All Entries in the "Detroit Lions" Category
Lions Free to Release LB Julian Peterson
With the Super Bowl in the rear-view mirror, NFL teams may start releasing veteran players. One player who will be released or (in a less-likely scenario) traded this off-season is Detroit Lions linebacker Julian Peterson, Tom Kowalski of MLive.com reports. Acquired from the Seattle Seahawks for defensive tackle Corey Redding and a fifth-round pick in [...]
Lions Sign FB Matt Clapp to Futures Contract
According to NFLPA records, the Detroit Lions have signed fullback Matt Clapp to a one-year “Reserve/Futures” contract. Originally signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Oklahoma last May, the 6-2, 246-pound Clapp went through the OTAs and mini-camps before being waived with an injury settlement in August. Clapp [...]
Lions LB Zack Follett Rips Stafford, Cutler
Detroit Lions linebacker Zack Follett made critical comments of his own quarterback, Matthew Stafford, and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. “Stafford, good guy,” Follett told ESPN Radio in Fresno, via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. “He’s a china doll right now. Anytime he gets hit, he goes down. But the kid is — [...]
Lions DT Ndamukong Suh Open to Recruiting in Hawaii
Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh won’t be playing in the Pro Bowl after undergoing shoulder surgery earlier this month. Suh is going to Hawaii, though, and when he’s not busy keeping his room number a secret, he’ll try to sell his fellow Pro Bowlers on the Lions. “I’ll definitely be up to answering [...]
Lions QB Matthew Stafford Goes Under the Knife
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford underwent surgery on his right shoulder today, Tom Kowalski of MLive.com reports. According to Kowalski, the surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews, and Stafford will be out four months. Stafford injured the shoulder twice during the 2010 season, limited the first overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft to [...]
Report: Lions Place QB Matthew Stafford on IR
Tom Kowalski of MLive.com reports the Detroit Lions have placed quarterback Matthew Stafford on injured reserve. A right shoulder injury has limited Stafford to three games this season, with the first overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft completing 57-of-96 pass attempts for 535 yards with six touchdowns and an interception. Veterans Shaun Hill and [...]
Lions DC Gunther Cunningham Issues Warning to Ricky Williams
Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham has always been one of the more colorful interviews in the NFL, and did not disappoint on Thursday. “Ricky Williams looks as good as ever,” Cunningham said of the Miami Dolphins running. “All I can say to Ricky Williams – and I want him to know this – if [...]
Lions Claim CB Eric King Off Waivers
The Detroit Lions have claimed cornerback Eric King off waivers from the Cleveland Browns, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. King (5-10, 190) had three tackles in four games for the Browns before waived on Tuesday. A fifth-round pick out of Wake Forest by the Buffalo Bills in 2005, King has 73 tackles [...]
Lions CB Brandon McDonald Placed on IR
Detroit Lions cornerback Brandon McDonald will be placed on injured reserve, head coach Jim Schwartz announced on Monday. “He’ll be back next year. It’s not a rehab other than a broken bone,” said Schwartz, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Press-Press. McDonald had tweeted earlier on Monday that he was undergoing surgery to repair [...]
Opposition Research: Detroit Lions (W14)
In the year’s last “easy” game, the Packers face the Lions, who’d love nothing more than spoil the Packers season and break their 19-game division loss streak.
Lions DE Kyle Vanden Bosch Headed to IR
Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz announced that defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch has a bulging disk in his neck, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. Vanden Bosch needs surgery, and will be placed on injured reserve. Signed to a four-year, $26 million contract, which included $10 million in guarantees, Vanden Bosch has [...]
NFL Fines Ndamukong Suh $15,000
Detroit Lions first-round defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has been fined $15,000 for his hit on Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, Mike O’Hara of FOX Sports Detroit reports. “It’s ridiculous,” Roosevelt Barnes, Suh’s agent, confirmed to O’Hara on Wednesday. Suh was flagged for unnecessary roughness after hitting a scrambling Cutler from behind with nine minutest to [...]
Lions Place CB Alphonso Smith on IR
The Detroit Lions have placed cornerback Alphonso Smith on injured reserve, reports Tom Kowalski of MLive.com. Acquired before the start of the regular season from the Denver Broncos, Smith has started 10 of 12 games this season, totaling 39 tackles and a team-high five interceptions before suffering a serious shoulder injury in Sunday’s loss to [...]
Lions CB Alphonso Smith Has “Significant” Shoulder Injury
Detroit Lions cornerback Alphonso Smith suffered what may be a “significant” injury to his right shoulder, Tom Kowalski of MLive.com reports. “We’ll probably know later today, but it has the possibility of being a long-term thing, yeah,” Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said on Monday. A 2009 second-round pick out of Wake Forest by the [...]
Lions Sign CB Tye Hill
The Detroit Lions have signed free agent cornerback Tye Hill, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. Hill takes the roster spot of Jason Hanson, who has been placed on injured reserve. A first-round pick (15th overall) out of Clemson by the St. Louis Rams in 2006, Hill started 21 of 28 games during [...]
