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We don’t like some of the moves the Lions have made during the 2009 offseason. Others, we like.
One, we love.
Linebacker Larry Foote brings a new attitude into the team’s locker room, along with a couple of big-ass rings that he can dangle like diamond-encrusted carrots in the faces of the team’s young players.
But he also [...]
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June 24, 2009
Though he’s hard to miss, given his girth, Lions defensive tackle Grady Jackson has yet to be seen on the practice field this offseason.
As the team closes out its series of underwear practices with a mandatory minicamp, Jackson still isn’t participating, due to February knee surgery.
“We’re probably a little bit behind schedule with it,” coach [...]
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June 23, 2009
Earlier this year, Lions running back Kevin Smith raised eyebrows after vowing on his personal blog that the team that went 0-16 a year ago will qualify for the playoffs in 2009.
Smith posted another blurb on Monday that offers some of the specifics as to how that will come to fruition.
“I feel I have the [...]
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June 24, 2009
Former Lions wideout Charles Rogers made it known last week that he was hoping an NFL team would take a look at him.
Unsurprisingly, this hasn’t caused front offices around the league to cut their vacations short.
MLive.com’s Tom Kowalski reports that several personnel people, including a few GMs, all confirmed they absolutely won’t take Rogers for [...]
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Alan Trammell wore No. 3 with the Tigers, and Larry Foote did the same as a pitcher and outfielder for Detroit Pershing before playing football at Michigan.
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June 24, 2009
Coming off knee surgery in mid-February, the 36-year-old Jackson has yet to take part in on-field workouts with the team this offseason.
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Perennially, or at the very least, with each coaching and flavor-of-the-month schematic change that occurs internally, upon the onset of the Lions Allen Park training camp, there is always a lot of discussion of a “new attitude” or swagger. Without further ado, enter Ernie Sims :
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June 23, 2009
The Lions are holding their three-day mandatory minicamp this week. How do you think Matthew Stafford will perform? Will he prove he's better than Daunte Culpepper, signaling the way as the teams starting QB. Can Drew Stanton give him a run for his money? Don't forget, training camp will be upon us soon and a lot can happen there. What do you think?
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