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John Beck Agrees to Deal With Ravens

Not all that long ago, the Dolphins took a shot on John Beck as their starting quarterback. The 40th-overall pick in the 2007 draft out of BYU, Beck entered the Miami lineup after the team's 0-9 start to 2007. Beck lost four straight, committing eight turnovers and throwing exactly zero touchdown passes in that stretch.And...

Matthew Stafford Has Rough 1st Practice, No Need to Panic

Matthew Stafford might have had a forgettable first day of practice with his new team, the 0-16 Detroit Lions, but head coach Jim Schwartz was unconcerned."Overanxious, I guess you would say," Schwartz said in describing Stafford's 90-minute workout. "What happens, and that is probably the case with 90 percent of the guys...

Lions, Matthew Stafford Agree to Deal

On Thursday, Mark Sanchez told FanHouse's Ariel Helwani (as well as everybody else he talked to the last week or so) that he was all but certain quarterback Matthew Stafford would go to the Lions with the first overall pick. Looks like he was right.A week ago, the team reportedly opened negotiations with Stafford,...

Daunte Culpepper Shines for Lions, Drew Stanton Does Not

I give Daunte Culpepper credit. Last fall, he went from his couch to Lions starting quarterback with predictably disastrous results. He weighed close to three bills at the time, and looked nothing like the Pro Bowl quarterback drafted by the Vikings in 1999. A career-threatening knee injury will do that. Now, nearly four...

Lions' Orlovsky to Test Free Agency, Not Interested in Sitting Behind Culpepper

Maybe he will go on to NFL greatness, but for now, Dan Orlovsky is best known as "that dude who ran out of the end zone for no apparent reason." The Lions' 2005 fifth-round pick, Orlovsky started started seven games at quarterback last season, but has decided to test the free-agent market instead of returning to Detroit....

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05/21/12 With video: Lions participate in Battle Creek kickball... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Calvin Johnson was at the Comerica Park diamond Friday launching fly balls in batting practice.
05/20/12 Schoolyard game with a noble aim Source: Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek MI For a day, the Cereal City drafted six of the Motor Citys biggest athletes to compete for the sake of some of Battle Creeks most vulnerable residents.
05/15/12 Southwest Michigan Links: Detroit Lions Calvin... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI Former Michigan State University standout Drew Stanton is coming back to Battle Creek and he's bringing along a few of his friends.
05/14/12 NFL stars to get their kicks in B.C. Source: Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek MI Former Michigan State University standout Drew Stanton is coming back to Battle Creek and hes bringing along a few of his friends.
05/01/12 Fantasy Football 2012: The 20 Best NFL Backup... Source: Bleacher Report Here's my top-20 ranking of fantasy football's best NFL backup quarterbacks right now, regardless of their No. 2 or 3 standing with their current teams.