Ernie Sims News

Detroit Lions wide receiver Derrick Williams returned to practice today after sitting out Wednesday with a hip injury, but linebacker Zack Follett was not participating in the portion of practice open to reporters.

Are Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson having problems with each other after television replays from Sunday's frustrating 32-20 loss in Seattle showed their chilly exchange? Apparently not, even though Johnson and coach Jim Schwartz acknowledged they were aware of the perception after replays showed Stafford ...

With Levy playing at least as well than Sims, so long as Levy keeps progressing Sims doesn't see the field until every bruise is healed.

By Tony Moss, NFL Editor -- - Arriving this week at Ford Field? An opportunity for a measured degree of progress for the Detroit Lions.

The Detroit Lions have good news and bad news on the linebacker front for Sunday's game at Minnesota.

Allen Park -- Add another former starter to the Lions' injured reserve list. The team placed safety Marquand Manuel on IR on Wednesday, replacing him on the roster with safety DeAngelo Smith, a rookie fifth-round pick who was signed off the Chicago Bears' practice squad.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Lions rookie safety Louis Delmas did not start today against the Vikings because of what the team called an infected tooth and jaw.

Middle linebacker Larry Foote Foote leads the Detroit Lions in tackles and is their best hope for containing Vikings superstar Adrian Peterson.

Images courtesy of Wiki, myerlan, shgmom56 At the onset of the 2009 campaign, when looking over both the Detroit Lions' roster & schedule, I believed them a four-win team.

This afternoon, yours truly will be credentialed into the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings football game as they square-off at 1:00 PM EST in Minneapolis at the Hubert H. Humphey Metrodome.

For the first time in his NFL career, Matthew Stafford will get to play against an opponent for the second time.

A week off with the Minnesota Vikings on a bye heightened Brett Favre's status as the NFC North's top quarterback.

The Detroit Lions have good news and bad news on the linebacker front for Sunday's game at Minnesota.

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is sacked by the Seattle Seahawks' Jordan Babineaux in the first quarter.

Allen Park -- Linebacker Ernie Sims was held out of practice Wednesday with the right hamstring injury he suffered in the second half of Sunday's loss in Seattle.

Schwartz says Sunday's 32-20 loss came down to breakdowns on offense, defense and special teams.

Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz says he isn't sure what to make of his team's latest loss.

A costly -- and questionabale -- pass interference penalty on the Lions' Will James kept alive the Seahawks' go-ahead drive late in the third quarter.

The Detroit Lions are expected to continue to rotate Ernie Sims, above, and DeAndre Levy at the right outside linebacker spot, and playing time could be based on who has the hot hand.

The lasting image was the last one: linebacker Ernie Sims diving in vain as Rams running back Steven Jackson scored a 25-yard touchdown with 1:38 left Sunday, handing the Lions a 17-10 loss.