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The spate of player incidents — mostly minor — is not a sign of a rambunctious team losing its way. But it’s a pointed reminder that young talent is unpredictable, and a warning that the Lions’ rough edges still need work.
Graham, who is from Detroit Crockett and was a two-time team MVP at Michigan, says he’s been humbled by his NFL experience, but vows to use it as motivation to play better.
Falcons president Rich McKay, chairman of the competition committee, said Tuesday at an owners meeting that because this is a playing rule, the league can apply it unilaterally.
"I feel good," said Tulloch, who is nursing tendinitis in his left knee. "I will miss a couple of OTAs but I will be ready. I've never missed a game in my career. I know what it takes to take care of my body."
Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson didn't make any excuses for his teammate and protégé Titus Young. But he did offer some perspective. "Titus is ready to work," Burleson said Tuesday.
Houston doesn't want to be viewed as the Lions’ old man in a sea of fledgling young cornerbacks. Yes, at 27 he's the oldest player at the position.
Wide receiver Nate Burleson and linebacker Stephen Tulloch are captains for the third annual Celebrity Softball Game on June 9 at King Boring Field in Dearborn.
This is what the Lions had all been waiting to see. And you could tell right away, this is what Fairley had been waiting to do, as he exploded out of a three-point stance in pass-rush drills.
Ndamukong Suh knows there are things he needs to work on to improve his performance from what he called an “indifferent” second season with the Lions. He just hasn’t pinpointed them yet.
With the Saints bounty case moving to grievance hearings and court, NFL owners will talk about player safety when they meet today. The issue is on the agenda for the owners’ session in Atlanta.
Speaking publicly for the first time since he was busted twice in less than a month (Feb. 18 and March 12) on marijuana possession charges, Leshoure was like a running back who had broken through the line of scrimmage — he wasn’t about to look back.
Stafford, receiver Calvin Johnson and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh were among the veterans who participated in the non-contact drills Monday morning.
Sometime last week during a training session at the practice facility, words were exchanged between, Young, a second-year receiver, and third-year safety Louis Delmas. Young lost his temper and punched Delmas.
Lewand announced the team’s support for a bill that would help educate coaches, parents and athletes about the signs and symptoms of concussions, and mandate any player suspected of a concussion sit out until cleared by a doctor.
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The suit in U.S. District Court in New Orleans claims Goodell, “relied on, at best, hearsay, circumstantial evidence and lies” in making comments about Vilma ...
Sims admits the initial reaction among some of his offensive line mates might have been on the chilly side when the Lions drafted Reiff, an offensive tackle. ...
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Farmington Hills — Continuing his efforts to fight childhood obesity, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford visited Hailey Samples and her classmates at ...
Suh is part of a group of co-owners, along with Lions teammate Tony Scheffler, of D1 Detroit, a sports training and therapy facility housed inside the ...
Green, an undrafted rookie free agent from Penn State, has become accustomed to the back-and-forth pendulum between praise and consequence. He entered his ...
New York— An arbitration hearing into whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has jurisdiction to punish Saints players for the team's bounties program ...
Elway said he had to “sacrifice the short-term for the long-term” when he used a second-round pick last month on the Arizona State quarterback rather than ...
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