Yardbarker: Jon Jansen

Lions-Browns Inactives

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:25:00 -0500

Detroit Lions QB Drew StantonFB Terrelle SmithWR Derrick WilliamsOT Jon JansenC Melvin FowlerDE Dewayne WhiteLB Ernie SimsFS Kalvin Pearson Cleveland Browns QB Brett RatliffRB Jerome HarrisonWR Brian RobiskieWR Jake AllenOG Billy YatesDE David VeikuneLB Arnold HarrisonDB Coye Francis

Just when you thought the Lions injury situation couldn't become any worse...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:18:22 -0500

I had to go and read the latest tweet from the News' Lions beat guy, John Niyo... Lions RG Stephen Peterman seeing specialist, may have season-ending ankle surgery. D'oh indeed. Not cool. The Lions may be on the verge of placing player number 12 on the IR soon. I'm not really venturing out on a limb to guess we'll see either Daniel Loper or Jon Jansen playing on the right side in place of Peterman this Sunday. As both have started, then been benched, this season, your g...

Lions' Jon Jansen goes from starter to inactive

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:51:01 -0500

SEATTLE -- Detroit Lions veteran Jon Jansen got his first career start at left guard last week and now he's inactive for today's game against the Seattle Seahawks. Manny Ramirez, who was benched for ineffective play earlier this year, will...

Matthew Stafford Returns to Practice; Jon Jansen Elevated to Starting LG?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:51:04 -0500

More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP about 1 month ago: Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford smiles at a teammate late in the fourth quarter of their 19-14 win over the Washington Redskins in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 in Detroit. Stafford passed for 241 yards and a touchdown to help end the Lions 19-game losing streak. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Browse more photos » The Lions r...

Dominoes shuffled: Loper benched, Jansen elevated to starter

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:41:59 -0500

The depth chart is shuffled once again, with a significant change to the offensive line. Before you get your hopes up, the change does NOT involve the much and most deservedly maligned LT Jeff Backus. With that out of the way... Per John Niyo at the Detroit News: Jon Jansen appears to be the new starting left guard, replacing Daniel Loper, who has moved to right tackle, where he'll back up starter Gosder Cherilus. Manny Ramirez and Dylan Gandy are the backup guards behind Jansen and St...

Lions Q&A: Offensive lineman Jon Jansen enjoys the outdoors, has an appreciation for Michael Phelps

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:10:33 -0500

If he wasn't playing football, Jansen would like to be a hunting and fishing guide at a national park, where he could show people the beauty of the outdoors.

Jansen Happy to Be Home -- and With a Win

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:51:43 -0500

Once a fixture at right tackle for the Washington Redskins, Jon Jansen lined up against his former teammates for the first time and celebrated with his new ones after the Detroit Lions ended a 19-game losing streak with a 19-14 victory Sunday afternoon at Ford Field. "It was a little different, but we're happy to get a victory," Jansen said as he stood outside the visitors' locker room wearing a Lions baseball cap. poll by twiigs.com Jansen was waiting for center Casey Rabac...

Heads or tails, Jansen makes the right call

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:23:00 -0500

Interesting Rex Ryan-style move by Jim Schwartz for the pregame coin toss. With Jason Hanson opting out of the captain's pregame duties -- he usually does in case he has to make the opening kickoff -- backup tackle Jon Jansen was out there with co-captains Dominic Raiola and Larry Foote. Jansen,

Lions' Jon Jansen desperate to get on the field against his former team

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:46:18 -0500

Jansen spent 10 seasons with the Redskins before coming to Detroit as a free agent.

The Turmoil Caused By Jon Jansen Being On The Lions

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:23:54 -0500

So the folks over at Hogs Haven asked the question that's on everyone's mind: "Can the Lions beat the Redskins with Jon Jansen's O-Line insight?" Jansen was with the Redskins for nine years, including one -- last year -- under the current coaching staff. It certainly seems conceivable that Jansen might be able to impart some kind of information -- about tendencies, about line calls, about something -- that could help the Lions in Sunday's game.Hogs Haven comes up wi...

Can the Lions Beat the Redskins With Jon Jansen's O-Line Insight?

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:32:22 -0500

"Ooo. I got one. What's 141 years old, costs $50 million dollars, and gets pushed over by the wind? ... The Redskins O-line!! hahaha" View full size photo uploaded September 23, 2009 Teams picking up players to get an edge on opponent's strategy is nothing new. This week, the Redskins face a similar challenge in that disgruntled former Redskin, Jon Jansen, signed with the Lions this off-season. If anyon...

Jon Jansen Willing To Play Anywhere On Line For Lions

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:30:47 -0500

Jansen is with the Detroit Lions and he's looking to land a job. He doesn't care where it is -- right or left tackle, either guard position and,...

Jon Jansen

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:10:39 -0500

When I played organized football, I played offensive line almost exclusively. In junior high and my first year on varsity I played center. My junior year I was moved over to right tackle. Being tall and stuck right in the middle of the line didn't exactly bode well for our short QB...the back of my helmet has its fair share of football scuff marks. I moved to right tackle in '96. Just so happens that I was #77 and I was a huge Michigan fan. And just so happens that Jon Jansen was a...

Hognostications Week 2

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:48:26 -0500

"To them, victory proves the pain and sacrifice were worth it. Defeats breed doubt in teammates, coaches and in the very price that they pay to play the game" ? Thomas Boswell, Washington Post This quote was so well written and so clearly expressed the nature of the Skins' 'must' win comments made in week one that it had to be shared in case you missed it. Jon Jansen's injury was not a sacrifice worth winning a single game or a season of games, but it is much less...

Casey Rabach Has Huge Balls

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:54:51 -0500

This has to be one of the strangest things I've heard in a long, long time. During an interview, Redskins OT Jon Jansen said C Casey Rabach has one of the biggest ballsacks he has ever seen. He also said that Rabach had been working hard to increase the size of his sack. Here is a little sample of what the interview was about "They go in there together in between practices and do undesirable things...Rabach has a penchant for showing off his nuts in the locker room and did so while we were talking to them.. Larry asked about Rabach's "brain," to which he explained how much work he has put into increasing the size of his ballsack.. Jansen agreed that Rabach has one of the largest ballsacks he's ever seen...Rabach also was mooning the Fox Morning Show live shot yesterday, which apparently could be seen visibly but from a long distance and you'd have to have known what you were looking for.. Rabach and Jansen admit they are always looking for ways to get their ass on TV"