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Lions Brass Referring to Detroit as 'The Land of Opportunity'

Following a historic 0-16 season, the Detroit Lions have undergone a franchise makeover -- both on and off the field. Martin Mayhew has taken over for the maligned Matt Millen and Jim Schwartz is now the head coach. They have made myriad changes via trade, free agency and the draft. Thus, they look toward training camp...

Lions Will Live or Die With Stafford

Detroit tried to pretend that it could live without Matthew Stafford. The Lions let rumors swirl about them trading out of the No. 1 pick, taking an offensive tackle, even being satisfied with Aaron Curry.Their deal with Stafford, announced late Friday night, makes all that seem ridiculous now. A 6-year contract...

Lions Recognize Need for Warm Bodies, Willing to Trade Down

It's kind of old to talk about it, because it happens pretty much every year: The team picking first in the draft has so many holes, it needs to at least look at trading down.The Detroit Lions are in an interesting position, though. It's not terribly surprising that they are short of good players, being that they went 0-16...

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....

Detroit Lions GM: 'Now Would Be a Good Time to Draft a Quarterback'

Lending credence to the widely held belief that Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford will be the first pick in the 2009 NFL draft, the general manager of the Detroit Lions has acknowledged that the time is right for the team to find its quarterback of the future.General manager Martin Mayhew hedged a bit in his comments at...

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05/31/12 Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew's top five... Source: The Saginaw News - Saginaw MI Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew has received his share of criticism for the poor decisions some players have made this offseason.
05/29/12 Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz Concerned? He... Source: Bleacher Report Lions head coach Jim Schwartz is taking some heatâdeservedly soâfor the actions of a few players off the field over the last five months.
05/23/12 NFL trade deadline moved back; changes to IR put in... Source: NFL - Detroit Lions NFL owners have voted to move the trading deadline from after Week 6 to after Week 8 (Oct. 30 this season) during this week's league meetings in Atlanta.
05/22/12 Lions support NFL's move to push back trade deadline Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI NFL owners approved moving the trade deadline back two weeks at their meeting in Atlanta today, and while the change still must be formalized by the NFL Players Association, it's one the Detroit Lions support.
05/18/12 Five reasons Detroit Lions could win Super Bowl XLVII Source: The Saginaw News - Saginaw MI Here are five reasons the Detroit Lions could win Super Bowl XLVII. 1.

Background on martin mayhew

Martin R. Mayhew (born October 8, 1965 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a former American football player and current General Manager of the Detroit Lions who was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the tenth round (262nd overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.

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