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	<title>ProFootballTalk.com &#187; Detroit Lions</title>
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		<title>IS CULPEPPER BEING BLACKBALLED?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/26/is-culpepper-being-blackballed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/26/is-culpepper-being-blackballed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We continue to be intrigued, and befuddled, by the case of quarterback Daunte Culpepper, who four years ago authored one of the best regular-season passing performances of all time, generating a rating of 110.9.
(And, yeah, he had Randy Moss for much of the year.  But Moss also missed several games, due to a hamstring injury.  In a Monday night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPORTINGNEWS.COM:  TRIO OF TEAMS HAS FAILED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PARITY</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/25/sportingnewscom-trio-of-teams-has-failed-to-take-advantage-of-parity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For our latest Monday offering at SportingNews.com, we take a look at the three franchises who have yet to take advantage of the wide-open, anyone-can-win era of the NFL, which began after the new free-agency system was launched in 1993.
The three teams who can&#8217;t find a way to win are, in no particular order, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DETROIT LIONS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/24/detroit-lions-preseason-one-liners-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/24/detroit-lions-preseason-one-liners-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QB Jon Kitna completed 9 of 11 passes in a win over the Browns and is now 18-of-21 in three preseason games, with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Kitna said after the game, &#8220;We have some pretty good receivers, and when we get protection, those receivers are not going to lose very often. We just have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HENSON MAKES HIS ANNUAL CAMP CAMEO, BUT WHERE&#8217;S CULPEPPER?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/23/henson-makes-his-annual-camp-cameo-but-wheres-culpepper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/23/henson-makes-his-annual-camp-cameo-but-wheres-culpepper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With quarterback Drew Stanton out for a month with a thumb injury, the Detroit Lions have signed quarterback Drew Henson.
Henson is a former Michigan quarterback who picked baseball over football, and who then wasn&#8217;t very good at baseball and decided to play football. 
He actually appeared in seven games for the Cowboys in 2004, starting one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIONS&#8217; STANTON OUT UNTIL OCTOBER</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/22/lions-stanton-out-until-october/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/22/lions-stanton-out-until-october/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit Lions quarterback Drew Stanton, the team&#8217;s 2007 second-round draft pick, has looked good so far in the preseason. But we won&#8217;t be seeing him again for a while.
Stanton suffered a thumb injury when his throwing hand hit a teammate’s shoulder pad during practice Thursday, and although he didn&#8217;t suffer any broken bones, the hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFC NORTH PREVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/20/nfc-north-preview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The PFTV guys take a look-see at the NFC North for the coming season.
Here it is.
Enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivEAXC-fjvM

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		<title>TATUM BELL: &#8220;I AM GLAD MARTZ IS GONE&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/20/tatum-bell-i-am-glad-martz-is-gone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/20/tatum-bell-i-am-glad-martz-is-gone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tatum Bell opened the 2007 season as the Detroit Lions&#8217; starting running back. But after carrying 15 times for 87 yards in Week 1, he was gradually phased out of the offense, and he was inactive for every game after the Lions&#8217; Week 6 bye.
Bell places the blame for that on one person: Former Lions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>END OF ROAD FOR POLLARD?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/19/end-of-road-for-pollard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/19/end-of-road-for-pollard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran tight end Marcus Pollard, who never could quite find a home after leaving the Colts, has been released by the New England Patriots.
Pollard spent ten years in Indianapolis, from 1995 through 2004.  He played for the Lions in 2005 and 2006, and the Seahawks in 2007.
The Pats replaced Pollard with rookie Tyson DeVree.
For Pollard, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DETROIT LIONS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/18/detroit-lions-preseason-one-liners-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/18/detroit-lions-preseason-one-liners-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lions&#8217; cornerbacks looked good in a win over the Bengals.
QB Jon Kitna had a perfect passer rating for the second straight game.
But Kitna says you can&#8217;t get too excited about the preseason.
Said Kitna after WR Calvin Johnson had three catches for 76 yards and a touchdown, &#8220;He&#8217;s a freak of nature.&#8221;
Free agent WR John [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KITNA&#8217;S PERFECT IN THE PRESEASON</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/18/kitnas-perfect-in-the-preseason/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/18/kitnas-perfect-in-the-preseason/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The guy who continues to get grief for his annual suggestion that the Lions will win ten games has been perfect as a passer in the first two he&#8217;s played.
