Jim Schwartz knows what it's like to coach in a Super Bowl. But he can't quite relate to what players went through navigating the overwhelming amount of media obligations this week.
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February 02, 2012
Lions coach Jim Schwartz is expected to receive a contract extension this offseason, but might be the wrong person to ask about it. "The next time I talk about my contract will be the first time," Schwartz said. "Maybe I should say the next I talk about my contract will be never." Schwartz has one season remaining a four-year contract. Since taking over as head...
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February 02, 2012
Defensive end Cliff Avril loves playing for the Detroit Lions - he just doesn't wish to do so under the team's franchise tag.
"I definitely don't want to be franchised," Avril told the Detroit Free Press on Thursday. "I mean, I've been in Detroit for four years, and I wouldn’t mind being there for another couple more years or whatnot.
"The...
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February 03, 2012
Did Warren Sapp forget what happened on Feburary 7th 2011? He was arrested for domestic battery charges for allegedly choking a woman. (The charges were eventually dropped.) Sapp should not be running his mouth about what Ndamukong Suh did this past Thanksgiving. (Suh stepped on Evan Dietrich-Smith.)
Sapp has embarrassed the NFL enough. (The domestic battery allegations...
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February 04, 2012
It'd be nice to win comeback player of the year when the award is announced tonight, but Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford won't be too heartbroken if the voting doesn't go his way.
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February 02, 2012
When Lions general manager Martin Mayhew and coach Jim Schwartz began their roster overhaul after the 2008 season, one of the first positions they targeted was tight end.
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February 02, 2012
Lions head coach Jim Schwartz defended defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh against some criticism thrown at him earlier this week by NFL.com's Warren Sapp. "There is an adage in coaching: If you listen to the fans you will be sitting amongst them," he said. "I will take it one step further: If you are listening to the media and analysts too much, you will be working...
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February 03, 2012
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford admitted he wants a ring.
When pressed as to which he'd like first - a Super Bowl ring or one to announce an engagement - a clearly flushed Stafford stammered a bit before choosing the former on "The Dan Patrick Show."
Although Stafford has been dating girlfriend Kelly Hall, the Lions quarterback admitted that the young couple...
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February 04, 2012
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was named the Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year Saturday.Stafford received 21 of a possible 50 votes to beat out six other players who were considered for the award. Cleveland Browns lineback D'Qwell Jackson finished second with 15 votes.The 28-year-old threw for 5,038 yards and 41 touchdowns this season.Stafford missed...
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February 03, 2012
Coming off their best season in more than a decade, the Detroit Lions have decided to raise ticket prices for the first time in five years. Team president Tom Lewand said today that the average price of season tickets next year will go up an average of just under 8 percent. The highest non-premium seat package will increase from $90 to $99 dollars, and the lowest will go from $30...
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February 03, 2012
The Detroit Lions quarterback thinks the team is close to being able to make a long NFL playoff run.
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February 03, 2012
The Lions made the playoffs this season for the first time since 1999 and they are using that success as a way to raise a little more revenue. Lions president Tom Lewand announced Friday that the team will be raising ticket prices at Ford Field for the 2012 season. It’s the first hike in prices…
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February 02, 2012
"There's an adage in coaching that says if you listen to the fans, you're soon going to be sitting among them," Schwartz said. "I'll take that one step further, if you listen to the media or the analysts too much, you're soon going to be working among them."
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February 04, 2012
The Associated Press announced Saturday evening that Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was its 2011 selection for Comeback Player of the Year. Stafford edged out Browns linebacker D’Qwell Jackson, who received 15 votes to Stafford’s 21. 49ers quarterback Alex Smith came in third. Also receiving votes: Carolina wide receiver Steve Smith, Giants quarterback Eli Manning...
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February 04, 2012
Matthew Stafford beat out six other players who received votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. Stafford fought through injuries his first two seasons, then threw for more than 5,000 yards in 2011 to lead Detroit to its first playoff berth in 12 years.
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February 02, 2012
St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher is set to add his son --
Detroit Lions defensive assistant Brandon Fisher -- to his
coaching staff, the Detroit Free Press reported, citing a team
source.
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