Packers' Pickett Returns From Concussion; Looks To Play Against Lions
The return of veteran defensive lineman Ryan Pickett won't automatically fix everything that has been wrong with the Green Bay Packers' run defense the past few weeks.
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The return of veteran defensive lineman Ryan Pickett won't automatically fix everything that has been wrong with the Green Bay Packers' run defense the past few weeks.
Apparently making the playoffs for the first time since 1999 is not enough to send more than one Lion to the Pro Bowl this coming January in Hawaii.
The Detroit Lions' only player voted to the Pro Bowl, Calvin Johnson, watched his teammates work out Wednesday.
Packers will show up, try to avoid more injuries. Even then, they can make it close
Suh might have lost support after drawing a two-game suspension for stomping an opponent
The usual names — Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Troy Polamalu, Tony Gonzalez — are headed for Hawaii, barring a trip to the Super Bowl.
When the Lions broke their 19-game losing streak with a victory over the Redskins in 2009, they celebrated by giving their fans in the stands at Ford Field, "high fives."
The Detroit Lions have signed running back Joique Bell and released running back Aaron Brown
At 23, Matthew Stafford hasn't only shattered the Lions' record book, but his 2011 season statistically could put him among the NFL's truly elite quarterbacks.
It's tough to top the year in sports the state of Michigan has had in 2011.
Week 16 NFL Power Ranking have the been released.
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz isn't fretting over circumstances beyond his control.
Start in the Motor City, where Lions fans haven't seen their team in the playoffs since 1999.
Not by design, but the Detroit Pistons' season will begin quietly.
"This is an accomplishment," coach Jim Schwartz said. "It's a big step for our team and our organization."
