Yardbarker: Larry Foote

Lions 17, Seahawks 7: Jones gets Seattle on the board

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:57:07 -0500

The rout was on, but the Seahawks finally rallied, with a 10-play, 60-yard drive to start the second quarter. Some missed tackles proved costly by the Lions' defense, including one by Larry Foote on the final play, as Julius Jones spun away in the backfield and scored from 3 yards out to pull

Lions 17, Seahawks 0: A first-quarter surprise

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:41:52 -0500

A huge fourth-down stop by the Lions' defense set up another short-field scoring drive for the offense. Jim Mora's gamble on fourth-and-inches from the Seattle 38 failed as the line -- including newly-promoted Joe Cohen at tackle -- submarined the Seahawks and linebackers Ernie Sims and Larry Foote

Larry Foote: Mainly mental, not physical, errors ailing Detroit Lions defense

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:01:26 -0500

Here's a great quote by linebacker Larry Foote about what's going on with the Detroit Lions defense:Detroit Free Press, Oct. 25: "We've got a lot of strengths, but our weakness is mental errors," Foote said. "I don't think physically we're...

Larry Foote: 'We're losing our one-on-one matchups'

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:56:34 -0500

Larry Foote isn't known for mincing his words.So after getting shut out by the Green Bay Packers, 26-0, the Detroit Lions' veteran linebacker wasn't ready to look at the bright side of the team's defensive play.Detroit Free Press, Oct. 19:...

Steelers: Foote still one of us

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:50:00 -0500

Linebacker Larry Foote spent seven years with the Steelers before signing with the Lions in the off-season, and he had some fun with his former teammates over the weekend. Foote had some of them over to his house for dinner Saturday night. During Sunday's game, at least a couple of them celebrated big plays by doing his patented Foote Stomp. Foote visited the Steelers' locker room after the Lions' 28-20 loss, wearing Red Wings garb. "He's always a Steeler," Steeler...

Detroit Lions links roundup: Larry Foote expects 'a lot of jaw-jacking' from ex-teammates

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:47:59 -0500

MLive and AP File PhotosDetroit linebacker Larry Foote, above in both his new (L) and old (R) uniforms, gets a chance to face his former teammates when the Lions host the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday.Here are today's Lions links:• Larry...

Lions Celebrate Win with the Fans

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:53:53 -0500

After receiving a water bottle shower from Larry Foote, Jim Schwartz spoke to his team and jokingly asked why everyone was so excited when the Lions expected to win. The players laughed, and Schwartz went on to say how well both teams played. He then told the players that after their prayer, go back out on the field and celebrate with the fans. FOX showed a clip of the players walking around the seats and giving high fives to fans. Gosder Cherilus, who just experi...

Veteran Larry Foote proves he's still got it in Lions-Vikings

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:10:05 -0500

Brian VanOchten hands out game balls to three Detroit Lions players -- one on offense, one on defense and one on special teams -- after the Lions' 27-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

LB Larry Foote: Lions look like Beyonce to me

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:42:00 -0500

What do the Lions and Beyonce have in common? Nothing. Unless you're linebacker Larry Foote, who seems to view them with equal admiration. It's understandable for a player to defend his team, but Foote's response to some unflattering criticism of the Lions is a little beyond the pale. Foote, who grew up in Detroit, is saying the Lions look like a young, talented, beautiful diva. But even in the most flattering lighting, that's a stretch for a team that just lost its 18th st...

BEYONCE, WHOOPI, AND LARRY FOOTE

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:58:00 -0500

That title sounds like the punchline to a Johnny Carson joke, but there's actually some context for the grouping. During Sunday's Lions-Saints game, announcer Chris Myers had this to say about former Steeler Larry Foote: Going from two Super Bowls in Pittsburgh to the winless Detroit team -- that's like going from dating Beyonce to Whoopi Goldberg." Ouch.

By the way, in this game Drew Brees threw six TDs in a win over a team that hasn't won since Week 16 of 2007, so be fully prepared for proclamations of his greatness throughout the week. Remember: Big Ben = bad, Drew Brees = good.

NFL Announcer Rips Whoopi Goldberg [TMZ]

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Foote hoped Steelers would be 'terrible' -- at first

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:36:00 -0500

So, how did Lions linebacker Larry Foote feel last night when he watched his old team kick off the NFL season? A little angry - at first. After all, Foote was released this year after he won two Super Bowls over the past seven years in Pittsburgh. "It was strange, you know?" Foote said of watching the Steelers' 13-10 overtime win against Tennessee. "You're coming into the game, you want them to lose. I'm sitting there hoping they suck and they're terrib...

Did the Lions pass on a linebacker because of Larry Foote?

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:58:51 -0500

Tom Kowalski of Mlive.com speculates that the reason why the Lions passed on a middle linebacker in last weekend’s draft was because they knew the Steelers would release Larry Foote shortly thereafter. Let’s put a couple of factors together and see what we come up with — the Detroit Lions passed on a taking a middle [...]