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Maybe Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith really is on a week-to-week status or maybe he isn't. The Lions brought in a slew of players for tryouts today and while that's normal in terms of building the "short list,'' it should be noted that only certain positions were targeted.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz must have seen something he liked Thursday night.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Detroit's depth at safety dwindled so much this summer that it suddenly became necessary to start shopping for more.

Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham drove home his message over and over again.

The Lions' quarterback competition is over -- at least for the first exhibition game.

In our daily tracking of the Detroit Lions' offense in the seven-on-seven drills, they looked much sharper today.

In our daily tracking of the Detroit Lions' offense in the seven-on-seven drills, they looked much sharper today.

In our daily tracking of the Detroit Lions' offense in the seven-on-seven drills, they looked much sharper today.

Lions safety Stuart Schweigert was one of the last players to leave Ford Field after Saturday's open practice.

When Anthony Henry was acquired in the trade that sent quarterback Jon Kitna to the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz said he wanted Anthony Henry to play cornerback.

In our daily tracking of the Detroit Lions' offense in the seven-on-seven drills, they looked much sharper today.

Here are a couple of quick-hitter scouting reports on players hoping to make the Detroit Lions roster: STUART SCHWEIGERT A calf injury limited Schweigert throughout the off-season workouts and he was finally able to return for the final minicamp.

Nowhere is the Lions' offseason roster overhaul more evident than in the secondary.

It was the first part of the first practice of the first minicamp of the off-season. Lions safety Stuart Schweigert was going through individual drills April 17 when he tore a calf muscle.

Detroit had to do something about the glut of safeties it was carrying on its roster.

Editor's note: Story updated at 8:37 p.m. The Lions have agreed to trade safety Gerald Alexander to Jacksonville for wide receiver Dennis Northcutt, a person familiar with the situation said today.

I'll keep repeating this line about Detroit's efforts to improve its personnel: The team is leaving no stone unturned.

According to a source close to the situation, the Detroit Lions have signed Michigan State safety Otis Wiley to a free agent contract.

As the Lions wrapped up a three-day minicamp Sunday, it was perhaps easier to see what's missing than just what Jim Schwartz has with his new team.