Aveion Cason News

Here are a couple of quick-hitter scouting reports on players hoping to make the Detroit Lions roster: TONIU FONOTI Ok, first things, first.

It's easy to dismiss the Lions' trade of Gerald Alexander for Dennis Northcutt as a minor deal, but they are slowly building depth on a team that seriously lacked it last season.

Aaron Brown, the Detroit Lions' rookie sixth-round draft pick, is going to have a tough time making the roster because he'll have to do it on special teams and not just as a returner -- unless he proves to be special in that area.

With Daunte Culpepper imposing a gag order on himself, teammates and coaches have been left to answer for how the Lions' quarterback is looking so far in the off-season. Not that anyone particularly wants that job.

It was more than a Post-It note. Inside the Lions war room last weekend, there was the draft board -- and then there was a board identifying prospects who also were kickoff and punt returners.

It takes two in today's NFL, at least in terms of shouldering the load as a running back.

Let's run through our nightly catch-up of today's free agency news around the NFC North.

The Lions took a break from free-agent visits Monday to meet with college prospect Jason Smith, an offensive tackle from Baylor who's among a handful of players vying to be the No.

The Detroit Lions signed free agent linebacker Cody Spencer, and re-signed running back Aveion Cason on Monday Spencer most recently played with the New York Jets, seeing action in 14 games in 2008, making 26 ...

Lions president Tom Lewand laughed when the topic of the return game came up at last week's town-hall meeting.

THE GIANT VIDEO SCREEN, THAT ELECTRIC MIRROR OF OUR SPORTS CULTURE, HAS TRANSFORMED THE WAY WE WATCH GAMES?AND EVEN THE WAY THEY'RE PLAYED DURING A GAME against the Denver Broncos a few years back, the Detroit ...

The Free Press' Nicholas J. Cotsonika grades the Lions position-by-position: The Lions planned to run the ball more this season, and they improved to third-worst in rushing.

Reporter Tom Kowalski grades the Detroit Lions in their 31-21 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Jason Hanson is 8-for-8 from beyond 50 yards this season. The Saints might heed the words of two Pro Bowl-bound players who helped keep the Detroit Lions' pursuit of imperfection in tact the past two weeks.

By CHAREAN WILLIAMS Lions coach Rod Marinelli held up the team photo this week, telling his players how embarrassing it would be to have the photo hanging in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, memorializing the ...

Seven years ago, the Lions were right where they are today. They were 0-12, four losses from becoming the first NFL team to go 0-16. They were facing Minnesota at home.

The Lions came closest to winning this season when Dan Orlovsky was their starting quarterback.