John Standeford News

Where there was smoke, there was fire. And when it was over, the Lions' defense had been torched again Sunday in a 32-20 loss to the Seahawks.

It'll be 25 years ago next month that the Seattle Seahawks held a retirement ceremony for arguably the franchise's most valuable player.

The Seahawks look like a team that could pick apart the Lions today. Their West Coast offense is designed to move down the field with short, high-percentage passes, and the Lions are allowing opponents to complete 70.5% of their passes, second-worst in the NFL.

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The Lions finally got their first third-down conversion of the game, sort of, when the Packers' Nick Barnett was flagged for a facemaks penalty on a sack of Drew Stanton on third-and-6 from the Green Bay 26.

A bevy of moves are coming out of Allen Park this week as the Detroit Lions continue to tinker with the bottom of their roster.

The Detroit Lions made several roster moves today, releasing veteran defensive tackle Chuck Darby and signing free agent receiver John Standeford and free agent defensive back DeMarcus Faggins.

Allen Park -- It would be hard to name five wide receivers in the NFL that are better than Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. - The Detroit Lions have signed defensive back Demarcus Faggins and wide receiver John Standeford.

Derrick Williams was forced to sit back and bide his time the first four games of this season.

The Detroit Lions have signed wide receiver John Standeford to a one-year contract, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus.

The Detroit Lions have re-signed defensive tackle Chuck Darby amid a host of roster moves Wednesday.

"My So-Called Life" actress Claire Danes and "Confessions of a Shopaholic" actor Hugh Dancy have married.

Lions running back Kevin Smith injured his right shoulder and walked off the field in the third quarter Sunday against the Washington Redskins.

The Lions will reportedly have cut receiver John Standeford and kicker Billy Cundiff.

DETROIT - Former Michigan State quarterback Drew Stanton guided the Lions on a game-winning drive as they beat the Colts, 18-17, Saturday.

Drew Stanton threw a touchdown and a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to help the Detroit Lions take an 18-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts in preseason action.

Daunte Culpepper and Matthew Stafford seemed to do enough Saturday to keep the Detroit Lions' quarterback competition wide open.

The third-string quarterback followed Daunte Culpepper and Matthew Stafford, both of whom seemed to make enough plays to keep their competition open going into Detroit's final preseason game next week.