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Saturday night got off to a bad start when Lions TE Carson Butler and DL Dewayne White got into a fight during warmups.Said Lions QB Matthew Stafford of his 5-for-13 performance, "Obviously, it's a tough loss, and we don't want...
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August 24, 2009
Lions general manager Martin Mayhew just gave his thoughts on Saturday night's 27-10 exhibition loss at Cleveland, plus a few other matters.
Here is what he had to say about subjects not named Matthew Stafford:
•Mayhew didn't jump into the lake after the game.
"I thought it was sort of up and down," Mayhew said. "I thought we got off to a pretty bad...
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August 24, 2009
We all saw it Saturday. Cleveland's Josh Cribbs took the opening kickoff, juked out three guys and ended in Detroit end zone. Only to have it called back on a holding penalty. Not to be deterred, the next time Cribbs touched the ball he found the end zone again. This time it was a punt return. After yelling profanities at the whole special teams unit for not making a tackle,...
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August 22, 2009
by Dan GrazianoFiled under: Lions, NFL QuarterbacksMatthew Stafford, Daunte Culpepper and the rest of the Detroit Lions were on buses Friday night, rolling two and a half hours to Cleveland in advance of Saturday's preseason game against the Browns. Roughing it? Nah, the Lions just figured it'd take them as long, with more hassle, to negotiate the airport and fly to Cleveland. And...
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August 22, 2009
Lions LB Darnell Bing has suffered a shoulder injury. His return to tonight's game is questionable.
*Source:* CBS Sports...
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August 24, 2009
Defensive end will also visit Bills on Tuesday.
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August 24, 2009
According to WKNR radio, former Browns defensive lineman Shaun Smith, now with the Lions, gave Browns General Manager George Kokinis an...
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August 24, 2009
Former Browns defensive tackle Shaun Smith largely lost his job in Cleveland for his inability to keep his mouth shut. (And his fists off Brady Quinn's magazine cover-worthy face.)Now with the Lions, Smith isn't done yapping inappropriately at members of...
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August 23, 2009
Both were of a concern. Matthew Stafford clearly had accuracy issues and the receivers dropped too many balls. Obviously there is still work to be done. Offensively they need to CONTINUED. . .
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August 22, 2009
Browns rookie DB Coye Francies, who has been one of the pleasant surprises of camp, continues to impress. He blanketed Detroit WR Dane Looker and...
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August 24, 2009
For head coaches in the National Football League, the preseason is exactly that. Won-loss records don't really mean a whole lot during the month of August. Case in point. A year ago, the Detroit Lions went undefeated in the preseason and then failed to win a game in the regular season.
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