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NFL Referees Could Be Back As Soon As This Weekend

The replacement officials the NFL has been using in the midst of the lockout of the NFL Referees Association did a passable job in week one. While that could have given the league leverage in the situation,…Read More

NFL Picks: Week Three

The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers are just hours away from kicking off week two of the 2012 season which means it is time for me to post my picks! I pick the full slate of games against the spread…Read More

Today is Officially ‘Handshake Sunday’ Thanks to Tom Coughlin and Greg Schiano

One handshake was already a heavy topic leading into this week’s games and now we have another heading out of them. The Tampa Bay Buccaneer defensive line got overly physical as Eli Manning took…Read More

NFL Picks: Week Two

The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers are just hours away from kicking off week two of the 2012 season which means it is time for me to post my picks! I pick the full slate of games against the spread…Read More

Detroit Lions release safety Ricardo Silva after signing new corner Florence

The question has been finally answered. Who are the Detroit Lions going to cut in order to make room for recent free agent signee cornerback Drayton Florence? Answer: 2011 undrafted free agent safety…Read More

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Five Wide: the Detroit Lions dress re-Hearse-al

  The Lions were lucky to escape Saturday night with only a handful of injuries to key players,…Read More

7 Detroit Lions players and the shows they should host

Earlier this week former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan was picked to be Regis Philbin’s…Read More

Scanning the Savanna: Tuesday morning edition

There was so much news involving the Detroit Lions yesterday that we decided to cut it up into two separate…Read More

Scanning the Savanna: Lions ban beat writers from “Live-Tweeting” practices

  Let’s catch up with the news from the last two days of practice and see what has been going…Read More

The case against Maurice Stovall making the final 53-man roster

The Lions should not keep veteran wide receiver Maurice Stovall on the final 53-man roster. Detroit is…Read More

ESPN’s John Clayton: Lions QB Moore likely headed to practice squad

Thursday on ESPN 710 Seattle’s twenty-minute daily segment with ESPN NFL Insider’s John Clayton…Read More

Scanning the Savanna: Lions special teams are not very special

Although the Lions pulled out a 27-12 win over the Baltimore Ravens Friday night, there were a lot of…Read More

Five Wide: Lions played Dime defense against the Ravens Friday

There were a lot of things that the Lions did better at this week versus the Baltimore Ravens than they…Read More

Cliff Avril to start tonight, other starters announced

The starting lineups for tonight’s game against the Ravens have been announced and the only surprise…Read More

Former Lions defensive end finds a home in Oakland

The Oakland Raiders signed two-time former Detroit Lions defensive end Korey Bosworth Thursday. The Lions…Read More

Scanning the Savanna: Leshoure practices, out Friday vs. Ravens

July 28, 2012; Allen Park, MI, USA; Detroit Lions running back Mikel Leshoure (25) during training…Read More

Scanning the Savanna: Lions wanted to sign running back Cedric Benson

  Here is a look at the news impacting the Detroit Lions: According to FOXSportsWisconsin.com,…Read More

Lions leap into the digital age with revolutionary playbooks

Sports Illustrated’s Peter King shared a story with his readers yesterday about the Detroit Lions…Read More

Scanning the Savanna: Detroit medals gold in TV ratings

Here are today’s news and notes from Allen Park: Stud wide receiver Calvin Johnson sat out today’s…Read More

Five Wide: Halt the Mike Jenkins-to-Detroit trade rumors

1. Receivers Maurice Stovall and Patrick Edwards are making it hard for the Lions not to carry six wide…Read More