On this date in football – July 28, 1999 – newspapers announced the retirement of Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, who left the game at age 31 – just 1,457 yards shy of Walter … MORE ►

In 2011, the Detroit Lions reached the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Despite losing to the Saints in the Wild Card round, the city and the players had much to celebrate. So how … MORE ►

We’re improvising this birthday salute to Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders, who celebrates his 44^th on this date in football, July 16, 2012.  To appropriately honor a back who perhaps better than … MORE ►

I have always believed that you can discern from tape study exactly how teams feel about their players. The way in which players are specifically utilized within the framework of larger schemes is the analytical … MORE ►

We’re marking Friday the 13^th with this NFL Films Presents look at The Curse of Bobby Layne, which some still fear despite the Lions making the playoffs last season.  Do you believe?

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Our countdown to the NFL Draft continues with a look back at some 2011 highlights of players drafted by and starring for the Detroit Lions:

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One day after Calvin Johnson signed an enormous new deal with the Lions, we look back to the last time he was on the field.  Against the Saints in the 2011 Wild Card Playoffs, Megatron … MORE ►

According to the old saying, March “comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.”  So in this first week of March we look at one of the best Lions in the NFL … MORE ►

In this week’s matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions, one of the Saints’ keys to victory will be slowing down Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson. In the regular season, Johnson was the … MORE ►

The Detroit Lions are 1-9 in their last 10 playoff games, but it was on this day in 1992 that the Lions notched their last playoff victory. What a victory it was, as Detroit quarterback … MORE ►