Detroit Lions Notes And Quotes 8-8-11
GM Martin Mayhew was able to sign linebackers Stephen Tulloch and Justin Durant for $3.25 million and $3 million, respectively.
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GM Martin Mayhew was able to sign linebackers Stephen Tulloch and Justin Durant for $3.25 million and $3 million, respectively.
DE Cliff Avril is glad to be back - he signed a one-year tender worth $2.7 million on Thursday - but he's a little befuddled that he didn't get a better, longer deal.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith have signed the new collective bargaining agreement on a makeshift table on the steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Friday morning while the Lions were taking the field for another day of training camp, GM Martin Mayhew was taking the podium to address his new "playoff bound" team with the media.
It was hot and sticky, but that is OK. Sweat poured down my face and into my eyes, temporarily blinding me. But I did not mind.
The Lions, as has become general manager Martin Mayhew's way, moved smartly and quietly to rebuild the back seven of their defense.
Cliff Avril welcomed a son Wednesday night and returned to work less than 24 hours later.
After a brief scare Wednesday, when it appeared that the new collective bargaining agreement wouldn't be ratified on time, CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman reports that the players ratified the agreement with the owners as planned Thursday afternoon, which (theoretically) guarantees labor peace for the next decade.
So finally the NFL lockout is over and Detroit fans can do what they do best...criticize.
The NFL's owners and players finalized the remaining details of the collective bargaining agreement late Wednesday night, clearing the way -- finally -- to a decade-long labor peace while simultaneously doing something unprecedented in recent NFL history.
Earlier in the week Stoney and Mike Valenti talked with Jahvid Best of the Detroit Lions at training camp.
There didn't seem any way that OLB Zack Follett would ever play in the NFL again. He was momentarily paralyzed after a helmet-to-helmet hit against the Giants last October.
"The examination of Nick Fairley's foot today by Dr. Bob Anderson resulted in a diagnosis consistent with that of Lions' team physicians that surgical correction was required.
Its hard to believe, but its been almost 20 years since Mike Utley was paralyzed in a game at the Silverdome.
Football's been back for more than a week now. Well, kind of -- there's still the whole pesky notion of an actual CBA getting ratified in time for the beginning of the league year on Thursday, August 4.
The Detroit Lions released linebacker Zack Follett on Wednesday, less than 12 hours after he tweeted he was finished in the NFL.
Lewand confirms Zack Follett's release, hours after a message posted on the player's Twitter feed indicated his injuries forced him to leave the Detroit Lions.
The Detroit Lions have sent rookie defensive tackle Nick Fairley to a specialist for evaluation of his injured left foot.
Washington Redskins cornerback Phillip Buchanon will be suspended for the first four games of the regular season, coach Mike Shanahan said Tuesday.
Training camp unofficially started for the Detroit Lions on Tuesday.
There were many concerns surrounding Auburn DT Nick Fairley leading up to the 2011 NFL Draft. In fact, such concerns are precisely why he fell to the Lions at No. 13 overall.
Today after Lions training camp ended Mike Valenti and Stoney got the chance to talk to RB Jahvid Best.
When the Lions signed free agent kicker Dave Rayner, veteran Jason Hanson, the longest tenured Lion and franchise scoring leader, knew that coming into his 20th training camp, he'd have to fight to keep his job.
After every draft pick was announced last April, general manager Martin Mayhew was asked why he didn't draft a linebacker or a cornerback.
The Detroit Lions Training Camp practice session on Thursday, August 4 will begin at 4:15 p.m. at the team's headquarters and training facility in Allen Park.
