Caldwell: 'The Struggle Is Often What Makes A Man, What Makes A Team'
"I think the hard road oftentimes brings back the most rewards. I don't think you hide from that."
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"I think the hard road oftentimes brings back the most rewards. I don't think you hide from that."
The Detroit Lions really may end up seeing a lot of changes after this season is over, but not all of the players are too worried about that as of yet. As for Matthew Stafford? He's quickly approaching an NFL record, but it's not one he really wants to have.
A cable TV channel is throwing some shade on Detroit Lions fans.
"The organization and I felt it was best if I sat out for a few and kind of heal up. It was the right call, exactly what I needed."
"You're just advocating for the rules to be fair … If he go to court and he win in court, what do you want us to say?"
According to the Detroit News, the Lions have hired a search firm to assist with their upcoming personnel decisions, after the firings of team president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew.
Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus says a player lifted his shirt, beat his chest and barked at the K-9 before telling a deputy to release the dog.
According to Lions head trainer Kevin Bastin, Mathis was checked for a concussion late in the Vikings game, was cleared, then began showing symptoms after the team traveled to London.
The Packers have tabbed James Starks as their top running back, replacing the slumping Eddie Lacy.
Minutes from reaching the Super Bowl last season, the Green Bay Packers brought a palpable chip-on-their-shoulder, championship-chasing attitude into the 2015 season.
Major League Baseball and the Colorado Rockies are looking into a report that shortstop Jose Reyes was arrested on a charge of assaulting his wife in Maui on Oct. 31.
The New York Jets fired Rex Ryan after the 2014 NFL season and now Ryan is leading the Buffalo Bills into enemy territory in his first game back since his termination.
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The Detroit Lions were last on the field and destroyed by the Kansas City Chiefs in London. Now, they're coming off of a bye week where their front office was shaken up and they still have just one win.
Losers of two straight after an undefeated start, the Green Bay Packers are an unhappy bunch — and not just during sideline disagreements captured by television cameras.
Zach Miller leaped, snagged Jay Cutler's pass with his right hand and tumbled into the end zone.
She was "passionate," according to running back Joique Bell, and "letting us know what was going on," according to defensive end Darryl Tapp.
"I understand from Bill that there was a quote out there that said I was like a dead man walking, but as you can see, I'm alive and well."
Lions head coach Jim Caldwell said it was "hogwash" that the team was frustrated with Matthew Stafford's intelligence.
Julius Peppers didn't want to give Newton the ball.
Ndamukong Suh wasn't happy.
Suddenly, it's the Carolina Panthers who are way out front in the NFC at 8-0, and it's their quarterback, Cam Newton, who is generating MVP talk, by virtue of a 37-29 victory over Rodgers and Green Bay on Sunday.
The Detroit Lions have a talented team that returned a lot of players from last year's playoff squad, but this season simply has brought as much success. While some of the veterans are faltering, the future for the Lions looks bright with some rising stars.
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It's not clear yet whether Detroit will begin a total rebuild, but the front office shake-up underscored just how far the Lions have fallen this season.
