front office. Their latest candidate is Giants director of football operations Matt Harriss.
- Ezekiel Ansah is in Hawaii for the Pro Bowl and is already sharing his magic:
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— Ezekiel Ansah (@Ziggy_Ansah) January 28, 2016 - As mentioned on Thursday, Lions defensive backs are donating 36,000 bottles of water to help with Flint's water crisis. The movement is especially meaningful to Glover Quin, who had to live in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, waterless and powerless, over a decade ago.
- Reggie Ragland is a popular pick for the Lions' upcoming first-round draft pick, but he came into Senior Bowl week a little overweight. His excuse?
Reggie Ragland weighed in at 259 because he "ate too much" after CFP title game. Told me he'll be under 255 for combine, maybe under 250.
— Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) January 28, 2016
- Speaking of the draft, the Lions will clearly be adding multiple defensive tackles at some point this offseason. Good news, the NFL Draft is full of them.
- The Oakland Raiders relocation saga continues:
Las Vegas Raiders? Team officials to visit potential stadium sites in Southern Nevada, per memo from UNLV... https://t.co/vh9sCnmdKW
— Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) January 28, 2016
- It's official: The title "Pro Bowl player" is completely meaningless now:
A record 133 players made the Pro Bowl? Should check my voicemail – I may have made it.
— Sam Farmer (@LATimesfarmer) January 29, 2016
- The NFL announced a Super Bowl Golden Team -- essentially an all-star team full of players with the best Super Bowl performances of all time -- and shockingly, the Lions did not have one player make the cut. (Unless you count former Lion Desmond Howard).