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Lions President Tom Lewand Suspended 30 Days, Fined $100K

The NFL has suspended Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand for 30 days and fined him $100,000 as a result of his drunk driving arrest and subsequent guilty plea, as Commissioner Roger Goodell shows once again that he's serious about holding all league employees to high standards in their personal conduct. In this case,...

Lions Could Keep Culpepper (for Now)

Last week, new Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan declared the quarterback competition wide open for 2009. He's still in the process of evaluating the talent currently on the roster, which may or may not mean Matt Stafford will be in the team's immediate plans. But as Burke wrote at the time, "Just because Linehan...

Whole NFL Thinks Lions Will Pick Georgia QB Matthew Stafford First

TAMPA, Fla. -- In talking to a cross-section of the National Football League intelligentsia over the last couple of days, one thing is clear: Almost everyone believes the Detroit Lions are planning to select Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford with the first pick in the NFL draft.That doesn't necessarily mean it's going...

Even With Millen Gone, Lions' Schwartz Could Have to Contend With Front Office

Jim Schwartz, probably more than any other current NFL coach, uses advanced statistics to measure player performance. The former Georgetown economics major graduated third in his class, and he's a fan of Football Outsiders, basically the only site doing for football what Bill James did for baseball some 30 years ago....

For Lions, Rod Marinelli Might Be Gone but His Spirit Lives On

(photos courtesy of Getty Images) I don't know enough about Tom Lewand or Martin Mayhew to comment on whether Lions owner William Clay Ford was wise to promote from within the organization, but history suggests that no one would've complained if Ford blew up the whole operation and started over. The franchise has just 40...

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05/31/12 Detroit Lions donate $20,000 for health education... Source: The Saginaw News - Saginaw MI Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand understands that every child will not be able to play professional football when they grow up.
05/30/12 Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand not upset about... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand said he is not upset with defensive end Cliff Avril, who has been absent from his team's voluntary workouts this offseason.
05/22/12 Lions: Hope return-to-play protocol becomes law Source: ABC - WZZM 13 - Grand Rapids MI ALLEN PARK, Mich. Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand says the franchise has unwavering and strong support for a bill about concussions that is making its way before Michigan legislators.
05/19/12 Proos bill on youth concussion awareness clears Senate... Source: The Herald-Palladium - St Joseph MI The state's Senate Health Policy Committee has approved legislation requiring youth sports organizations, including schools, to adopt a concussion awareness program.
05/18/12 Bill targeting concussions in youth sports is endorsed... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI With concerns mounting over concussions suffered by athletes, the Michigan Legislature is considering a bill aimed at protecting youth involved in sports.