June 24th, 2010 
Anthony Kuehn 
Posted in The Lions held their second of three days of mandatory minicamp today and the news of the day was rookie cornerback Amari Spievey. Spievey intercepted two passes from Drew Stanton and broke up several other passes including one intended for Calvin Johnson. Spievey had a few rookie moments as well, but the coaching staff came away [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Rams Re-Sign Safety Atogwe
After less than a month of free agency, safety O.J. Atogwe has ended up right back where he started – in St. Louis. The Lions had been one of the teams reportedly interested in Atogwe, who would likely have ended up starting alongside Louis Delmas had he signed with Detroit. Although it was always unlikely [...]
Tags: Season Preview: Quarterbacks
The Lions head into the 2010 Season with more stability and optimism surrounding the quarterback position than any time in the last fifteen years. There have been other promising rookies and veteran free agents, the Harrington’s, Batch’s, Mitchell’s and the Kitna’s. None have come close to capturing the Lions’ faithful like Matthew Stafford has. Stafford’s [...]
Tight Ends to Be More Targeted in 2010?
The Detroit News reports that the Lions may look to involve the TE’s more in their offense in 2010: The Lions already had an all-purpose tight end in Pettigrew, last year’s first-round pick, as well as a more traditional blocker in Will Heller. Now they’ve added Tony Scheffler, an athletic, 6-foot-5 target who thrived in [...]
Browns May Seek Position Change for Shaun Rogers
It’s a slow time for Lions-related news, and most scraps of new info are quickly handled by Matt and Anthony. However, I spied a tidbit about a former Lion that may be of interest to fellow Detroit slappies (like me). When the Lions traded Shaun Rogers to the Browns in ’08, I had mixed feelings. [...]
Lions Lose Final Two OTA Practices
ESPN.com is reporting that the Lions are the latest team to get penalized for violating the rules on offseason practices. The NFLPA usually files a complaint with the league based on players reporting the violations. This is a somewhat shocking development because the violations are usually looked past unless there is discontent between the players [...]
2010 Expectations for 2009′s Injured Lions
The Lions placed 23 players on injured reserve in the 2009 season, of those players only 13 remain on the 2010 roster. Some of the players aren’t expected to make the first cut while some are expected to play a pivotal role in the 2010 season and beyond. Here’s a look at each player, their [...]
