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How 'bout them Lions? It's official: we have
ourselves a team. Coming off a big win on
Sunday against the Vikings, Detroiters have found themselves somewhere they haven't been in ages: in the driver's seat. That's right, the Lions are 2-0 and atop ...
Last year, Rod Marinelli moved Cory Redding from
defensive end to defensive tackle in the belief he
could be one of the best defensive tackles in football. On Monday, the Lions backed up that belief by making him the highest paid defensive tackle in football. Redding, the team's franchise player in 2007, agreed to a seven-year, $49 million contract that included $16 million in guarantees
The past two NFL off-seasons have changed the
financial make-up of the NFL for years to come.
The 4 signings that have significantly changed the checkbooks for the present and future of the NFL are Steve Hutchinson, Nate Clements, Dwight Freeney, and Cory Redding.
It didn't really make a lot of noise
in Chicago yesterday, but that doesn't mean that it
won't be felt here. Yesterday the Lions locked up defensive tackle Cory Redding to a seven year $49 million deal.
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Agency The Lions and defensive tackle Cory Redding have
agreed on a seven-year, $49 million contract with $16 million guaranteed. Redding was designated as the team's franchise player, which means today was ...
With just over an hour to go until
the deadline to sign players with the franchise tag
arrived, the Lions finally locked up defensive tackle Cory Redding, and boy, he sure got paid. According to John Clayton , Redding has agreed to a 7-year, ...
Now that the rookies have gone through their
three-day initiation, Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli is
preparing for the full-team minicamp next week. Unfortunately, Marinelli is also preparing for the likelihood that two of his key players -- defensive tackles Shaun Rogers and Cory Redding -- won't be taking part in the workouts.
The Lions players and coaches voted for their
captains on Monday. QB Jon Kitna and C Dominic
Raiola returned for their second straight year as offensive captains. DT Cory Redding and LB Ernie Sims were voted as defensive captains. Last...
Head coach Rod Marinelli announced the five team
captains on Monday after each player and coach voted.
On offense, the captains are quarterback Jon Kitna and center Dominic Raiola. Both of those two players were captains last season. Defensively ...
Lions coach Rod Marinelli says he has a
lean team, and the numbers back him up. No
one has been fined for being overweight entering training camp. No one on the defensive line is over 300 pounds. "That was huge for the D-line," defensive tackle Cory ...
Lions cornerback Stanley Wilson is out for the
season after suffering a torn Achilles in Thursday night's
exhibition opener. He was waived injured. Assuming he clears waivers, he will revert to the Lions' injured reserve list. Linebacker Gilbert ...
Redding was moved from left end to defensive
tackle - the under tackle or "three'' technique -
after the third game of the season and, soon after, the Lions would lose Rogers, Shaun Cody and right defensive end James Hall to injuries.
Big Al with a hilarious take on the
Cory Redding tackle. Listen in as Ford talks to
Redding.
The rich contract given to defensive tackle Cory
Redding by the Lions on Monday had to come
as good news for Vikings nose tackle Pat Williams. Williams, set to become a free agent after the 2007 season, could be looking at a more substantial payday than first anticipated after Redding agreed to a seven-year deal that reportedly is worth $49 million and includes $16 million in guaranteed money.
The Bengals expected acquisition of Shaun Rogers from
Detroit gives them additional flexibility should they install a
3-4 defense for the 2008 season. Rogers' listed weight is 340 pounds. I would consider that a conservative estimate. The Lions were unhappy with Rogers' weight and its impact on a knee injury, but Rogers started all 16 games last season. He played nearly two-thirds of the ...
Shaun Cody, a second-round pick of the Lions
in 2005, will have to fight for his job,
according to Tom Kowalski who appeared Wednesday on WDFN's "The Stoney and Wojo Show." "Chuck Darby and Cory Redding are going to be the starters inside," Kowalski said. "Listen, I think Cody's gone. Langston Moore gets the job and Cody doesn't. I think Shaun Cody's done." Kowalski went on to discuss ...



Yup, The Lions are 2-0...Believe That!