Detroit Lions week 8-- The Return of Stafford!

27 October 2010, 4:04 pm

Hello Lions fans!  This weeks matchup against the Washington Redskins will mark the long-awaited return of the teams #1 overall draft pick in 2009, Matthew Stafford.  Stafford has been sidelined since injuring his right shoulder midway through the teams week one loss in... Read More »

Buccaneers hire Rutgers' Greg Schiano as coach

26 January 2012, 11:22 am

The 45-year-old Schiano has been with the Scarlet Knights for 11 seasons, taking them from college football laughingstock to a program that has had winning records in six of the last seven years.... Read More »

Lions' Bill Ford Jr. wouldn't trade Matthew Stafford for any QB, he tells website

26 January 2012, 9:47 am

Lions vice chairman Bill Ford Jr. told the team website that he wouldn't trade quarterback Matthew Stafford "for any quarterback in the league," and he also said it was important to get receiver Calvin Johnson signed long-term.... Read More »

Roger Goodell gets contract extension

26 January 2012, 9:42 am

Roger Goodell reaped some rewards himself with a contract extension through 2019. Not only did Goodell get through one of the most contentious and troubling periods but he oversaw a highly successful season.... Read More »

Colts hire Ravens coordinator Chuck Pagano as head coach

25 January 2012, 2:47 pm

The 51-year-old Pagano replaces Jim Caldwell, who was fired after the Colts' 2-14 season in which quarterback Peyton Manning never played a single down as he recovered from neck surgery.... Read More »

Lions' Johnny Culbreath pays fine for marijuana possession

25 January 2012, 7:42 am

Culbreath, 23, who played at South Carolina State, spent the 2011 season on injured reserve. He had surgery on his elbow during the season.... Read More »

First-timers fill Super Bowl spots

24 January 2012, 9:00 pm

Sometimes a team comes to the Super Bowl having never played one. That is also true on the advertising side of the game. And for Super Bowl XLVI, to be broadcast by NBC on Feb. 5, there will more first-time sponsors than usual.... Read More »

Super Bowl warmth

24 January 2012, 9:00 pm

Indianapolis — A nationwide army of knitters, crocheters and weavers has created more than 13,000 blue-and-white scarves to help keep Super Bowl volunteers warm and highly visible when the big game comes to this cold-weather city.... Read More »

Ex-Lion Jon Kitna hopes to coach at his old high school in Tacoma, Wash.

24 January 2012, 9:17 am

After 15 years as an NFL quarterback, Kitna hopes to return to his old high school in Tacoma, Wash., as a coach. The former Lions signal caller is a math teacher at his alma mater and applied for the open job of football coach.... Read More »

NFL notebook: Cliff Avril says he's willing to play linebacker with Lions

23 January 2012, 9:00 pm

Lions defensive end and free agent-to-be Cliff Avril said Tuesday he'd be willing to make a position switch to linebacker. Avril enjoyed a career year with the Lions, collecting 11 sacks and six forced fumbles.... Read More »