SideLion Report » John Clayton http://sidelionreport.com A Detroit Lions Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 ESPN’s John Clayton: Bears are Better than the Lions http://sidelionreport.com/2012/06/19/espns-john-clayton-bears-are-better-than-the-lions/ http://sidelionreport.com/2012/06/19/espns-john-clayton-bears-are-better-than-the-lions/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:30:40 +0000 Brandon Folsom http://sidelionreport.com/?p=15237 On Monday night, The Kevin Calabro Show on 710 ESPN Seattle interviewed ESPN Senior NFL Writer John Clayton and Clayton suggested that the Chicago Bears have made enough offseason moves this summer to move them past the Detroit Lions as the second best team in the NFC North. Clayton’s point could hold merit given how [...]

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]]> On Monday night, The Kevin Calabro Show on 710 ESPN Seattle interviewed ESPN Senior NFL Writer John Clayton and Clayton suggested that the Chicago Bears have made enough offseason moves this summer to move them past the Detroit Lions as the second best team in the NFC North.

May 11, 2012; Lake Forest, IL, USA; Chicago Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery during rookie minicamp at Halas Hall. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

Clayton’s point could hold merit given how this offseason has trended for both teams. The Lions have been in the news for all of the wrong reasons with their off the field issues and the Bears have quietly added pieces to their roster that could give Cutler and the gang a shot at grabbing one of the two NFC wild card spots in the playoffs, assuming the Packers win the division.

You cannot argue that the Bears haven’t added some serious weapons during free agency and in the draft. Adding big names like veteran wide receiver Brandon Marshall, rookie wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, and rookie defensive end Shea McClellin certainly gives Chicago more clout in making an argument toward being the second best team in the NFC North.

]]> http://sidelionreport.com/2012/06/19/espns-john-clayton-bears-are-better-than-the-lions/feed/ 0 ESPN’s John Clayton Puts Likelihood of CBA Deal By End of Week at 98-99% http://sidelionreport.com/2011/07/10/espns-john-clayton-puts-likelihood-of-cba-deal-by-end-of-week-at-98-99/ http://sidelionreport.com/2011/07/10/espns-john-clayton-puts-likelihood-of-cba-deal-by-end-of-week-at-98-99/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:00:00 +0000 Zac Snyder http://sidelionreport.com/?p=9775 Everyone seems to recognize that this is a crucial weeks as far as NFL labor negotiations are concerned. So what are the chances that a resolution is reached this week? ESPN’s John Clayton put it in the 98 to 99 percent rage during his appearance on 710 AM in Los Angeles. Clayton states that the [...]

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]]> Everyone seems to recognize that this is a crucial weeks as far as NFL labor negotiations are concerned. So what are the chances that a resolution is reached this week? ESPN’s John Clayton put it in the 98 to 99 percent rage during his appearance on 710 AM in Los Angeles.

Clayton states that the negotiations are down to one issue: rookie contracts. While the sticking point is with the length of rookie deals for first rounders, he says that no one should find it wise to risk the 2011 season over whether or not rookies can receive up to a five year contract.

The entire interview runs about nine and a half minutes, listen here.

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