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From: ProFootballTalk.com
With 15 losses in the can and one more to go before achieving “perfection,” the Lions are at least still trying.
Per a league source, the Lions on Tuesday made a successful waiver claim for former Dolphins receiver Chris Hannon, signed tackle Junius Coston, added linebacker Chris Graham to the practice squad, cut receiver Raymond [...]

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 [...]

The Lions agreed to terms with six of their eight unsigned draft picks on the eve of training camp.  The only remaining unsigned players are Detroit’s top two picks, tackle Gosder Cherilus and linebacker Jordon Dizon.  Team president Matt Millen said he’s in range with Cherilus and Dizon and doesn’t expect negotiations to take much [...]

A Colorado newspaper reports Lions rookie linebacker Jordon Dizon was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving days before he was selected in this year’s draft.  The Boulder “Daily Camera” reports Dizon was driving the wrong way on a one-way street and had a blood alcohol level of 0.097, above the legal limit of 0.08.  He [...]