mlive.com - 2/24/2008
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At first glance, Michigan's Shawn Crable doesn't appear to be the type of linebacker the Detroit Lions might be interested in drafting.
The Lions are looking for the prototypical "Tampa Two'' player while Crable's strength is believed to be as a pass-rusher -- which Lions linebackers rarely do -- and the knock on Crable is that he's a "tweener.'' Some teams look at him as a linebacker while ...
Two AFC teams in hunt for Rogers
mlive.com 2/24/2008 — A source close to the situation confirmed that while four teams have contacted the Detroit Lions about a possible trade for defensive tackle Shaun Rogers, two AFC teams -- from the same division -- are the frontrunners in negotiations. The source, who wouldn't identify the specific teams, said the Lions would prefer to deal Rogers to an AFC team.
A Lions official refused to address any ...
Matt Millen the Butt of Jokes at the Combine
sports.aol.com 2/24/2008 — Notes on a trip to the NFL Scouting Combine . This may come as a shock, but Matt Millen is not particularly well respected in NFL circles. In Indianapolis for the Combine this week, I've heard a whole lot of people laughing at the expense of Millen, ...
Detroit and Denver working on Rogers deal?
mysportsrumors.com 2/24/2008 — It looks like the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions are working on another off-season deal. I say another because last year the two teams made a deal involving Dre Bly and Tatum Bell.. This year, could Shaun Rogers be heading to Denver?
MSU's Devin Thomas impresses while U-M's Mike Hart and Mario Manningham struggle
freep.com 2/25/2008 — A speedy in-state wide receiver turned heads at yesterday's NFL Combine, but it wasn't Mario Manningham.
MSU's Devin Thomas posted a forty time two full tenths of a second faster than Manningham, and upped his draft stock significantly with an impressive showing in the receiver skill drills, too. Sports Illustrated's Tony Pauline listed Thomas as one of the biggest risers of this year's ...
Lions release CB Fernando Bryant (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 2/25/2008
Veteran cornerback Fernando Bryant was released by the Detroit Lions on Monday after four seasons with the team. The 5-foot-10, 175-pounder signed with Detroit as an unrestricted free agent in 2004 after five seasons with Jacksonville, who took him in ...