May 7th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Scout.com has confirmed that the Lions have re-signed veteran WR Keary Colbert. Colbert appeared in four games last season for the Lions and started three of them and also spent time last season with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. Colbert was originally drafted in the second round of the 2004 draft by the Carolina [...]
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Lions Continue to Fill Needs, What’s Next?
With the latest acquisition of former University of Michigan standout and two time Super Bowl winner with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Detroit Lions filled yet another need in what has been a fairly busy offseason for Mayhew and co. Foote will now be joining in what is now becoming a position of strength for this [...]
Lions Make the Signing of Foote Official
The Lions made the home coming for linebacker Larry Foote official on Wednesday, signing the former Steeler to a one-year deal. “It’s my home,” he said. “So that was always going to be in the back of my mind – what it would be like playing at home. With the way things were going in [...]
Lions Sign DE Hicks and Guard Fonoti to One-Year Deals
ESPN.com broke the story today of a couple of roster moves for the Lions: Seeking to add depth, and perhaps create some training camp competition, the Detroit Lions have added a pair of veterans, neither of whom played in the NFL in 2008. The team confirmed it has signed defensive end Eric Hicks, and guard [...]
LB Foote Says He’s Been Offered a Deal by the Lions
Evidently it has not taken long for now former Steelers LB Larry Foote to find a team that wants his services. Foote is telling sources that he has gotten an offer from his hometown team – the Lions. He also said that he spent Tuesday meeting the Lions brass, and that his agent is working [...]
D-Lineman Carter Still on the Lions Minds?
The Lions have already spoken to DL Kevin Carter, and there is still a lot of talk about the Lions possibly inking him before the start of training camp. ESPN’s John Clayton updates the status of Carter today on his blog: Kevin Carter would still like to get a chance to return to the Tampa [...]
Will Stafford Be Ready to Give it a Go as the Starter in 2009?
After last seasons quick rise to fame of rookie QB’s Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco, there’s been a lot of talk about throwing #1 pick Matthew Stafford into the fire for the 0-16 Lions as the starter in 2009. This past weekend the Lions had their first minicamp, and while Stafford showed some good and [...]
Steelers Cut Foote; Detroit Bound?
The Pittsburgh Steelers made it official today, what everybody knew was going to happen sooner or later, cutting LB Larry Foote. Foote was a fourth round draft pick in 2002 from The University of Michigan and was due to make $2.885 million dollars in this, his last season of his contract. What made Foote really [...]
