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Chris Houston, Other Detroit Lions Expected to be Unrestricted Free Agents Under New CBA

Details of a rumored CBA framework that the owners have discussed today in Chicago includes one key point for the Detroit Lions. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that all players with expired contracts…Read More

The Detroit Lions Can Win With This Secondary

I have long thought that the key to a Lions resurgence would be the addition of a lockdown cornerback. Having watched players like the Jets’ Darrelle Revis, Oakland’s Nnamdi Asomugha (now…Read More

Detroit Lions Still Have a Need at Cornerback But Dre Bly Doesn’t Fill It

One unexpected participant in last week’s Detroit Lions player organized workout was Dre Bly. With the need at cornerback left untouched in last month’s draft, some began to wonder if the Lions…Read More

The Detroit Lions 2011 Draft Class: Deeper Than Most Think

The Detroit Lions ended up with five total picks in the 2011 NFL Draft.  There was some skepticism among fans that they did not have enough picks and with the picks that they had they did not address…Read More

Scanning the Savanna

Scanning the Savanna is a daily feature that brings fresh Detroit Lions and NFL related content to your fingertips each morning. Grab a cup of coffee and let’s scan the savanna together. Clipped…Read More

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Grading the Detroit Lions: Secondary

This post is part of a series of posts in which I review the Lions position groups based on their play…Read More

Injured Detroit Lions Slowly Working Their Way Back Ahead of Bucs Game

The Lions list of players that did not practice was cut in half from yesterday. The bad news is that…Read More

Six Detroit Lions Miss Wednesday’s Practice

The first injury report of the week comes out each Wednesday. Just as it has been for most of the recent…Read More

Lack of Talent the Root of all Evil for Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions have some trouble winning games. That is not up for debate. What is up for debate is…Read More

Detroit Lions Will Bring Long Injury List to Dallas

The Detroit Lions’ week 11 injury report is a lot longer than anyone would like to see. Fortunately,…Read More

Detroit Lions Release Wednesday Week 11 Injury Report

The big news out of Detroit Lions practice yesterday was that eight starters were held out. Today, three…Read More

Detroit Lions Release Final Week 10 Injury Report

The Lions wrapped up their week of practice and only two players emerge as definitely out for Sunday’s…Read More

Three Detroit Lions Return to Practice on Thursday

The “did not practice” list was cut in half Thursday as three of the six players that did…Read More

Detroit Lions Wednesday Week 10 Injury Report

As is usually the case early in the week, a number of Lions were held out of practice on Wednesday. Cliff…Read More

The Morning Prowl

Clipped from: www.mlive.com (share this clip) In an interview last night with FOX 2, Detroit Lions…Read More

Grading the Detroit Lions Defense

Wednesday, I assigned grades to the Lions offensive positions groups. Today, the defense will go under…Read More

Lions Congregation: Cornerbacks of the Future?

Thanks to Joshua over at Roar of the Lions, SideLion Report is part of what is called the Lions Congregation.…Read More

The Morning Fix

Clipped from: www.courierpostonline.com (share this clip) What happens when you have the NFL’s…Read More

The Detroit Lions Have Some Pretty Big Buts

I will admit it, part of the reason I wrote this article was because I wanted to use the title. Boys…Read More

Lions Congregation: Camp Week 1

Thanks to Joshua over at Roar of the Lions, SideLion Report is part of what is called the Lions Congregation.…Read More