| Lions place Alexander on injured; Norris re-signed |
Mon Oct 13 16:37:09 2008 EST |
| Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions announced Monday that safety Gerald Alexander has been placed on the injured reserve list. The team also re-signed fullback Moran Norris. Alexander went down with a neck injury in the final minutes of Sunday's 12-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The 24-year-old defensive back is in his second year in the NFL and has played in all 21 games since he was drafted out of Boise State in the second round (61st overall) of the 2007 NFL draft. Norris |
| Longwell hits game-winner, Vikings continue to dominate Lions |
Sun Oct 12 16:54:42 2008 EST |
| Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Ryan Longwell's 26-yard field goal with just nine seconds to play led Minnesota to another late victory as the Vikings edged the Detroit Lions, 12-10. Last week, Longwell hit a 30-yard field goal with 13 seconds to play to lead the Vikings to a 30-27 win over New Orleans, and again he was called on late to win the game. Minnesota started with the ball at its own 20 and on a 2nd-and-20 play, benefited from a questionable pass interference call on Leigh Bodden t |
| Kitna out, Orlovsky starts for Lions |
Sun Oct 12 13:19:40 2008 EST |
| Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna sat out Sunday's game at Minnesota because of a bad back and Dan Orlovsky made the start under center for the first time in his career. Kitna, who had made 36 consecutive starts, did not practice all week and didn't make the trip to Minneapolis. Kitna had to leave last Sunday's 34-7 loss to Chicago because of back spasms. Dan Orlovsky replaced the veteran signal-caller and connected on 13-of-23 passes for 97 yards and an int |
| Lions QB Kitna doubtful for Sunday |
Fri Oct 10 19:19:10 2008 EST |
| Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna missed his third straight practice on Friday with a bad back, leaving his status for Sunday's showdown with the Minnesota Vikings up in the air. Kitna, officially listed as doubtful, had to leave Sunday's 34-7 loss to Chicago because of back spasms. Dan Orlovsky replaced the veteran signal- caller and connected on 13-of-23 passes for 97 yards and an interception in defeat. Kitna has completed 68-of-120 passes for 758 yards wi |
| Lions' Kitna misses another practice |
Thu Oct 9 19:58:43 2008 EST |
| Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna missed a second straight practice on Thursday with a bad back, leaving his status for Sunday's upcoming showdown with the Minnesota Vikings up in the air. Kitna had to leave Sunday's 34-7 loss to Chicago because of back spasms. Dan Orlovsky replaced the veteran signal-caller. Kitna has completed 68-of-120 passes for 758 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions for the winless Lions (0-4) this season. |
| Lions' Foster, Peterman, Thomas doubtful |
Fri Oct 3 16:21:22 2008 EST |
| Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit Lions offensive tackle George Foster, guard Stephen Peterman and running back Marcus Thomas are all listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against Chicago. Foster started the first two games of this season for the Lions but has been nursing a knee injury since, missing practice all week. Peterman, a starting guard for the team the past two seasons, injured his hand and has also not practiced all week. Thomas, who has not seen any action this year after servi |
| Lions fire Matt Millen |
Wed Sep 24 16:07:54 2008 EST |
| Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - Matt Millen has been relieved of his duties as president and CEO of the Detroit Lions. Lions owner and chairman William Clay Ford made the announcement Wednesday. "I believe that this decision is in the best interest of this organization," said Ford. "I appreciate Matt's efforts. Matt worked tirelessly during his tenure to win, and he would be the first one to tell you that you have to win in this league. It just didn't work out." Millen had been in charge of t |
| Former Vikings great Hilgenberg dies |
Tue Sep 23 16:02:35 2008 EST |
| the loss of Wally Hilgenberg, one of the franchise's all-time great players. A linebacker, Hilgenberg passed away Tuesday after a battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Hilgenberg played for the Vikings from 1968-1979 and appeared in all four of the team's Super Bowl appearances. Originally a fourth-round pick of the Detroit Lions in 1964, Hilgenberg was released by the Lions in 1968 and picked up on waivers by the Vikings. He remained with the club until his retirement after the 1979 season. |
| O'Sullivan, Gore power 49ers past Lions |
Sun Sep 21 19:56:00 2008 EST |
| cisco, CA (Sports Network) - J.T. O'Sullivan threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-23 passing, while Frank Gore tallied 130 yards on 27 attempts with a score and added four grabs for 32 yards to lead the San Francisco 49ers past the Detroit Lions, 31-13, in Week 3 action. Delanie Walker caught three balls for 44 yards and found the end zone for the 49ers (2-1), who were coming off a 33-30 overtime win against the Seahawks. Isaac Bruce had two catches for 19 yards and crossed the goal |
| Can Niners' Martz, O'Sullivan Show Lions What They're Missing? |
Fri Sep 19 12:32:03 2008 EST |
| - Given a rare chance to start, J.T. O'Sullivan nearly doubled his career passing yardage total in one game last week. The journeyman quarterback will now try to haunt his former team this Sunday, when his San Francisco 49ers play host to the Detroit Lions at Candlestick Park. O'Sullivan came out on top of a three-player race in training camp to earn San Francisco's No. 1 QB spot, beating out former 2005 first-overall pick Alex Smith in the process. O'Sullivan didn't wow critics in a Week 1 los |
| NFC North: Johnson emerging for Detroit |
