Detroit Lions News

Rookie Nate Freese and Italian-born Giorgio Tavecchio are vying for the job a season after the Lions signed veteran David Akers to replace the retired Jason Hanson.

Walt Coleman has been in the middle of some controversial calls in his 26 seasons in the NFL.

In five seasons, wide receiver Kevin Ogletree has started just four games. But with a new staff, he has a clean slate and has a new opportunity to make an impression with the Lions - In his short time with the Lions, wide receiver Kevin Ogletree hasn't done much to draw attention to himself.

Jul 26, 2013; Allen Park, MI, USA; Detroit Lions punter Sam Martin during training camp at the Detroit Lions training facility.

It's almost upon us! That glorious time when we, as fans, get to see our players on a test run of sorts.

Former Detroit Lions defensive end Jared DeVries was chatting with a small group of reporters before practice Thursday in Allen Park when team president Tom Lewand walked by.

WALA-TV in Mobile, Ala., reports that Detroit Lions defensive lineman Nick Fairley was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail, a term that was suspended, and one year probation for his DUI and reckless driving charges stemming from Fairley was not in Judge George Hardesty's court room in Alabama on Thursday.

Detroit Lions cornerback Rashean Mathis was on the golf course at this time last year, working on his short game, spending time with family and staying in shape in case some NFL team called with a job offer he knew better than to expect.

Calvin Johnson is really good. That's the point of a big ESPN.com package, and here's how it quoted some cornerbacks on him: CHARLES WOODSON: "It should be illegal for a guy to be that tall and that big and that fast.

Jim Bob Cooter is the Lions quarterbacks coach, but isn't the only one giving Matthew Stafford and the other signal callers advice.

The Detroit Lions have just started their training camp this past week, and with no preseason games played just yet, it's not too late to make some bold predictions for these few remaining weeks of the offseason.

The Massachusetts Minutemen face off against an opponent who has less of a chance of making a bowl game than the Minutemen Normally I'd crack some jokes in this section, but instead I'll ask all the Minuteman fans not to get to mean-spirited with their heckling.

It showed during practice as the defensive backs and linebackers were hit with a far heavier laundry bill.

Michael Williams has hit a speed bump in his move from tight end to offensive tackle, suffering a minor injury that held him out of Thursday afternoon's practice in Allen Park.

The Detroit Lions practiced in shells for the second straight day - they go full pads for the first time on Friday - and that gave us the first opportunity of training camp to watch offensive and defensive lineman battle in one-on-one drills.

In the first three seasons under head coach Jim Schwartz, the Detroit Lions increased their win total each season.

The Detroit Lions have two exceptional receivers in Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate.

After Jim Caldwell addressed the crowd, running backs coach Curtis Modkins took the mic and told a story about how he recruited Bell to come to Buffalo as an undrafted free agent.

The Detroit Lions tried to solve their problems at placekicker by selecting Nate Freese in the seventh round of the NFL draft.

It might have been Day 2 of training camp Tuesday, but Lions receiver Ryan Broyles said he's taking it one day at a time.