Yeah, it&#8217;s only glorified practice.  But Lions quarterback Jon Kitna has generated a perfect passer rating of 158.3 during the 2008 preseason.
In all, Kitna has completed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAMPBELL IS STILL A LION, SORT OF</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/14/campbell-is-still-a-lion-sort-of/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/14/campbell-is-still-a-lion-sort-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We were reminded to comment about the new Madden game earlier today because Dan Patrick and producer Paul Pabst were talking about the game during Patrick&#8217;s daily radio show.
And, since few of you likely play the game as the Detroit Lions (unless you really enjoy a challenge) Pabst mentioned something that caught our interest.
The game includes Caleb [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIONS OFFERED LECHARLES A DEAL</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/12/lions-offered-lecharles-a-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/12/lions-offered-lecharles-a-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lions reportedly weren&#8217;t interested in signing free-agent LeCharles Bentley.  Apparently, they weren&#8217;t interested in signing Bentley because he wasn&#8217;t interested in accepting the contract that the team wanted him to sign.
A league source tells us that the Lions actually offered Bentley a one-year deal worth in excess of $1 million, and that Bentley passed. 
As we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DETROIT LIONS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/12/detroit-lions-preseason-one-liners-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/12/detroit-lions-preseason-one-liners-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[S Daniel  Bullocks has been absent with a knee injury for so long that some teammates think he&#8217;s &#8220;the new guy.&#8221;
Asked if he might move one of his middle linebackers to the strong side, defensive coordinator Joe Barry said, &#8220;We haven&#8217;t even talked about that. Now, three weeks is a lot of time. Things could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIONS ADD HELP FOR HANSON</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/09/lions-add-help-for-hanson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/09/lions-add-help-for-hanson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s another guy who has been a mainstay in the NFC North since 1992, and he has yet to be run out of town by his long-time team.
That guy is Lions kicker Jason Hanson, a second-round pick 16 years ago, who has continued to bang away for all these years of flux and free agency.
But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DETROIT LIONS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/08/detroit-lions-preseason-one-liners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/08/detroit-lions-preseason-one-liners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QB Jon Kitna earned a game ball in the preseason win over the Giants.
WR Calvin Johnson burned the Giants for four catches and 78 yards.
Seven Lions sat out with injuries.
The Lions announced 43,644 tickets were sold for Thursday night&#8217;s game, a decline of more than 10 percent from the 49,402 sold for last year&#8217;s preseason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SIX TEAMS CHASE CHAD</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/07/six-teams-chase-chad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/07/six-teams-chase-chad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Cut today by the New York Jets after eight seasons, quarterback Chad Pennington is already in demand.
Per Tim Graham of ESPN.com, six teams have contacted Pennington&#8217;s agent, Tom Condon, regarding the veteran free-agent signal caller.
The Dolphins are one of the six; the other five aren&#8217;t known.
Other possible destinations could be the Chiefs, the Bears, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DEAL BLOCKS RE-TRADE TO ANY NFC NORTH TEAM</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/07/deal-blocks-re-trade-to-any-nfc-north-team/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/07/deal-blocks-re-trade-to-any-nfc-north-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the term requiring the Jets to surrender three first-round draft picks to the Packers if quarterback Brett Favre is re-traded to the Vikings also applies to the Bears and the Lions.
So if the Jets ship Favre to any of the Packers&#8217; three opponents in the NFC North, then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DETROIT LIONS TRAINING CAMP ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/07/detroit-lions-training-camp-one-liners-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/07/detroit-lions-training-camp-one-liners-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Coach Rod Marinelli wants the Lions to emulate the Giants&#8217; approach.
Says Marinelli of his defensive line, “I look at 10, 11 guys out there and they’ve all got good motors and are smart and hungry. It’s just going to be a good, tough competition all the way through.&#8221;
LB Buster Davis has been cleared to play [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PACKERS COACH TALKS, SAYS LITTLE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/05/packers-coach-talks-says-little/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/05/packers-coach-talks-says-little/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy finally met the media on Tuesday afternoon/early evening.  But since various other media outlets have reported anything and everything about McCarthy&#8217;s Monday night meeting with Favre, McCarthy had nothing of any value to add.
