February 18th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in If the Lions are unable to reach a long-term contract extension with defensive end Cliff Avril, they are likely to use franchise tag to keep him off the unrestricted free agent market, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. “This is new to me,” Avril told Birkett. “My agent (Brian Mackler) hasn’t called me [...]
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Lions WR Calvin Johnson and Team Expected to Talk Soon About Extension
It sounds like contract talks between “Megatron” Calvin Johnson and the Lions will start soon. Johnson was a guest Monday on Jim Rome’s TV show on ESPN, and said he thinks that talks will start soon. “Yeah, definitely, we’re going to see here — soon,” Johnson said. “We’re going to have some talks soon, and [...]
Lions with Plenty of Questions Heading Into Free Agency
Coming off the team’s first playoff appearance since 1999, the Lions have 20 players who will be unrestricted free agents this offseason. While that list includes injury replacements (punter Ben Graham) and veteran depth guys for 2011 (Erik Coleman, Chris Harris), the list also includes key cogs on defense (Cliff Avril, Stephen Tulloch, Eric Wright) [...]
Brees and the Saints Light Up the Superdome in 45-28 Win Over Lions
Drew Brees led a record-setting offense by throwing for 466 yards and three touchdowns, and the Saints poured it on in the second half for a 45-28 NFC wild-card victory over the Lions on Saturday night. New Orleans broke the postseason mark for total yards with 626, beating the record set 49 years ago. Brees [...]
Gridiron Gab NFL Wildcard Weekend Preview – Detroit at New Orleans
So the Lions have gotten over the first hurdle and earned a playoff berth, but now the real measuring stick is before them. How good are the Lions? They struggled against good teams this year, got embarrassed on national television two weeks in a row and saw their most high profile player damage his public [...]
49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh Ticks Off Lions With Comments About Playing Saints
Jim Harbaugh has been known to be outspoken and let’s not forget “handshake-gate” with Lions coach Jim Schwartz. Harbaugh has given the underdog Lions some extra incentive against the Saints according to Chris McCosky of the Detroit News. Radio station 97.1 was playing a sound bite from Harbaugh on Wednesday. With his NFC West champion [...]
AFC and NFC Wild Card Weekend Games Set
The AFC and NFC Wild Card matchups for Next Weekend are set. All that is left is who will play the Falcons in the NFC, and when the games are. AFC No. 6 Cincinnati Bengals (9-7) at No. 3 Houston Texans (10-6) No. 5 Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) at No. 4 Denver Broncos (8-8) NFC No. [...]
Lions WR Calvin Johnson Sits Out a Second Day of Practice
Detroit Lions Pro Bowl wide receiver Calvin Johnson missed a second consecutive day of practice with an injured Achilles tendon, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. Johnson hopes to be able to play in Sunday’s regular season finale against the Green Bay Packers. “I had some things bothering me at the end of the game there so [...]