Tue Sep 16 17:33:35 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - After an unfortunate run of busts, it's nice to see the Detroit Lions get one right for a change. The Lions didn't let a shady recent history of drafting wideouts with their first-round picks scare them away from taking Calvin Johnson second overall in the 2007 draft. Though Detroit hit a home run with the selection of Roy Williams (7th overall in 2004), the selections of Charles Rogers (2nd overall in 2003) and Mike Williams (10th in '05), as well as quarterback Joey Harring |
| Rodgers, Woodson lead Green Bay over Detroit |
Sun Sep 14 16:33:17 2008 EST |
| Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Aaron Rodgers had three touchdown passes while Charles Woodson had a pair of interceptions, one for a touchdown, to help the Green Bay Packers to a 48-25 rout of the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Rodgers finished the game 24-for-38 with 328 yards and Greg Jennings hauled in six catches for a career-high 167 yards for the Packers (2-0), who have won 14 of their past 16 games against the Lions. Brandon Jackson had seven carries for 61 yards and a score and Donald Dri |
| Rodgers, Packers Visit Motor City |
Fri Sep 12 14:11:36 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers can only hope the first formal road experience of his career as an NFL starter goes as well as did home game number one. Rodgers, who will lead his team into battle against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday, shook off the jitters of the first contest of the post-Favre era and engineered an efficient 24-19 win over the rival Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field. The former first-rounder was 18-of-22 for 178 yards with a touchdo |
| A real head Turner; RB sets record as Falcons tame Lions |
Sun Sep 7 16:09:43 2008 EST |
| Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Michael Turner had an impressive debut for the Falcons, rushing for a franchise-record 220 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries, and Atlanta began the Mike Smith era with a 34-21 victory over the Detroit Lions from the Georgia Dome. Turner, who signed as an unrestricted free agent on March 2 after spending the past four seasons with the Chargers, broke the record previously held by Gerald Riggs (202). Matt Ryan, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2008 Draft, was soli |
| Steelers bring in TE McHugh |
Wed Sep 3 12:12:16 2008 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Steelers signed tight end Sean McHugh to a one-year deal on Wednesday. McHugh spent the past three seasons with the Detroit Lions and over 24 games with the team (14 starts), he totaled 20 receptions for 277 yards. Originally selected by Tennessee in the seventh round of the 2004 draft, he was cut by the team after their training camp that year and was subsequently signed by Green Bay, where he spent the 2004 season and appeared in one game. |
| Lions ink former Bengals RB Johnson, release Bell |
Tue Sep 2 11:52:02 2008 EST |
| Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions signed free agent running back Rudi Johnson to a one-year contract Tuesday and released running back Tatum Bell. Johnson's arrival spelled the end of Bell's tenure as backup to running back Kevin Smith. The 5-foot-10, 225-pound Johnson has been bothered by hamstring problems that limited him to 11 games a season ago and cost him valuable preseason playing time before being released by the Bengals on Saturday. Johnson, 28, was a fourth-round pi |
| Report: Lions ink Bengals castaway Johnson |
Mon Sep 1 20:53:34 2008 EST |
| Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions have reportedly signed free agent running back Rudi Johnson to a one-year contract. The Detroit Free Press indicated on Monday that Johnson will likely replace Tatum Bell as rookie running back Kevin Smith's backup. The 5-foot-10, 225-pound Johnson has been bothered by hamstring problems that limited him to 11 games a season ago and cost him valuable preseason playing time before being released by the Bengals on Saturday. Johnson, 28, was a fourt |
| Steelers Release Reid, Drummond; Batch to IR |
Sat Aug 30 23:00:55 2008 EST |
| placed quarterback Charlie Batch on injured reserve. Reid appeared in six games as a member of the Steelers last season, but the third-round pick in the 2006 Draft was unable to break through to a bigger role. Drummond, a Pro Bowler with the Detroit Lions in 2004, was given an opportunity on both punt and kickoff returns during the preseason, but failed to recapture any of his former magic. Batch's placement on injured reserve will end his season, unless the team is able to reach an injury set |
| Detroit Lions 2008 Season Preview |
Tue Aug 26 12:21:15 2008 EST |
| ut what do you want-- more high-profile rookies coming through here? To get those, you have to be drafting near the top. That's something the Lions finally didn't do this past offseason. Below we take a capsule look at the 2008 edition of the Detroit Lions, with a personnel evaluation and prognosis included therein: 2007 RECORD: 7-9 (3rd, NFC North) LAST PLAYOFF APPEARANCE: 1999, lost to Washington, 27-13, in NFC Wild Card Game COACH (RECORD): Rod Marinelli (10-22 in two seasons with Lions, 10- |
| Giants place Umenyiora on IR |
Mon Aug 25 17:30:57 2008 EST |
| lier on Monday that Mathias Kiwanuka will be moved back to defensive end. A first-round draft pick in 2006, Kiwanuka was moved from defensive end to strongside linebacker last season where he started until breaking his left fibula against the Detroit Lions in Week 11. Kiwanuka finished the 2007 season with 45 tackles and 4 1/2 sacks in 10 games. The move was designed to replace Umenyiora, and decreases the chances that the defending Super Bowl champs will make a push to lure Michael Strahan out |
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