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- Sam Martin may have yet to earn himself a Pro Bowl nod, but he is certainly making his impact in the NFL record books. In his four-year career, he is averaging 46.9 yards per punt, which is good for third-best in NFL history:
Random punter research: Sam Martin ranks t-3rd all-time in yards per punt at 46.9. Higher than Marquette King.
— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) May 30, 2017
He is tied with current Rams punter (and three-time Pro Bowler) Johnny Hekker and just slightly below Thomas Morstead (47.0) and Shane Lechler (47.5).
- MLive’s Nate Atkins tries to figure out why Nevin Lawson’s advanced statistics look so impressive, yet his play is so maligned.
- Congrats to Calvin Johnson for making the College Football Hall of Fame ballot:
The first-time candidates for the College Football Hall of Fame also include Charles Woodson and Calvin Johnson. https://t.co/hkrUzLGiRK
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 1, 2017
- For Throwback Thursday, enjoy these Chris Spielman highlights and remember a time in which we could say, “Yes, he can play linebacker.”
- I joined Matt Dery on his Lions podcast “Locked on Lions” to discuss Detroit’s secondary, Lions OTAs and Kenny Golladay:
- The NBA Finals start on Thursday night and Darius Slay will be pulling for the Warriors because he’s “a LeBron hater,” but only because he’s not Kobe.
- Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater appears to be making serious progress with his rehab:
Bridgewater play-action. pic.twitter.com/VDrIF8tKNj
— Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) May 31, 2017
- Detroit Jock City ranked all 32 teams’ logo and placed the Detroit Lions at No. 13.
- Lions Wire has five things they wish they could see at Lions OTAs, if the media blackout wasn’t preventing in-depth coverage.