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The Lions will have snack time during their joint workouts with the Texans. Via Kyle Meinke of MLive.com, the Lions have activated defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison from the non-football injury list. Harrison skipped the entire offseason program in search of a new contract. He did not...

Getty Images Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford got nearly a week off in the middle of training camp, which the Lions have apparently been thinking about for some time. Via Kyle Meinke of MLive.com, Lions coach Matt Patricia said he had planned for months to give his 31-year-old quarterback an...

Getty Images The Lions decided to get younger at cornerback. The team announced that veteran Marcus Cooper had been released, and that they had signed cornerback Jamar Summers. Summers was with the Dolphins this offseason, after a stint in the AAF. He went to camp with the Steelers last year...

Getty Images Matthew Stafford is getting a nice little break in the middle of training camp. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions quarterback got a second straight day off from practice Sunday. Coach Matt Patricia said it was just about keeping the 31-year-old...

Getty Images The Lions finally will be getting at practice their biggest free-agent acquisition. Former Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers has been activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list, the team announced on Saturday. Flowers signed a five-year, $90 million deal to make...

Getty Images He wasn’t interested in taking a job with the Ravens. He pounced on a chance to sign with the Lions. Quarterback Josh Johnson has accepted a roster spot, after winning a two-man tryout with Landry Jones. Johnson didn’t want to join the Ravens, ostensibly because it was a...

The Lions are scrambling to find an extra quarterback. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, an injury to backup Tom Savage has the Lions setting up a quick cattle call, with Josh Johnson and Landry Jones working out for the team Saturday. Savage left last night’s game after hitting his...

Getty Images The Lions did not play quarterback Matthew Stafford, running back Kerryon Johnson or safety Quandre Diggs against the Patriots on Thursday night, but they did play some of their other starters in the first preseason game of the summer. One of those starters was cornerback Darius...

Getty Images The preseason has begun, which means that the significant injuries also will begin. Lions receiver Jermaine Kearse has been carted off with a lower leg injury, early in the first quarter of the game between New England and Detroit. A defensive player fell into Kearse from behind...

Matthew Stafford isn’t playing in Thursday night’s game against the Patriots, which meant that Tom Savage got the start at quarterback for the Lions. That did not turn out well for Savage. Savage was sacked three times in the first two Detroit possessions and headed to the locker room after the...

It didn’t look good when it happened, and it isn’t good. Lions receiver Jermaine Kearse suffered a broken leg early in the first quarter of Detroit’s preseason opener, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL. Kearse also reportedly has suffered “associated injuries” to his ankle. The 29-year-old...

Getty Images Lions defensive lineman Mike Daniels hasn’t taken part in team work this week’s joint practices with the Patriots and won’t be playing against them on Thursday night, but things should be different next week. Daniels has not done anything other than individual work with the Lions...

Tom Brady has seen plenty of the Lions already this week, getting significant work during joint practices. So there’s no point in risking him tomorrow. According to Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald, the venerable (which is the nice way of saying old) quarterback will not play in the...

The Lions activated wide receiver Tommylee Lewis from the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday and he spoke to reporters after he got the green light to practice with the team. Lewis faced questions about making up for lost time in the competition for roster spots, but the 2019 season...

Getty Images Lions head coach Matt Patricia has been using an ATV to get around the practice field at training camp after having foot surgery this offseason, but using that vehicle won’t be an option during Thursday’s preseason game against the Patriots. NFL rules forbid such equipment on the...

Getty Images Matthew Stafford is heading into his 11th season as the Lions’ quarterback, but his first with offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. He doesn’t want any excuses about a new playbook slowing things down this year. Stafford said on NFL Network that he and Bevell are working hard...

Getty Images Something happened on the way to Phoenix for receiver Michael Crabtree. More specifically, something didn’t happen. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Cardinals and Crabtree had no communications about potential contract terms before Crabtree went to Arizona to work...

Getty Images Joe Dahl is bidding for a starting job on the Lions offensive line this season, but he’s already shown the team enough for them to sign him to a contract extension. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Dahl has agreed to a two-year extension with the team. Dahl is in the final...

Getty Images The Lions are doing their level best to imitate every aspect of the Patriot Way. But a guy they didn’t seem to have any use for has flourished since escaping Detroit and landing in New England. Via Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press, Patriots coach Bill Belichick showered...

Getty Images Wide receiver Tommylee Lewis‘s wait to practice with the Lions is coming to an end. Lewis was placed on the physically unable to perform list when camp opened. Lewis had also been limited by an undisclosed injury during spring work. Lewis signed with the Lions after the Saints...