Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 1:18 PM EDT Aug 17, 2020 Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from Monday’s Detroit Lions training camp practice. ► The Lions conducted their first official practice of the offseason and the session, which was open to local media, didn’t feel all that different from normal outside of
Month: August 2020
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The Detroit News Published 10:35 AM EDT Aug 17, 2020 The Detroit Lions signed free-agent running back Jonathan Williams and waived Wes Hills, the team announced Monday. Williams, 26, was with the Indianapolis Colts last season, appearing in nine games. He had 49 rushing attempts for 235 yards and one touchdown. Williams was drafted by
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:02 AM EDT Aug 17, 2020 The Detroit Lions start their first of three weeks of padded practices Monday before they turn their attention to their Week 1 opponent, the Chicago Bears. While fans are not allowed in Allen Park this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, a limited
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 12:54 PM EDT Aug 16, 2020 In a normal year, the Detroit Lions’ players would have nearly two dozen practices under their belts, likely including some joint sessions with a preseason opponent. They’d also have that first preseason game in the rear-view mirror. But this is not a normal
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 7:58 AM EDT Aug 16, 2020 Calvin Johnson remains estranged from the only NFL team he played for, but five years into retirement, there is a glimmer of hope for a reunion. Johnson, the Detroit Lions’ all-time leading receiver, told the Free Press in an exclusive podcast Saturday that
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Aug 16, 2020 Disclaimer: Some language in this interview may not be suitable for all audiences. Listen in on Free Press writer Dave Birkett’s exclusive interview with Calvin Johnson, during which the Detroit Lions legend discusses his Hall of Fame candidacy, his frosty — but possibly repairable —
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Aug 15, 2020 While the Detroit Lions represent the Motor City, in the team’s locker room, there’s a growing Rocket City flavor. Perhaps that’s fitting, given the astronomical odds of four players on the roster growing up and playing their high school ball in a six-mile
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:11 PM EDT Aug 15, 2020 Three years after she criticized Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said she was wrong. “When Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem, I had strong feelings about it,” Kelly Stafford wrote in an
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 6:39 PM EDT Aug 14, 2020 Herb Orvis, a College Football Hall-of-Famer and a first-round pick for the Detroit Lions in 1972, died Friday morning after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 73. A Michigan native, Orvis was born in Petoskey in 1946 and played his high-school football for Flint Beecher.
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 5:20 PM EDT Aug 14, 2020 In case they needed another reminder that this is not a normal NFL training camp, Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia gave his players one Thursday. “I said this to the team (Thursday) night, ‘Think about where we would’ve been (tonight) if things hadn’t changed,'”
Matthew Stafford and Kirby Smart are giving back to their community in a major way. Former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford and current Georgia head coach Kirby Smart have pitched in to help social justice initiatives for student-athletes at the university. In total, the two donated $500,000 on Friday, which is only part of the larger
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 3:22 PM EDT Aug 14, 2020 The Detroit Lions took a stiff jab from the initial wave of coronavirus testing, but since quarterback Matthew Stafford’s false positive test Aug. 1, the team hasn’t placed another player on the COVID-19 reserve list. Including Stafford, the Lions landed eight players on
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 3:35 PM EDT Aug 14, 2020 In case they needed another reminder that this is not a normal NFL training camp, Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia gave his players one Thursday. “I said this to the team (Thursday) night, ‘Think about where we would’ve been (tonight) if things hadn’t changed,'”
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 11:44 AM EDT Aug 14, 2020 Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and wife Kelly have a long-established history of philanthropy in the metro Detroit community. Now the couple are partnering with their alma mater, the University of Georgia, to help launch a social justice program for the school’s athletic
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 11:28 AM EDT Aug 14, 2020 Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and wife Kelly have a long-established history of philanthropy in the metro Detroit community. Now the couple are partnering with their alma mater, the University of Georgia, to help launch a social justice program for the school’s athletic
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 11:25 AM EDT Aug 14, 2020 Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is helping to fund a social justice program for athletes at his alma matter. The University of Georgia said in a news release Friday that Stafford and his wife, Kelly, earmarked $350,000 of a larger donation to the
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 7:39 AM EDT Aug 14, 2020 They were some of the most powerful conversations anyone who sat through them had ever been a part of. As protests against racial inequality and police brutality raged across the country earlier this spring, the Detroit Lions spent in June more than a week
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Robert Snell The Detroit News Published 10:27 PM EDT Aug 13, 2020 Detroit — A former Buffalo Bills linebacker was deep in debt, double-crossing drug dealers and hunted by killers before being executed on Detroit’s west side, according to federal prosecutors. Federal court records, search warrant affidavits, security camera footage and witness interviews shed light on