Lions Select Nick Fairley 13th Overall
The Detroit Lions have selected Auburn DT Nick Fairley 13th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
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The Detroit Lions have selected Auburn DT Nick Fairley 13th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
I fill out a mock draft like an NCAA bracket. I just start filling out what I think will happen not what should happen and at the end I'm a little shocked at what I've done. Just like an NCAA bracket no mock draft is perfect.
The prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft have to be thrilled it's draft week.
Deion Sanders of the NFL Network says he has talked to Martin Mayhew and believes the Lions GM is looking for cornerback but Primetime has told his old Florida State buddy to stay away from drafting a corner.
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The Detroit Lions won't take a quarterback with the 13th pick overall in the NFL draft.
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As the NFL Draft approaches Thursday, under the most unusual circumstances ever because of a labor stoppage, the Lions are nonetheless faced with decisions that will set their course for years to come.
You'll see many lists over the next couple of days on the best and worst players drafted by the Lions and the other 31 NFL teams.
Three reasons, even before the draft and signing of free agents, I see the Lions going at least 9-7 or better in 2011
The Lions, for the first time in a decade, are scheduled to play a Monday night game this season. On Monday, Oct. 10 -- 10 years and two days since they lost 35-0 to the Rams at the Pontiac Silverdome - the Lions will host the Chicago Bears at Ford Field.
There is an outside chance Amukamara, from Nebraska, will fall to them at No. 13. Smith, from Colorado, is almost certainly to be available for the Lions.
Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew says Matthew Stafford's recovery from surgery on his right, throwing shoulder is going well.
Martin Mayhew met with the media this afternoon to have a pre draft press conference.
Nick Lidstrom today was named a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy given out to the NHL player who shows the most sportsmanship as well as skill.
With the NFL draft coming up quickly, I thought I'd take a shot at trying to figure out who goes where in the first round, with my feelings on the pick. Here's the first 15 selections - take with a grain of salt and a bottle of rum.
I was at the Michigan Spring Game on Saturday. Can't believe how outstanding the Suite level is.
Tigers did outright Enrique Gonzales' contract to Toledo to make room for Ryan Perry.
As all Lions fans know one of the highlights of following the team is the release of the schedule.
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For the first time in 10 years the Detroit Lions will be seen nationally on Monday Night Football.
week 1- Detroit Lions @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1pm FOX September 11th
The Lions are reportedly playing on Monday Night Football.
Stafford, who is now throwing after having shoulder surgery, won two of the three events. In one event, he threw a 50-yard pass that was dropped by a fan that had bid to be part of his team.
The Lions dream would be to watch rangy LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson drop into their laps at 18.
The University of Michigan is set to hire former longtime Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham to lead the Wolverines, university sources told CBS News Detroit.
Ryan Kennedy, along with attorneys, held a press conference on Friday, denying allegations that he made racial comments toward Metcalf during the Dec. 21 game in Detroit.
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Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions have gifted the division rival Green Bay Packers a spot in the playoffs.
Thursday's Christmas giveaway was organized by Filthy Rockwell, who runs Filthy Cares — a Detroit-raised musician turned Christmas cheer ambassador.
A winter weather advisory has been issued for all of Southeast Michigan on Dec. 26.
Three people were injured – one critically – in the aftermath of a two-vehicle crash Thursday in Oakland County.
Ryan Kennedy, along with attorneys, held a press conference on Friday, denying allegations that he made racial comments toward Metcalf during the Dec. 21 game in Detroit.
The University of Michigan is set to hire former longtime Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham to lead the Wolverines, university sources told CBS News Detroit.
A dog that was living for over a year with Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue was reunited with his former family.
Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles.
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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 "Taylor Swift" bill package, which includes House Bills 4262 and 4263, authorizes the Michigan attorney general to pursue action against anyone using ticket bots.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
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.
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A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
Traffic safety regulators are reviewing a motorist's complaints that the manual door handles on some Model 3 cars are hard to find, a potential hazard in a crash.
The Justice Department said the process of releasing the Epstein files may take "a few more weeks" due to the volume of materials.
The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how things are going.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana. While it might seem like a small move, it opens a new door for the industry as a whole.
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Henry Ford Health has announced new labor agreements with registered nurses and radiology technicians at its Rochester hospital.
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.
The University of Michigan is set to hire former longtime Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham to lead the Wolverines, university sources told CBS News Detroit.
Ryan Kennedy, along with attorneys, held a press conference on Friday, denying allegations that he made racial comments toward Metcalf during the Dec. 21 game in Detroit.
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CBS News Detroit is tracking freezing rain in Southeast Michigan on Friday, Dec. 26.
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