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Detroit Lions QB Daunte Culpepper totaled 282 yards, one touchdown and one interception on 23-of-37 passing and rushed three times for 44 yards in Week 5 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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SportsTicker reports Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford (knee) twisted his right knee during the team’s Week 4 game. QB Daunte Culpepper replaced Stafford, who will undergo more tests in Detroit.

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The Detroit Lions have named first overall draft pick Matthew Stafford the starting quarterback heading into the season.

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The New York Jets have acquired quarterback Kevin O’Connell from the Detroit Lions for an undisclosed draft pick.

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DetroitLions.com reports the Buffalo Bills have traded S Ko Simpson to the Detroit Lions in exchange for an undisclosed 2010 draft pick.

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ESPN’s John Clayton reports it appears Detroit Lions QB Daunte Culpepper will enter the regular season as the team’s starting quarterback.

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Pro Football Central Radio sat down with one of the greatest college running backs to ever play the game, former heisman trophy winner and former number 1 pick overall in the NFL Draft Billy Simms.
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The Detroit Lions are apparently looking to lock there paws on free agent defensive end Kevin Carter and are hoping he will sign with the team this week and join his former defensive coordinator and now Lions head coach Jim Schwartz. The Lions just lost starter Jared DeVries for the season and are hoping to [...]

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John Niyo, of the Detroit News, reports the Detroit Lions have signed unrestricted free-agent DL Shaun Smith (Browns) to a one-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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John Niyo, of The Detroit News, reports Detroit Lions DL Jared DeVries (Achilles’) suffered a ruptured Achilles’ tendon Monday, Aug. 10, and will miss the remainder of the season.

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Along with the St Louis Rams who brought free agent defensive tackle Shaun Smith (Cleveland Browns) in for a visit, the Detroit Lions are also expected to meet with Smith next week according to a league source that tells ProFootballCentral.com

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Tom Kowalski, of MLive.com, reports the Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with first-round draft choice TE Brandon Pettigrew, according to his agent Sean Howard. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

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Tom Kowalski, of MLive.com, reports Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said the quarterback competition heading into training camp is wide open. He said QBs Daunte Culpepper, Matthew Stafford and Drew Stanton will receive equal reps at the start of camp. Schwartz said there is no timetable to announce a starter, but would like to [...]

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According to John Clayton of ESPN.com, the Jaguars have traded veteran wide receiver Dennis Northcutt to the Detroit Lions for safety Gerald Alexander.

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By Bob Cunningham

The 1976 Buccaneers were perhaps the most inept team that the game has ever seen.
Once asked in an interview what coach John McKay thought about the execution of his team, he replied, “I’d be all for it.”
Even switching conferences after the ‘76 season (going from the AFC West to the NFC Central) didn’t [...]

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