Category Archives: Sports ~ Detroit Lions
Lions select Old Dominion WR Travis Fulgham and Maryland RB Ty Johnson in sixth round
Photo: Lions/TwitterBy Michael StetsALLEN PARK - The Lions had a pair of picks in the sixth round of the NFL Draft, one they already had, and one they inherited on Day 3 after trading with the Atlanta...
Apr 27, 2019
Lions draft Penn State CB Amani Oruwariye in Round 5
Photo: Lions/TwitterBy Michael StetsALLEN PARK - The Lions added another piece to the secondary on Day 3 of the NFL Draft, selecting Penn State cornerback Amani Oruwariye with the No.146 pick in Round...
Apr 27, 2019
Lions trade down in Round 4, select Clemson DE Austin Bryant
Photo: Lions/TwitterBy Michael StetsALLEN PARK - Lions GM Bob Quinn has always shown a willingness to trade and at the start of Day 3, he pulled the trigger on his second deal of the weekend. Quinn tr...
Apr 27, 2019
Lions trade up in third round and select Boston College S Will Harris
Photo: Lions/TwitterBy Michael StetsALLEN PARK - Lions GM Bob Quinn made his first trade of the 2019 NFL Draft in Round 3, dealing the team’s No.88 and No.204 picks to the Minnesota Vikings and ...
Apr 27, 2019
Lions select Iowa TE T.J. Hockenson with the No.8 pick of the 2019 NFL Draft
Photo: Lions/Twitter By Michael Stets ALLEN PARK - The talk of trading out of the No.8 overall pick in the opening round was just that, talk. In the end, Lions GM Bob Quinn stayed put and drafted Iowa...
Apr 26, 2019
Lions Radio Mock Draft: Who will Detroit take at No.8?
By Michael Stets The 2019 NFL Draft is drawing near and after finishing with a 6-10 record last season and missing the playoffs for a second straight year, Lions GM Bob Quinn will once again be tasked...
Apr 24, 2019
Lions’ Frank Ragnow is excited for first padded practice: ‘It’s real football now’
Photo: WJR By Michael Stets ALLEN PARK — Frank Ragnow, the Lions’ 2018 first-round draft pick out of Arkansas, hasn’t been in pads since suffering a season-ending ankle injury during...
Jul 29, 2018
Lions’ Golden Tate awaits new contract, congratulates receivers who signed ‘big deals’
Photo: Detroitlions.com By Michael Stets ALLEN PARK - Lions wide receiver Golden Tate is entering the final year of his five-year contract, which he signed back in 2014, but the veteran doesn’t ...
Jul 27, 2018
Matthew Stafford is out to prove himself right, not prove everybody wrong
Photo: WJR ALLEN PARK - Matthew Stafford is entering his 10th season as Lions quarterback, thus entering his 10th training camp. While acknowledging he’s not in his 20s anymore, the veteran sign...
Jul 27, 2018
Lions’ Jarrad Davis: Matt Patricia is family
Photo: DetroitLions.com By Michael Stets DETROIT - As far as Lions second-year linebacker Jarrad Davis is concerned, once you don the Honolulu blue and silver, you become a family member. And that, of...
May 17, 2018
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June 23, 2026 ~ 80 years ago today, Buddy’s Pizza was created! Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with David Rentrack, Area Manager for Buddy’s Pizza, and Adam Targanski, COO of Born in Detroit, about the anniversary and the collaboration between Buddy’s and Born in Detroit.
