Matt Dery's Daily Update 7-27-11
The Lions are reportedly one of a handful of teams offering a contract to free agent LB Stephen Tulloch, his old team the Tennessee Titans are also in the mix.
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The Lions are reportedly one of a handful of teams offering a contract to free agent LB Stephen Tulloch, his old team the Tennessee Titans are also in the mix.
As the lockout ended, the Lions had 53 players under contract, including several who finished last season on the practice squad. They have eight unrestricted free agents, seven restricted and five drafted rookies.
Who will the Lions pick up in free agency?
Cliff Avril pulled up to the gate and opened his window as a crowd of reporters converged on his Escalade.
Kyle Vanden Bosch and other players reported to the Detroit Lions' headquarters in Allen Park today.
The NFL lockout is over and training camp is just around the corner. No matter what rhetoric each side was throwing around, you knew there was no way the season was going to be a wash.
Louis Delmas, by his own admission, played below his standards last year and he won't use a nagging hamstring injury as an excuse.
As the lockout ended, the Lions had 53 players under contract, including several who finished last season on the practice squad.
The Lions have thought throughout the past five-plus months that they would be ready to hit the ground running, regardless of when the lockout was lifted.
Now it can be said with certainty: Get ready for some football!
Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz went straight to twitter after the NFL lockout was settled.
CBSSports.com has obtained the letter sent to player-agents by the NFLPA that lays out the schedule for the next few days.
So much for what NFL actually reported earlier -- the NFL Network is now reporting that training camps will not open until Friday at the earliest.
So this will not stun you but some teams began calling agents about their free agent clients on Sunday night, one agent tells me.
Legal teams for NFL owners and players negotiated through the weekend and deep into Monday morning, wrapping up at 3 a.m. with an agreement on basic terms.
Under the far less-than-ideal circumstances of no football during the offseason, the Lions lived relatively well.
On Saturday, after speaking with two high ranking player sources, I reported that NFL players and owners had reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Having spent 11 years with the Detroit Lions, now Lomas Brown is taking his love of football in a new direction
Former Detroit Lion Lomas Brown says he has a personal sake in what happens, as NFL players are still mull over an aggrement with the owners.
Ndamukong Suh joined Stoney and Sara after the show today to talk about his upcoming Tweetup in Detroit on Saturday July 30th.
The way NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke about club owners' overwhelming approval of a tentative decade-long agreement to end the lockout, he might as well have been yelling, "Are you ready for some football?!"
After a 10-minute break turned into a lengthy evening siesta that unnerved more than a number of NFL reporters, the NFL owners voted to pass a resolution approving settlement of the Brady v. NFL lawsuit, according to the NFL Network.
NFL owners met Thursday to discuss -- and possibly vote on -- a tentative deal to end the lockout that began in March.
Detroit Lions left tackle Jeff Backus suffered a left pectoral injury during the lockout and might not be ready for the start of training camp, according to the Detroit Free Press.
