Detroit Lions

‘Health reasons’ void Brown-Harrison deal

October 20, 2011

Though the activity up to Tuesday’s trade deadline was not exactly buzzing, two teams, the Lions and Eagles — for the most part — pulled off a player-for-player trade, a rarity these days in the NFL. Unfortunately, swaps like these have conditions, why is they usually don’t take place. One of these conditions came up [...]

Mikel Leshoure done for season with torn Achilles

August 8, 2011

Mikel Leshoure’s rookie season with the Lions has ended before it even got a chance to begin. The Associated Press reports that Leshoure will miss the entire 2011 season after tearing his left Achilles tendon in practice on Monday. “There’s no more tests that need to be done. He’ll have surgery very soon,” Lions coach [...]

Sam Bradford, Ndamukong Suh named Rookies of the Year

February 4, 2011

For their outstanding play during the regular season, the top two picks from last year’s draft have been awarded the most prestigious rookie honors in football. The Associated Press has named St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford the 2010 Offensive Rookie of the Year, while Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has been crowned as [...]

Shaun Hill could miss the rest of the season

December 1, 2010

The Detroit Lions may have to start their third-string quarterback for the remaining five games of the year. Per the Detroit Free-Press, current starter, Shaun Hill, suffered a broken index finger on his throwing hand in the loss to the Patriots on Thanksgiving Day. Even though Hill gutted it out and played through the injury, [...]

Three teams name their starting quarterbacks for Week 10

November 10, 2010

If you’re a fan of the Lions, Panthers, or Dolphins, then this news is for you. That’s because they’ve named their starting signal-callers for Sunday. For the Lions, Shaun Hill will start against the Bills barring any setbacks, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. With Matthew Stafford out indefinitely, Hill is second in the pecking order [...]

Shaun Hill, Bruce Gradkowski to start Week 3

September 22, 2010

There’s some quarterback news to report from Detroit and Oakland. Per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions have officially ruled out Matthew Stafford for Sunday’s divisional game against the Minnesota Vikings. That means Shaun Hill will get his second straight start. Coach Jim Schwartz said Stafford is progressing well but his injured [...]

Tom Lewand suspended and fined by NFL

July 30, 2010

The verdict is in for Lions president Tom Lewand. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the league has suspended Lewand for 30 days and fined him $100,000 for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. Lewand was arrested last month for driving drunk and pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while visibly impaired. There was no doubt [...]

Lions bring back Dre Bly

July 2, 2010

Four years and two teams later, Dre Bly’s coming back to the Motor City. According to John Niyo, of the Detroit News, the Lions have signed the cornerback to a two-year deal. Bly, who originally signed with Detroit in 2003, spent four seasons with the team, making the Pro Bowl twice in consecutive years (2003 [...]