Landon Cohen News

Linebacker Ernie Sims will miss his fourth straight game with a hamstring injury, but defensive end Dewayne White returns to the lineup today after missing the last two weeks with a bone bruise in his foot.

Only two players in the NFL have the last name Cohen. Both play defensive tackle, and both play for the Lions.

Wake Forest's Brandon Ghee is among the possible cover cornerback candidates near the top of the 2010 draft's second round.

The coach yells because he cares. Cliff Avril has to remind himself of that every so often when he hears it from Gunther Cunningham, the Lions' volatile defensive coordinator.

Rookie safety Louis Delmas didn't play in Sunday's 27-10 loss to the Vikings because of an infected tooth, surprising the Lions shortly before kickoff.

Originally published November 15, 2009 at 11:11 a.m., updated November 15, 2009 at 11:13 a.m. MINNEAPOLIS a ' Middle linebacker Larry Foote is in the lineup for the Detroit Lions at Minnesota.

For a team that has been vastly inconsistent in a lot of ways this season, the Detroit Lions are showing how steadily dependable they are in one area.

While Sunday's inactive list included a couple of surprises on the defensive line -- end Cliff Avril and tackle Landon Cohen, both of whom will sit due to coaches' decisions -- the idle time for rookie Aaron Brown was expected.

SEATTLE -- The Lions went with a younger, more athletic lineup Sunday against the Seahawks, holding veteran linemen Grady Jackson and Jon Jansen out of uniform.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Detroit fans received a rude education Sunday on the NFL's heightened interest in quarterback safety.

Detroit Julian Peterson might have wanted to launch into a tirade on the NFL's treatment of quarterbacks as endangered species and how the 'Brady Rules' are ruining life for defensive players.

Has the NFL gone overboard in trying to protect quarterbacks? Steelers coach Mike Tomlin deftly sidestepped that question last week, but subtly sent a message while he was at it.

Here are some more comments from the Lions after Sunday's 28-20 loss to Pittsburgh: Coach Jim Schwartz, in his opening statement to the media: "We didn't always play smart in this game.

Missed opportunity: Trailing by one early in the second quarter, the Lions had a golden opportunity.

Next week up in air Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was listed as questionable after suffering a partially dislocated right kneecap in last week's loss at Chicago.

It was a gritty game but, in the end, the Detroit Lions simply made too mistakes to compete with the defending Super Bowl champions.

The Detroit Lions' current injury report reads like a list of Lions impact starters.

Rod Marinelli always will have the stigma of being the first -- maybe the only -- head coach in NFL history to lead a team to a 0-16 record.

Allen Park -- The NFL didn't do the Lions any favors in the scheduling department this season -- especially in the first six weeks, with games against New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Minnesota and Chicago.

If the Lions replace injured linebacker Ernie Sims this week with rookie third-round pick DeAndre Levy, the Lions will have a total of five rookies on the field against the Washington Redskins.