July 30th, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Hundreds of fans attended the Lions’ first open practices of training camp. Fans got to see the team up close and many players stopped along the fence and signed autographs afterwards. Head coach Rod Marinelli said his team enjoys practicing in front of the fans and added that he feels the Lions owe to them. [...]
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Lions Open Practice To Public
Today is the first of four that fans will be able to attend the Lions’ training camp practices. The sessions will be open to 700 fans on a first come, first serve basis. Head coach Rod Marinelli said he is excited to have the fans watch his team and added that he hopes the fans [...]
Backus and White Fight at Lions Practice
Lions training camp continued with a fight breaking out between offensive tackle Jeff Backus and defensive end Dewayne White. The two practice against each other regularly and the incident started yesterday morning when White shoved Backus under the chin while on the rush. Backus then took White to the ground and started punching him. Teammates [...]
LB Sims Suffers Leg Injury During Morning Practice
Lions LB Ernie Sims didn’t take part in this afternoons practice after suffering injuries to his right leg during the morning session. Sims said that he landed funny during the AM practice, but was able to walk off the field following the practice session. Trainer Dean Kleinschmidt said that he thought Sims may have suffered [...]
2nd Round Pick Dizon Signed and Sealed
The agent for Lions rookie LB Jordon Dizon has confirmed that his client is signed and sealed, and will be on the field for the Lions as camp gets rolling. The Colorado linebacker, taken in the second-round, registered 463 tackles during his career, the eighth-best total in NCAA major college history and the second-best among [...]
Lions Agree To Extension With Bodden
The Lions and cornerback Leigh Bodden have agreed to a four-year contract extension. Bodden came to Detroit via the trade that sent Shaun Rogers to Cleveland. The deal is worth a reported 27-million-dollars, including more than 10-million-dollars in bonus money. He has two years remaining on his current deal and the extension will keep him [...]
Lions Ink First Round Pick Cherilus to Five-Year Deal
The Lions have inked first round draft pick Gosder Cherilus to a five-year deal according to NFL Network’s Adam Schefter as well as the Detroit Free Press. The Free Press says the deal was reached after 9pm last night, and that all that the O-lineman missed was the first team meeting of camp. Cherilus does [...]
