Detroit Lions News

Under the guidance of general managers like Matt Millen and Russ Thomas, the Detroit Lions blundered more than they bolstered, but there were some solid guys who contributed to winning teams in the mix.

If recent deals are indicative of the market, Detroit Lions defensive end Willie Young is about to receive a significant raise.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate celebrates after beating the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium.

The Detroit Lions have rewarded young running back Joique Bell with a restricted free agent tender of $2.187 million for 2014, followed by a two-year deal for $7 million with $4.3 million guaranteed.

The running back position has never looked better for the Detroit Lions as Joique Bell has agreed to a three-year deal worth about $9.17 million with about $4.3 million guaranteed.

Offensive tackle is not a major need for the Detroit Lions in either the 2014 NFL Draft or in free agency, but with the draft starting to take shape, the Lions simply cannot ignore the possibility of drafting a tackle with the No.

Free agency is set to begin at 4 pm on Tuesday. So it is fitting that the final installment of Detroit Lions Free Agent Focus will be published right up before the start of the new league year.

Louis Delmas is headed home to Miami, inking a one-year deal with the Dolphins according to a Pro Football Talk report .

Delmas started 15 games for the Detroit Lions last season, racking up 64 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions and eight passes defensed.

In the Jim Schwartz era, the Detroit Lions embraced their reputation of being dirty and playing to the end of the whistle.

Martha Ford will take over her late husband's controlling interest in the Detroit Lions, keeping the team within the family after a half-century under the leadership of William Clay Ford.

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Martha Ford will take over her late husband's controlling interest in the Detroit Lions, keeping the team within the family after a half-century under the leadership of William Clay Ford.

At a time when tight ends such as Jimmy Graham want to be relabeled as receivers, soon to be free agent Brandon Pettigrew qualifies as a throwback.

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Ford ran Ford Motor Co. for more than five decades in addition to owning the Lions.

With NFL Free Agency set to start tomorrow, there has been much speculation as to what the Detroit Lions are planning to do.

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UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: RBs James Starks and Kahlil Bell; DLs Ryan Pickett, Johnny Jolly, B.J. Raji and C.J. Wilson; C Evan Dietrich-Smith; TEs Jermichael Finley and Andrew Quarless; QBs Matt Flynn and Seneca Wallace; LBs Rob Francois and Mike Neal; WR James Jones; FB John Kuhn; OL Marshall Newhouse.

Oct 27, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders free safety Charles Woodson raises his arms after the Oakland Raiders intercepted Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during the fourth quarter at O.co Coliseum.