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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Veteran defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch is not taking reps in Lions' minicamp and left end Cliff Avril isn't even in the area code as his contract impasse with management enters a fifth month. At age 33 and about 17 months removed from serious neck-fusion surgery, the Lions are letting discretion be the better part of valor with Vanden Bosch, even...
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He meets with the media maybe a half-dozen times a year at most. Wednesday was one of those days, his latest state-of-the-team talk, just before the start of a mandatory mini-camp practice.
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Cliff Avril not showing up for minicamp
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Detroit Lions defensive end Cliff Avril doesn’t plan on showing up for this week’s mandatory minicamp.
“It’s mandatory if you’re signed,” Avril said.
Avril is exactly right, since he’s not under contract the Lions can’t even fine him for not showing up. So in the end he’s not hurting himself financially.
Avril is still looking for a long-term deal...
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Minicamp roundup: Lions want fast, furious, injury-free defense
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Lions RB Mikel Leshoure Suspended 2 games
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Jahvid Best, Nick Fairley standing out this offseason
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According to Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew, per Paula Pasche of the Oakland Press, both running back Jahvid Best and defensive tackle Nick Fairley have been standing out this offseason.
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NFL suspends Lions' Mikel Leshoure for two games
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Detroit Lions running back Mikel Leshoure has been suspended for two games without pay and will have to give up two more game checks for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.
The league announced the decision Wednesday.
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NFL suspends Detroit Lions RB Mikel Leshoure for 2 games, what happens to Nick Fairley?
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Lions secondary doesn't want to be the weak link
(Eds: Updates. With AP Photos.) By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Detroit Lions defensive backs were the last players to get off the field when the team wrapped up Day 1 of its mandatory minicamp.
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Mikel Leshoure suspended 2 games
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The Lions used a 2nd round pick on Mikel Leshoure in the 2011 NFL Draft, hoping he’d help shore up a running game that had been struggling for years. To their misfortune, however, Leshoure tore his Achilles before he could ever get onto the field and missed the entirety of his rookie season. He’s close to healthy now, participating in positional drills at Lions’ minicamp, but...
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Mikel Leshoure suspended two games by the NFL
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According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, the NFL has suspended Detroit Lions running back Mikel Leshoure for the first two games of the 2012 regular season, for violating the league substance abuse policy. He’ll also have his paychecks for the first four games of the season taken away.
Leshoure has been arrested twice this offseason for possession of marijuana...
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