Mayhew: Lions Changing 'Some Of Our Procedures' With Draft Evaluations
Eighteen of the 51 players drafted by the Lions since 2009 are either out of football completely or not currently signed to an NFL roster or practice squad.
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Eighteen of the 51 players drafted by the Lions since 2009 are either out of football completely or not currently signed to an NFL roster or practice squad.
It took traveling halfway across the world for the Detroit Lions to do it, but they are looking healthier than they have at any point this season. With Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs in London upcoming, only one player is listed as out.
"He (Stafford) has done a good job of telling me plays he likes or plays he doesn't like or maybe we should run this route at this depth instead of that depth."
"We're probably gonna be more buyers than sellers, and we've had some dialogue already about some guys around the league, so we're actively looking at those situations."
Lions are 1-5 against Kansas City as road team, though all six games were played at Arrowhead Stadium.
After a 1-6 start, Jim Caldwell still thinks the Detroit Lions have a chance to salvage their season.
According to the Detroit Free Press the Silverdome is about to be nothing but an empty parking lot.
Johnson is paid more than $16 million a year after he signed a seven-year extension in 2012.
"Their front seven is really strong, so definitely one of the better front sevens in the league right now."
For kicker Matt Prater, London is the city of second chances.
Caldwell compared the relationship between Cooter and Stafford to the one that he himself had with quarterback Joe Flacco in Baltimore.
The way the Kansas City Chiefs shuffled different groups along the offensive line in training camp inevitably drew comparisons to the game of musical chairs.
Being over in London has only added to the troubles that the Detroit Lions are having this season. They are focused on the Kansas City Chiefs, but there are other things standing in their way and it's causing some annoying and also pricey issues for the Lions.
Megatron was the only Lion on the list, which crunched jersey sale numbers from March 1 to August 31 of this year.
"So training camp mode for sure, and I think it comes at a good time because we need something like that to rally us together and get this win."
