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Orien Harris, left, seen playing for the Cincinnati Bengals last year before being traded, signed back with the team Tuesday.

In his Minnesota Vikings debut, 39-year-old Brett Favre displayed the youthful exuberance he's always shown on the field.

Lions kicker Jason Hanson is almost at full strength. 'I'm getting close, back to where I'm losing my excuses,' Hanson said Wednesday.

Favre, who is in his 19th NFL season and has thrown for more passing yards than anyone on the planet, will lead the 1-0 Minnesota Vikings against the 0-1 Detroit Lions at 1 p.m. Sunday at Ford Field.

Allen Park -- The Lions continue to make use of their top priority on the waiver wire, claiming defensive end Turk McBride, a 2007 second-round pick who was cut loose by the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday.

If there's one thing that's been lacking from Lions defenses over the past few seasons, it's been that nasty attitude all great defenses seem to have.

The Detroit Lions have cut defensive tackle Orien Harris. The Lions announced the move Wednesday.

The Detroit Lions have released defensive tackle Orien Harris, clearing a spot on the 53-man roster.

The Lions will be without one of their starting cornerbacks today when they open the season against the Saints, who had the No.

S Darren Sharper played with Jackson in Green Bay in 2004 and with QB Daunte Culpepper in Minnesota in 2005.

Strange that Sammie Hill, a mountain of a man at 6-feet-4 and 329 pounds, should be scared of such a little thing like a telephone.

Normally, a full month of training camp is more than enough to not only determine which players have locked up starting jobs but to also get a good idea about who will be on a team's 53-man roster.

Get big, or go home. It wasn't quite that cut-and-dried, but that was the offseason directive from the Lions coaching staff to roster holdovers on defense.

PHILADELPHIA a ' Sean McDermott has replaced Jim Johnson as the Eagles defensive coordinator, two days before the team opens training camp.

On the eve on training camp, the Rams trade newly aquired Orien Harris to the Lions for Ronald Curry.

The Lions search for help on the defensive line has resulted in another offseason trade.

Only three teams averaged less than the Bengals' 95 rushing yards per game in 2008.

For seven years the Bengalsa TM defense lagged behind and subsequently became each off-seasona TMs point of emphasis.

One day after adding a major piece to their defensive backfield, Mike Brown and Marvin Lewis weren't ready to stand pat.

The Minnesota Vikings' dalliance with Brett Favre might never reach the stage of face-to-face, close-the-deal talks.