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- Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press gave his pre-training camp thoughts on the team, including a few reasons the Lions may be able to finally pull themselves out of mediocrity.
- Congrats to former Detroit Lions first-round pick and current Florida State assistant strength and conditioning coach Ernie Sims for earning his degree and going for his master’s:
Congrats to former FSU and NFL LB @ErnieSims34! The 2006 first-round pick returned to school 2 years ago and earned his Social Science degree. Ernie will walk in FSU's graduation ceremony Aug. 4 and pursue his Master's at FAU, where he is an assist strength coach. Lk for my blog
— Jim Henry (@JimHenryTALLY) July 25, 2018
- Speaking of former Lions, Stephen Tulloch is opening a coffee shop in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
- Yet another Lions opposing player will be suspended for their game against Detroit. However, Rashard Robinson was already likely on the roster bubble for the Jets:
#Jets CB Rashard Robinson has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2018 regular season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2018
- Jeff Risdon of Lions Wire gave his prediction for the 53-man roster for the offensive side of the ball. Things get very interesting on the offensive line.
- The Lions reportedly worked out former Bucs and Patriots defensive tackle Sealver Siliga last week:
Another unsigned veteran from last year's Bucs defense, DT Sealver Siliga, had a workout with Lions last week. Big run-stopper had 8 tackles for Tampa Bay in eight games last season.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) July 24, 2018
- Ash Thompson of Detroit Jock City doesn’t think anyone should really be worried about Ezekiel Ansah being placed on the PUP list.