Lewand Says Lack Of 'Meeting Of The Minds' - Not Salary Cap Issues - Killed Deal With Suh
"We were comfortable making him a proposal that would have made him the highest-paid defensive player in the league ..." Lewand said.
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"We were comfortable making him a proposal that would have made him the highest-paid defensive player in the league ..." Lewand said.
With Levy, the Lions could negotiate into the season if need be, though talks about an extension have not even started yet.
"She's got strong opinions, and she's extremely sharp," Lewand said, "and she has a lot of interaction with her peers, with other owners."
General manager Martin Mayhew disputes the notion the Lions have been relatively inactive in free agency.
While O'Brien said he would not compare the two players, he said he thinks Watt is the best defensive player in the league.
"Some of those incidents occurred a long time ago, and obviously players learn from situations, as I think he mentioned," Philbin said.
Here in Detroit, there's not many events that excite Lions fans more than the NFL Draft.
"There's no doubt in my mind that they'll be contending for the national championship shortly," John Harbaugh said of Michigan.
If the reviews from other NFL coaches give any indication, Ngata should help the Lions just as much as they hope he will.
In 2005 the Detroit Lions used the 10th overall draft pick on USC WR Mike Williams.
Detroit Lions tight end went all out and got two pairs of custom Jordan sneakers made for his quarterback Matthew Stafford and his bride, Kelly Hall, as a wedding gift.
The Lions gave up a pair of 2015 draft picks to get Ngata, and Mayhew said the five-time Pro Bowl selection definitely merited the price.
In five seasons for the Detroit Lions, free agent guard Rob Sims did not miss a single regular season game.
"We haven't made a final determination on how that process is going to go," Mayhew said Monday.
"You make decisions in real time," Mayhew said, "and I feel good about every decision that we made every step along the way."
With all of Michigan's recent success in athletics, CBS News Detroit talked to some prospective students to find out how far that goes in convincing them to choose Michigan for college.
Michigan coach Dusty May remembers watching Rumeal Robinson and the Wolverines win the national championship in 1989.
After being down by as many as 19 on Sunday, Braylon Mullins retrieved a loose ball near midcourt in the waning seconds against Duke and hit a three-pointer from 35 feet away to take the lead.
Michigan is a contender now, taking on Texas in the only women's NCAA Tournament regional final matching the top two seeds.
Yaxel Lendeborg scored 27 points, Elliot Cadeau had 10 assists and Michigan rolled into the Final Four by overwhelming Tennessee for a dominant 95-62 victory in the NCAA Tournament.
Federal officials on Monday for the first time labeled the March 12 attack at Temple Israel as an act of terrorism inspired by Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group.
Authorities say that while they believe the body is that of missing 25-year-old Tyler Bojanowski of Wyandotte.
Southeast Michigan will see an increasingly severe weather threat from Monday night into Tuesday. Here's the forecast.
A frightening situation at a funeral over the weekend led to attendees frantically running out of McFall Funeral Home in Detroit over the weekend.
Dearborn is one of four U.S. cities testing the Change.org Ideas for Change initiative, which lets residents propose solutions and vote on community ideas through April 19.
Cities in Michigan lose big tax revenue from pollution-control tax breaks, and many do not track what they give up.
Gas prices are currently hovering just below $4 a gallon in much of Michgan, AAA says.
Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line, a system that reshaped industrial production and helped make automobiles more accessible to the public.
A $4.3 billion investment is going toward a battery cell manufacturing plant in Lansing, Michigan, to provide Tesla with prismatic battery cells.
The United Auto Workers says that Detroit Diesel is adding a third shift, recalling laid-off workers and hiring dozens more people.
The bag, called the "Gold Standard Cassette Tape," features a bold, nostalgic design inspired by classic cassette tapes.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
It's a sign that Metro Detroiters are ready to say goodbye to winter and welcome spring, and the Marche du Nain Rouge is a feast for the eyes.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
Afroman spoke to CBS News after he won the case, which tested the limits of parody and the license artists can take in social commentary directed at public figures.
Federal officials on Monday for the first time labeled the March 12 attack at Michigan's Temple Israel as an act of terrorism inspired by Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group.
Kid Rock shared videos to social media that show two Army helicopters outside of his Tennessee home. An Army official confirmed to CBS News that it was a training flight.
Despite reports of long TSA lines and airport disruptions nationwide, Detroit Metro officials said conditions locally remained manageable.
NASA is poised to launch four astronauts April 1 on a historic nine-day trip around the moon and back. Here's everything to know about the Artemis II mission.
After being down by as many as 19 on Sunday, Braylon Mullins retrieved a loose ball near midcourt in the waning seconds against Duke and hit a three-pointer from 35 feet away to take the lead.
Around 19,000 Corewell Health patients have been impacted by a data breach that happened in 2024, the nonprofit said Friday.
A child under the age of 5 is now the latest case of measles in an outbreak being traced in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
As communities across the country face growing fears of increased immigration enforcement patrols, a coalition of civil rights advocates and health care professionals in Michigan is banding together to offer support for those on the frontlines.
Oakland County officials say medical debt impacts approximately 114,000 county residents.
A measles outbreak continues to expand in Southeast Michigan, with a fourth suspected case now reported in Washtenaw County.
With all of Michigan's recent success in athletics, CBS News Detroit talked to some prospective students to find out how far that goes in convincing them to choose Michigan for college.
Michigan coach Dusty May remembers watching Rumeal Robinson and the Wolverines win the national championship in 1989.
After being down by as many as 19 on Sunday, Braylon Mullins retrieved a loose ball near midcourt in the waning seconds against Duke and hit a three-pointer from 35 feet away to take the lead.
Michigan is a contender now, taking on Texas in the only women's NCAA Tournament regional final matching the top two seeds.
Yaxel Lendeborg scored 27 points, Elliot Cadeau had 10 assists and Michigan rolled into the Final Four by overwhelming Tennessee for a dominant 95-62 victory in the NCAA Tournament.
There's a focus on Michigan's defense industry as a national convention comes to Detroit in a few weeks, with over 11,000 people expected at Huntington Place.
Dave Coulter updates Oakland County's move to its new offices in downtown Pontiac and when that might take place.
Gardner White opened doors in Detroit in 1912, and the retailer continues to expand with nine new stores planned this year.
Rose talks about a new TV series being filmed in Detroit called "South West High," which revolves around a fictional high school in the Motor City.
As Women's History Month kicks off, Donna Murray-Brown, the new president and CEO of Inforum, appears on Michigan Matters.
A frightening situation at a funeral over the weekend led to attendees frantically running out of McFall Funeral Home in Detroit over the weekend.
The University of Michigan men's basketball team is Final Four-bound, while the men's hockey program also punched its ticket to the Frozen Four.
As he kicks off his second term in office, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud is focused on the future of the city he serves. With that comes the need to hear directly from his constituents by finding a method that would allow people to speak freely.
Police are investigating after a fisherman found a body in the Detroit River on Monday afternoon near Dingell Park in Ecorse. Police have not identified the person or said how they died, but they say the physical description and clothing match that of missing 25-year-old Tyler Bojanowski.
The intersection at Kensington Road and Grand River Avenue in Brighton Township is getting some major work.
