Lions Fantasy News

Friday, January 20, 2012, 12:29pm

I know this for sure -- on the night home from Philadelphia a little over two weeks ago - Offensive Coordinator Kyle Shanahan and his father, Mike, had a detailed conversation over Matt Flynn's performance against the Lions.

They were very impressed and pleased to see the results, despite not being able to witness the work. I am told that they have had other conversations about Flynn, and it would appear based on a few sources inside the organization that the Redskins are 'very interested' as one source described to me.

Of course, we shall see when 'rubber meets the road' and it comes down to contract time. I think the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos and a few other teams could be in the mix.

Our ESPN 980 Front Office NFL Insider, J.I. Halsell expects a very modest contract for a potential NFL starter, because simply -- teams do not know how good Flynn will be as a starter, with limited experience.

Monday, January 9, 2012, 3:44pm

Lions HC Jim Schwartz on rookie RB Mikel Leshoure: "His recovery's gone very well" ... Said he should be with the team when players return in April.

Monday, January 9, 2012, 2:15pm

Lions RB Jahvid Best said he's symptom free and will "definitely" be back playing next year.

Saturday, January 7, 2012, 6:44pm

Lions Inactives
Joique Bell RB
Leonard Davis G
Andre Fluellen DT
Chris Harris FS
Doug Hogue LB
Brandon McDonald DB
Drew Stanton QB

Calvin Johnson, Aaron Rodgers headline AP All-Pro Team
Friday, January 6, 2012, 3:18pm

Lions receiver Calvin Johnson and Vikings defensive end Jared Allen were the leading vote getters for The Associated Press 2011 NFL All-Pro Team, each falling one vote short of being unanimous choices.

Aaron Rodgers was the quarterback for the first time, easily beating New Orleans’ Drew Brees, 47½ to 2½. Rodgers led Green Bay to a league-best 15-1 record, maintaining the brilliance he showed in taking the Packers to the Super Bowl title last February.

In the All-Pro backfield joining Rodgers, whose quarterback rating of 122.5 broke Peyton Manning’s single-season mark, were Maurice Jones-Drew of Jacksonville, LeSean McCoy of Philadelphia, and fullback Vonta Leach of Baltimore.

Record-setter Rob Gronkowski was the tight end. The Patriot set the single-season mark at his position with 1,327 yards receiving. Teammate Wes Welker (league-high 122 catches) was the other receiver.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 1:53pm

Lions HC Schwartz said both Kevin Smith and Tony Scheffler are fine and finished practice after collision.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 7:43pm

The Detroit Lions have signed Joique Bell to the active roster from the New Orleans Saints practice squad, according to several reports. The former Wayne State University running back agreed to a two-year deal.

Bell was an undrafted free agent in 2010 and originally signed with the Buffalo Bills before moving on to Philadelphia, Indianapolis, spending another stint with the Eagles then landing with the Saints last season.

Though Lions head coach Jim Schwartz wouldn't comment on the move, as it was not official but Bell bid farewell to Saints fans on his Twitter account.

Monday, December 26, 2011, 8:03pm

The Detroit Lions have agreed to a two-year contract with former Wayne State running back Joique Bell, who is expected to play Sunday at Green Bay.

Bell, who had been on the New Orleans Saints’ practice squad, is flying to Detroit tonight and will sign his contract Tuesday, pending a physical.

Bell said the Lions want him to come in and be ready for the playoff run. He said he expects to get some carries in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Packers at Lambeau Field.

Monday, December 26, 2011, 2:12pm

The Green Bay Packers aren't committed to starting or even playing all of their front-line players in the regular-season finale against the Detroit Lions next Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Coach Mike McCarthy made that clear after the Packers earned home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs Sunday night with a 35-21 victory over the Chicago Bears.

"We do need to get healthy as a team," said McCarthy. "Every team in the league is probably saying that today. We'll look at all our options."

Asked if healthy starters would start, McCarthy replied, "I don't have an answer for you. I need to see how the players come in here tomorrow. It usually takes to Tuesday to put a prognosis on who's available, who's at risk and who isn't."

Saturday, December 24, 2011, 3:04pm

Lions Inactives

Aaron Berry DB
Aaron Brown RB
Don Carey DB
Leonard Davis G
Louis Delmas FS
Andre Fluellen DT
Drew Stanton QB