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Detroit Lions 2013 Needs
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January 05, 2013
What a weird year for the Lions. They outgained opponents by nearly a thousand yards, but still went 4-12, losing their final 8, after entering the year with hopes of improving on a 2011 playoff appearance. A 3-8 record in games decided by 7 or less and a 30th ranked -16 turnover differential doomed them and they were once again one of the most penalized teams in the NFL. Fortunately...
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January 05, 2013
Lions staff to coach Senior Bowl
Jim Schwartz and his Detroit Lions staff will be coaching the South team in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 26 in Mobile, Ala.
It is the second time in three years that Schwartz and company will coach in the all-star game for college seniors. In 2010, they led the North to a 31-13 victory.
Schwartz said earlier this week that his staff would "embrace the opportunity" to work...
Detroit Lions give quadriplegic one more chance to score
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January 03, 2013
Normally, I see these stories and read them because they are uplifting. However, normally these type of feel good stories come with media attention, cameras and press. Now, I do not want to sounds like a cold hearted, pessimist who only thinks teams bring in people with life threatening diseases or conditions to look good, but it is true that the media is often asked to attend these...
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January 03, 2013
Lions Hoping To Extend Or Renegotiate QB Matthew Stafford's Contract This Offseason
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January 03, 2013
The Detroit Lions are planning to give QB Matthew Stafford an extension or renegotiate his contract this offseason. They want to create cap room, as Stafford is currently set to have a cap hit of around $21.2 million in 2013. This is why Lions general manager Martin Mayhew is hoping to extend or renegotiate Stafford's contract this offseason: "We'll make an effort to...
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January 03, 2013
Lions FS Amari Spievey Cleared To Return From Concussion
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January 03, 2013
Lions safety Amari Spievey has been cleared to return from the concussion that ended his 2012 season early.
When the Detroit Lions put safety Amari Spievey on injured reserve last November after he suffered yet another concussion, it felt like the Jahvid Best situation was playing out all over again. Spievey spent a significant part of last offseason recovering from a concussion...
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January 03, 2013
Jim Schwartz, Lions Staff To Coach In Senior Bowl
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January 03, 2013
Jim Schwartz and his staff will coach in the Senior Bowl later this month.
The Jan. 26 game in Mobile, Ala., will give the Lions coaching staff a chance to scout some of the nation's top college seniors as they look ahead to April's draft.
The Lions were fifth in line to coach this year's Senior Bowl, but with Philadelphia and Kansas City firing their head coaches...
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January 03, 2013
Lions, Raiders staffs to coach Senior Bowl
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz and his assistants will direct the South squad in the Senior Bowl, and Oakland Raiders coach Dennis Allen and his staff will run the North team.
Schwartz coached the North to a 31-13 victory in 2010.
''I think there is some insight involved in getting to know those guys over a course of the week,'' Schwartz said Thursday. '&...
Lions Keep LB Ashlee Palmer, SS Don Carey With Contract Extensions
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January 03, 2013
The Detroit Lions worked out contract extensions with two defensive players before the end of the regular season, keeping linebacker Ashlee Palmer and safety Don Carey off the market.
Palmer, a backup linebacker and one of the Lions best special-teams players, signed a two-year extension with base salaries of $1 million for 2013 and $1.25 million for 2014.
He started two...
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January 03, 2013
Silverdome roof deflated for renovations
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) Crews renovating the Pontiac Silverdome have deflated the roof ahead of the start of work to return the former home of the Detroit Lions to use.
Silverdome events coordinator Alex Loewy says stadium owner Triple Investment Group LLC will begin renovations this spring and summer. He says work will include a new roof with solar panels.
Loewy tells The Oakland...
Detroit Lions Coaching Staff Set to Coach Senior Bowl
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January 03, 2013
Jim Schwartz is 1-0 in Senior Bowl games as a head coach, his last win coming in 2010.
For the second time in Jim Schwartz’s head coaching career, he and his staff will get the opportunity to coach some of the top college prospects ahead of this year’s NFL draft in the Senior Bowl.
Last time Schwartz and his motley crew of Gunther Cunningham and Scott Linehan coached the Senior...
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January 03, 2013
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