Indeed, nothing McCarthy said significantly conflicted with prior reports, and McCarthy would say nothing about trade discussions that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAVRE TO TAMPA TALKS HEATING UP</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/05/favre-to-tampa-talks-heating-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As the football-following world (or, that is, those who aren&#8217;t sick of this story by now) prepares to hear what Packers coach Mike McCarthy has to say in an upcoming press conference, there is mounting evidence that quarterback Brett Favre could soon be traded.
But not to the Lions, Vikings, or Bears.  Instead, he could be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PEARSON ACCUSER: &#8220;IT&#8217;S NOT WHAT I WANTED&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/05/pearson-accuser-its-not-what-i-wanted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The woman who accused Lions defensive back Kalvin Pearson of assaulting her is unhappy that charges have been dropped against him.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not what I wanted,&#8221; the woman told The Oakland Press. &#8220;It&#8217;s basically [bull]. He has money and he has lawyers. He&#8217;s doing what he has to do to keep his job.&#8221;
In April Pearson was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL KEEPING TABS ON LIONS&#8217; PEARSON</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/05/nfl-keeping-tabs-on-lions-pearson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In April, Lions safety Kalvin Pearson was charged with felony counts of aggravated battery on a pregnant woman and domestic battery by strangulation. On Monday those charges were dropped.
But while Pearson apparently convinced the woman who made the accusation to back off her claims that he choked her and pulled her hair (UPDATE: The woman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REPORT:  FAVRE&#8217;S ACTUAL RETURN TO PACKERS &#8220;UNLIKELY&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/05/report-favres-actual-return-to-packers-unlikely/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Though the Green Bay Packers proclaimed on Sunday that Brett Favre will return to the team for a 17th season, his 17th season might not even entail a single appearance in a yellow-and-green helmet.
In the wake of Monday night&#8217;s five-hour meeting, which followed Favre passing a physical and being returned to the active roster, FOX&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DETROIT LIONS TRAINING CAMP ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/04/detroit-lions-training-camp-one-liners-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Coach Rod Marinelli had T-shirts made up for the team saying, &#8220;Attack &#38; defend every blade of grass.&#8221;
Marinelli likes the hustle he&#8217;s seen so far in training camp.
TE Casey FitzSimmons says people who don&#8217;t care about the punt team don&#8217;t understand football.
C Dominic Raiola, a big golf fan, used his friendship with former Lions QB [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAVRE SITUATION KEEPS GETTING MORE BIZARRE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/03/favre-situation-goes-keeps-getting-more-bizarre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So now that quarterback Brett Favre is making good on plans to show up for training camp, the Green Bay Packers claim that they&#8217;ll be dramatically reversing course and allowing Favre to compete for the starting quarterback position.
Fittingly, it&#8217;s the one option I didn&#8217;t address when laying out the various ways that this thing could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPORTINGNEWS.COM:  PACKERS STILL HAVE PLENTY OF FAVRE OPTIONS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was feeling like an expecting father over the past few days, waiting for the Brett Favre story to come to a head so that I could put together a reaction piece for SportingNews.com.
Finally, the water broke.
Here&#8217;s a look at the Packers&#8217; options, now that their efforts to buy their way out of this mess [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NO DISCIPLINE FOR CHERILUS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/01/no-discipline-for-cherilus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In a move that further thrusts into confusion the manner in which the Personal Conduct Policy will be applied to NFL players, Lions rookie tackle Gosder Cherilus will face no discipline for a July 2007 bar fight that recently resulted in the imposition of one year of pre-trial probation on Cherilus, along with an order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DETROIT LIONS TRAINING CAMP ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/01/detroit-lions-training-camp-one-liners-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Says QB Jon Kitna of last season&#8217;s losing record, &#8220;It took me a long time to get over last year. A real long time.&#8221;
Kitna completed four of five passes in the two-minute drill.
Rookie RB Kevin Smith was upset when he saw that he was listed fifth on the running back depth chart &#8212; until he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DETROIT LIONS TRAINING CAMP ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/29/detroit-lions-training-camp-one-liners-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Coach Rod Marinelli is the only person who&#8217;s allowed to call DT Chuck Darby &#8220;Shorty.&#8221;
Says Marinelli of rookie DE Cliff Avril, &#8220;His speed is real exceptional. &#8230; He can really help us on third down. I really believe he&#8217;s going to be able to do that.&#8221;
Says Avril, &#8220;It&#8217;s not all about speed anymore, like college [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAMPBELL STORY GETTING NOTICE BEYOND THE SPORTS PAGES</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/26/campbell-story-getting-notice-beyond-the-sports-pages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The saga of Caleb Campbell, who went from being a P.R. plum for West Point to being a P.R. nightmare for the entire armed forces, has been a big story in NFL circles.  It&#8217;s now getting attention beyond the sports world.
