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- The Detroit Lions held the first two rounds of cheerleading tryouts over the weekend. DetroitLions.com has your video recap of the results, and the Detroit Free Press has a nice recap of the process. The final callback for cheerleaders begins Monday night.
- DetroitLionsPodcast.com believes Matthew Stafford is a better quarterback than you think.
- Brandon Copeland's transition back to defensive end is coming along nicely. Tim Twentyman believes Copeland going to be a force at the positional competition.
- Outside of his retirement, Calvin Johnson also spoke about why he's more active on social media now, what people think when they see him in an airport and his thoughts on gun control during his brief time with the media on Saturday.
- Mike O'Hara listed the top ten plays that defined the Lions' 2015 season. Don't click on that if you don't want to be reminded of THAT play.
- Pro Football Focus ranks the five worst quarterback contracts in the league, and, yep, Stafford is on the list.
- Bleacher Report, on the other hand, listed the 10 worst NFL contracts in the league, and while no Lions appear on the list, there is one familiar name near the top.