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Thursday Notes: Lions Release Alex Lewis

Sean Yuille — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:43:46 -0000

The Lions released linebacker Alex Lewis today. Lewis was a fifth-round pick in 2004 and started in fours game last season. The trade that brought Julian Peterson to Detroit put Lewis' spot on the team in jeopardy, and now the Lions decided to simply let him go.
The site Katomic Snitch has 20 screenshots of the Lions in Madden NFL 10. (HT: MLive Detroit)
The NFL once again will not be able to suspend Pat and Kevin Williams until their case is final. This means that the Lions likely won't avoid the "Williams Wall" when the play they Vikings in Week 2 of the season.

Lions Place Alex Lewis on IR, Sign Darnell Bing

Sean Yuille — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:53:37 -0000

The Lions placed linebacker Alex Lewis on the injured reserve earlier this week, ending his season. Lewis suffered a torn pectoral muscle against the Buccaneers when he attempted to tackle Cadillac Williams. Though the injury didn't look good, Lewis hoped to come back for the final games of the season. Instead he is headed to the IR.

To fill the void at linebacker, the Lions signed Darnell Bing from the practice squad. Bing is in his third season out of USC, where he played safety. The Oakland Raiders drafted him and converted him to linebacker, although they switched him back to safety prior to the 2007 season. Bing went on the IR himself before the 2006 season due to a neck injury and was released by the Raiders in July of 2007. After his release, he went on to play for the 49ers and Jets before coming to Detroit this past August.

In another roster move, the Lions signed defensive end Rudolph Hardie to the practice squad. Hardie was with the team up until the final round of roster cuts this past summer. After the Lions cut him, he was on the practice roster of the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders for two days. Following that short stint, he was signed to the Packers' practice squad before being released twelve days later.

Where We Actually. . .Get This. . .Talk About Today's Game Against Detroit

Gonzo — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:16:29 -0000

I have to start here by giving a pretty massive apology to the good folks over at Pride of Detroit. With all the StarCaps news and the stuff about the Williams Wall that's come out this week, I've managed to pretty much ignore this afternoon's contest. I'll make up for as much of that as I can in this post here.

Let's start out by looking at the injury reports for both teams for today's game, and then we'll get into a few other things. We'll start with the injury report for the Beloved Purple.

Minnesota Vikings Injuries

Probable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Kevin Williams	legal/disciplinary	12.5.2008
Pat Williams	legal/disciplinary	12.5.2008
Jared Allen	shoulder	12.5.2008
Bryant McKinnie	ankle	12.5.2008
Darren Sharper	ankle	12.5.2008
Madieu Williams	shoulder	12.5.2008
Letroy Guion	ankle	12.5.2008

Questionable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Artis Hicks	elbow	12.5.2008
Garrett Mills	ankle	12.5.2008

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
E.J. Henderson	foot/toes	10.6.2008
Heath Farwell	knee	8.11.2008
Kenderick Allen	wrist	8.19.2008
Drew Radovich	shoulder	10.13.2008
Jayme Mitchell	knee	8.11.2008
Michael Boulware	wrist	8.30.2008
Charles Gordon	ankle	11.13.2008

This is one of Minnesota's longer injury reports of the year. And it should be longer, because this particular report doesn't contain the name of DE Brian Robison. Robison had arthroscopic knee surgery earlier in the week and will be out for a couple weeks.

Of the remaining players on the injury list, Hicks and Mills both had limited participation in Friday's practice, and I wouldn't be surprised to see both of them inactive this afternoon. This would mean another start for Ryan Cook at right tackle, which would be his second in a row after getting benched just prior to the Jacksonville game.

The rest of the players shown on the injury report had full participation in Friday's practice, according to NFL.com.

Now, on to the Lions' injury report:

Detroit Lions Injuries

Probable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Cory Redding	knee	12.5.2008
Stephen Peterman	knee	12.5.2008
Kevin Smith	ankle	12.5.2008

Questionable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Keith Smith	groin	12.5.2008
Chuck Darby	calf	12.5.2008
Shaun McDonald	ankle	12.5.2008
Andre Fluellen	back	12.5.2008
Drew Stanton	concussion	12.5.2008

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Jon Bradley	shoulder	8.19.2008
Mike Furrey	concussion	12.1.2008
Stanley Wilson	Achilles	8.11.2008
Teddy Lehman	hamstring	8.10.2008
Dan Campbell	hamstring	9.9.2008
Jared DeVries	hand	11.24.2008
Jon Kitna	back	10.14.2008
Gerald Alexander	neck	10.13.2008
Brian Calhoun	undisclosed	8.30.2008
Reggie Ball	knee	7.26.2008

There are three players for the Lions that NFL.com has listed as "Out" that don't appear on the report above. Those players are LB Alex Lewis, DE Dewayne White, and QB Dan Orlovsky. QB Drew Stanton is also unlikely to play, which means that journeyman Drew Henson will be the primary backup to Daunte Culpepper this afternoon for the Motor City Kitties.

