Detroit Lions Roster Takes Shape As Camp Begins

Friday, July 31—the date set for the beginning of Lions training camp at the Allen Park Headquarters, just outside of Detroit. A wrap up of some news and notes from recent days (along with the obligatory comments). Draft picks signed: Matthew Stafford (April 25), Louis Delmas (July 30), DeAndre Levy (July 28), Derrick Williams (July 30), Sammie Lee Hill (July 30), Aaron Brown (July 17), Lydon Murtha (July 28), Zach Follett (July 20), Dan Gronkowski (July 25) As of 11:30 AM, July 31, Brandon Pettigrew remains unsigned. Tom Leward reports the deal is almost finalized. At Noon, Pettigrew officially becomes a holdout but the sides are extremely close. It's great to hear that the draft picks have signed. All signs point to Pettigrew being a stand up guy so any selfishness seems unlikely. The reason for his upcoming "hold out" is basically waiting for other chips in the draft process to fall—along with the i's to be dotted and the t's crossed...