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Team Notebook: Detroit Lions News, Rumors and Injury Updates
DetroitLions.com - Stafford talks Lions on SportsCenter http://t.co/syoLcwR7 02-11 Dave Birkett - That'd b cheating RT @hartley_nick: why cant players receive endorsement to free cap space. Pay Calvin 10 mil per & have ford sign him 5 mil 02-11 Dave Birkett - Been in Ariz. Just came back to finish rehab here. Will be ready some pt in OTAs RT @LionsFan4Everr: Heard any progress on Leshoures rehab? 02-11 John Niyo - "Come to practice with a cigar. Lit." Here's to World Peace ... http://t.co/n2KZV9RZ 02-11 John Niyo - With Holmstrom playing in his 1000th game tonight, here's my column about it from yesterday: http://t.co/oSXwBWpL 02-11 Access more NFL Twitter Tracker!
Lions | Justin Durant thinks offseason will help defense Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:00:47 -0800 Detroit Lions LB Justin Durant said he believes the offseason workouts will help the defense get better because it will allow the players to build chemistry and get a better grasp of the defense. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Kevin Smith hopes to return Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:44:12 -0800 Detroit Lions impending free-agent RB Kevin Smith wants to re-sign with the Lions this offseason. Comment (0) | Share: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:28:41 -0800 The Detroit Lions have released LB Cody Brown. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Ndamukong Suh ranks fourth on disliked list Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:50:49 -0800 Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh ranks fourth on an overall list of most-disliked athletes with a score of 51 percent disliked, according to a poll published in Forbes magazine. Four months ago, Suh led a Forbes poll of the most-liked players in the NFL with an appeal score of 71 percent. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Gosder Cherilus get increase in salary Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:02:06 -0800 Detroit Lions OT Gosder Cherilus' 2012 salary has increased to $2.31 million because he fulfilled an escalator clause in his contract. He was originally scheduled to make $1.56 million next season. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Louis Delmas gets increase in salary Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:58:34 -0800 Detroit Lions FS Louis Delmas' 2012 salary has increased to $937,000 because he fulfilled an escalator clause in his contract. He was originally scheduled to make $822,000 next season. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Matthew Stafford to get bump in salary Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:57:29 -0800 Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford's 2012 salary has increased by $1 million and is now scheduled to make $11.5 million because he fulfilled an escalator clause in his contract. His 2013 salary has will increase $500,000 and is scheduled to make $12 million. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Matthew Stafford wins Comeback Player of Year Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:06:05 -0800 Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford was named The Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year Saturday, Feb. 4. Stafford became one of just four quarterbacks in the history of the NFL to throw for more than 5,000 yards (5,038) and 40 touchdowns (41) in a season. "It's an honor," Stafford said. "There were a lot guys up there that were deserving as well; you saw the candidates and some of the nominees, and you know how hard they worked to get back." Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Have had talks with several impending FAs Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:52 -0800 Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand said the team has had talks with the agents for impending free-agent QB Shaun Hill, OT Jeff Backus, DE Cliff Avril, LB Stephen Tulloch and CB Eric Wright but would not say how far along any of the talks were at this point. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Working on new deal with Calvin Johnson Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:40:11 -0800 Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand said the team is working on a contract extension with WR Calvin Johnson. The team likely will save salary cap space if they sign Johnson to a new deal because his cap number is expected to be over $20 million next season. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Larry Fitzgerald shows support for Calvin Johnson Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:40:23 -0800 Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald said Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson should be the league's highest paid wide receiver. "He should, he's at the top of the game right now," Fitzgerald said. "He's an extremely, extremely impressive talent. To be around him, he's a really down-to-Earth guy." Fitzgerald is currently the NFL's highest paid wideout with an eight-year, $120 million contract. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Jim Schwartz will not discuss contract Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:28:21 -0800 Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz declined to shed any light on where talks stand on a new contract for him. Schwartz is entering the final season of the contract he signed in 2009. "The next time I talk about my contract will be never," Schwartz said. "That's just something that I'm not going to really comment on, because it has nothing to do with where we are, the success of the team, it has nothing to do with what we do on a daily basis ..." Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Jim Schwartz expects to receive extension Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:38:32 -0800 Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said he expects to receive a contract extension this offseason but does not want to talk about his contract situation. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Cliff Avril wants no part of franchise tag Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:36:06 -0800 Detroit Lions impending free-agent DL Cliff Avril said he does not want the team to place the franchise tag on him this offseason. "I definitely don't want to be franchised," Avril said. "I mean, I've been in Detroit for four years, and I wouldn't mind being there for another couple more years or whatnot. The franchise tag kind of makes it a yearly thing, and you want security. You want to know you're going to be there for a couple years so your family can get comfortable." The Lions aren't prepared to use the tag on Avril, though, according to general manager Martin Mayhew. