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Rockies manager thinks Lions are close to Super Bowl (Detroit Free Press)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:18:00 GMT

Rockies manager Clint Hurdle thinks the Detroit Lions have a lot in common with the Colorado World Series team.

2008 Fantasy Football Player Profile-Calvin Johnson (DR U Fantasy Football GURU)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:00:20 GMT

WR Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions 2007 Stats: 48 receptions, 756 receiving yards, 4 TDs Projected 2008 Stats: 81 receptions, 1124 receiving yards, 11 TDs Projected Fantasy Round: 4th Round Wide Receivers to be picked ahead of Calvin Johnson: Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Reggie Wayne, etc. Fantasy Outlook: Why you should draft Calvin Johnson: Last season, Johnson had nine games with at [...]...

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Interest in K. Jones (Mark Maske's NFL Insider)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:52:14 GMT

Four teams reportedly sent representatives to a workout over the weekend in Michigan by former Detroit Lions tailback Kevin Jones. Jones, who's working his way back from a knee injury, remains unsigned after being released by the Lions. According to the Associated Press, Jones's workout Saturday was attended by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers and Lions....Please...

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Photo gallery: Best of Lions' Mooch years (Detroit Free Press)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:26:00 GMT

The best pics from the Steve Mariucci era of the Detroit Lions.

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Photo gallery: The best of Lions' Mooch years (Detroit Free Press)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:32:28 GMT

The best pics from the Steve Mariucci era of the Detroit Lions.

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Lions rookie Gosder Cherilus ordered to pay $52,000 for bar fight (Beale Street Beat)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:30:35 GMT

You see it in the movies all the time. Trouble starts in the saloon. The hero intervenes and puts a whupin’ the troublemaker to the acclaim of the crowd. The movies never show the legal repercussions that must have come as a shock to Detroit Lions first round draft pick Gosder Cherilus who with his Boston College teammates forcefully intervened [...]

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Detroit Lions Give First-Round Pick Gosder Cherilus a Mentor (The FanHouse - NFL)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:54:00 GMT

Filed under: Lions , NFC North Let's recap: this week we found out that the Lions' second-round pick, linebacker Jordan Dizon , was arrested for DUI six days before the draft. Their first-round pick, tackle Gosder Cherilus , just received a year's probation after being charged with assault and battery in a bar fight while still in college. On the upside, head coach Rod Marinelli warned...

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Silence is golden at 50th Buick Open (MSNBC.com)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:24:13 GMT

GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) -Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna is used to playing over the roar of an excited crowd.

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A Fantasy read on the Detroit Lions (CBS SportsLine.com)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:29:11 GMT

What can owners expect from Calvin Johnson in his second season? Will Kevin Smith start right away? Our Jamey Eisenberg takes a closer look.

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Just What is a “Marinelli Guy”? (Beale Street Beat)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:50:45 GMT

Image details: Detroit Lions v Chicago Bears served by picapp.com Just when you think the Lions might be getting it right. I don’t know why anyone would be surprised, I’m certainly not. The top two Detroit draft picks for this season both have skeletons in their closet that the team should have known about, or knew about [...]

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Lions' Gosder Cherilus, Chargers' DeJuan Tribble Each Get 1 Year Probation (The FanHouse - NFL)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:03:00 GMT

Filed under: Chargers , Lions , Detroit , NFL Police Blotter , San Diego Detroit Lions rookie Gosder Cherilus and San Diego Chargers rookie DeJuan Tribble were both ordered to serve one year of pretrial probation yesterday in connection with an incident that happened last year when they were Boston College teammates. Cherilus and Tribble were both charged with assault and...

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Former CU Player Arrested On DUI Charge (cbs4denver.com: Sports)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:16:56 GMT

A former University of Colorado linebacker appeared in court this week to face drunken driving charges for his arrest six days before he was drafted by the Detroit Lions this year.

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LIONS: Report: Dizon arrested days before Lions drafted him (Detroit Free Press)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:20:00 GMT

Lions rookie Jordon Dizon was arrested six days before the Detroit Lions drafted him in the second round of the NFL draft on suspicion of drunk driving, driving the wrong way on a one-way street and failure to provide insurance.

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Report: Dizon arrested days before Lions drafted him (Detroit Free Press)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:06:46 GMT

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Report: Lion arrested 6 days before team drafted him (Detroit Free Press)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:38:53 GMT

Lions rookie Jordon Dizon was arrested six days before the Detroit Lions drafted him in the second round of the NFL draft on suspicion of drunk driving, driving the wrong way on a one-way street and failure to provide insurance.

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Monday Notes: One Month to Training Camp (Pride Of Detroit)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:08:13 GMT

The Detroit Lions' 2008 training camp is a month or so away. On July 23, players will report to Allen Park to get ready for the official start of practice a day later. By that time the NFL season will start to creep into our heads as football will be back sooner than you think. Look for daily reports of the latest happenings from training camp here on Pride of Detroit. Hall of...

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Ex-Lion Lem Barney Says Matt Millen Has Had Some Ups and Downs (He's Half Right) (The FanHouse - NFL)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:13:00 GMT

Filed under: Lions , Detroit Although most football fans younger than 40 don't know who he is, Lem Barney is one of the all-time great Detroit Lions. He played his entire career in Detroit, from 1967 to 1977, he made seven Pro Bowls, and he had a Deion Sanders-like flare, scoring seven touchdowns on defense and four on special teams. Barney is also extremely diplomatic...

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Herman Moore bringing football camps to Oakland County (Detroit Free Press)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:02:13 GMT

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Herman Moore will conduct summer football camps at various locations in Oakland County and metro Detroit.

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Former Lions Coach Bobby Ross Disses Sanders (Pride Of Detroit)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:29:12 GMT

Bobby Ross, a former Detroit Lions head coach, spoke at an awards dinner earlier this week and had a couple of interesting things to say about Barry Sanders. Sanders retired when Ross was the head coach, so you can imagine that it must have stung to lose your team's best player. Either way, some of the things said by Ross really would have been better off kept in his own mind or at least...

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Darrell Hackney - Denver Broncos Player Bio (BroncoTalk)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:19:15 GMT

Name: Darrell Hackney Height, Weight: 6′0″, 248 Position: Quarterback Age, Experience: 2, 24 College: Alabama-Birmingham Darrell Hackney joined the Denver Broncos in 2007 and spent the first half of the season on the practice squad. After Jay Cutler’s leg injury against the Detroit Lions in Week 9, Hackney was signed to the active roster and served as the team’s [...]

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