Lions notes: Matthew Stafford to carry burden of Calvin-less offense

The Detroit Lions quarterback knows he needs to step up now that Calvin Johnson has retired.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion Jul 17, 2016, 12:00pm EDT

Matthew Stafford spoke with NFL.com after attending a high school athlete of the year ceremony. With Calvin Johnson gone from the offense, Stafford admitted he and his teammates will have to really step up and perform this year.
Geoff Schwartz became a father on Saturday (again):

My little girl is here! . My wife is amazing. She was marvelous. Olivia Emerson "Emmy". 6lbs13oz 20inch ... pic.twitter.com/zbi8SCnfRN
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) July 16, 2016
isportsweb believes the Detroit Lions actually did the right thing by drafting Eric Ebron.
Matthew Stafford is a man of many talents:

Ready to head back home and get back on this lake! #puremichigan

A video posted by Kelly Stafford (@kbstafford89) on Jul 12, 2016 at 2:42pm PDT
Tim Twentyman of DetroitLions.com broke down the defensive tackle position, one of the deepest positions on the team, according to Tim.
Twentyman also listed the five most important moves the Lions made this offseason.
Ever wonder what Lions players' favorite emojis are? Yeah, probably not, but this is still a pretty funny video:

For #WorldEmojiDay we asked #Lions players which emoji they use the most: https://t.co/1GyODWEtes https://t.co/f1vXPBW9Ne
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) July 17, 2016

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