Bill Bentley

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT There was one veteran player absent from the first two OTA sessions for the Lions -- safety Louis Delmas. There was another veteran player who wasn't supposed to be back on the field...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT First day on the job, first position drill during rookie mini-camp and Ziggy Ansah, the Lions' first round draft pick, jumped the snap count. Later he jumped offside again on the first...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT Defensive end Ziggy Ansah, the fifth overall pick in the 2013 draft, agreed to a four-year contract worth an estimated $19 million with the Detroit Lions. The Lions were able to sign...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT Cornerback Darius Slay, drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round despite his history of injuries at Mississippi State, will miss rookie minicamp to recover from recent surgery...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions went into the draft with a very specific goal. "One of our goals coming in was to get bigger and to get more athletic, and I think we did that," general manager Martin Mayhew...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions might have preferred one of the can't-miss left tackles to still be on the board when they picked at No. 5 Thursday? They might have preferred to trade down a few notches and...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions are in an almost no-lose situation. With the fifth pick in the draft they are in position to land one of three top-tier offensive tackles, one of two top-tier defensive ends or,...

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If Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice truly wants to stick with the running game against the Lions Monday night, he has the full personnel to do so. Fullback Evan Rodriguez, who missed the last two games with a sprained MCL in his left knee, is active...

A quad injury sidelined Devin Hester on Thursday, but he was back on the practice field Friday as the Bears continued preparation for their game with the Lions on Monday night in Soldier Field. Hester, who was limited but is expected to play, could...

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