Leshoure’s Off-Field Incidents and Best’s Injury Opens the Door for Kevin Smith Once Again
Once again, Kevin Smith is the forgotten man on the Detroit Lions running back depth chart. Still, he’s in better shape than he was heading in to the 2011 season when he wasn’t resigned by the Lions…Read More
Five Areas The Lions Must Improve In 2012
Last season the Lions proved to everyone in the NFL that they can compete with anyone. The Lions have arguably the best quarterback-receiver tandem in the NFL in Matthew Stafford and Calvin “Megatron”…Read More
Small Positional Adjustments Might Benefit Detroit Lions’ Schemes
Dave Birkett recently wrote a short piece about the idea Gunther Cunningham and the Lions have been playing around with to move defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh around on the defensive line. Suh has lined…Read More
Detroit Lions Looking Good in Fantasy Football Rankings
It seems that things like back to school promotions and Christmas merchandise get pushed out earlier and earlier every year. You can add fantasy football to that list. The NFL is big business and whether…Read More
Detroit Lions Looking Forward to Jahvid Best’s Return
The Detroit Lions have had their fair share of problems when it comes to the position of running back. In 2011 they lost both of their young backs, Jahvid Best and Mikel Leshoure to injury. Now there…Read More
Former Detroit Lions RB DeDe Dorsey signs with IFL’s Nebraska Danger
GoIFL.com has reported that former Detroit Lion running back DeDe Dorsey has signed a contract to play…Read More
Jahvid Best Cleared to Work Out
There is good news on the Jahvid Best injury front according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Here are…Read More
Detroit Lions Optimistic About Young Players’ Health
The Detroit Lions draft class was marked by a mix of on-field success and injury. Mikel Leshoure was…Read More
Late Round Draft Gems For The Detroit Lions
By this time of year, even the casual NFL fan could name the top 10 or 15 players that will be selected…Read More
Tom Lewand is Optimistic About Detroit Lions Running Backs
Running the ball last year was a nightmare for the Lions. Â Detroit ranked 29th in the league in rushing.…Read More
Kevin Smith Should be one of the Detroit Lions’ Priorities
It is widely believed that the Lions will be much more active in retaining their own free agents than…Read More
New Thursday Night Football Games Devalue Detroit Lions Progress
As you’re surely aware, Roger Goodell delivered his own State of the NFL speech last Thursday…Read More
SLR Detroit Lions Player Of The Year Tournament Second Round: Calvin Johnson vs. Jahvid Best
The second round of the 2011 SideLion Report Detroit Lions player of the year tournament is underway! Take…Read More
Scanning The Savanna: Detroit Lions News From Around The Web
Scanning the Savanna is a daily feature that brings fresh Detroit Lions and NFL related content to your…Read More
Scanning The Savanna: Detroit Lions News From Around The Web
Scanning the Savanna is a daily feature that brings fresh Detroit Lions and NFL related content to your…Read More
Focusing on a Running Back is a Wrong move for the Detroit Lions
While the reported list of players that the Lions interviewed at the Senior Bowl is probably not exhaustive,…Read More
SLR Detroit Lions Player Of The Year Tournament First Round: Jahvid Best Vs. Maurice Morris
SideLion Report has great readers so it makes sense that you should have a say in helping us name the SideLion…Read More
Scanning the Savanna: Detroit Lions News from Around the Web
Scanning the Savanna is a daily feature that brings fresh Detroit Lions and NFL related content to your…Read More
Healthy Running Backs are Only Half the Battle for the Detroit Lions
The post-mortem discussion of the Detroit Lions’ running game has largely centered around the health…Read More
Jahvid Best Feeling Good Heading into Off-Season
The Detroit Lions don’t have a talent problem at running back but there are questions to be answered…Read More

















