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| Lions' Smith, Raiders' Cooper among four missing at sea |
NFL Football |
03/01/2009 |
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| Clearwater, FL (MySportsbook) - Oakland Raiders linebacker Victor "Marquis" Cooper and Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith are among four boaters the Coast Guard is actively searching for off the coast of Clearwater Pass. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., received a call around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning saying that four boaters, Cooper, Smith, Nick Skylar and William Bleakley, did not return as scheduled from their fishing trip. The four men left Clearwater Pass about 6:30 a.m. |
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| Orlovsky lands in Houston |
NFL Football |
03/01/2009 |
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| th the Houston Texans on Sunday. Terms were not released but the Houston Chronicle reported the deal to be for three years at $9.1 million, including a $2.4 million signing bonus. Orlovsky started seven games, including the final three, for the 0-16 Detroit Lions last season. The Connecticut product appeared in 10 games overall, passing for 1,616 yards and eight touchdowns, along with eight interceptions. The Lions made Orlovsky their fifth-round selection in the 2005 NFL Draft. He appeared in only two games |
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| Dallas Cowboys |
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03/01/2009 |
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| Acquired quarterback Jon Kitna from the Detroit Lions in exchange for cornerback Anthony Henry; signed linebacker Keith Brooking to a three-year contract. |
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| Lions ink RB Morris, CB King |
NFL Football |
02/28/2009 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions have signed free agent running back Maurice Morris and cornerback Eric King. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed, but Morris inked a three-year deal and King agreed to a two-year pact. Morris spent his first seven seasons with Seattle, mostly as a backup running back. He finished with 574 yards and a 4.3-yard average last season. The Oregon product has 2,612 career rushing yards and five touchdowns in 101 games, including 22 starts. He has five |
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| Broncos release Bly |
NFL Football |
02/17/2009 |
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| , just one day after the team sent six players packing in salary-cap moves. Bly joined the Broncos with a sixth-round draft pick in a trade with the Lions on March 2, 2007. He started all 16 games in each of his seasons with Denver and had 57 and 77 tackles, respectively. He also had seven interceptions during his two years with the Broncos. A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Bly earned a Super Bowl ring with the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV. He has also played for the Detroit Lions and has 40 career interceptions. |
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| Lions sign K Hanson, G Peterman |
NFL Football |
02/17/2009 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions on Tuesday signed kicker Jason Hanson to a four-year contract and guard Stephen Peterman to a five-year deal. Both players were set to become unrestricted free agents on February 27. Additional terms of the pacts were not announced. Hanson, who already holds franchise records for points (1,747), field goals (406), extra points (529) and games played (271), will extend his 17-year Lions career. Last season Hanson, 39, led the league with eight 50-plus-yard |
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| Around the FCS: Recruiting Wars |
Division I-AA College Football |
02/06/2009 |
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| of Dickenson's heart. He never really got a legitimate shot at the NFL, where measurables often overshadow a player's true ability. In the press conference, announcing his retirement, Dickenson said he actually regretted his time in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, the Miami Dolphins, the Seattle Seahawks and the San Diego Chargers from 2001-2002 as a backup quarterback. He spent two of the most promising years of his career standing on the sidelines. He found his niche with the Calgary Stampeders and the Bri |
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| Goodell gives state of the league address |
NFL Football |
01/30/2009 |
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| . Player conduct was not much of an issue on Friday, although Goodell reiterated his stance that players need to be aware of their surroundings and shouldn't put themselves in a bad situation. Goodell was asked about the possibility of switching the Detroit Lions, who finished this past season 0-16, out of their traditional Thanksgiving Day game, but said that was not being considered. "It will not change for this season," commented the commissioner. "If the [league] ownership feels they want to address it, |
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| Around the FCS: Demanding Loyalty |
Division I-AA College Football |
01/29/2009 |
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| utive MEAC titles from 2004-06 and advanced to the NCAA playoffs in each of those years. Holmes was born and raised in nearby Newport News, VA. before moving on to star at West Virginia and during a 12-year pro career with the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions, the New York Jets and the New Jersey Generals. He spent five years as an NFL assistant with the San Diego Chargers, the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Browns after starting his coaching career as the linebackers coach and co-defensive coordi |
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| Lions hire Linehan to run offense |
NFL Football |
01/23/2009 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions hired Scott Linehan as the team's new offensive coordinator on Friday. Terms of his contract were not disclosed. Linehan joins the Lions coaching staff after spending the past three seasons (2006-08) as the head coach of the St. Louis Rams. He was fired after Week 4 after the Rams started this past season 0-4. He finished with a mark of 11-25 at St. Louis. Prior to his stint with the Rams, Linehan spent the 2005 season as the offensive coordinator with the |
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