Jason Fox

When the Detroit Lions open Organized Team Activities next week, the biggest position battle will be at right tackle. Gosder Cherilus is gone after five seasons, off to Indianapolis as a free agent, and Jason Fox and Corey Hilliard are in a two-man...

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...

Free agent tackle Winston Justice is scheduled to visit the Detroit Lions today, according to a tweet from Jason La Canfora of cbssports.com. The Dallas Cowboys also have been in contact with Justice, according to the report. Justice, 28, started 12...

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 Bears might have improved their pass protection in the NFL draft, but they might not have moved closer to winning the NFC North. The reason is each of their division rivals may have improved their pass rush. That's why the Bears' selection of Kyle...

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,...

THREE YEARS LATER -- and it's worse than first thought. We're talking about the 2010 draft for the Lions. Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com reviewed his draft grades from 2010 and changed the Lions from a C to a D. Detroit landed Ndamukong Suh, but its other...

In his NFL debut, Ravens rookie outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw immediately got his legs chopped out from under him when he tried to penetrate the Detroit Lions' backfield. And the former Alabama star's frustration mounted during the same play when he...

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