With Kevin Jones gone, the Lions are in dire need of an every down stud back, and this weekend they may have taken steps to fill that role as they hosted Tulane back Matt Forte for a visit. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Forte was in town to talk to the team as [...]
The Lions today announced they have re-signed defensive end Corey Smith to a one-year deal. Smith was getting interest from a number of teams, including the Vikings, Texans, and Packers. The 28-year-old had 27 stops and 2.5 sacks off the bench last season, and also forced three fumbles. MLive reports that Smith will likely remain [...]
As if being wrong last year was not bad enough, QB Jon Kitna is back at the table again, stating that the Lions are going to win 10 games. Don’t forget Kitna pulled the same trick last season, only for the team to go into total collapse mode after starting the season 6-2. Kitna told [...]
The Lions made more roster moves, releasing running back Kevin Jones and defensive end Kalimba Edwards. Coach Rod Marinelli said the moves were made to bring clarity to the roster and eliminate some uncertainty heading into the draft. Jones played four years with the Lions but is coming off a second straight injury-shortened season. Edwards, [...]
Ever since the Detroit Lions lost the bidding war for former Dallas Cowboys running back Julius Jones, they did what any team worth its salt would do, especially knowing that the free agent pool of RB’s is rather thin – re-sign one of their own. The team, according to John Clayton of ESPN, re-signed RB [...]
Today’s Detroit Free Press is reporting that the Lions have agreed to terms with OT George Foster on a one-year deal. He was brought in last season from a trade with the Broncos. He was the starting right tackle, but then lost out on his job due to false starts and missed assignments. He had [...]
The Detroit Lions gained a valuable player for their secondary as NFL Network reports that cornerback Brian Kelly has been signed by the team to a three-year contract; Kelly and coach Rod Marinelli have a working relationship, so Detroit got a good acquisition. Kelly, prior to the signing, had spent 10 seasons with the [...]
The Detroit Lions are trying to once and for all squash any rumors involving the trading of wide receiver Roy Williams; according to team president Matt Millen on Friday, Williams isn’t being shopped around in any trade talks. Williams has been the talk of trade speculation in Philadelphia where the Eagles are looking to upgrade [...]
Offsetting the loss of defensive tackle Shaun Rogers, the Detroit Lions have come to terms on a three-year contract with former Seattle Seahawks DT Chuck Darby; Darby is a 7-year veteran who spent the last 3 seasons with Seattle. A knee injury limited Darby to 6 games last season; he is expected to join the [...]
The Lions have lost another linebacker to free agency. Free-agent Boss Bailey is reuniting with older brother Champ, having signed a five-year contract with the Denver Broncos. Bailey started on the strong side for most of his five seasons in Detroit. On Wednesday, Teddy Lehman opted to leave as well when he signed with Tampa [...]
