The Lions have moved defensive tackle Shaun Rogers, as earlier today the team received a 3rd or 4th round pick from the Bengals for him. The Lions had been talking to anyone that would listen for about the last 10 days about Rogers, who fell out of favor with the coaching staff for his inconsistent [...]
The NFL is not a league known for trades, and even more rare is a trade that involves more than two teams. That trend may be changing a bit, as ProFootballTalk.com is reporting talks of a three-way deal involving the Jets, Lions and Broncos may very well be in the works. The story goes that [...]
The Lions signed free-agent safety Dwight Smith to a two-year, $5-millon contract Wednesday. Smith is a Detroit native, having played his high school football at Detroit Central. He’s a seven-year veteran who played the past two seasons in Minnesota.
The Detroit Free Press is reporting today that Jets LB Jonathan Vilma is in town to take a physical. The Jets have given the No. 12 overall pick in 2004 permission to seek a trade this offseason, and word is he’s already spoken to the Saints. Vilma is coming back from reconstructive knee surgery, which [...]
ESPN’s John Clayton has the Lions getting a visit this week from former Dolphins tackle L.J. Shelton. Here are his comments posted earlier today: “The Lions have scheduled a visit with former Dolphins tackle L.J. Shelton, who could take over at right tackle. Shelton will be in Detroit Wednesday. Shelton has started at left tackle, [...]
Going back a few weeks you could see the writing on the wall about this one – as earlier today the Lions released veteran cornerback Fernando Bryant. He had played the last four seasons with the Lions after starting and playing the first five seasons in Jacksonville. Last season Bryant led the Lions with 13 [...]
Jon Kitna remains the Lions’ starting quarterback. Head coach Rod Marinelli added, however, that backups Drew Stanton and Dan Orlovsky would be given a chance to compete for the job. Stanton sat out all of last year while Orlovsky has not played since he was a rookie in 2005. Marinelli also said he has no [...]
The Lions are talking hot and heavy now about moving defensive tackle Shaun Rogers, and over the weekend at the scouting combine in Indy it was one of the hot topics. Today’s Detroit Free Press confirmed that there are several teams that have interest in Rogers, and ESPN’s John Clayton stated that one is [...]
Offensive tackle — The Lions’ offensive line was much maligned in 2007; it yielded the second-most sacks (54) in the league. The acquisition of high-profile tackle George Foster in 2007 didn’t work out. Head coach Rod Marinelli and the offensive staff decided to slide nine-year veteran Damien Woody out to tackle, but he is more [...]
The Lions have 13 players that will hit free agency on Friday of next week, and according to head coach Rod Marinelli, all will be allowed to test the free agent waters. When asked if any would be re-signed before they became free agents, the coach said it was unlikley. “I don’t see it happening,” [...]
