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- Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport listed his top 10 teams that could surprise everyone with a playoff berth. The Detroit Lions came in at No. 4 on the list, with Davenport concluding, "The Lions aren't a great team, but they aren't truly bad either. Despite the liberal use of the word "surprise" here, it won't be a stunner if December dawns with the Lions still in the hunt."
- As pointed out by Detroit Jock City, the Lions currently have $19.7 million in cap space, well above the league average.
- The Lions are making some changes to their practice field:
New field turf classic HD 2.5 inch being installed at #Lions headquarters.
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) July 11, 2016
#BackToFootball pic.twitter.com/wKXxDpzwm1 - Eric Ebron joined SiriusXM to discuss life without Calvin Johnson and the secret life of Matthew Stafford:
- Ebron is also giving back to the community. This upcoming Saturday (July 16), Ebron is hosting a football camp in North Carolina with Panthers wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin.
- Mike O'Hara of DetroitLions.com looked at the progression of the Lions' special teams over the past three year and saw drastic improvement at almost all levels.
- Detroit Lions media coverage had a minor change change in lineup. Justin Rogers is jumping from MLive to The Detroit News to fill the spot left by Josh Katzenstein's move to New Orleans.