Adding Veterans, Subtracting Distractions Equals A Better Lions Locker Room
More than just improving the on-field performance, the changes have positively affected the locker room.
Watch CBS News
More than just improving the on-field performance, the changes have positively affected the locker room.
"This gives us an opportunity to take some of our fans on the road and make some new fans and do so on an international stage," Lewand said.
Reggie Rogers, a former NFL first-round draft pick and standout defensive lineman at the University of Washington in the late 1980s, died Thursday morning in Seattle. He was 49.
There's a curious anger directed at Matt Stafford, difficult for many of us to understand who've spent every Sunday of our natural lives watching the Lions, clutched in the kind of tension and nausea that's normally associated with Montezuma's Revenge.
For one, he appreciates the element of surprise. For another, he has confidence in his teammates to make plays just as well.
He stands by his refusal to compare, but he also continues to dance around conceding that Johnson is the best.
Ndamukong Suh has not yet decided if he will meet with the NFL for the second time in three seasons to discuss his play.
Right or wrong, it is safe to say football does not look the way it used to.
When the Detroit Lions have run for over 100 yards this season, they've won.
Here's a new wrinkle in the Browns' curious quarterback conundrum: Former NFL starter Jeff Garcia called and offered his services.
Playing for the field goal used to be a roll of the dice at the end of NFL games. Now, it's almost a sure thing.
It all started when fourth-year Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant apparently would not concede that Detroit Lions superstar Calvin Johnson would be the best target on the field when the teams meet Sunday.
Growing up in Dallas, Stafford had the posters, the trading cards, all of it. One Halloween he even dressed up as a Cowboys player - plastic helmet, generic jersey and full pads underneath.
"When the game was over I wasn't left saying 'same old Lions'," Foster said on his radio show Tuesday. "I thought Cincinnati was the better team.
Since wide receiver Nate Burleson broke his arm in a car accident, the Detroit Lions have shuffled a number of players through the wide receiver and tight end spots.
Last Sunday's Lions game with the Bengals featured two of the best receivers in the NFL in Calvin Johnson and A.J.Green.
Calvin Johnson was his usual, talented self, and it wasn't enough to stop the Detroit Lions from dropping their first home game of the season.
Chris Houston did not start the second half, and he said he agreed with the decision after struggling in coverage against the Bengals receivers.
The Lions played the Bengals close on Sunday. However, a couple of special teams miscues ended up leading the Lions to a loss.
For the second straight week, Mike Nugent gave the Cincinnati Bengals a hard-fought win on the road.
The Detroit Lions are focused on the little picture, going into their game with the Cincinnati Bengals in a matchup of 4-2 teams at least tied atop their divisions.
The Detroit Lions have a big matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals this week. Fortunately, they seem like they could have most, if not all, of their key players for this matchup.
Calvin Johnson has his own signature shoe from Nike and now does his teammate Ndamukong Suh does as well.
Detroit Lions tight end Joseph Fauria's touchdown dancing entertains fans and teammates alike, most recently running back Reggie Bush.
The Detroit Lions and Josephine Ford Cancer Institute, Michigan's largest provider of adult cancer care, have created a unique partnership with the goal to raise $15 million during the next three years for cancer research in metro Detroit.
Cooper Flagg, who will turn 19 on Sunday, is averaging 25.4 points over his last eight games.
One person was killed in a shooting on Thursday evening inside a Kroger in Westland, Michigan.
A woman who was last seen at a bar in Hamtramck a week ago has been located, according to police.
Authorities say an 82-year-old woman died from her injuries Thursday afternoon following a house fire in Dearborn.
Police are investigating a double homicide that happened on Thursday on Fenton Street.
A proposed data center in Saline Township, Michigan, is moving forward after DTE Energy received approval to supply power.
One person was killed in a shooting on Thursday evening inside a Kroger in Westland, Michigan.
You may have heard talk about a flash freeze possible on Friday morning. But what does that mean?
A police officer happened to be in the area when his mother called 911, saying the child was not breathing.
Cooper Flagg, who will turn 19 on Sunday, is averaging 25.4 points over his last eight games.
Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles.
A 15-gallon tank of gas will cost Michiganders about $42, which is around $15 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024.
Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
Known as a popular Hollywood director, Rob Reiner also had a lengthy record of political and civic activism, especially in California.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.
Rob Reiner was the son of a comedy giant who became one himself with movies such as "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally…" and "This is Spinal Tap."
The Brown University shooting suspect was found dead in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Authorities believe he is also responsible for killing an MIT professor.
Two days after the shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was shot to death at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Economists had expected CPI to rise at an annual rate of 3% last month.
Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist as the Utah Mammoth pulled away from the Atlantic Division-leading Detroit Red Wings 4-1.
The Powerball jackpot leaped to an estimated $1.5 billion after no one won Wednesday night's pot of gold of approximately $1.25 billion.
A Michigan hospital is asking members of the public to raise their flashlights as well as the spirits of children during the holiday season.
Oakland County health officials are reporting a confirmed case of measles in a pediatric patient at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.
Thanks to the incredible kindness of a stranger, a little girl from Westland has a whole new outlook on life.
For nurse practitioners like Natasha Weems, their concerns lie in how these decisions could impact some of our most vulnerable families.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
Cooper Flagg, who will turn 19 on Sunday, is averaging 25.4 points over his last eight games.
When a Dan Campbell press conference is a reading lesson, it's hard not to pay attention.
Detroit is 0-5-1 against the Steelers in the 21st century, and Pittsburgh even won a Super Bowl at Ford Field against the Seattle Seahawks in 2006.
Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist as the Utah Mammoth pulled away from the Atlantic Division-leading Detroit Red Wings 4-1.
University of Michigan interim President Domenico Grasso says they will be launching an independent evaluation into the athletic department's culture and procedures after the firing of football head coach Sherrone Moore.
The state of Michigan can do better when it comes to raising the bar on K-12 public education.
The Detroit show will attract hundreds of thousands to the area as automakers, tech companies and more gravitate to downtown Detroit.
This week on Michigan Matters, Carol Cain speaks with retail owners and entrepreneurs ahead of the holiday season.
Hundreds of thousands will line up along Woodward Avenue for America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
This week's roundtable discusses the economic outlook as the critical fourth quarter of 2025 plays out.
Kids in Royal Oak, Michigan, went on a shopping spree for the annual Shop with a Hero event.
A retired NASCAR driver was among the seven people killed in a plane crash on Thursday in North Carolina.
The suspect in the Brown University shooting was found dead, officials say. Authorities are also investigating his connection to the killing of an MIT professor.
Warren police arrested a Detroit man after a chase. They say he was allegedly driving while intoxicated with a child in the car.
East Lansing police released a photo of a person who they believe is responsible for two possible hate crime incidents.