Of the remaining players on Detroit's injury report, Peterman and Redding are both listed as having full participation in Friday's practice (as is Stanton, but he's already been ruled out), while the remaining players were all limited in their participation.

One name that you didn't see on the Vikings' injury report. . .and won't be seeing there for the rest of the year. . .is WR Robert Ferguson. The Vikings cut the former Packer a couple of days ago in order to make room for their newest signing. That newest signing? That would be defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy.

Yes, the same Jimmy Kennedy that many people were angry that the Vikings passed over for Kevin Williams in the 2003 draft. . .and I'll admit to being one of those people at first. But while Kevin Williams has gone on to become the best all-around defensive tackle in the National Football League, Kennedy has been a pretty massive flop. (And at 6'4" and 320 pounds, "massive" is a pretty accurate description.) By signing with the Vikings, he's already up to his fourth NFL team, having been drafted by the St. Louis Rams, then moving on to Chicago and finally to Jacksonville, who had released him after their game against Minnesota a couple of weeks ago.

Kennedy is kind of intriguing. . .he's big, and someone obviously thought that he had talent at some point in time. If anyone can get anything out of the guy, it would be Vikings' DL coach Karl Dunbar. With the Williams Wall being intact for this week's game, I'm not sure how many snaps he'll actually see. . .heck, I'm not even sure what number he's going to be wearing. . .but hopefully he can get some work in at some point this afternoon.

I'll get a post about what this game means for the Vikings in the playoff standings here shortly. The game thread, as per usual, will be going up right around 10:00 AM Central time. Keep it tuned right here, ladies and gentlemen!

Week 14 Injury Report

Sean Yuille — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:30:46 -0000

DETROIT LIONS
Pos.	Player	Injury	Status
QB	Dan Orlovsky	Hand	Out
QB	Drew Stanton	Concussion	Questionable
RB	Kevin Smith	Ankle	Probable
WR	Shaun McDonald	Ankle	Questionable
OG	Stephen Peterman	Knee	Probable
DE	Dewayne White	Calf	Out
DT	Chuck Darby	Calf	Questionable
DT	Andre Fluellen	Back	Questionable
DT	Cory Redding	Groin	Probable
LB	Alex Lewis	Pectoral	Out
CB	Keith Smith	Groin	Questionable

MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Pos.	Player	Injury	Status
TE	Garrett Mills	Ankle	Questionable
OL	Artis Hicks	Elbow	Questionable
OT	Bryant McKinnie	Ankle	Probable
DE	Brian Robison	Knee	Out
DE	Jared Allen	Shoulder	Probable
DT	Letroy Guion	Ankle	Probable
S	Darren Sharper	Ankle	Probable
S	Madieu Williams	Shoulder	Probable

NFL INJURY REPORT GUIDE
Status	Definition
Probable	75% chance that the player will play in the game
Questionable	50% chance that the player will play in the game
Doubtful	25% chance that the player will play in the game
Out	0% chance that the player will play in the game

Week 13 Injury Report

Sean Yuille — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:04:03 -0000

DETROIT LIONS
Pos.	Player	Injury	Status
QB	Dan Orlovsky	Hand	Out
QB	Drew Stanton	Concussion	Out
RB	Kevin Smith	Groin	Probable
WR	Mike Furrey	Concussion	Out
TE	John Owens	Toe	Probable
OG	Edwin Mulitalo	Elbow	Questionable
C	Dominic Raiola	Hand	Out
DE	Dewayne White	Calf	Out
DT	Chuck Darby	Calf	Questionable
DT	Cory Redding	Knee	Probable
DT	Shaun Cody	Elbow	Probable
LB	Alex Lewis	Pectoral	Out
LB	Ernie Sims	Knee	Probable
CB	Keith Smith	Groin	Out

TENNESSEE TITANS
Pos.	Player	Injury	Status
OT	Michael Roos	Foot	Probable
DT	Jason Jones	Foot	Questionable
LB	Colin Allred	Concussion	Probable
LB	Keith Bulluck	Chest	Probable
CB	Nick Harper	Ankle	Questionable
CB	Chris Carr	Shoulder	Probable

NFL INJURY REPORT GUIDE
Status	Definition
Probable	75% chance that the player will play in the game
Questionable	50% chance that the player will play in the game
Doubtful	25% chance that the player will play in the game
Out	0% chance that the player will play in the game