Fullback A Dying Breed In Detroit
The Lions have all but eliminated the fullback position from their offense.
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The Lions have all but eliminated the fullback position from their offense.
The NFL players' union has canceled its weekly conference call, eliminating a planned discussion about HGH testing.
Veteran NFL running back Laurence Maroney is hoping to catch on with another team after his acquittal of a misdemeanor marijuana charge in St. Louis, his attorney said Wednesday.
Ramon Santiago is one of the smallest players on the Detroit Tigers -- a smooth fielder and fast runner, but nobody's idea of a slugger.
RB Jahvid Best (head) will play Thursday vs. the Bills.
The Lions spilled a whole bunch of enthusiasm all over Michigan on Saturday night, and the national punditry is desperate to cram it back in the box.
Throughout Monday and Tuesday, teams will be scrambling to get their rosters down to 80 players before the league-imposed deadline of 4 p.m. EST on Tuesday.
Ndamukong Suh twice knocked Patriots QB Tom Brady to the ground as the Lions harassed him throughout the first half (two sacks, five hits).
Here's my guess at what the Lions 53-man roster could look like, when the final roster cut-down takes place on Saturday.
Nobody is saying the Lions are the New England Patriots, who are arguably the best NFL team of this generation.
Following the recent Detroit whipping of New England, CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman wrote a column about Ndamukong Suh and how he's offically become a dirty player at this (early) point in his career.
Believe it or not, there were some unhappy people after the Lions 34-10 handling of the Patriots on Saturday, and of course those people all were Patriot fans, coaches or players.
This morning the Detroit Lions have announced they have released 8 players. Among the players are WR's Damario Ballard, Marcus Harris, RB Mike Bell who was signed when Mikel Leshoure tore his achilles.
Tom Brady stepped forward, pulled his arm back and was ready to throw deep - when Detroit's Cliff Avril slammed the New England quarterback to the turf from behind, knocking the ball loose.
Jahvid Best was cleared of any post-concussion symptoms after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit against the Browns a week ago.
