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Allen Park — Mark Brunell didn’t know much about Jared Goff before the quarterback landed in Detroit via a trade this offseason. Now, Goff might not have a bigger fan in the organization than his position coach. With documented struggles on the practice field and a so-so performance in the preseason opener anchoring outside expectations for

Allen Park — Long snappers don’t like attention, because if people are talking about them, it’s usually because something went wrong. Before Tuesday, Scott Daly was a wallflower at Lions training camp, blending into the background as a soon-be-defeated contender for veteran Don Muhlbach’s job in Detroit. But the unthinkable happened. Three weeks before the season,

Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from the Detroit Lions’ training camp practice Thursday. ►As always, let’s start with an injury report. Quarterback David Blough, cornerback Corn Elder and defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand did not participate in practice. Meanwhile, offensive tackle Tyrell Crosby, defensive tackle John Penisini and tight end T.J. Hockenson all remained limited,

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions are dealing with enough injuries, so the team sees little reason to risk putting quarterback Jared Goff in harm’s way the final two preseason games. On Thursday, discussing the plan for his starters for Saturday’s game with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Lions coach Dan Campbell noted Goff, as well as some other

Allen Park — While the unceremonious release of veteran long snapper Don Muhlbach  this week came as a surprise, the fact the transaction was announced on his 40th birthday struck some as particularly callous. Lions coach Dan Campbell, who shared a locker room with Muhlbach as a player more than a decade ago, shouldered the blame

Leonard Thompson, a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions from 1975-86 who is tied for fourth in franchise history with 35 career touchdown receptions, has died. He was 69. The Lions announced Thompson’s death on Twitter, Wednesday night. No cause of death was given. Thompson played all 12 seasons of his NFL career with the

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions added some depth at outside linebacker Wednesday, signing free agent Rashod Berry. The 6-foot-4, 255-pounder spent last season with the New England Patriots after going undrafted out of Ohio State. Primarily a practice-squad player, he saw limited action in three games as a rookie, with one tackle. Recruited to Ohio

Allen Park — With the most extensive workload he’s seen during training camp, Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike attacked the day like a starving dog who had been tossed a porterhouse. It started to feel like every other snap during Tuesday’s practice, Onwuzurike was in the backfield disrupting the play, fulfilling the promises he made

Allen Park — Changing positions is nothing new for Detroit Lions defensive back Bobby Price, but the transition he’s trying to make now, from safety to cornerback, is the most difficult yet. A high school quarterback, Price was recruited to run track and play wide receiver at Norfolk State, but by the time he arrived at

Allen Park — With backup quarterbacks Tim Boyle and David Blough dealing with minor injuries, and not wanting to overwork starter Jared Goff, the Detroit Lions signed quarterback Jordan Ta’amu on Tuesday. “Pretty soon, you start putting all those throws on Goff, because that’s going to end up taking most of it,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “That’s

Allen Park — On his 40th birthday, after 17 seasons and 260 games — the second-most in franchise history — the Detroit Lions are parting ways with long snapper Don Muhlbach. “We are going to let Don Muhlbach go, it will be official tomorrow,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said shortly after taking the podium for his daily training

Allen Park — Dan Campbell is grateful something worse didn’t happen. The Detroit Lions coach is thankful everyone is alive. After former cornerback Alex Brown allegedly got behind the wheel of his car with what prosecutors say they believe was a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit, causing an accident that injured two others, including teammate Charlie Taumoepeau,

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions got down to the required 85-man roster limit on Tuesday afternoon, placing linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton on injured reserve and waiving defensive tackle Michael Barnett and wide receiver Chad Hansen.  Hansen, who has been sidelined the past week, received an injury settlement from the team.  It’s a tough break for

Oralandar Brand-Williams and Justin Rogers |  The Detroit News Former Detroit Lions cornerback Alex Brown was arraigned Tuesday in connection with a Sunday crash in which he is accused of driving the wrong way on a Detroit freeway at a high rate of speed before striking another vehicle head-on. Brown, 24, was arraigned in 36th District Court

Allen Park — Detroit Lions linebacker Jahlani Tavai is on the roster bubble, but even after a disappointing performance in the preseason opener, both the player and team’s coaching staff remains outwardly optimistic about his ability to carve out a role. That will become increasingly difficult to justify if Tavai can’t fix the fundamental errors he

Allen Park — It had been 590 days since Penei Sewell played a football game, which seems like forever for a 20-year-old who has been immersed in the sport for almost as long as he can remember. And for the Lions’ rookie first-round pick, it felt even longer than that as he ran out of

Allen Park — Logan Stenberg didn’t know what to expect his rookie season, but sitting on the bench the entire year was a frustrating experience he found difficult to take in stride. “I came in, strapped my boots up and I was ready to go,” Stenberg said. “It worked out the way it did. Obviously, I didn’t

Allen Park — Here are some notes and observations from the Detroit Lions’ training camp practice on Monday. ► The Lions continued to be without nearly a dozen players for the day’s practice. Among the new additions to the injury list was backup quarterback Tim Boyle. You may remember Boyle taking a couple of big shots, both drawing

Allen Park — Former Detroit Lions cornerback Alex Brown is being charged with two counts of operating while under the influence causing serious injury and two counts of reckless driving causing serious injury following an early morning car accident that left two injured, prosecutor Kym Worthy’s office announced Monday. Brown’s injured passenger was teammate Charlie Taumoepeau.

Allen Park — We’ve been conditioned not to overreact to the NFL preseason, but former general manager Michael Lombardi didn’t get that memo. This weekend, after the Detroit Lions lost their preseason opener to the Buffalo Bills, 16-15, Lombardi aggressively criticized Lions coach Dan Campbell’s clock management at the end of the contest. “This is a