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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
As a result of having to pay big money to high draft pick after high draft pick in the final stretch of a particularly dark period in franchise history, the suddenly dangerous and competitive Detroit Lions were expected to have a tough time keeping Calvin Johnson from playing in a ...
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Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh spent his second season once again addressing the questions of whether or not he's a dirty player. The argument ramped up following an altercation during a Thanksgiving game for which he was later suspended. Despite all of that, Suh says in the following interview ...
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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Matt Flynn created some storylines on Sunday and now his play seems to be creating even more of them in the aftermath. The Green Bay Packers' backup quarterback got the start as the reigning champs gave Aaron Rodgers the day off because they'd already clinched homefield advantage in the playoffs. ...
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Much of the national attention on the Detroit Lions' defense has been on tackles Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley, or perhaps veteran end Kyle Vanden Bosch. Much of the attention from opponents has been on those guys as well, which has helped Cliff Avril put up a mighty fine season. ...
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Ndamukong Suh is set to return to the Detroit Lions' lineup following his two-game suspension for the Thanksgiving stomping fiasco. His return comes at a good time, as the Lions are fighting for their playoff lives. Suh now has a reputation for anger management issues and there's no escaping the ...
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
The Denver Broncos pulled off an incredible comeback this past Sunday in the final minutes of their Week 7 win over Miami. Obviously Tim Tebow received a lot of attention and accolades for leading that charge. The late-game heroics shouldn't distract fans entirely from remembering the bevy of complete mis-throws ...
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
The Atlanta Falcons' victory over the Detroit Lions should have been about a Super Bowl caliber team finally playing like one, winning consecutive games and doing so on the road in Detroit. It could have been about the Falcons mostly quieting down Calvin Johnson except for one long touchdown.
Instead, a ...
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has been asked just about every question possible when it comes to the now-infamous handshake and run-in with Detroit coach Jim Schwartz. That isn't stopping reporters and show hosts from asking him about it, but Harbaugh has now apparently all but stopped talking about ...
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
If you are an NFL or even just a sports fan that hasn't been unplugged for the past few days, then you've surely seen the footage and the fallout from the end of the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions' Week 6 matchup. Just in case you have been, here's ...
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
As Michael Irvin points out in the following interview, we've got to be careful when comparing cities with a post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, because nothing will be the same as that. However, at the same time, it's hard not to make some parallels with what is going on in Detroit ...
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