January 21st, 2010 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Former Lions wide receiver Tommie Boyd has been charged with criminal sexual conduct after authorities say the high school track coach had sexual contact with a teenage student. The 38-year-old was arraigned Thursday in 39th District Court in Roseville. The charges are in two cases and a preliminary hearing for both is February 3rd. Boyd [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Lions Interested in KC Defensive Tackle Glenn Dorsey?
The Lions need to upgrade their D-line as they look to 2010, and MLive.com points out today that maybe the team may take a long look at former first round draft choice Glenn Dorsey over in KC, as DC Gunther Cunningham had high praise for Dorsey despite the fact he’s had little impact so far [...]
Tags: Hanson Isn’t Considering Retirement
If you are thinking that Jason Hanson is going to hang up the cleats for the Lions, that doesn’t appear to be close to happening: Losing is not fun for Lions placekicker Jason Hanson, but he’s under contract next season and expects to be back even though his 18th season wasn’t his best season. “It’s [...]
Season in Review: Running Backs
The NFL has become a passing league and teams can’t win without a great quarterback. But great quarterbacks have a hard time winning without a solid running game. John Elway went to multiple Super Bowls and lost…until he had Terrell Davis. Peyton Manning was the Super Bowl MVP, even though he never would have gotten [...]
Kevin Smith to Have Surgery on His Shoulder
USA Today reports that running back Kevin Smith is going to have to have shoulder surgery from the injury suffered in September: Lions running back Kevin Smith will have surgery to tighten a separated shoulder suffered Sept. 27 against Washington, but he won’t have it until after he gets off crutches. He already has had [...]
Season in Review: Quarterbacks
Going into the 2009 season with a rookie starting quarterback significantly lowered my expectations of the performance of the quarterback position. The results were right around what I was expecting; completion percentage in the low 50’s, 18-22 interceptions and very few wins. What I didn’t expect was to come away from the season with as [...]
Lions’ and Dolphins’ Coaches will Coach Senior Bowl
The Detroit Lions have been afforded a great opportunity, as they will coach one of the teams at the Senior Bowl at the end of this month. The Senior Bowl is the biggest college postseason all star game, and obviously only seniors are eligible to play. The game itself is not the big opportunity however. [...]
Lions Release Stan Kwan
As expected, the Lions will not be bringing Stan Kwan back for the 2010 season. Kwan was informed of the decision earlier Friday and says he understands why: “We all know what (the reason for the firing) was: It was based on the results and the performance. And it’s hard for me to argue with [...]
