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 Dolphins, Packers, Steelers, Lions Show Interest in Kevin Jones
Dolphins, Packers, Steelers, Lions Show Interest in Kevin Jones
Former Detroit Lions running back Kevin Jones , a free agent recovering from a serious knee injury, invited the entire NFL to a workout Saturday. Only four teams showed up . Among those four teams -- the Lions, Dolphins, Packers and Steelers -- the ...
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Hurdle Compares Rockies to Lions
Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle compared his team to the Detroit Lions.  He said the '06 Rockies were very similar to the '07 Lions in the sense that they did great in the first half of the season before quickly crumbling down the ...

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 Jones holds workout for NFL teams after offseason knee surgery
Jones holds workout for NFL teams after offseason knee surgery
Kevin Jones went through a workout Saturday while four NFL teams watched the running back sprint and cut just five months after he had major knee surgery. Dr. D.S. Ping, who has been helping Jones rehabilitate his right knee, said the Miami Dolphins , ...
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RB Kevin Jones workout witnessed by 4 NFL teams - International Herald Tribune
teams Kevin Jones went through a workout Saturday while four NFL teams watched the running back sprint and cut just five months after he had major knee surgery. Dr. D.S. Ping, who has been helping Jones rehabilitate his right knee, said Miami, Green ...
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Ex-Lions coach Mariucci takes shot at Matt Millen | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Former Lions coach Steve Mariucci made some comments about his future as a coach, the Packers without Brett Favre and, most interestingly, about Matt Millen and the Lions in Saturday's edition of the Marquette Mining Journal. "Matt Millen has changed ...
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 Former Coach Steve Mariucci Takes Jab At Detroit Lions GM Matt Millen
Former Coach Steve Mariucci Takes Jab At Detroit Lions GM Matt Millen
Mariucci took a shot at Millen saying he has already blamed the coaches now he's turning his blame to the players.
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CHERILUS, TRIBBLE FACE PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY PROBLEMS
In hindsight, it would have been wise for former Boston College offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus and linebacker DeJuan Tribble to get their criminal cases resolved two months ago. If the charges against them had been cleared up before Cherilus was ...
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Surprise: Lions among 4 teams at Jones workout
Kevin Jones went through a workout Saturday in Saline, Mich., and four NFL teams watched the running back sprint and cut just five months after major knee surgery. Dr. D.S. Ping — who has been helping Jones rehabilitate his right knee — said the Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions sent representatives. The Cleveland Browns called, Ping said, and asked ...
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KEVIN JONES WORKOUT DRAWS ONLY FOUR TEAMS
Running back Kevin Jones, a one-time first-rounder who was cut earlier this year by the Detroit Lions, conducted a pre-draft-style workout on Saturday to show that he still has it. If he does, only four teams were there to witness it. Per the AP, the ...
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RB Kevin Jones workout witnessed by 4 NFL teams - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
went through a workout Saturday while four NFL teams watched the running back sprint and cut just five months after he had major knee surgery. Dr. D.S. Ping, who has been helping Jones rehabilitate his right knee, said Miami, Green Bay, Pittsburgh ...
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 Lions attend Kevin Jones workout - Detroit Lions: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats
Lions attend Kevin Jones workout - Detroit Lions: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats
Saline Kevin Jones went through a workout Saturday in Saline and four NFL teams watched the running back sprint and cut just five months after major knee surgery. Dr. D.S. Ping -- who has been helping Jones rehabilitate his right knee -- said the ...
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Lions legend to work with Cherilus
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert The Detroit Lions have arranged a high-profile mentor for rookie offensive lineman Gosder Cherilus. Former NFL lineman Lomas Brown, who spent 11 of his 18 seasons with the Lions, will work with Cherilus during ...
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jaguars.com > News > Jaguars extend Spicer
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Paul Spicer has signed a contract extension, the club announced today. Length and terms of the contract are undisclosed. Spicer, 32, served as the defensive team captain last season while leading the team with a ...
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Detroit Lions Site: Detroit Lions Blog -- Week of June 22 - June 28
Detroitlions.com would like to welcome our fans and readers to Lions Blog. Throughout the season and the offseason, the Lions will provide notes, quotes and anecdotes in a weblog format. The Lions Blog will cover a wide range of topics, but most of ...
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Cherilus joins Dizon in headlines
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert The Detroit Lions made it two-for-two this week: Both of their top draft choices found their way into the headlines for off-field incidents. A published report revealed Tuesday that second-round pick Jordon Dizon ...
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It was reported Thursday that ORT Gosder Cherilus must pay a fine of $52,000 and serve a year of probation stemming from a 2007 incident with former Boston College teammate DeJuan Tribble , in which the two players were charged with assault and ...
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 Jason Witten Is The Heart of the Cowboys - On And Off The Field
Jason Witten Is The Heart of the Cowboys - On And Off The Field
Jason Witten, one of favorite players, has a lot of heart for the team and the community.
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The Detroit Lions Have Some Explaining To Do With Draft Picks
The Lions' Jordon Dizon and Gosder Cherilus have made the news this week regarding legal entanglements.
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 Warming Up To Gosder Cherilus
Warming Up To Gosder Cherilus
I clearly wasn’t happy when my beloved Detroit Lions selected Gosder Cherilus with their first round selection in last April’s NFL draft, but now that I see he attacks wimpy software engineers who refuse to leave their table to let Cherilus and his friends sit down at local bars, well, now I kind of like the big guy.
