Lions Start Anew With Same Nucleus
It probably shouldn't come as any surprise the Lions are going to walk into 2012 with the same strengths and the same ultimately fatal weakness they had at the close of the 2011 season.
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It probably shouldn't come as any surprise the Lions are going to walk into 2012 with the same strengths and the same ultimately fatal weakness they had at the close of the 2011 season.
Matthew Stafford lined up with the first team at practice Monday and showed no real sign of being limited by the injury to his non-throwing hand.
Mike Valenti and Terry Foster went head-to-head with Detroit Lions starting quarterback Matthew Stafford on Monday.
Truth be told, it could have been a lot worse.
"I honestly don't know what the deal with Jahvid is," Matthew Stafford said. "Coach Schwartz probably has a better grasp on that than any of us. We're hoping to see him back soon if we can."
"We gotta learn from the mistakes that were made this off-season and move on and come together as a team to make sure they don't happen again," Stafford said.
The keyword is "upside." And these guys have it. Here are the top 10 fantasy football quarterbacks for the 2012 NFL season.
The Detroit Lions are in a rare position of being a team that's expected to succeed.
Today NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell came to the Lions open practice and was joined by the legendary John Madden.
Matthew Stafford's pass was low and a bit off target.
Lions quarterback Mathew Stafford sat down with 97.1 The Ticket's Pat Caputo during the Lions training camp in Allen Park on Saturday.
No matter what sport we watch, we're always looking for the next guy to come along that has the "it factor" and we seem to have found that guy right here in Detroit in Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.
"I just want to say how thankful I am to share this with the city of Detroit that's on a comeback of its own," Stafford said.
It's nice, every now and then, to stop and take stock of what you have.
It was just another play at another minicamp practice at the Lions training facility in Allen Park.
It's well documented that Lions QB Matt Stafford grew up and played baseball with NL CY Young winner Clayton Kershaw back in Texas.
A lot of Lions fans are hoping that Detroit's first round draft pick this year Riley Reiff will be starting at right or even left tackle from the start of the season.
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has made a $15,000 donation to Mott Children's Hospital, sending a family to Chicago to watch him play in a Monday Night Football game.
Matthew Stafford isn't in the business to compile passing statistics.
Matthew Stafford was hanging out in Georgia a year ago, recovering from surgery on his right shoulder and waiting for the NFL's labor problems to end.
I admit I'm a guy who didn't even believe the Lions were going to make the playoffs last year when they just about had it locked up.
Detroit wide receiver Nate Burleson was happy to help out when the Lions wanted him to restructure his contract to help keep some of their key players.
It makes for interesting conversation when a former NFL player of note doesn't just praise the players of today and becomes critical.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to catch passes from Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford?
There is bad news for Detroit Lions fans in the aftermath of the New York Giants' 21-17 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots.
The man's body was found floating in Pine Lake on the evening of July 29.
A powerful story is coming to the big screen this month in Michigan, and with it, an even more powerful conversation.
Valerie Kelley-Bonner is frustrated by what she says is a lack of awareness and support for those with HIV.
A baseball player at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has died following an accident in Cincinnati.
The House considered a resolution that would have asked voters to consider an amendment to the state constitution when it comes to lawmaker pay.
Detroit police say a man shot and killed his ex-wife in the basement of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit Friday morning.
A man who was last seen at the Michigan Renaissance Festival grounds in Holly has been found dead, police report.
A Michigan couple who were jailed in Mexico over a timeshare agreement dispute is mired in legal action against the resort company.
A Clinton Township teen who pleaded guilty in the 2024 shooting death of Oakland County Sheriff's Deputy Bradley Reckling was sentenced.
A Michigan man accused of carrying out a knife attack at a Traverse City Walmart has been found incompetent to stand trial.
The state tracks the conditions of every bridge in the state, and more than 100 of them are in poor condition.
Organizers and participants of the Detroit tradition are celebrating 30 years of vintage cars, hotrods and so much more.
A retired Michigan autoworker got a Facebook message this summer from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet?
Authorities received reports that Ram's V8 bucking mechanical bull was stolen; however, those claims may not have been true.
Many of the downtown roads were closed for some high-octane, and most importantly, legal, drag racing.
A Maryland ticket broker is accused of illegally purchasing and reselling hundreds of thousands of tickets for profit, including thousands to Taylor Swift's highly-sought Eras Tour.
A window at Howell Opera House shattered on Saturday as storms rolled through the area, though the window isn't the only part of the building that needs fixing.
The Oscar-nominated actor famously played arch-villain General Zod in "Superman" and "Superman II."
Spanning across nine communities, the Woodward Dream Cruise is back.
Taylor Swift's upcoming album release and her love of all things orange isn't lost on her fans — or businesses clamoring for a piece of the action.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is dropping 25% tariffs on a long list of U.S. products to ease trade tensions.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been under pressure from President Trump to lower the central bank's benchmark interest rate.
The FBI confirmed it that it searched former national security adviser John Bolton's house early Friday morning.
The U.S. will stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday.
Edited video of TikTok company meetings shows employees flagging features they viewed as potentially harmful.
Valerie Kelley-Bonner is frustrated by what she says is a lack of awareness and support for those with HIV.
The district said some of its buildings have experienced mold growth, and that air quality testing was conducted.
The lawmakers say those with disabilities could be on their own if these funds don't come through.
The 61-year-old physician allegedly billed the Medicaid program for services that were never provided 23 times in 2024.
Four Michigan men, including two doctors, have been charged in a $7 million illegal opioid distribution conspiracy
A baseball player at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has died following an accident in Cincinnati.
Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson says he's not paying much attention to his contract situation.
The Detroit Police Athletic League suspended the organization for one year.
Bryce Underwood is ready to have all eyes on him this season, playing quarterback for No. 14 Michigan, hailed as the top-rated recruit in the country.
A former student-athlete at Central Michigan has filed a lawsuit, seeking compensatory and punitive damages stemming from a hit in the chest from an assistant coach.
The Great Lakes Water Authority is a utility overseeing water and wastewater for four million residents.
Businesses across the Great Lakes State are concerned about tariffs, inflation and the talent gap.
Amidst massive change sweeping through college athletics as a result of the House vs. NCAA antitrust settlement, University of Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel appears on Michigan Matters as an exclusive to talk about its impact and the road ahead.
The roundtable discusses how tariffs are impacting business and consumers alike, as things like spending in casinos in Detroit by Canadian tourists have dropped.
This week, the roundtable discusses the efforts to grow the aerospace industry in Michigan.
This month, a powerful story is coming to the big screen in Michigan; and with it, an even more powerful conversation.
The FBI searched former national security adviser John Bolton's house in Bethesda, Maryland, early Friday morning.
With the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1 rapidly approaching, Michigan lawmakers still haven't been able to agree on a budget.
A Clinton Township teen who pleaded guilty in the 2024 shooting death of Oakland County Sheriff's Deputy Bradley Reckling was sentenced Friday.
New data shows one-third of new cases of HIV are being discovered in a handful of Wayne County communities. The numbers also show the virus disproportionately impacting one group of people.