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Why Not Now?

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Published June 7, 2010 at 2:09 p.m.
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More photos » ... Paul Sancya - AP ... Browse more photos » ... So here we sit, in the long, dreary month of June, where football news seems to lie dormant until it rouses its sleepy head in late July for the beginning of training camp.  Thoughts seem to effortlessly gravitate to the hope and expectations of the coming year, while the hoopla surrounding the draft is quickly becoming like a sailing ship on the horizon - fading a little each moment as the sun begins to set.  With every passing

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Monday Notes: Jahvid Best Returns Kicks In Recent OTA

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Published June 7, 2010 at 12:58 p.m.
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More photos » ... Carlos Osorio - AP ... about 1 month ago: ... Detroit Lions rookie running back Jahvid Best runs downfield during rookie football mini-camp at the team's practice facility in Allen Park, Mich, Friday, April 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ... Browse more photos » ... I really didn't think Jahvid Best would get too much work on returns just because of the injury concern associated with special teams, but lo and behold, he was taking back kickoffs at last Thursday's OTA.

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Leather-Bound Lions: Dutch Clark

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Published June 3, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
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Ty from the always great The Lions In Winter ... stops by for a history lesson on Lions great Dutch Clark ... With his rocket arm, aw-shucks grin, competitiveness, surprising athleticism, and #1 overall NFL draft pick status, Matthew Stafford has often drawn comparisons to John Elway.  Stafford modeled his game after John Elway in high school and wore Elway’s #7 at Highland Park and Georgia ... There’s even a Facebook group called "Matthew Stafford Looks Like John Elway." So, how come

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Sam Scroggins Scouting Report

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Published May 27, 2010 at 12:55 p.m.
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More photos » ... Carlos Osorio - AP ... Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (90) and long snapper Sam Scroggins (69) run through drills during rookie football mini-camp at the team's practice facility. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ... Browse more photos » ... LS Sam Scroggins (West Virginia State) - Undrafted Free Agent ... I know what you're thinking. "A scouting report for a long snapper?  What's the point?"  While I agree that there's not much to say about a long snapper, he is the

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Gosder Cherilus Recovering from Knee Surgery

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Published May 6, 2010 at 3:19 p.m.
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More photos » ... Paul Sancya - AP ... FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2009, file photoo, Detroit Lions offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus looks on during the second quarter of a exhibition NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) ... Browse more photos » ... Lions offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus hasn't been participating in the team's OTAs because he had arthroscopic knee surgery "about three weeks ago," the Free Press is reporting.  Cherilus suffered

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Wednesday Notes: Recapping the Lions' Rookie Minicamp

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Published May 5, 2010 at 1:40 p.m.
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More photos » ... Carlos Osorio - AP ... 7 days ago: ... Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (90) and safety Sam Scroggins (69) run through drills during rookie football mini-camp at the team's practice facility in Allen Park, Mich, Friday, April 30, 2010. Suh says he has to start off at "ground zero" because being the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft is no longer relevant. Lions coach Jim Schwartz says Suh got his message Friday during the first of a three-day rookie orientation camp. (AP

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Pacman Jones Not in the Lions' Plans?

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Published May 2, 2010 at 5:27 p.m.
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Pacman Jones has expressed his hope that the Lions will offer him a chance to rejoin the NFL, but according to Tom Kowalski, that doesn't appear likely, at least not anytime soon ... Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew is fond of saying he's a man who likes to keep his options open, and that's why the Lions aren't slamming the door completely shut on Pacman Jones. However, according to sources close to the situation, the Lions have no plans to sign Jones in the foreseeable future ...

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Former Lions Assistant Bob Karmelowicz Passes Away

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Published May 2, 2010 at 5:06 p.m.
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Bob Karmelowicz, who served as the Lions' defensive line coach in 2009 before retiring after the season, passed away on Saturday at the age of 60.  Here is the statement the Lions released about this sad news: ... "On behalf of the William Clay Ford Family and the entire Detroit Lions organization, we offer our sincere sympathies to the Karmelowicz family," said Lions President Tom Lewand ... "Bob touched many lives throughout his years of coaching and positively impacted the careers of

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Jahvid Best Scouting Report

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Published April 27, 2010 at 5:59 p.m.
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More photos » ... Stephen Chernin - AP ... 8 days ago: ... California running back Jahvid Best poses for photographs with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after Best was selected as the 30th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall Thursday, April 22, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin) ... Browse more photos » ... RB Jahvid Best (California) - Round 1, Pick No. 30 ... The Jahvid Best pick came as no surprise to Lions

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Ndamukong Suh Scouting Report

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Published April 26, 2010 at 5:16 p.m.
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More photos » ... Stephen Chernin - AP ... 8 days ago: ... Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh smiles as he responds to questions during a news conference after he was selected as the second overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall Thursday, April 22, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin) ... Browse more photos » ... DT Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska) - Round 1, Pick No. 2 ... Back towards the end of the 2009 season, the hope was for

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