Michael Gaines News

Mike Rice offers up a transcript of an interview he had with Knowshon Moreno. This has nothing to do with how good of a choice he was or what type of back he'll turn into, but you can't read/listen to this kid and not be impressed.

The company that built the collapsed Dallas Cowboys training facility also manufactured at least three other buildings that have fallen in heavy weather since 2002, according to court records.

Fantasy football team reports will recap all the offseason activity for each NFL team while previewing what you can expect for '09. Check back frequently for updates! A new regime typically brings massive roster turnover, but I'm not sure anybody had as much change as the Lions this offseason.

The Chicago Bears came to terms Monday on a one-year contract with tight end Michael Gaines, who spent last season playing for Detroit.

It seems that unrealistic season predictions have become a tradition in Detroit.

Michael Gaines has yet to enter Halas Hall, but the free-agent tight end seems sold on the Bears regardless.

Rumor has it that the Jets worked out veteran tight end, Michael Gaines, earlier in the week as part of their search for an additional tight end to go along with Dustin Keller... by Martin Fitzpatrick 15 reads Rumor has it that the Jets worked out veteran tight end, Michael Gaines, earlier in the week as part of their search for an additional tight ...

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that former Lions tight end Michael Gaines has focused his search for a new team to either the N.Y. Jets or the Chicago Bears.

Michael Gaines , the tight end who was cut loose last week by the Detroit Lions, will visit the Bears on Monday, according to a league source.

The Lions released Michael Gaines, above, after they drafted Brandon Pettigrew last month.

The Eagles have another opportunity to address their tight end situation. The Lions have released 6-4, 277-pound Michael Gaines , a five-year veteran , after selecting two tight ends in the draft.

And there go the veterans: The Lions cut cornerback Travis Fisher Thursday, a day after releasing tight end Michael Gaines.

Allen Park -- In a somewhat surprising move, the Lions cut veteran cornerback Travis Fisher on Thursday, a day after releasing another veteran in tight end Michael Gaines Only three weeks ago, Fisher, a seven-year pro, was talking as if he would be a starter in the fall.

While the Detroit Lions scouting department and coaching staff digs as deep as possible to research and evaluate college football players before the NFL draft, there's only so much they can learn.

The Lions have released tight end Michael Gaines, after drafting two tight ends during the weekend: Oklahoma State's Brandon Pettigrew and Maryland's Dan Gronkowski .

After a day to digest the Lions' first draft without Matt Millen since 2000, here are some thoughts on each of the picks -- and on three veterans who should be nervous today: Matthew Stafford: The comparisons to everyone from Joey Harrington to Bobby Layne have their place.

Oklahoma State tight end NFL draft: selected in the first round by the Detroit Lions.

Martin Mayhew felt no need to get defensive about the first day of his first NFL draft as the Lions' general manager.

The Lions' defense allowed the second-most points in NFL history in 2008. But they went with a pair of offensive players in the first round of Saturday's NFL draft, adding Oklahoma State tight end Brandon Pettigrew with the 20th overall pick to go with quarterback Matthew Stafford.

Don't forget about tight end as the Lions go through the NFL draft this weekend.