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- One thing is clear about the Detroit Lions' new general manager: when evaluating talent, he values character as one of the most important traits.
- Kyle Meinke of Mlive.com believes the Lions' news strength and conditioning coach Harold Nash Jr. holds the same philosophy as Jim Caldwell.
- The Lions made a promotion on the business side of the organization:
The Lions promoted Emily Griffin to Vice President of marketing, the promotion Rod Wood said last week was coming
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) February 11, 2016 - Tim Twentyman believes the Lions currently have the building blocks to create a dominating defense like the Denver Broncos.
- TJ Jones has an interesting plan once his NFL career is over:
When he's done w/football, #Lions WR TJ Jones wants to train whales & dolphins. He took a step in that last month: https://t.co/AUCjX1KRfI
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) February 10, 2016 - Mike Mayock released his top five prospects at each position for the 2016 NFL Draft.
- Pro Football Focus has handy dandy 2016 Free Agency Tracker, which allows you to sort current free agents by their 2015 PFF grade. LaAdrian Waddle is currently the worst-rated free agent.
- If you're a Detroit Pistons fan, Wednesday night they retired Chauncey Billups' number in an awesome ceremony. You can watch the entire event below:
Here is the @DetroitPistons' Chauncey Billups Halftime Ceremony in its entirety! #MrBigShot https://t.co/xEG9V4dEKZ
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 11, 2016