Daniel Bullocks News

FROM STARTER TO FA: CARDINALS CUT POPE Former starting tight end Leonard Pope and four-year Cardinals veteran safety Aaron Francisco were among 21 players cut by the Cardinals to reach the NFL's 53-man limit.

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.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. - The Detroit Lions have acquired safety Ko Simpson from Buffalo for an undisclosed 2010 draft choice.

The Detroit Lions have acquired safety Ko Simpson from Buffalo for an undisclosed 2010 draft choice.

The Lions drafted 39 players in 2002-06 under former president Matt Millen. Only one is left on the active roster: linebacker Ernie Sims, the ninth overall pick in '06. Safety Daniel Bullocks, a 2006 second-round pick, is on injured reserve with a knee problem.

We don't need any more evidence that former Lions president Matt Millen was a colossal failure.

And to think that the Ponzi scheme was the domain of Bernie Madoff, but I digress.

Prosecutors in Omaha, Neb., unsealed an indictment Monday charging Mary Wong with stealing money from several NFL players, including Michael Vick .

Federal prosecutors who accused a financial adviser of running a Ponzi scheme say they don't believe the three NFL players who partnered with her did anything wrong.

NEW YORK - Facing the prospect of spending at least 3 1/2 years behind bars, one-time Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress on Thursday accepted a plea bargain with a two-year prison sentence for accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub.

The Detroit Lions placed safety Daniel Bullocks on the waived/injured list today because of a lingering knee problem.

Rookie Aaron Brown did a backflip after scoring a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons last week.

The Lions should get an early tutorial on how to defeat a 3-4 defense in their second exhibition game against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday.

While doing research for this column Wednesday afternoon, the phone call came. Daniel Bullocks, the Detroit Lions' second-round pick in 2006, had been placed on the waived/injured list.

According to a league source, the Detroit Lions have placed safety Daniel Bullocks on the waived/injured list.

Lions general manager Martin Mayhew just gave his thoughts on Saturday's 27-26 exhibition victory over Atlanta and some other issues: On the game overall: "I thought it was a solid effort across the board.

He clashed with coaches, was not known for his work ethic and, on the rare occasions he would speak with the media, he was surly.

The Lions are officially calling WR Calvin Johnson's right thumb injury a sprain, but it was enough to keep him from participating in full drills Tuesday at training camp.

Allen Park -- The Lions braved a heat index of more than 100 degrees during a fairly light afternoon practice Sunday.

Allen Park -- The Lions braved a heat index of more than 100 degrees during a fairly light afternoon practice Sunday.