The Lions will be looking to build on their three-game winning streak when they travel to University of Phoenix Stadium to take on the Cardinals this week. At 6-and-2, the Lions are in second-place in the NFC North. Detroit annihilated the Denver Broncos 44-7 in Week Nine. Jon Kitna threw for 252 yards and two [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Kitna Practices; Expected to Go Sunday
As the Lions look to continue their role this weekend in Arizona, it looks as if the early concerns about not having quarterback Jon Kitna are out the window. Kitna practiced Thursday after he did not participate in drills Wednesday, except on a limited basis. He was listed on the official injury report with a [...]
Former Lion Baker Passes Away
Former Detroit Lions player John Baker Jr. has passed away at the age of 72. Baker was a Raleigh, N.C., native who attended North Carolina Central University on a football scholarship. He played in the NFL for 12 years with the Lions, Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. After leaving professional football, Baker returned to [...]
Lions Quarterback Chooses Au Naturel Costume
Lions quarterback Jon Kitna went minimalist with his Halloween get-up this year, appearing in a naked costume at a Monday night charity party. Kitna meant it to be a good-natured joke on the team’s assistant coach Joe Cullen, according to the Detroit “Free Press.” Cullen was arrested and charged in 2006 with obscene conduct and [...]


November 9th, 2007
Matt Loede
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