LIONS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Report: Calvin Johnson Didn’t Actually Break His Fingers
It was reported earlier today that Detroit Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson had confirmed that he played with three broken fingers last season. But that turns out not to be true, per ProFootballTalk.com. Photo Credit: Gavin Smith/DetroitLions.com PFT’s story disputes a report from the Detroit News, which includes a Q-and-A with the 6-5, 236-pound wide out that contains no...
Calvin Johnson talks broken fingers and Titus Young
Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson confirmed Monday that he broke the NFL single-season record with 1,964 receiving yards last year despite playing much of the season with broken fingers.
Trying to straighten them things out, Johnson said of the crooked fingers on his left hand.
Johnson said he wasnt certain exactly when he suffered the injury. It was never reported by the Lions...
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Calvin Johnson played 2012 with broken fingers
credit: Getty Images Lions receiver Calvin Johnson set a record with 1,964 yards receiving last season. He did so with broken fingers. Johnson confirmed to Chris McCosky of the Detroit News that he had broken fingers in addition to his knee issues last season. What is not know is how many fingers were broken. Rumors in February placed the number as high as three. The news makes Johnson’s...
Calvin Johnson broke Rice’s receiving record despite broken fingers in 2012
After setting the single-season record for reception yards, Detroit Lions superstar Calvin Johnson told reporters that he was playing with broken fingers.
Detroit Lions battle shaping up at OLB?
After the Detroit Lions set up Stephen Tulloch, DeAndre Levy and Justin Durant as their starting linebackers two seasons ago, I (and a lot of other observers) never thought that the positions would be a question mark so soon. The Lions failed to re-sign Durant this off season and while middle linebacker Stephen Tulloch is playing under a long-term deal and DeAndre Levy has a new...
Reggie Bush Plays Workout Instructor for the Day
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Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush is a duel threat. He’s a solid running back and he dabbles in being a workout instructor for the day. Reggie got busy. Here’s the tweet, “Reggie Bush is my workout instructor for the day! #FeelCoolGoHarder w/ Mission Athlete Care’s” I’m sure Reggie worked the group hard.
Newly Minted Father Reggie Bush Selling His...
Free agent safety Charles Woodson ‘open’ to playing for Lions
Free agents safety Charles Woodson is ‘open’ to the possibility to playing in Detroit and the team could have a very good tandem along with Louis Delmas.
However, as Woodson tours teams, the one who stops posturing will win his services.
Oakland and Denver have offers on the table, the New York Giants have interest, Woodson has a market that’s growing, but there is still...
Lions trust in Matthew Stafford at an all-time high?
Just the other day, Lions reporter Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press was reporting that backup QB Shaun Hill has been walking around with a boot on his left foot. The reason for the boot according to Birkett was due to Hill undergoing minor surgery to repair a minor but nagging injury.
Just talked to #Lions backup QB Shaun Hill. Has a boot on his left foot. Said he underwent...
Detroit Lions Draft CB Darius Slay In 2013 NFL Draft
2.4 Detroit Lions Darius Slay, CB, Mississippi State (6-0, 192)
With the fourth pick in the second round of the NFL Draft, the Lions selected CB Darius Slay out of Mississippi State. For the second year in a row the Lions go after a player with injury concerns. In 2012, they drafted WR Ryan Broyles who was coming into the NFL with a newly rehabbed knee. This time, they select Slay...
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Bush: Stafford can be a Hall of Famer
Reggie Bush joined the Lions this offseason, and he is already complimentary of his new quarterback, Matthew Stafford.
Lions backup quarterback recovering from minor surgery
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Detroit Lions backup quarterback Shaun Hill is recovering from minor surgery on his foot. Hill had the surgery to repair a “nagging injury” on his left foot.
The Lions needed Hill for only one game last season. Hill came off the bench to go 10-of-14 for 172 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Tennessee.
Hill, 33, is one of the leagues better backup options...
Fantasy -- Choose Your QB: Ryan vs. Stafford
Today's installment of Choose Your Quarterback pits Matt Ryan against Matthew Stafford, the Nos. 6 and 7 assets in my latest rankings of the 32 presumed starting quarterbacks.
For what it's worth, they're also the franchise faces for Atlanta and Detroit the only two places I've ever called home.
Here's a week-by-week fantasy breakdown of Stafford vs. Ryan ...
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Titus Young ended up pleading not guilty to eight charges
According to ProFootballTalk.com, former Lions wide receiver Titus Young ended up pleading not guilty to all eight of the criminal charges that he’s currently facing. He was arraigned on Tuesday night in southern California. According to the court’s online records, Young faces two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of first-degree burglary. All three burglary...
Detroit Lions’ Schwartz, Mayhew still looking for the pony
Detroit Lions DE Ronnell Lewis tweeted an apology to fans for his part in an incident in Norman, OK last month. Lewis used Twitter to apologize to “everyone” and by that I presume he means fans, coaches, management and his teammates. He claims to have learned from his adventure and seems to commit to the idea that it won’t happen again. Good enough.
With his Tweets,...
Corey Fuller may be pushed into Lions role
Heading into the NFL Draft, there was a considerable amount of speculation about the Detroit Lions’ wide receiver situation. Things had been bleak, but a few days before the draft Nate Burleson pronounced himself almost fit for service, having largely healed from a broken leg and Ryan Broyles was making steady strides toward a return from a torn ACL. But, Burleson is 31...
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