Nate Burleson News

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley is escorted by team security after a NFL football practice in Allen Park, Mich., Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

The Lions did not make defensive tackle Nick Fairley or receiver Titus Young available to the media Tuesday.

The Detroit Lions are on the cusp of becoming an elite NFL team. Every franchise must begin their quest to greatness by establishing themselves through their respective division.

Any of the three could apply to Nick Fairley today, the day after he was reportedly arrested for DUI and evading police , according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press .

OK, so cheap jokes aside, Young starts this battle a bit behind because his status is up in the air.

Earlier this week, Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson had some praise for cornerback Aaron Berry by saying that he doesn't think "there's too many CBs in the league that bump coverage like him." Considering Berry is in line for a starting job, this was good to see.

The NFC North is blessed with three of the most dominant athletes to play their position in the modern NFL .

On Wednesday night at the Lions' charity bocce ball tournament, Jim Schwartz was asked about Titus Young's status .

Lions receiver Calvin Johnson played in the annual bocce ball fund-raiser in Orion Township on Wednesday.

Tony Battaglia, owner of Palazzo di Bocce and one of the chairmen of the Detroit Lions-Tony Filippis Memorial Bocce Tournament, was asked if any of the Lions players had shown any real bocce talent.

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That was Lions veteran receiver Nate Burleson's take on the incident between Titus Young and Louis Delmas last week.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson catches a ball during NFL football organized training activities practice Monday, May 21, 2012, in Allen Park, Mich.

We're in that somewhat slow spot where we are just getting OTAs and "voluntary" workouts under way and the last of the rookie contracts are trickling in.

But a few days after Bashara's wife Jane was found dead in January, strangled in the back of her... The Lions wide receiver joined teammates and former teammate Drew Stanton for the second annual Kickball Classic at Bailey Park in Battle Creek.

Lions Practice: Detroit Lions runningbacks go through drills during practice May 21, 2012 at the Allen Park facility.

Ryan Broyles made headlines when he worked out for NFL teams before the draft and ran a 4.57 40 just five months after tearing his ACL .

Stafford attended a charity event at the University of Michigan this weekend and bid $15,000 on a Monday Night Football package for this upcoming season's Lions - Bears game in Chicago.

Although the Lions made strides as a team last season, reaching the playoffs for the first time since 1999, they also realized how much more work they need to do to becoming an elite team in the NFL.

The Detroit Lions drafted one of the most productive receivers in NCAA football history when they selected former Oklahoma standout Ryan Broyles in the second round.