CNN.com has a lengthy item regarding the presto-chango routine that was pulled on Campbell this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DETROIT LIONS TRAINING CAMP ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/26/detroit-lions-training-camp-one-liners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/26/detroit-lions-training-camp-one-liners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lions don&#8217;t have a single 300-pound defensive lineman.
DE Jared DeVries is a starter now, but he knows he&#8217;ll face competition.
Said DT Cory Redding of the defensive line&#8217;s approach, &#8220;We don&#8217;t think run first.  We always think pass.&#8221;
Coach Rod Marinelli wants the team to cut down on penalties.
The roster has been shaped to Marinelli&#8217;s liking.
Four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIZON SIGNS WITH LIONS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/25/dizon-signs-with-lions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Only about 12 hours after the agent for Lions rookie Jordon Dizon said talks had hit a wall and the Lions said they weren&#8217;t budging, Dizon has now signed a contract.
&#8220;It&#8217;s done, it&#8217;s signed,&#8221; agent Peter Schaffer said.
An undersized but athletic linebacker from Colorado, Dizon missed the first three practices of training camp. But he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIONS&#8217; DIZON STILL UNSIGNED</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/25/lions-dizon-still-unsigned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lions rookie linebacker Jordon Dizon has been in the news because he was arrested six days before Detroit selected him in the second round of the NFL draft, and because the Lions only found out about the arrest when a newspaper reported on it two months after the draft.
Now he&#8217;s in the news for another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAMPBELL WILL COACH AT WEST POINT</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/24/campbell-will-coach-at-west-point/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The bad news for Caleb Campbell is that he won&#8217;t be permitted to play for the Lions in lieu of fulfilling his active-duty commitment to the Army, as a result of his free four-year college education.
The good news (for Campbell, and not for the guy who&#8217;ll take his place on the front lines) is that Campbell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIONS EXTEND BODDEN</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/24/lions-extend-bodden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At the start of the off-season the Lions shipped defensive tackle Shaun Rogers to the Browns in exchange for cornerback Leigh Bodden and a third-round draft pick. Now the Lions have ensured that the 26-year-old Bodden will play the prime years of his career in Detroit.
Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Lions have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIONS INK CHERILUS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/24/lions-ink-cherilus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with offensive lineman Gosder Cherilus, the team&#8217;s first-round pick in the 2008 draft.
Cherilus reportedly inked a five-year deal.
He faces a review under the Personal Conduct Policy of his involvement in a brawl at a bar.  He recently was placed on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CALEB CAMPBELL: &#8220;NO ONE SAID A THING TO ME&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/24/caleb-campbell-no-one-said-a-thing-to-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[West Point graduate and Detroit Lions seventh-round draft pick Caleb Campbell learned yesterday that he will have to put his football career on hold while he fulfills his military service obligation.  And while Campbell isn&#8217;t complaining, he does seem to think the Department of Defense could have been more straight with him.
In an interview [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ARMY TELLS CAMPBELL TO REPORT FOR DUTY</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/23/army-tells-campbell-to-report-for-duty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Detroit Lions used a seventh-round draft pick on Army safety Caleb Campbell in April, Department of Defense policy allowed West Point graduates to avoid active military service if they had the ability to become professional athletes.
Now the Department of Defense has changed that policy, and Campbell will not be able to play for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IS WEAVER THE NFL&#8217;S WORST OWNER?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/23/is-weaver-the-nfls-worst-owner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Mantzouranis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If the Internet has taught us one thing, it&#8217;s that humans love lists in ranked order. And so it&#8217;s no surprise that, on the eve of training camps &#8212; the last time of the year every single fanbase has championship hopes (realistic or not) &#8212; Michael Silver comes along to remind some of us that, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIONS DIDN&#8217;T KNOW OF DIZON ARREST</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/22/lions-didnt-know-of-dizon-arrest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/22/lions-didnt-know-of-dizon-arrest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Detroit Lions have acknowledged that when they drafted linebacker Jordon Dizon in April, they did not know that he had been arrested six days earlier for suspicion of drunk driving, driving the wrong way down a one-way street, and failure to provide proof of insurance.
