Leshoure Back At Practice For Lions
Detroit Lions running back Mikel Leshoure is back at practice after recovering from a right hamstring injury.
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Detroit Lions running back Mikel Leshoure is back at practice after recovering from a right hamstring injury.
What did Goodell plan to say to Leshoure and Fairley? "You are an NFL player and you have to conduct yourself a certain way and hold yourself to that standard."
1. Who is going to start at the cornerback spot opposite Chris Houston?
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.
Here's the stat that defines the Lions offseason: relevant free agents signed, four; offseason arrests, six.
Mikel Leshoure took the handoff from Matthew Stafford. He made two quick jukes and then burst through the line and sprinted toward the end zone.
The Detroit Lions took a hit to their roster Wednesday and another one could be coming in what has turned into an offseason marred by off-field trouble.
Detroit Lions running back Mikel Leshoure has been suspended for two games without pay and will have to give up two more game checks for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.
"There has to be accountability, there will be accountability," said Detroit Lions' Tom Lewand.
Club president Tim Lewand said he has been in contact with commissioner Roger Goodell regarding the off-field troubles of second-year players Nick Fairley and Mikel Leshoure.
Last Saturday, for the second time in less than two months, Lions 2011 first-round pick Nick Fairley was arrested.
Monday the Lions were on the field for the first day of OTA's (organized team activities) in Allen Park.
The Lions have some drama as they begin organized team activities in Allen Park this week.
When Nick Fairley and Mikel Leshoure were arrested for bad driving and possession of marijuana people emailed me and said Lions coach Jim Schwartz has lost control of the team.
The Lions haven't had a quiet offseason. Instead current and former players have spent a fair amount of time on the police blotter.
On draft red flags, Lewand said, "There are a lot of different risks: medical risks, character risks, work ethic. There are a lot of different things to look at."
"I expect he'll be treated just like everybody else, and his rights will be respected," said Mikel Leshoure's attorney Joseph Lavigne of Farmington Hills.
The thought of young athletes and pot does compromise the integrity of sports. And that, in my opinion, would be true if marijuana were legal, too.
In fact, the first question that should be asked of Leshoure, Fairley and Culbreath is this: is marijuana worth losing a way of life that so few men are able to enjoy?
Spotted red-handed trying to shove marijuana into his mouth, the cop told him to spit it out, the chief said. LeShoure complied.
In a recent GQ interview rap superstar Eminem talks about the future of the Detroit Lions.
Two of the Lions' top three draft picks were seated at different ends of the locker room Thursday.
The Lions wasted no time finding a couple of running backs to fill the tall order of replacing second round pick Mikel Leshoure who was lost for the season on Monday after suffering a torn Achilles tendon.
A rough training camp got even rougher for the Lions, as they lose rookie running back Mikel Leshoure for the 2011 season with a torn achilles in his left leg.
Detroit players got a chance to see their new running back on Monday as Mikel Leshoure was present and ready to take everything in.
