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Seattle guard Rob Sims is in limbo. A restricted free agent with a fourth-round tender placed on him, Sims was asked to stay away from the Seattle practice facility. The Seahawks personnel staff wants to move Sims and doesn't want to risk the chance of any freak injury during a workout. Jason La Canfora reports that the Detroit Lions are looking at Sims rather closely as of late and are exploring trade ...

Recently, On NFL's Total Access, Jason La Canfora speculated that Jared Gaither is available and that the Washington Redskins—desperate for tackle help—could make a play for the area native. Jared Gaither, currently an offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, could be the long-term answer at the same position for the Detroit Lions tomorrow for the price of one draft pick. Those pesky draft picks inevitably spark debate. Do you stockpile them ...

Darin Gantt of the Charlotte Observer reports that Dante Wesley, a 30-year-old safety, is visiting Allen Park, hoping to catch on with his former special teams coach. Wesley, along with new addition Landon Johnson, were considered special teams aces for Crossman in Carolina.   In a recent article, we studied many of the moves the Detroit Lions have made to improve the dismal special teams unit. ...

Professional athletes make a lot of money. No matter what is said about salary caps, salary structures, or lack thereof—nothing will change the fact that throwing, hitting, or kicking a ball of any shape or size will make more money than teaching children or putting out house fires. Controlling rookie pay is not an effort to destroy the free market economy, and it is not an effort to steal money from ...

Detroit Lions fans hate offensive tackle Jeff Backus. It is a deep-seeded hatred forged over years of inept line play and losing seasons—many of that falling squarely on the shoulders of one of Michigan's one-time favorite sons. In 2001, Jeff Backus and teammate Steve Hutchinson were part of an extremely deep offensive line class that produced Pro Bowlers like Hutchinson, Leonard Davis, and Matt Light along with other talented offensive linemen like ...

On March 19, while most NFL eyes were centered on whether or not Adam "Pacman" Jones worked out (he did) and signed with an NFL team (he didn't), the Detroit Lions announced a smaller but still notable addition. Landon Johnson, a seventh-year linebacker out of Purdue, signed a one-year contract with the Lions, reuniting him with his former special teams coach, Danny Crossman. Johnson was drafted in the third round by ...

Blood may run thicker than water...but in the NFL, money trumps them both. As the CBA-less offseason kicks off, one thing is clear—nothing is going to be the same. With a bevy of restricted free agents and no salary cap restrictions, the landscape of the NFL offseason has changed. Within 48 hours of free agency, Chester Taylor, Julius Peppers, Kyle Vanden Bosch, Karlos Dansby, and Antrel Rolle all moved cities. On top of the ...

The NFL rumor mill waits for no man. Between 5 p.m. EST on Sunday and Monday evening, a trade between the San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions involving Antonio Cromartie went from "likely" to "unlikely." Of course, in the NFL news microscope, fan's emotions swung from "is going to happen" to "never in a million years". Onlookers will turn this into a battle of the sources. Is Kevin Acee's source more credible or ...

While sitting here at the NFL Scouting Combine can be a long and arduous process, it allows a writer to get more out of a beat reporter than what he gives to sites like Rotoworld or PFT. When news broke that Kevin Acee was reporting interest between the Detroit Lions and San Diego Chargers involving Antonio Cromartie, Tom Kowalski immediately began looking around for Acee. I found him standing in the middle ...

Jevan Snead looks at the world through a pair of rose colored glasses. When the media talks about the 2009 Ole Miss Season, critics think of it mostly as a disappointment. Although the Rebels finished with a Cotton Bowl win, pundits were predicting SEC or National Championships for the talented team. Last August, Snead was a first overall prospect with everything a team wants in a signal caller. His measurables are ...