Tony Ortiz: Lions Players Comment On NFL Lockout
"Hopefully, we'll get back to work soon or else I might come back with all kinds of piercings on my face, looking like a clown."
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"Hopefully, we'll get back to work soon or else I might come back with all kinds of piercings on my face, looking like a clown."
Matthew Stafford started with some short tosses, then began throwing longer routes of about 20 to 30 yards - both to the sideline and over the middle.
Three notable quotes from Monday's first player-organized workouts
Sometimes when a player sees his team draft another player in the first round at his position, he tends to get perturbed. Unless, of course, that other player will join forces with him and form a potent one-two punch.
Matthew Stafford says he is ready to play football right now and is 100% healthy after shoulder surgery.
The Lions will begin to work out as the team unofficially the week of May 16th.
Matthew Stafford suffered a shoulder injury last season which cost him to miss the majority of the games.
Coach Jim Schwartz admitted he was surprised when he saw the outfit defensive tackle Nick Fairley was wearing at the draft in New York City.
I gave the Lions draft a C+. All things considered, love the Nick Fairley pick but I didn't like the Titus Young and the Mikel Leshoure selections.
Lions Head coach talks to Doug and Gator about Osama Bin Laden, the NFL draft, free agency and much more!
Red Wings are back from the West Coast, they will get a few days off before a key game 3 at the Joe Wednesday night.
Stoney and Bill had a chance to chat with one of the newest Lions Mikel Leshoure.
With Nick Fairley and Ndamukong Suh paired at defensive tackle, the Lions' D-line becomes an extraordinary pass defense, while the addition of Titus Young gives the club an explosive wide receiver opposite Calvin Johnson.
The Detroit Lions closed the NFL draft by addressing need after two days of taking players they thought had the most talent.
The Lions' moves on the second night of the NFL Draft Friday were perplexing. For the second year in a row, they traded up to take a running back, Mikel Leshoure from Illinois.
The Detroit Lions drafted Titus Young in the second round of the NFL draft Friday night to be a No. 3 wide receiver, then made a trade to select Mikel Leshoure 13 picks later in the same round as a short-yardage running back.
The Lions have traded up in the second round to get RB Michael LeShoure from Illinois. The Lions gave up their 3rd and 4th round pick from this year to get LeShoure.
The Detroit Lions have selected Boise State WR Titus Young 44th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Things smaller than Nick Fairley's entourage...
It's day two of the NFL Draft and the Lions gearing up for rounds 2 and 3. Detroit drafts 44th overall which is the 12th choice in round 2 and then 75th overall the 11th choice in the 3rd round.
Seventy-five years ago, Detroit's defending NFL champions picked a local star in pro football's very first player draft. Take a look back in 'Joe Donovan's Detroit History.'
A weekend in Cleveland might not be the ideal place for the Detroit Tigers to end their current struggles.
The moment of truth finally arrived. The Lions were on the clock and the packed crowd at the Red Ox Tavern held its breath.
Nick Fairley is scary. Scary good and scary bad. Fairley showed he can dominate at the point of attack and was portrayed by some as a poor-man's Ndamukong Suh
The Detroit Lions started to turn around the franchise last year with an improved defensive line.
