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Kevin Jones Will Beast the Lions Whenever He Gets the Chance
Published 5/29/2008 by Tom Mantzouranis at FanHouse
Filed under: Lions, NFC North, DetroitIf it didn't bother the Lions that jettisoned buffet-hogger Shaun Rogers was waltzing around Cleveland like a new (read: motivated, less morbidly obese) man, this might be worrisome: Five months after surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, Kevin Jones was running. And he wasn't just jogging on flat grass. He was bursting up hills. He was changing direction - left, right, backward, forward. He looked far ahead of schedule in his recovery, and you ...

Kevin Jones Looks to Make Lions Regretful
Published 5/30/2008 by Sean Yuille at Pride Of Detroit
... Yesterday Jones invited some local reporters to what I guess you would call a workout to watch him run and do some other things.  The only real purpose behind this is to generate some publicity for Jones, but it also may be the first sign that Detroit made a mistake in getting rid of Jones as quickly as they did.  I say that because Jones looked good during the workout and seems to be ahead of schedule as far as getting back from his injury goes. ...

Kevin Jones is a Bear. And no, we're not rearranging the Juggernaut Index
Published 7/15/2008 by Andy Behrens at Roto Arcade
... downgrade Bears rookie Matt Forte just yet. We'll remind you of something we discussed last month: Chicago appears committed to making unproven players earn their starting jobs this year. Or they've at least committed to the illusion of competition. Don't be at all surprised if some veteran running back is added to provide token pressure. That's Jones. He tore his ACL in December, and suffered a significant Lisfranc injury in 2006. There are plenty of question marks here, but there's little ...