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| Bell, Harrison to help ailing Lions backfield |
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08/09/2011 |
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Mike Bell and Jerome Harrison enjoyed seeing each other Tuesday - their first day with the Detroit Lions. It was a much happier occasion than the last time they had been together. Ten months after being traded for each other, Bell and Harrison were signed Monday night by the Lions, a few hours after promising rookie Mikel Leshoure tore his left Achilles tendon, ending his season before it began. Last October, Bell was traded from Philadelphia to Cleveland for Harrison, and t |
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| Lions sign Bell, Harrison |
NFL Football |
08/09/2011 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions signed veteran running backs Mike Bell and Jerome Harrison on Tuesday. The moves come a day after rookie ball carrier Mikel Leshoure was lost for the season with a torn Achilles. Bell spent the first five games of the 2010 campaign with the Eagles before being traded to the Browns for Harrison. Originally signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2006, Bell has amassed 1,475 rushing and 14 touchdowns in 53 career games with the Broncos, Saints, E |
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| Lions' Leshoure done for season |
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08/08/2011 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz announced that rookie running back Mikel Leshoure is out for the season after tearing his Achilles in practice on Monday. The Lions selected Leshoure in the second round (57th overall) of April's draft. Leshoure ran for 2,557 yards and 23 touchdowns while starting 17 of 33 games at Illinois. He also caught 37 passes for 439 yards and five scores. |
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| Lions GM: 'We have high expectations' |
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08/05/2011 |
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - It has been a long time, but there's a feeling of hope around the Detroit Lions practice facility these days. And it isn't just coming from fans. ``We have high expectations for this year,'' Lions general manager Martin Mayhew said in a rare media briefing Friday. ``We feel like we can compete for our division.'' Considering the Lions haven't had a winning season since 2000, that's a bold statement about a division that includes defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay and Ch |
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| Damien Woody calls it a career |
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08/05/2011 |
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| Florham Park, NJ (MySportsbook) - Longtime offensive lineman Damien Woody has called it a career after 12 NFL seasons. Woody spent the last three years with the New York Jets and also played for the New England Patriots from 1999-2003 and the Detroit Lions from 2004-07. He will embark on a new career as a football analyst with ESPN. "I'm grateful for all the support over the years from my family, my fans and the league," Woody said at a press conference Friday. "I'm excited to start the next phase of my c |
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| DE Cliff Avril joins Lions |
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08/04/2011 |
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Cliff Avril welcomed a son Wednesday night and returned to work less than 24 hours later. The Detroit Lions' defensive end signed a one-year qualifying offer Thursday morning and joined the rest of the team's free agents on the practice field for the first time. The restricted free agent could be in for quite a haul by the end of the season. ``This is a big year for Cliff,'' coach Jim Schwartz said of Avril, whose deal is worth about $3 million. ``He's always been productive w |
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| Lions make several roster moves |
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08/04/2011 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions on Thursday re-signed cornerback Chris Houston to a two-year contract and inked linebacker Bobby Carpenter for one more year. Houston has registered 222 tackles and four interceptions in 59 career games with Atlanta and the Lions. The 26-year-old started all 15 games he played in last season, his first with Detroit. Carpenter split the 2010 campaign with the Miami Dolphins and Lions. For his career, the Ohio State product has recorded 136 tackles. The Lion |
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| Lions' Fairley to miss most of camp following surgery |
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08/03/2011 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions will be without defensive tackle Nick Fairley for most of training camp after he underwent foot surgery Wednesday. The Lions took Fairley with the 13th overall pick in this year's draft. The team released the following statement: "The examination of Nick Fairley's foot today by Dr. Bob Anderson resulted in a diagnosis consistent with that of Lions' team physicians that surgical correction was required. Accordingly, surgery was successfully performed this a |
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| Lions confirm release of LB Follett |
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08/03/2011 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand confirmed the release of linebacker Zack Follett on Wednesday, saying the player was "waived healthy" 10 months after being injured in a helmet-to-helmet collision on the field. "(It's) a credit to him that he worked as hard as he did during the offseason to be at a point where he could return to football," Lewand said. "We made a decision that I think was in our best interest and I think probably in his best interest." Follett was injured |
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| LB Tulloch eager to get started for Lions |
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08/02/2011 |
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Stephen Tulloch is a Detroit Lions player in limbo. The linebacker reached a one-year, free-agent deal with Detroit over the weekend, and was in his new No. 55 jersey in time for Monday morning's practice. But under post-lockout rules, he and a lot of other players around the NFL can't practice until Thursday. ``It's tough to run a training camp right now,'' Lions coach Jim Schwartz said after the workout. ``It sounds crazy, because we've got 90 players in camp, but we've got |
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