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Shane Vereen not concerned about Jahvid Best Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:52:46 -0800 New England Patriots RB Shane Vereen, who played with Detroit Lions RB Jahvid Best (concussion) at the University of California, is not concerned with Best's health heading into the 2012 season. "I think he's dealing with it pretty fine," Vereen said. "You'll never get one of those answers from Jahvid that, 'Oh, I'm hurt,' or anything like that. He's too tough for all that. How he's really doing? He's the only one that knows that. But I know he's doing well, I know he's going to start training soon and I keep in contact with him pretty regularly." Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Warren Sapp critical of Ndamukong Suh Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:10:16 -0800 Former NFL DL Warren Sapp said Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh can blame his shoulder surgery and his own lack of improvement for his decreased production in 2011. "The thing that I think affected him was he played such a power game, grabbing people, slinging them out of the way," Sapp said. "He had rotator cuff surgery. I had one on each shoulder, (so) I kind of know what that's like." Sapp added, "from his first year to his second year, (Suh looked like) he hadn't worked on anything." Suh, who had 10 sacks as a rookie, had just four sacks and 36 tackles this season. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Warren Sapp critical of Ndamukong Suh Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:01:42 -0800 Former NFL DL Warren Sapp said Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh can blame his shoulder surgery and his own lack of improvement for his decreased production in 2011. "The thing that I think affected him was he played such a power game, grabbing people, slinging them out of the way," Sapp said. "He had rotator cuff surgery. I had one on each shoulder, (so) I kind of know what that's like." Sapp added, "from his first year to his second year, (Suh looked like) he hadn't worked on anything." Suh, who had 10 sacks as a rookie, had just four sacks and 36 tackles this season. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Shoulder injury reason for Ndamukong Suh's down year? Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:14:13 -0800 Former DL Warren Sapp thinks Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh's (shoulder) surgery last offseason and the lack of an offseason workout program led to him having a down season in 2011. Suh had just four sacks and 36 tackles all season. "The thing that I think I affected him was he played such a power game, grabbing people, slinging them out of the way," Sapp said. "He had rotator cuff surgery. I had one on each shoulder, I kind of know what that's like." Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Showing interest in Zach Brown Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:27:37 -0800 The Detroit Lions interviewed North Carolina LB Zach Brown at the Senior Bowl. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | RB could be a draft target Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:25:40 -0800 The Detroit Lions could look at selecting a running back in the NFL Draft as the team is concerned RB Jahvid Best's (concussion) career may be ended by continuing post-concussion symptoms. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Don Muhlbach hopes to return Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:34:32 -0800 Detroit Lions impending free-agent LS Don Muhlbach said he hopes to re-sign with the Lions this offseason but it is not known if the team wants to bring him back. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | OC thinks Titus Young will be weapon for team Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:10:58 -0800 Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said he thinks Titus Young is becoming a matchup problem for opposing defenses because of his speed and ability to make fast cuts. "He's a dangerous match-up for other teams," Linehan said. "To me, he might be the biggest match-up (advantage) we can continue to grow with the way people defend [wide receiver Calvin Johnson]. When he gets on the outside part of the field, he can get behind the defense, and if you have that opposite a player like Calvin, that's really when you got something." Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Will start on extension for Jim Schwartz Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:06:35 -0800 The Detroit Lions will focus on working on a contract extension for head coach Jim Schwartz now that they have all of the assistant coaches under contract for next season. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Shawn Jefferson to remain with team Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:06:08 -0800 Detroit Lions wide receivers coach Shawn Jefferson will remain with the team after signing a new contract. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Matthew Stafford not going anywhere Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:44:17 -0800 Detroit Lions vice chairman Bill Ford Jr. said he wouldn't trade QB Matthew Stafford "for any quarterback in the league." Ford is also adamant about getting WR Calvin Johnson signed to a long-term extension. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Johnny Culbreath arrested Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:09:43 -0800 Detroit Lions OT Johnny Culbreath was arrested Monday, Jan. 23, and charged with simple possession of marijuana. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Shawn Jefferson staying put Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:23:49 -0800 The Detroit Lions are expected to re-sign wide receivers coach Shawn Jefferson. He was reportedly approached by several teams regarding potential openings, but chose to remain in Detroit. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Tim Walton staying put Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:55:56 -0800 The Detroit Lions are expected to re-sign defensive backs coach Tim Walton. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Cliff Avril willing to switch positions Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:26:46 -0800 Detroit Lions impending free-agent DL Cliff Avril said he is willing to make the move to linebacker in order to stay with the team next year. He started 12 games at strongside linebacker in college. However, it's unlikely the Lions use him as a full-time linebacker if he re-signs. Comment (0) | Share: Lions | Interviewing several players Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:21:03 -0800 The Detroit Lions are spending time interviewing Michigan State DB Trenton Robinson, Ohio State RB Dan Herron and Boise State RB Doug Martin in advance of the Senior Bowl this week. Comment (0) | Share: |
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