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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 [...]

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The Detroit Lions have agreed to a one-year deal with former Redskins offensive tackle Jon Jansen, pending a physical that is scheduled for Monday. Jansen, who is from Clawson and played at Michigan, spent the past nine seasons with Washington.

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The Associated Press reports Detroit Lions rookie QB Matthew Stafford said he has been learning a lot from quarterbacks Daunte Culpepper and Drew Stanton. Stafford said he feels very comfortable with the offense due to the rookie camp and a lot of studying. “It helps that we did a lot of the same things at [...]

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The Detroit Lions officially signed former Pittsburgh Steelers starting linebacker Larry Foote to a one-year contract on Wednesday, the team announced. A Detroit native, Foote has apparently embraced the idea of going to a team that went 0-16 last year after winning the Super Bowl last season with the Steelers. “It’s my home,” Foote told [...]

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Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said QB Daunte Culpepper has done a great job so far and is taking everything day-by-day. Linehan noted Culpepper has not been distracted by the addition of rookie QB Matthew Stafford. He praised Culpepper’s experience and said it allows him to put his best foot forward on the practice [...]

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John Niyo, of The Detroit News, reports recently released LB Larry Foote (Steelers) hopes to sign as a free agent with the Detroit Lions. He is a Detroit native and played for the University of Michigan. “My agent is talking to them about me coming home, and we’ll go from there. But no question about [...]

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Adam Teicher, of The Kansas City Star, reports the Kansas City Chiefs are apparently trying to move out of the No. 3 spot in the NFL Draft. The Chiefs offered the Detroit Lions the No. 3 pick for the Lions No. 20 pick and their second-round (No. 33) pick, which the Lions rejected.

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ESPN.com’s John Clayton reports that the Detroit Lions reached an agreement with Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford to make him the first pick in the NFL draft on Saturday. According to the source, Stafford will receive a six-year, $41.7 million deal that could be worth $78 million if he achieves all of his playing incentives. The [...]

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