Kalvin Pearson News

The message from Lions coaches to their struggling secondary has been simple: Do your job and eliminate mistakes.

Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham loves the potential of Sammie Hill.

Anthony Henry said he had never been benched in his life -- not in high school, not in college, not in the 122 NFL games he had played before Sunday.

Gunther Cunningham is caught in a vicious cycle. The Detroit Lions defensive coordinator said he wants to blitz more, starting with Sunday's game at the Green Bay Packers.

The last time the Detroit Lions won a game at Lambeau Field, Brett Favre was an Atlanta Falcon, Wayne Fontes was coaching, and Erik Kramer was starting for the Lions in place of the injured Rodney Peete.

When the Lions made their final cuts Sept. 5, nine of the 10 members of their secondary were new.

What safety Troy Polamalu wants and what coach Mike Tomlin decides regarding Polamalu's playing status are probably two different things.

Stan Kwan, the Lions special teams coordinator, knows he's under fire after the Lions allowed a whopping 277 yards in punt and kickoff returns -- one yard more than the defense gave up -- in last week's 48-24 loss to the Chicago Bears.

Veteran Daunte Culpepper quarterbacked the Lions at practice Wednesday while rookie Matthew Stafford sat out with a knee injury.

Three games into his pro career, Lions safety Louis Delmas has already earned an award.

Hunter Hillenmeyer is injured in the 3rd quarter of 25-19 win over Seattle. October 2, 2009 While Lance Briggs returned to practice Thursday with a sore left foot, fellow linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer is expected to miss Sunday's game with a rib injury.

Detroit Lions starting running back Kevin Smith is questionable for Sunday's game against the Bears after suffering a shoulder injury in last week's win over Washington.

Rod Marinelli always will have the stigma of being the first -- maybe the only -- head coach in NFL history to lead a team to a 0-16 record.

Kalvin Pearson hasn't been able to straighten his left pinkie for seven years. It's got a permanent bend near the first knuckle, from the time it got caught in a receiver's jersey.

Rookie defensive tackle Sammie Hill is out -- at least for now, it appears -- and veteran Chuck Darby is back, for as long as the Lions will have him.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, We've seen Matt Millen canned, thank god. A new coaching staff is at the helm; a better coaching staff.

It's Wednesday of a football week and the state of Michigan is buzzing - " crows hovering over a suddenly fragile Michigan State program and fans jumping back on a suddenly resurgent Michigan bandwagon.

New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush fumbles a punt as Detroit Lions safety Kalvin Pearson , Dan Muhlbach and Darnell Bing close in an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept.

ALLEN PARK - Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz knows that his patchwork defense will face a massive challenge Sunday against the high-powered New Orleans Saints.

Allen Park -- Gunther Cunningham watched the Lions' 2008 horror flick on video. The Lions' defensive coordinator has no interest in sitting through a sequel.