All Entries in the "Detroit Lions" Category
Seahawks Acquire OT Tyler Polumbus From Lions
The Seattle Seahawks have acquired offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus from the Detroit Lions, reports Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. Trade compensation is not yet known. Detroit had claimed Polumbus off waivers from the Denver Broncos last week. The Seahawks and Houston Texans had also made claims the 6-8, 330-pound Polumbus. Signed by the [...]
Lions Waive OT Tyler Polumbus
Less than a week after claiming him off waivers from the Denver Broncos, the Detroit Lions have waived offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus, reports Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. Signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent from the University of Colorado in 2008, Polumbus (6-8, 330) was active in 31 of 32 [...]
Lions Waive Four
The Detroit Lions have trimmed four players from their roster, Chris McCoskey of the Detroit News reports. Undrafted rookie linebacker Lee Campbell and defensive end Chima Ihekwoaba were joined by wide receiver Eric Fowler and fullback Jake Nordin on the waiver wire as the Lions move to cut their roster down to the league-mandated 75 [...]
Lions to Sign LB Rocky Boiman
Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com reports the Detroit Lions will sign free agent linebacker Rocky Boiman. Terms were not disclosed. Boiman (6-4, 236) was a fourth-round pick (133rd overall) out of Notre Dame in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans, whose defense was coordinated by current Lions head coach Jim Schwartz. In eight [...]
Lions Place DE Jared DeVries on IR
The Detroit Lions announced several roster moves on Friday, including the placement of veteran defensive end Jared DeVries on season-ending injured reserve. Safety David Roach, claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Rams last week, has been “Waived/Injured”, with the Lions signing free agent safety John Wendling and rookie free agent defensive tackle Jaron Baston [...]
Lions Move Amari Spievey to Safety
The Detroit Lions are moving third-round cornerback Amari Spievey to safety, reports Tom Kowalski of MLive.com. Spievey (5-11, 195) totaled 142 tackles, 6 interceptions, and 20 total passes defensed during his two seasons at Iowa, and was expected to compete with Jonathan Wade and Chris Houston for a starting job. A leg injury during the [...]
Lions OT Jon Jansen Expects 18-Game Season to Happen Sooner or Later
Detroit Lions offensive tackle Jon Jansen, the team’s player rep, expects an 18-game regular season schedule to happen at some point in the near future, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. “I think we’re looking at something that, whether it happens next year, two years, five years, it’s going to happen sooner or [...]
Lions Claim OT Tyler Polumbus Off Waivers
Offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus, waived by the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, has been claimed by the Detroit Lions, Lindsay Jones of the Denver Post reports. Polumbus has started 8 of his 31 games for Broncos, manning the right tackle position last season while Ryan Harris was sidelined with a foot injury. The Lions have been [...]
Lions Claim OT Cliff Louis Off Waivers
The Detroit Lions, warriors of the waiver wire, have claimed offensive tackle Cliff Louis, reports Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. Rookie wide receiver Contravious Parks has been waived to fit Louis on the 80-man roster. Louis (6-7, 300) joins his fourth NFL franchise since going undrafted out of Morgan State in 2007. Louis [...]
Lions Swap Offensive Linemen
Paula Pasche of The Oakland Press reports that the Detroit Lions have signed free agent offensive lineman Noah Franklin. Guard Roy Schuening has been “Waived/Injured”. After three seasons as a reserve at Oklahoma State University, Franklin (6-5, 313) started at left guard for the Cowboys last season, and was signed as an undrafted free agent [...]
Lions Claim S David Roach Off Waivers
The Detroit Lions have claimed safety David Roach off waivers from the St. Louis Rams, reports Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. Signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent out of TCU in 2008, Roach spent much of his rookie season on the Saints and Rams practice squads. Roach appeared [...]
Seahawks Trade DE Lawrence Jackson to the Lions
The Seattle-to-Detroit NFL pipeline was re-opened on Wednesday, with the Seattle Seahawks trading defensive end Lawrence Jackson to the Detroit Lions in exchange for an undisclosed 2011 NFL Draft choice. A first-round pick (28th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft, Jackson started 24 of his 32 games with the Seahawks, totaling 61 tackles and 6.5 [...]
Lions Sign K Steven Hauschka and CB T.J. Rushing
Chris McCosky of the Detroit News reports the Detroit Lions have signed free agent kicker Steven Hauschka and cornerback T.J. Rushing. Rookie kicker Aaron Pettrey has been waived, and cornerback Jahi Word-Daniels was “Waived/Injured” after going down with a hamstring injury on his first day of practice after re-signing with the Lions on Tuesday. Hauschka [...]
Lions Sign LB Korey Bosworth
The Detroit Lions signed rookie free agent linebacker Korey Bosworth on Tuesday, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. Rookie fullback Richard Dickson has been “Waived/Injured”. Bosworth (6-1, 237) was a two-year starter at UCLA, totaling 154 tackles, including 33.5 for a loss and 11 quarterback sacks. Bosworth also had 16 passes defensed, blocked [...]
Lions Re-Sign LB Lee Campbell
The Detroit Lions have re-signed rookie linebacker Lee Campell, John Rickert, Campbell’s agent, announced. Campbell (6-2, 247) was a three-year starter at the University of Minnesota, converting from defensive end to inside linebacker during his final two seasons with the Gophers. Campbell totaled 250 tackles, including 23 for a loss, 7 quarterback sacks, and three [...]
