Stephen Peterman News

Based on the moves the Detroit Lions have made since Jim Schwartz was named head coach, it's pretty safe to assume that guard Manny Ramirez will have to battle for a roster spot this season.

Thursday's contract agreement with center Dominic Raiola provides further illustration that Detroit will maintain the status quo on its offensive line after its 0-16 performance last season.

Dominic Raiola said he never wanted to go anywhere else. The Lions announced Thursday that they had signed their starting center to a four-year contract extension that will keep him with the club through the 2013 season.

In a comment about the Stephen Peterman scouting report , MLiver ForRealLife wrote: "We are collecting a bunch of OLinemen that excel at run blocking but not so much at pass blocking.

As crazy as it sounds, the Detroit Lions weren't quite as bad as their record indicated last year.

Well, okay. Not exactly making an outlandish statement there. But I'll go a step further than the title suggests: I'll say right now that the Lions will win at least three games in which they come in as an underdog of 6.5 points or more.

For the past month, all the eyes were on the money: a six-year contract worth $72 million, including $41.7 million in guaranteed money.

I'll be interested to see whether Detroit expresses any interest in free agent tackle Levi Jones , whose contract was terminated Wednesday by Cincinnati.

The new coaching staff has shuffled the locker room, moving old players to new spots to freshen things up.

Daunte Culpepper says he feels like a rookie again. He looks like one, too, having dropped 30 pounds from the 290-plus he carried with him out of semi-retirement last fall to start for the Lions at quarterback.

Sadly, they're left with only memories now. But as Corey Smith's former teammates and coaches dealt with the gravity of his tragic loss following a boating accident last weekend off the coast of Clearwater, ...

After three days of combing 24,000 miles of ocean, the Coast Guard Tuesday stopped searching for two NFL players and a third man lost in rough, chilly Gulf of Mexico waters off the Florida coast.

He had been clinging to his capsized boat for nearly two days when rescuers found him early Monday afternoon.

Re-signed Michael Koenen p/k . CAROLINA PANTHERS- Re-signed Jordan Gross . DETROIT LIONS-Re-signed Jason Hanson, K, and Stephen Peterman, G. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS- Re-signed Kelvin Hayden, CB, and Jeff Saturday, ...

Deuce McAllister, the Saints’ career rushing leader with 6,069 yards, was released by the team on Tuesday after reconstructive surgery on both knees had relegated him to a backup role with a $7 million ...

Adam Schefter has the scoop on some Lions news: the team has re-signed Guard Stephen Peterman to a 5 year deal worth 15 million dollars.

The Detroit Lions on Tuesday re-signed kicker Jason Hanson to a four-year contract and guard Stephen Peterman to a five-year deal.

Michael Vick may play in the NFL again, but it doesn't appear it will be with Detroit.

Here's an interesting tidbit from David Birkett of the Oakland Press : Detroit has discussed the possibility of moving left tackle Jeff Backus to guard, a scenario that Backus apparently is considering.

Offensive lineman Stephen Peterman avoided free agency by agreeing to a 5-year, $15 million deal with the Detroit Lions, according to NFL.com's Adam Schefter.