&#8220;We do all the background checks right up to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPIKES VISITS LIONS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/20/spikes-visits-lions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[After months on the free-agent shelf, veteran linebacker Takeo Spikes is generating some interest.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Spikes visited the Lions this past week.
Spikes got his start in Cincinnati, and then signed with the Bills as a free agent.  He was traded to the Eagles in 2007, and dumped after one season there.
He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEARS LAND KEVIN JONES</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/15/bears-land-kevin-jones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/15/bears-land-kevin-jones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that free-agent running back Kevin Jones, a first-round pick in 2004, will sign a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears.
Chicago was a no-brainer destination for Jones, given that the team dumped its own first-round bust of a back, Cedric Benson, in June.
The move conflicts with coach Lovie Smith&#8217;s subsequent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KEVIN JONES JOINING STEELERS OR BEARS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/15/kevin-jones-joining-steelers-or-bears/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/15/kevin-jones-joining-steelers-or-bears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Tampa Tribune, free-agent running back Kevin Jones, a first-round pick of the Lions in 2004, will sign with either the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Chicago Bears on Tuesday.
The news came from Jones&#8217; agent, Tony Fleming, who indicated that the list of five interested teams (including the Buccaneers) has been narrowed to two.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STILL NO ACTION FOR KEVIN JONES</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/14/still-no-action-for-kevin-jones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/14/still-no-action-for-kevin-jones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re less than a week away from the opening of NFL training camps, and former Lions running back Kevin Jones is still without a home.
Jones is clearly not a hot commodity in the NFL right now, as only four teams showed up to watch him work out a couple of weeks ago. But Jones spoke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ARMY RETHINKS POLICY AFFECTING LIONS&#8217; CAMPBELL</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/10/army-rethinks-policy-affecting-lions-campbell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/10/army-rethinks-policy-affecting-lions-campbell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Detroit Lions picked Caleb Campbell out of Army in the seventh round of this year&#8217;s draft, he and the team thought Campbell would have the opportunity to play in the NFL this year, rather than serve in active duty like most of his fellow West Point graduates.
But that might not be the case. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CARDS DON&#8217;T WANT DOOKIE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/05/cards-dont-want-dookie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/05/cards-dont-want-dookie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Free-agent running back Najeh Davenport says that he&#8217;s targeting the Lions and the Cardinals as his potential next destinations in the NFL.
He can take the Cardinals off the list.
Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic reports the the Cardinals have no interest in Davenport.
G.M. Rod Graves advised Somers of the team&#8217;s position via text message. 
Our advice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JONES HOPING TO BE A BUC?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/30/jones-hoping-to-be-a-buc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/30/jones-hoping-to-be-a-buc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Lions running back Kevin Jones is trying to get back into the league.  And he could end up landing with a team that, on the surface, would seem to not really need his services.
Per Adam Schefter of NFL Network, Jones is seriously considering signing with Tampa.
But why in the hell would Jones be doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRAISE FOR DR. PING</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/30/praise-for-dr-ping/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/30/praise-for-dr-ping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As former Lions running back Kevin Jones continues to rehabilitate his knee in an effort to get back into the NFL, a league source tells us that the physician who is aiding the effort is well-respected for his ability to reduce recovery time.
Dr. D.S. Ping &#8220;is an amazing trainer,&#8221; the source said.  &#8220;He uses some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KEVIN JONES WORKOUT DRAWS ONLY FOUR TEAMS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/29/kevin-jones-workout-draws-only-four-teams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/29/kevin-jones-workout-draws-only-four-teams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Running back Kevin Jones, a one-time first-rounder who was cut earlier this year by the Detroit Lions, conducted a pre-draft-style workout on Saturday to show that he still has it.
If he does, only four teams were there to witness it.
Per the AP, the Dolphins, Packers, Steelers, and, well, the Lions sent representatives to view what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHERILUS, TRIBBLE FACE PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY PROBLEMS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/26/cherilus-tribble-face-personal-conduct-policy-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/26/cherilus-tribble-face-personal-conduct-policy-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In hindsight, it would have been wise for former Boston College offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus and cornerback DeJuan Tribble to get their criminal cases resolved two months ago.
If the charges against them had been cleared up before Cherilus was picked in round one of the 2008 draft by the Lions and Tribble was selected in round six [...]]]></description>
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