DON CAREY RUMORS & GOSSIP

Lions Keep LB Ashlee Palmer, SS Don Carey With Contract Extensions

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  |  Discuss

Colts coach Bruce Arians gets run over by Lions player

Colts interim head coach, Bruce Arians, was on the wrong end of this Andrew Luck interception. Arians showed his toughness after getting drilled by Lions safery Don Carey on the sideline.
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December 02, 2012  |  Discuss

Lions CB Bill Bentley Placed On IR, Re-Signs DB Don Carey

The Detroit Lions have placed rookie cornerback Bill Bentley on injured reserve because of his hurt shoulder, Anwar Richardson of Mlive reports. As a result, Detroit has re-signed safety Don Carey. Bentley was a third-round draft pick by Detroit this season and supposed to replace Eric Wright, who signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent. Lions cornerback Alphonso...
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November 01, 2012  |  Discuss

Lions Waive-Injured FS Don Carey, TE Nathan Overbay

The Detroit Lions have announced the team has waived/injured safety Don Carey and tight end Nathan Overbay. Carey, a Grand Rapids native, signed with the Lions in October last year after he was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars prior to the start of the season. Overbay, a 2010 undrafted free agent out of Eastern Washington, had a couple of stints on the Lions practice squad last season...
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August 20, 2012  |  Discuss

Raiders SS Jerome Boyd Fined $20,000 For Illegal Block Vs Lions

Raiders safety Jerome Boyd was fined $20,000 for a blind-side block on Lions cornerback Don Carey, who sustained a concussion as a result of the play. After being limited this week, Carey was cleared to practice and is "Probable" for tomorrow's game against the San Diego Chargers. Source: Mac's Football Blog Attached Thumbnails  
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December 23, 2011  |  Discuss

A second look: Detroit Lions' makeshift secondary not perfect, but came up huge vs. Vikings

Eric Wright, Alphonso Smith, Don Carey and Chris Harris all made big plays to help the Lions preserve a 34-28 win over the Vikings.
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December 13, 2011  |  Discuss

Grand Rapids' Don Carey tries out for Detroit Lions

He was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars this summer.
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October 21, 2011  |  Discuss
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