Lions Sign Florence, Release Silva
The Detroit Lions have signed cornerback Drayton Florence and released safety Ricardo Silva.
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The Detroit Lions have signed cornerback Drayton Florence and released safety Ricardo Silva.
The Detroit Lions cut cornerback Alphonso Smith and punter Ryan Donahue, two of the notable players released as the team trimmed its roster to 53 players on Friday night.
The Detroit Lions have notified cornerback Alphonso Smith and punter Ryan Donahue they can expect to be released.
The Lions are making more national news and this time with a starring roll in a new Monday Night Football commercial.
The Lions made a trade Tuesday to bolster the sagging cornerback core.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell couldn't help but notice a great deal of optimism and confidence that the Detroit Lions are moving in the right direction when he visited their training camp.
Matthew Stafford threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions went on to beat the Buffalo Bills 38-32 Thursday night.
It probably shouldn't come as any surprise the Lions are going to walk into 2012 with the same strengths and the same ultimately fatal weakness they had at the close of the 2011 season.
For a shy, humble guy, receiver Calvin Johnson has turned into quite the media darling lately.
The NFL will open the regular season next week with replacement officials and said it was prepared to use them "as much ... as necessary" afterward.
One of best passing games in league with QB Matthew Stafford connecting with All-Pro WR Calvin Johnson
Matthew Stafford lined up with the first team at practice Monday and showed no real sign of being limited by the injury to his non-throwing hand.
"Who's more ready to play right now? Who's more ready to call an offense?" Mike Valenti said about his fantasy football pick. 'Who's used to that? It's Luck ... You can play Luck this year."
Mike Valenti and Terry Foster went head-to-head with Detroit Lions starting quarterback Matthew Stafford on Monday.
The Detroit Lions have announced that Jahvid Best and rookie CB Chris Greenwood have been placed on the PUP (physically unable to perform) list.
Washington cornerback Kevin Barnes says he's been traded to the Detroit Lions.
Football is baaack. I have never quite figured out how many "a's" to add into "back" in order to indicate excitement, I went with three.
Shaun Hill saw his most extended work of the preseason Saturday and scuffled.
Truth be told, it could have been a lot worse.
The Detroit Lions lose to the Oakland Raiders 31-20 on Saturday night during preseason play in Oakland.
97.1 The Ticket is hosting the Fantasy Football Convention today at Fifth Avenue Billiards in downtown Royal Oak. Can't be there? Follow along with action LIVE on Twitter here.
Mikel Leshoure knows that the Oakland Raiders are going to hit him hard Saturday night.
The Detroit Lions announced today that they have signed nine year NFL veteran Kassim Osgood to a contact.
Oakland Raiders backup quarterback Matt Leinart is OK to play after injuring the index finger on his non-throwing hand but still might be held out of Saturday's game against the Detroit Lions.
Billy Sims is bringing Oklahoma barbecue to the D.
