Jahvid Best and Shane Vereen were classmates together at Cal. Vareen played behind Best for three seasons, then took his starting job after Best left school early and the Lions took him in the first round of the 2010 draft.
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January 31, 2012
Thomas Campbell
Say what you want about Detroits running game in 2011, but one thing is for certain. The Lions need help in the backfield and a have a viable option in Mikel Leshoure.
Detroit’s running game was in shambles for much of 2011 and the unpredictability of the health of Jahvid Best adds a little drama to the situation. Best has a laundry list of concussions dating back...
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February 02, 2012
Larry Fitzgerald said today he thinks it's a matter of time before Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson tops his record eight-year, $120-million deal for a wide receiver.
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February 01, 2012
Avril said the image the league and media have crafted for the Detroit Lions' star defensive tackle isn't fair or accurate.
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February 01, 2012
"They've got about a seven- or eight-man rotation and they roll them and they're very aggressive," Canty said. "They play with a mentality, a tenacity, a physicality that I believe the game is supposed to be played with. They're high motor, they're high effort and you just appreciate the way that they affect the game."
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February 01, 2012
As for where talks stand on a new deal, Avril said at the Super Bowl today that things are "still in the air." The 25-year-old is coming off a breakout season when he led the Lions with 11 sacks.
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February 01, 2012
In addition to expounding on Ndamukong Suh during Super Bowl festivities Tuesday in Indianapolis, the NFL Network's Warren Sapp also talked the Lions' defense. Such as, is it a top-10 defense? Not yet, he said.
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February 02, 2012
Former NFL Pro Bowler Warren Sapp recently criticized Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, but coach Jim Schwartz defended him today.
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January 31, 2012
Detroit's former head coach – currently an analyst for NFL Network – thinks the Lions "have got to secure a left tackle for the future."
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February 01, 2012
The Detroit Lions were a playoff team under coach Jim Schwartz, which did not surprise New England coach Bill Belichick, his first mentor.
The dominance of the Lions passing game in 2011 was predicated on quarterback Matthew Stafford's right arm, but the Detroit's group of receivers -- namely No. 1 target Calvin Johnson -- played an essential role. Lions beat writer Mike Mady evaluates the receiver position going into the off-season ...
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January 31, 2012
NFL Network's Warren Sapp said Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh can blame his shoulder surgery and his own lack of improvement for his decreased production in 2011.
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February 02, 2012
Jim Schwartz: "The next time I talk about my contract will be the first time. Or maybe, the next time I talk about my contract will be never."
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February 01, 2012
As stunned as he was when the Lions released him on roster-cut day in September, Donald Thomas can honestly look back and say it was the best thing that happened to him. A week and a half later, he signed with the Patriots, and on Sunday he'll have a chance to win his first Super Bowl ring.
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February 01, 2012
Defensive assistant Brandon Fisher is going to the St. Louis Rams to work with his father, Jeff, who was hired last month, a team source said. It's unknown what position Fisher will take with the Rams.
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