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Lions place franchise tag on Cliff Avril

Cliff Avril did not want to get the franchise tag from the Detroit Lions. After the best season of his career, a season in which he was one of the...
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2012 NFL free agents: Franchise tag hits Matt Forte, Ray Rice; Lions Avril next?

  • 2012 NFLfree agents
  • March 3, 2012
Okay Lions fans, it was a pipe dream to think that Detroit could have possibly signed Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte or the Baltimore Ravens...
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The challenge only gets tougher for GM Martin Mayhew and the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions General Manager Martin Mayhew has not exactly had an easy road. He took over the team after several years of mismanagement by Matt...
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Detroit Lions may tag Cliff Avril, Avril may hold out

In 2008, Cliff Avril was a third round pick. Since then, he has really emerged as a player. He is coming off the best year of his career, a season...
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Potential Detroit Lions free agent targets: Defense

I already looked at some free agents the Lions might target on offense. Now, I turn my attention to the defense. As I've said a couple times in...
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Detroit Lions season review: Defense

I looked at the Detroit Lions' season on offense last week. Now, it is time to look at their defense. For years, the Lions struggled on defense...
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Calvin Johnson the lone Lions Pro Bowler

The Detroit Lions may have made the playoffs for the first time since 1999, but that hasn't led to many more players making the Pro Bowl....
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Assessing the Detroit Lions at the halfway point: Defense

The Detroit Lions are on their bye week and at the halfway point of their season. I've looked at their offense at this point. Now it is time to...
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Did Ndamukong Suh step across a line?

The big story, following the Detroit Lions second straight home loss, is whether or not Detroit Lions’ DT Ndamukong Suh (and to a lesser...
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Who are the most underrated Detroit Lions?

With the NFL lockout still going strong, football writers are spinning their wheels trying to find things to write about. In particular, there hasn...
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