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The Detroit Lions’ Year in Review: July 2011

Zac Snyder — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000

Everyone was pretty well sick of the lockout by the time July rolled around, especially following the July 4th holiday. The first signs that a deal was potentially imminent came in the second week of July.

It took a little longer than John Clayton’s sources indicated but the lockout wall was beginning to crumble by the time the fourth week of July began. By the 25th, it was all over. Images of Detroit Lions players returned to the team website and team facilities reopened.

Wide Receiver Bryant Johnson was on his way out, Justin Durant was on his way in and Stephen Tulloch was getting recruited by current Lions and finally agreed to a deal just before July ended.

It was an exciting enough of a month for Peter King to name the Lions as his sleeper for the Super Bowl.

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NFL Players Want to Thank You

Zac Snyder — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:25:25 +0000

Now that the lockout is over a group of NFL players want to say thank you to the fans.

NFLPA’s Delay Likely Won’t Be Worth the Hassle

Zac Snyder — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:07:56 +0000

If you have been following the ins and outs of the labor negotiations you know that today is the day pegged for the players to vote on the deal with the owners getting their chance tomorrow.

The schedule that has been widely reported over the last week or so might have represented more of a best-case scenario rather than a realistic timetable of events as the player side of the voting is proving to be anything but a formality. I have been keeping my eye on twitter throughout the day and most of the national reporters are honest about the hurdles that remain but still seem optimistic that the players will agree to the deal, although that won’t be today. From where I’m sitting, they have to.

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