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Perhaps we should have known the Lions would sign wide receiver Nate Burleson as a free agent.
Late last season, offensive coordinator Scott Linehan was asked if he was surprised how defenses paid so much attention to wide receiver Calvin Johnson.
"No, I've seen Randy get it," said Linehan, who once was Randy Moss' offensive coordinator in Minnesota. "I'm sure when they do their PowerPoint presentation getting ready for the game, they're adding not just one but maybe two people extra—three total people—to defend him."
Linehan said the Lions needed "some kind of eraser" to wipe out that game plan.
"Something has to give there because you can't keep trying to get a guy the football that's being triple-covered and not feel good about some of the...
The Silverdome used to be a venue that welcomed everyone from the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Pistons to Pope John Paul II, Elvis Presley and WrestleMania III. Its new owners are hoping to make the domed stadium a legitimate place for entertainment again. Toronto-based Triple Investment Group LLC had a news conference Thursday to announce its plans to host six to eight events this year.
PONTAIC, Mich. - The Silverdome's new Canadians owners say they plan to host six-to-eight events this year in the stadium that has been quiet since the Detroit Lions left eight years ago.
The Detroit Lions have added depth on both sides of the ball. Detroit re-signed offensive tackle Jon Jansen and linebacker Vinny Ciurciu to one-year contracts Thursday. Jansen started twice and played in 11 games last season for the Lions. Ciurciu helped out on special teams in nine games last season for them.
The Detroit Lions have signed free agent cornerback Jonathan Wade to a one-year contract. Terms were not disclosed Wednesday. St. Louis selected Wade in the third round of the 2007 draft. In 47 games through three seasons with the Rams, including six starts, he has 67 tackles and two interceptions. The Lions within the past week have signed two veteran free agents in defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch...

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ALLEN PARK, Mich.-The Detroit Lions have added depth on both sides of the ball.

The Detroit Lions have added depth on both sides of the ball. Detroit re-signed offensive tackle Jon Jansen and linebacker Vinny Ciurciu to one-year contracts Thursday.
Nearly two years ago, after being drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft, the Army told safety Caleb Campbell, right, that his football career would have to wait.
Russell Okung got a chance to finish what he started at the NFL combine. The standout left tackle for Oklahoma State was the star attraction at the school's pro day Wednesday for 40 representatives from 27 NFL teams, including general managers from the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers.
New Lions cornerback Jonathan Wade says he'll accept any role he's given to help make Detroit a winner.
Lions center and offensive team captain Dominic Raiola has been around the organization long enough to know that it's never wise to get too excited about offseason transactions or draft picks.

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