No hard feelings, former Lion T.J. Duckett says

Lions re-sign Stanley Wilson, add P/K Ernster

kcudah posted 4/12/2008 from www.mlive.com

The Detroit Lions have re-signed restricted free agent cornerback Stanley Wilson and signed free agent punter/kicker Paul Ernster to one-year contracts. Additional contract terms were not disclosed. Detroit drafted Wilson in the third round, 72nd overall, out of Stanford in 2005. Through three seasons he has played in 32 games, including nine starts. He began the 2007 season as the Lions' ...

Bears, Lions Covet Rashard Mendenhall; Apparently, Blockers Aren't Important

Football Jabber found this 4/12/2008 on sports.aol.com

This is rich: the Detroit Free Press wonders if the Bears might beat the Lions to former Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall . Chicago's 2005 top-5 pick, Cedric Benson , has been a pretty big disappointment in his three-year career, and the team ...

Lions' first-round dilemma: Rivers or Mayo?

kcudah posted 4/12/2008 from www.mlive.com

With a little less than two weeks to go until the draft, this is the scenario the Detroit Lions might be facing with the 15th overall choice in the first round: Keith Rivers or Jerod Mayo? At this point, it appears that the one player they really covet - defensive end Derrick Harvey - will be long gone by Detroit's pick. The Lions would also consider a couple of offensive tackles - Ryan ...

Path to NFL tough for new Lion; Kalvin Pearson almost settled for UPS job | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

ProFootballTalk.com found this 4/13/2008 on www.freep.com

It was December 2004. Kalvin Pearson was looking for work. After about three years of trying to make it in the NFL, he had sent out some résumés and applied for a job. Now he was driving to interview for an accounting position at UPS in Birmingham, ...

Trading up in NFL draft hasn't worked for Lions - Detroit Lions: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats

Gorilla Crouch found this 4/13/2008 on www.mlive.com

ALLEN PARK -- In theory, the strategy of trading up in the NFL draft to take the player you've specifically targeted makes a lot of sense. You give up a lower-round pick to move up and grab a player who fits a real need. In reality, though, that ...