Published on: 12th July, 2010
Have you ever wondered how much Jeff Backus gets paid to pad the opposing teams sack total? Or how much your favorite player makes? Or who the highest and lowest paid player on the team is? Well you are about to find out, but lets cover a few things first. Once ...Published on: 9th July, 2010
I'll warn you now, this subject may not be totally appropriate for children. If that bothers you, please stop reading now. ESPN Analyst Jeremy Green, son of former NFL head coach Dennis Green, has been arrested and held on child pornography charges in Bristol, Connecticut. According to Bristol police, Green was ...Published on: 9th July, 2010
Hello folks, sorry I was away for a week, I had some things to take care of. But I'm back now, and I brought some new speculation with me! I woke up Wednesday morning and was immediately hit over the head by people telling me the Lions are very interested ...Published on: 3rd July, 2010
Twenty-eight-year old Logan Mankins, the left guard for the New England Patriots, is asking to be traded. The reason for his request is simple; he doesn't feel the Patriots front office has kept their word to him. Apparently, last offseason Patriots brass asked him to play out the 2009 season, the ...Published on: 2nd July, 2010
Guess who's back (back-back-back), back again (again-again-again), Dre' Bly's back (back-back-back), tell a friend! Sorry for the famous Detroit MC reference there, but this is an exciting day for fans of the Detroit Lions. That's right, folks, GM Martin Mayhew kept his promise to add a veteran cornerback before training camp. Today, ...Published on: 2nd July, 2010
The Detroit Lions officially start training camp on July 30. That leaves roughly 29 days for Lions GM Martin Mayhew and team President Tom Lewand to negotiate contracts with all remaining unsigned rookies. In the recent weeks, the Lions have managed to sign cornerback Amari Spievey, tackle Jason Fox, defensive end ...Published on: 28th June, 2010
For those that haven't been to the Detroit Lions official website lately, they currently have a running poll on who fans think was the biggest offseason addition and why. Voting will be going on until July 5. The choices are: Corey Williams, Nate Burleson, Kyle Vanden Bosch, Chris Houston, Rob Sims, ...Published on: 27th June, 2010
On the same day the Detroit Lions were forced to stop their final minicamp practice early because of a massive team brawl, team President Tom Lewand was arrested on suspicion of DUI. The news was first reported by WXYZ-TV. Apparently Lewand was arrested on Friday night near Houghton Lake in Roscommon County, ...Published on: 25th June, 2010
The headline is no joke. Head coach Jim Schwartz was forced to stop practice early Friday morning because of another fight between the offense and defensive players. The NFL had just punished the Lions for having their OTA practices being "too intense." Detroit was forced to cancel their final ...Published on: 23rd June, 2010
It has been widely reported that the Lions were penalized by the NFL because of offseason workouts that were "too intense" according to league standards. The Lions were originally scheduled to hold two OTA days this week—Monday and Tuesday—just before minicamp started today. The plan was to give the team five ...