Detroit Lions Notes

Lions notes: 49ers fans aren’t too happy with Laken Tomlinson

Let’s check in on the Lions’ trade from earlier in the year.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion Nov 8, 2017, 6:45pm EST

NFL: San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins

The Lions traded away Laken Tomlinson to the 49ers at the beginning of the year for a fifth-round pick. Our friends over at Niners Nation haven’t been too happy with how Tomlinson has played through eight games, saying he’s “not the answer at left guard. Or right guard. Or anywhere else.”

Any well-informed Detroit Lions fan knows that Marvin Jones Jr. is a pretty talented singer. Well, apparently he’s putting up his talents against other amateur competition for the next season of “American Idol.”

Y’all tune in and see how my Experience in Nashville went with the legendary @lionelrichie , @katyperry & @lukebryan ! #AmericanIdol #BZN11 @jaccollinsworth @ryanseacrest

A post shared by Marvin Jones Jr (@marvinjonesjr) on Nov 7, 2017 at 12:43pm PST

There’s a change brewing in Minnesota. On Wednesday, the Vikings activated quarterback Teddy Bridgewater from the PUP list while placing Sam Bradford on injured reserve. However, Case Keenum will start this week vs. Washington.

Cool story from Dawgs by Nature on the birth of the Portsmouth Spartans and how they transformed into the Detroit Lions.

Remember when Martellus Bennett was widely considered one of the best free agent signings this offseason? Let’s check in on Green Bay to see how that’s going:

The #Packers have released TE Martellus Bennett, according to the transaction wire, with a failure to disclose designation.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 8, 2017

This is pretty neat: The Lions invited several military members to Ford Field for an evening of gaming in the locker room:

The Pros took on the G.I. Joes last night in a video game (and pushup ) competition. #SaluteToService

→ https://t.co/Mo1cv9iFUu pic.twitter.com/wIKIbFPq5Z
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 8, 2017

How big was Monday’s win over the Packers? Apparently it doubled the Lions’ betting odds of winning the NFC North.

Golden Tate was the guest on this week’s #AskALion and answered some questions about locker room pranks while sporting a neat shirt.

On #AskALion this week, @ShowtimeTate discusses his TD celebration T-shirt and his locker room pranks: https://t.co/C809GZXdYP pic.twitter.com/eHQKiZeXSm
— Tori Petry (@sportstori) November 8, 2017