Lydon Murtha News

The Lions will sign tight end Dan Gronkowski from their practice squad Monday when they put Brandon Pettigrew on the injured reserve list, s league source said.

Count me as one of the optimists that thought we would see significant improvement over last seasona s debacle in terms of wins and losses.

The Lions, who have a bye this week, did not practice on Wednesday but did announce a few moves on the practice squad.

Pressure was building, the movement was gatheringa 'fans from Mlive to Scout and around Detroit Lions nation were starting to grumble about the prospects of Lydon Murtha.

Jim Schwartz head coach of the Detroit Lions talks during a press conference after being introduced on January 16, 2009 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

The Miami Dolphins announced Tuesday they have waived second-year guard Shawn Murphy and signed rookie offensive tackle Lydon Murtha.

The Miami Dolphins signed rookie offensive tackle Lydon Murtha, right, off the Detroit Lions practice squad.

Allen Park -- Injuries have hit the Lions worse than most teams around the NFL. It's gotten so bad that it's becoming hard just to find enough bodies for practice.

The Dolphins have announced today they waived guard Shawn Murphy, a 2008 fourth-round pick.

The Detroit Lions have waived linebacker Darnell Bing and activated rookie Zack Follett from the practice squad.

The Detroit Lions announced on Sunday that three rookie seventh-round draft choices -- tight end Dan Gronkowski, tackle Lydon Murtha and linebacker Zack Follett -- were all signed to Detroit's practice squad.

The Lions made another waiver claim Sunday, picking up return specialist Yamon Figurs, who was among the Baltimore Ravens' final cuts Saturday.

The Lions trimmed their roster to the 53-man limit Saturday and parted ways with Chuck Darby, a starting defensive tackle last year, quarterback Brooks Bollinger and their final three draft picks this year.

The Lions will reportedly have cut receiver John Standeford and kicker Billy Cundiff.

For those of us looking for clues during practice to try to determine who might be the Detroit Lions' starting quarterback for the start of the regular season, Tuesday's workout was an exercise in futility.

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan displayed some solid coaching during the 27-26 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday and a lot of it had to do with the screen pass.

After practice today, Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz didn't want to rule anyone out of Saturday's preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons, but it appears extremely unlikely that two of the team's high draft picks will play.

For the majority of the off-season and training camp practices, free agent veteran Daniel Loper has lined up at left guard for the No.

Because of injuries at the offensive tackle position, the Detroit Lions are desperately hoping nobody gets banged up in Saturday's preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons.

Coach Jim Schwartz won't reveal the starting quarterback for the Lions' exhibition opener Saturday against Atlanta until today.