Schwartz Facing His Mentor
Lions head coach Jim Schwartz spent 10 seasons in Tennessee working under Rams coach Jeff Fisher.
Watch CBS News
Lions head coach Jim Schwartz spent 10 seasons in Tennessee working under Rams coach Jeff Fisher.
This morning Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz joined Karsch and Anderson to talk about the 2012 NFL season for the Detroit Lions.
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.
"I honestly don't know what the deal with Jahvid is," Matthew Stafford said. "Coach Schwartz probably has a better grasp on that than any of us. We're hoping to see him back soon if we can."
Nobody talks about special teams until they cost you a game.
Keiland Williams was with the Washington Redskins a year ago, believing he had a shot to start after showing signs of promise as a rookie.
The coach of the Lions is showing some love to Detroit's other boys in blue.
Jim Schwartz was discussing Aaron Berry's departure from the Lions when the Detroit coach tried to describe the situation in football terms.
The 16th annual Detroit Lions Kickoff Luncheon hosted by the Detroit Economic Club will be held on Wednesday, August 29, at Ford Field. Last year's event was sold out with more than 1,000 attendees.
The Detroit Lions took a leap toward respectability last season when they made a playoff appearance for the first time in more than a decade.
The good news is the Lions have agreed to terms with head coach Jim Schwartz on a contract extension beyond the 2012 season. He is entering the final year of his existing contract.
Here's the stat that defines the Lions offseason: relevant free agents signed, four; offseason arrests, six.
Detroitlions.com is reporting that Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz and the team have agreed to a new multi-year contract extension.
When contemplating the NFL's biggest jerks we came up with a lot of Detroit Lions.
Coach Jim Schwartz characterized his team's entire offseason program as "outstanding."
Are the Lions gently easing jack-of-all-trades return ace Stefan Logan out of the picture?
Today the Detroit Lions kicked off the Inaugural Detroit Lions/Kevin VanDam Charity Fishing Tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops.
The Lions kept their troubled members of the 2011 draft class sequestered from the media this week.
Wideout Titus Young isn't present at the Lions organized team activities this offseason, as he reportedly punched teammate Louis Delmas some time last week.
The Lions signed Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore immediately after the draft, but Schwartz said last week there was no guarantee he would carry three quarterbacks this season.
All things considered -- and all qualifiers about not drawing conclusions from a three-day sample duly noted -- coach Jim Schwartz was pleased with what he saw from the Lions' rookie minicamp last weekend.
The Detroit Lions insist they didn't plan on adding defensive depth with every pick on the final day of the NFL draft.
Browsing around on the Detroit Lions site today we came across the headline of "Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers movie trailer."
Most NFL coaches are not shying away from addressing the presence of a bounty system on the New Orleans Saints.
Lions coach Jim Schwartz was asked last Thursday whether he's spoken with defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh about his temperament since Detroit's playoff loss to New Orleans. His answer: Not really.
