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Allen Park -- Nowhere is the Lions' offseason roster overhaul more evident than in the secondary.

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.

Saw this thread on some other team boards, thought i would start one. What former Lion or Lions that are in the NFL would you like to see come back to the team? I am going with Shawn Rodgers.

In 2007, cornerback Leigh Bodden had elevated to productive starter with the Browns.

Every NFL player will tell you he's focused on the present rather than fixated on the past.

Six teams from each conference make the playoffs each year, and about half of them miss out the following year.

Leigh Bodden laughed before intercepting the notion of numerical significance like he would a quarterback's pass.

Like Leigh Bodden, recently signed free agent linebacker Paris Lenon feels somewhat reborn and rejuvenated going from the 0-16 Detroit Lions to perennial Super Bowl contenders the Patriots [ team stats ] . Even though Lenon had personal success in Detroit, leading the team in tackles last season, he feels both he and cornerback Bodden want to put ...

If there were an NFL passport, a book in which players would receive a stamp for every stop they made along the way to fulfilling their dream of playing in the league, Paris Lenon's would be full.

Isn't it interesting how some members of the woeful Lions - and their really woeful defense, at that - end up with the powerful Patriots? Linebacker Paris Lenon is the latest to go from Detroit to New England, agreeing to a contract.

The Detroit Lions went 0-16 last year. Their is no where else to go but up. So they wanted to change.

When the Lions drafted quarterback Matthew Stafford first overall, fans booed at Ford Field.

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When Lions general manager Martin Mayhew spoke to a small group of reporters Sunday, he couldn't talk about linebacker Larry Foote because Foote was still under contract with the Steelers.

On the course of the 2008 season, the New England Patriots defense was surprisingly ranked behind only one team in long passes allowed , with 12, beating only the Jacksonville Jaguars... by mateus naegele 1 19 reads Breaking News On the course of the 2008 season, the New England Patriots defense was surprisingly ranked behind only one team in long ...

The Saints will likely be the first regular-season opponent for rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford, the No.

For the third consecutive year, the Detroit Lions will have a different set of starting cornerbacks.

Last in a series profiling the 2009 NFL draft prospects. The final four teams in last year's playoffs had something in common: a play-making safety.

The Lions say talent will trump need in next weekend's draft. Coming off the NFL's first 0-16 season, they aren't in a position to pass up talent to fill a need.

Jay Cutler and the Denver Broncos were supposed to mend their relationship this week, but apparently the rift has grown worse.