Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz was in Tennessee when the Titans drafted all-world RB Chris Johnson. Johnson isn’t the biggest guy in the world, but he’s continued to show that he can be “the” guy. He puts the dick in our mouth between the tackles, he puts the dick in our mouth on the [...]
The St Louis Rams refused to increase O. J. Atogwe’s tender to 110% of his 2009 salary, so the safety is now an unrestricted free agent and should have plenty of teams calling for his duties. Atogwe didn’t sign the tender that was offered to him at $1.226 million, much less than his 2009 salary [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles have a ton of holes to fill on defense in this upcoming draft. Their biggest problems are with the pass rush on the defensive line and in the secondary. But make no mistake, their LB’s need a huge upgrade too. Well, the Eagles have addressed a major need and have done so [...]
The Washington Redskins seem to be revamping their clubhouse in a very positive way and it all started with bringing coach Mike Shanahan on board and then trading for Donovan McNabb last Sunday. Now it’s time to get rid of the fat and what better place to start then defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth? Per NFL.com’s [...]
Finally, the Detroit Lions get a win. Not on a football field, but in a court of law. A judge has ruled that former WR Charles Rogers must repay $6.1 million of his $9.1 million signing bonus because of his 2005 suspension for substance abuse. Rogers was the second-overall pick in 2003 and never did [...]
The Detroit Lions have reeled in former Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks WR Nate Burleson with a five-year, $25 million deal with $11 million in guarantees. Five years seems to be a bit much for a receiver this close to 30-years old, but these contracts don’t mean jack squat in the NFL anyway. He’ll be [...]
San Diego Chargers beat writer Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune says that he’s hearing out at the NFL Combine that CB Antonio Cromartie could be a member of the Detroit Lions soon. The Chargers were supposedly looking for a running back in return, but they might be willing to take a mid-round draft [...]
Detroit Lions GM Martin Mayhew says that the team plans to draft the best talent available regardless of position in this year’s NFL draft. We think it’s just common sense to know that this doesn’t mean taking a QB #2-overall if there happens to be a good one there.
A league source tells PFT that former Cleveland Browns WR Donte Stallworth is working out for the Detroit Lions. Surprisingly, the Lions could use a WR. Tough to imagine since they took them high in the first round in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. The Lions still have Bryant Johnson and Dennis Northcutt, but the [...]
Former #2-overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft, Charles Rogers, has once again found himself in jail. Police picked him up in Novi on an outstanding warrant and the 28-year old was again put in handcuffs (he must have more arrests than TD catches at this point, right?). Roger pleaded guilty in September to driving [...]
The brother of Detroit Lions defensive tackle Grady Jackson has been convicted of second-degree murder following the shooting of his girlfriend earlier this year. After killing her, he turned the gun and shot himself in the chest. We like to have fun and joke around on OTR, but we aren’t sure what’s funny about this. [...]
For anyone thinking of accepting a check from former Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Ross Verba, we’d recommend against it. He was arrested in Phoenix on charges of failing to pay $26,000 in gambling debts to a Las Vegas resort. He’s got three counts of writing bad checks in 2008 to the [...]
The Detroit Lions hit a major road block with their playoff chances today when it was announced rookie tight end Brandon Pettigrew will miss the rest of the season. An MRI revealed the former Oklahoma State Cowboy has significant damage in his left knee which will require recontructive surgery. Pettigrew has 31 catches for 352 yards, including two [...]
While Detroit Lions QB Matt Stafford doesn’t seem to have a long-term shoulder injury, he will still likely miss the team’s Thursday Thanksgiving matchup against the Green Bay Packers. “There’s a chance that goes away in the next couple days, but structurally, everything’s good,” coach Jim Schwartz said Monday. “I don’t think there’s any lasting [...]
Some NFL players recently stopped by the Detroit Lions practice facility to mentor the struggling Lions. Here is the news story: NFL Players Mentor Troubled Detroit Lions
During Detroit’s most recent disappointing loss to the Seattle Seahawks, television cameras showed QB Matt Stafford on the sidelines trying to talk to Calvin Johnson. Johnson ignored him and turned away. Several sources said that later in the game Stafford approached Johnson and smoothed things over. But, it was enough that it required head coach [...]
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson took reps today with the first-team offense for the first time in a couple weeks, which is a good sign that he will play this weekend against the Seattle Seahawks. Johnson has missed the last two games after injuring his right knee against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Detroit Lions rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford had a setback after practicing on Wednesday. Stafford experienced more swelling in his right knee, which was injured three weeks ago when Chicago Bears Adewale Ogunleye dislocated his knee cap during a sack. ESPN’s Chris Mortenson said this morning that Stafford is scheduled to have an MRI on the [...]
UPDATE: Adam Schefter is now reporting that Calvin Johnson is inactive for the game today. Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson is listed as active and will play against the Green Bay Packers. Johnson was listed as questionable all week with a knee sprain. If you are deep at receiver, you might want to consider [...]
Mr. Adam Schefter, over on his Twitter page has this to say about Detroit Lions’ wide receiver Calvin Johnson, “The more I hear, the more I think Lions WR Calvin Johnson will not play Sunday at Green Bay due to his sprained knee.” PHOTO CAPTION: Plenty of seats are available for Lions’ home games. Calvin [...]
What we already knew has been confirmed. Daunte Culpepper will start for the Detroit Lions today against the Pittsburgh Steelers. C-Pep is in a contract year and we don’t know that anyone else would give him a chance to start, but a good performance today would help. Rookie Matt Stafford has his knee cap dislocate [...]
The Detroit Lions may not do much right, but their fans do an excellent job of embarrassing themselves and then getting kicked out of the stadium. How do we know? Some dude took a great video of it! Check it out:
One of the few truly good players on the Detroit Lions is out indefinitely with a significant shoulder injury. LB Ernie Sims landed awkwardly on his shoulder during the Lions’ 27-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Head coach Jim Schwartz doesn’t know exactly how long Sims will be out, but it’s not good. [...]
Former #2-overall pick of the Detroit Lions in 2003, Charles Rogers has had some issues over the years. Two unfortunate injuries to start the first two years of his career. Then in 2005, he was suspended for four games for his third violation of substance abuse. But he used this rock-bottom point in his life [...]
During his upcoming “Behind the Lines” segment on ESPN, former Detroit Lions WR and #2-overall pick Charles Rogers admits that he smoked pot “every day” while in the NFL. This is an absolute shocker when you consider that he played in a total of 15 games in three years in the NFL, totaling 440 yards [...]