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NFLPA Approves Deal to End NFL Lockout
July 25th, 2011 at 2:19 PM
Are you ready for some football? Everyone better be as the NFLPA Executive Committee and the 32 player representatives voted unanimously to approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement to end the NFL Lockout.
There are still details coming out of the woodwork on what the timeline for next week will look like....
Turk McBride Completes College Degree During NFL Lockout
July 25th, 2011 at 10:20 AM
A lot of NFL players seemingly didn't know what to do with all the free time provided them by the lockout. Detroit Lions soon-to-be free agent Turk McBride hit the books.
McBride reenrolled at the University of Tennessee in January, the Detroit Free Press reported, in order to complete the 16...
Detroit Lions Could Open Training Camp Thursday
July 25th, 2011 at 12:41 AM
With the end of the NFL lockout apparently imminent, we can cautiously turn our attention to the start of camp and the preseason. If everything goes as expected Monday, the lockout could be lifted within the next 48 hours or so, likely preserving the entire preseason.
A rule in the old...
Lions’ Ten Best: No. 6 — Loss to Green Bay is a Positive One for the Lions
July 24th, 2011 at 3:08 PM
[Editors Note: While we continue to stumble through the dark depression that is this year's NFL Lockout, we at Lions101 thought it would be a good idea to inject some football into people's lives. That is why we are bring you "The Ten Best", a countdown of the ten best Lions games...
Detroit Lions Dubbed a ‘Lockout Winner’ by FOXSports.com
July 20th, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Add FOXSports.com's John Czarnecki to the list of people taking a ride on the Detroit Lions bandwagon this offseason. Czarnecki declared the Lions one of five "winners" during the NFL lockout, citing Matthew Stafford's healthy display at Detroit's players-only camp.
4. Detroit Lions: The best news is that quarterback Matthew Stafford has...
Cliff Avril Deserves Long-Term Contract Extension from Detroit Lions
July 17th, 2011 at 5:55 PM
One of the biggest challenges the Lions have had to overcome in their rebuilding effort has been convincing free agent to come to Detroit. But it's just as important going forward that the franchise reward those players that have come in and done well, despite trying circumstances.
Cliff Avril falls under...
Lions’ 10 Best: No. 10 — Detroit Rolls Over Minnesota to Finish Season
July 11th, 2011 at 8:00 AM
[Editors Note: While we continue to stumble through the dark depression that is this year's NFL Lockout, we at Lions101 thought it would be a good idea to inject some football into people's lives. That is why we are bring you "The Ten Best", a countdown of the ten best...
Fans Should Temper Expectations About End of NFL Lockout
July 6th, 2011 at 8:00 AM
For the past few weeks, everyone around football has been constantly hearing about how the NFL and the players are approaching a final resolution to the NFL Lockout. Even if they do sign an agreement in the next few weeks though, fans need to understand it does not mean business...
Detroit Lions Veterans Helping Rookies Fit In
July 4th, 2011 at 2:31 PM
Part of the reason the Detroit Lions players organized a pair of offseason workouts was to give their rookies a chance to do a little meet and greet. Both wide receiver Titus Young and running back Mikel Leshoure took part in the players-only workouts, and the Detroit veterans went out...
Drew Stanton Plans to ‘See What’s Out There’ in Free Agency
July 3rd, 2011 at 4:04 PM
There's been a lot of debate over Drew Stanton's future in Detroit. When it comes down to it, though, the Lions' third-string QB might make up the Lions' minds for them.
Stanton told ProFootballWeekly.com that if the new CBA permits him to be an unrestricted free agent as a four-year NFL...
Did Nick Fairley Blow His Chance at Good First Impression?
June 15th, 2011 at 11:34 AM
One of the reasons given for Nick Fairley's unexpected fall into Detroit's lap at the 2011 NFL Draft was that teams had concerns about his work ethic. The Lions overlooked those worries and decided that Fairley's upside was way too high to pass on at No. 13 overall.
But with Fairley...
Watch Matthew Stafford Work Out at Detroit Lions’ Players-Only Practice
June 14th, 2011 at 11:31 AM
A setback in Matthew Stafford's recovery from a shoulder injury would be one of the few things that could derail the Detroit Lions' so-far encouraging offseason. Luckily, Stafford's looking strong and ready to go as the 2011 season approaches.
Stafford's been present at all of the Lions' player-led workouts at Detroit's...
Detroit Media Blowing Ndamukong Suh Shun Way Out of Proportion
June 10th, 2011 at 4:20 PM
The focus of Ndamukong Suh's attendance at Friday's Detroit Lions should have been about his performance at practice, but instead the local media has decided to focus on why he did not talk to them.
Friday marked the first non-mandatory workout for Suh, last year's defensive Rookie of the Year and...
Kris Draper Works Out With Detroit Lions (Video)
June 9th, 2011 at 2:31 PM
And you thought the Detroit Lions' cornerbacks were undersized before ...
As he awaits a decision on his future on Detroit, Red Wings forward Kris Draper joined the Lions on Wednesday at Country Day for the team's latest player-led workout. Draper was invited to the workout by Dominic Raiola and Stephen...
Detroit Lions Employees Reportedly Could Be Reimbursed for Forced Pay Cuts
June 7th, 2011 at 4:42 PM
The Detroit Lions recently began forcing employees to take two-week furloughs in an effort to cut costs during the ongoing NFL lockout. Tom Kowalski of MLive.com reports, though, that the Lions may reimburse staff members who lost wages or took pay cuts -- assuming the NFL plays a full schedule.
According...
Mikel Leshoure Joins Detroit Lions for Second Set of Players-Only Workouts
June 6th, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Mikel Leshoure made an appearance Monday at the Detroit Lions' second round of player-led workouts during the ongoing lockout.
The Detroit Free Press reported that 27 Lions, including Leshoure, took part in the latest informal practice at Country Day High School. After a day off Tuesday for the team's annual golf...
News of Detroit Lions Employee Furloughs Angers Larry Foote
May 30th, 2011 at 1:11 AM
Larry Foote told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette it was "ridiculous" that the Detroit Lions, among other teams, have forced their employees to take unpaid furloughs during the ongoing NFL lockout.
News broke early last week that Lions employees would be pressed into two-week, unpaid vacations. Foote, who played for Detroit in 2009 before...
Matthew Stafford Tweets That Detroit Lions Are Planning Another Workout
May 27th, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Matthew Stafford tweeted Thursday that he's planning to join his Lions teammates for another player-run workout in June, assuming the lockout will continue to drag on.
Stafford recently participated in a week-long workout session with about 30 teammates at Detroit's Country Day High School. Defensive lineman Kyle Vanden Bosch said then...
Detroit Lions Turning Down ‘Hard Knocks’ Not a Big Deal
May 25th, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Don't read too much into the Lions' decision to decline HBO's "Hard Knocks" invitation.
Looking your way, Drew Sharp.
The Detroit Free Press columnist wrote Wednesday that the Lions taking a pass "should tell every team in the NFL that the Lions still aren't sure about themselves, so they're intimidated by a...
Lions Employees Ordered to Take 2-Week Furloughs During Lockout
May 23rd, 2011 at 4:28 PM
The Lions are cutting some operating costs during the ongoing NFL lockout by ordering employees to take staggered two-week unpaid vacations, the Detroit News reported Monday.
Lions president Tom Lewand said earlier this offseason that, in the event that furloughs were required for employees, they would extend to everyone in the...