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 Report: Lions' top draft pick settles brawl charges
Report: Lions' top draft pick settles brawl charges
The Lions' top draft pick has been ordered to serve one year of probation and pay $52,000 in medical expenses after settling an assault charge stemming from a 2007 bar brawl, according to published reports.
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CHERILUS CASE POINTS OUT FLAW IN PRE-DRAFT SYSTEM
We’ve done some checking around as to what teams might have known about the pre-existing legal troubles of Boston College tackle Gosder Cherilus, who was facing charges of assault and battery and assault and battery with a deadly weapon when he ...
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LIONS KNEW (OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN) ABOUT CHERILUS
Though, by all appearances, the Detroit Lions did not know about the pre-draft arrest of linebacker Jordon Dizon for DUI, the Lions cannot credibly claim that they had no knowledge regarding the July 2007 arrest of first-round pick Gosder Cherilus, an ...
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Lions' first-round pick sentenced to probation, must pay $52,000 for bar brawl | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Lions rookie offensive lineman and first-round pick Gosder Cherilus was ordered Wednesday to serve one year of pretrial probation for his role in a Boston bar brawl in which a patron was seriously injured, the Boston Globe reported. Cherilus also was ...
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Jordon Dizon Was Arrested Six Days Before NFL Draft
Lions second-round draft pick Jordon Dizon was arrested six days before the 2008 NFL Draft.  Since the arrest came at such a short time before the draft, the Lions likely were not aware of the incident, but it is something that you have to ...
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 Commenters burn on ESPN.com writer
Commenters burn on ESPN.com writer
ESPN.Com writer Kevin Seifert made a mistake in his story on the Detroit Lions and commenters let him have it. He said draft pick and the second most prolific single season rusher in NCAA history Kevin Smith played at Tulane. Smith actually played at UCF.
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DIZON WAS BUSTED SIX DAYS BEFORE THE DRAFT
The Lions selected former Colorado linebacker Jordon Dizon in the second round of the 2008 draft. Six days before his name was called, Dizon was arrested. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, via the Detroit Free Press, Dizon was busted on April 20 ...
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 Know Thy Enemy 2008: Detroit Lions - Sunday, September 21
Know Thy Enemy 2008: Detroit Lions - Sunday, September 21
Week 3 will see the 49ers hosting the fighting Matt Millens, also known as the Detroit Lions.  The Lions are represented here at SB Nation by Pride of Detroit , a blog written by Sean Yuille.  The Lions are an interesting team to ...
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Monday Notes: Detroit Named TitleTown Finalist; Kevin Jones to Chicago?
The city of Detroit is a finalist for ESPN's TitleTown USA.  The whole thing is a filler segment on SportsCenter since there aren't as many highlights to show with baseball being the only major sport going on, but it does give credence to ...
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Report: Dizon arrested days before NFL draft | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Lions rookie Jordon Dizon was arrested April 20 on suspicion of drunk driving, driving the wrong way on a one-way street and failure to provide insurance, the Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera newspaper reported on its Web site late Monday night. Dizon was ...
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POPE IN A HEAP OF TROUBLE
As it turns out, there are worse things you can do with a bottle of champagne than spray it into a crowd of strangers. Giants cornerback Geoffrey Pope faces felony charges in Detroit after allegedly hitting a man over the head with a champagne ...
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Football Player Faces Charges After Fight In Detroit
A pro football player who came home to show off his Super Bowl ring faces felony charges after he was involved in a fight, according to police.
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 There’s a reason I went into public relations
There’s a reason I went into public relations
On June 8, proving that news is sometimes definitely slow, our post about Cedric Benson’s disappearing life with the Chicago Bears was featured at The Big Lead and made the front page of Yard Barker (exhibit A) – a site I’ve quickly started to love.
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On the air: Gus Johnson, Desmond Howard will call Lions preseason | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Lions exhibition games will have some new voices as they move to Channel 62: Detroit native Gus Johnson will do the play-by-play with Desmond Howard as the analyst, and Matt Shepard and Lions Hall of Famer Charlie Sanders will do the pregame show. ...
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ROSS TAKES SWIPE AT SANDERS
Though it feels like ancient history, it wasn’t that long ago that Lions running back Barry Sanders shocked the football world by retiring from the game of football. Sanders, who was on track to shatter the all-time career rushing record — ...
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 Bobby Ross: Barry Never Loved the Game
Bobby Ross: Barry Never Loved the Game
Former Detroit Lions coach Bobby Ross, 71, speaking at Beyond the Scoreboard Champions of Character Awards Dinner Tuesday at the Emmet County Fairgrounds Community Building… [Source] "I don’t know if Barry really loved the game, but he worked hard at it,” Ross said. “He did what he was supposed to do. I always wanted him to be a leader, but he didn’t really want that role." MORE
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Ex-Lions coach Ross: Barry Sanders didn't want to be a leader | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Former Lions coach Bobby Ross told petoskeynews.com he didn't think Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders loved the game of football or wanted to be a leader. Ross, 71, speaking at Beyond the Scoreboard Champions of Character Awards Dinner Tuesday ...
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 The incredible downfall of Javon Walker
The incredible downfall of Javon Walker
Reexamining Javon Walker, who has transformed from a symbol of what was wrong with owners to become representative of what is wrong with players
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Fantasy Football Notes - Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions, were one of the biggest, if not the biggest, disappointments as a whole in the fantasy football world! Going into the season , the Lions sported explosive WR Roy Williams, possible ROY candidate in WR Calvin Johnson, solid RB Kevin Jones as well as projected top 10 QB Jon Kitna. None of these players lived up to expectations.