Detroit Lions News

As my colleague Michael Schottey has already told you , the Lions will take Gerald McCoy in the official Bleacher Report Featured Columnist Mock Draft.

One of the most glaring needs the Lions have had over the last few years is a reliable second wide receiver to go along with superstar Calvin Johnson.

Former Cincinnati Bengals running back DeDe Dorsey has signed a contract with the Lions, according to a league source.

OK, Who Dats, let's play a game of What If. You can play along Crimson Tiders. Ready, here goes: What if, back in 2006, Nick Saban, then the coach of the Miami Dolphins, had signed Drew Brees as his quarterback? What if? Saban and the Dolphins had first dibs on Brees.

It would be great to proclaim with absolute certainty that if the New Orleans Saints can win a Super Bowl, so can the Lions.

Picture the brightest stage in sports -- and in the middle, the spotlight shining on one figure, and quickly, he dashes off left, veering right on the wildest scamper imaginable, diving over the goal line.

A challenging afternoon of votes and discussion ended with former Detroit Lions cornerback Dick LeBeau gaining entrance to Canton's Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little, John Randle and Russ Grimm.

Bruce Campbell in the secound round? That would be groovy. I'm switching over to offense today for this segment of my look at the 2010 NFL Draft prospects.

It is amazing just how consistent the Lions have been over the last two or three decades.A It's no wonder they only have one playoff win in 10 games played.

Here at B/R we are lucky enough to have a community of fans who take pride in their teams and the players they draft.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is scheduled to participate in athlete performance testing Friday.

After spending 2009 playing for his hometown Detroit Lions, Larry Foote says he'll have to see what his value as a free agent if the team isn't willing to offer him a multiyear contract.

Achatz Handmade Pie Co. will sweeten Haiti earthquake relief efforts by offering a slice of pie or hot bowl of soup to-go for a $10 or more donation to the Salvation Army Disaster Relief Fund in Haiti from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at area stores.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio took the podium at the Skandalaris Football Center with two clocks counting down from 247 days, 20 hours, 46 minutes, 30 seconds on either side of him.

Barry Sanders qualifies as a football expert based on his Hall of Fame career with the Lions.

Technically, nothing went wrong for the Detroit Lions in 2009. After an 0-16 campaign in '08, there was only one way to go and that was up.

Inside the locker room, the blackboard, with the X's and O's diagrammed in chalk, was knocked over to the floor.

The NFL Draft is how teams are built. No good NFL team has ever been concocted in any other way.

ESPN's Mel Kiper, draft expert, says the Lions' biggest needs in the 2010 NFL draft are cornerback, defensive tackle, defensive end, offensive tackle, receiver and running back.

The Lions remain outsiders as Super Bowl game participants, but one former Lion should receive the sport's highest honor this week -- election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.