Free Press sports writer Nicholas J. Cotsonika scouts today's Lions-Vikings game: Lions' rushing offense vs. Vikings' run defense This is not a good matchup for the Lions. They rank second-worst in rushing; the Vikings rank...
Lions quarterback Jon Kitna will not play Sunday at Minnesota because of back problems, the team announced Saturday night. Quarterback Drew Henson has been elevated from the practice squad and likely will be the backup for Dan...
At his weekly news conference Monday, Lions coach Rod Marinelli said he took a question about quitting as a personal insult. Someone asked why. "Then you don't know me," he said. Marinelli has made it hard for outsiders to get...
1it's on me: Who was the idiot who predicted the Lions would start 4-0? Oh, yeah. That was me. 2No experience required: I thought the Lions could go 4-0 and should start 3-1. Heck, the first three quarterbacks they were facing...
After not playing vs. Bears, Kelly just waiting for his shot By NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • October 9, 2008 You can guess how veteran cornerback Brian Kelly felt when he put on his pads Sunday but didn’t...
Coach Rod Marinelli met with owner William Clay Ford Sr. on Monday as he often does the day after a game. But Marinelli said they did not talk about his future, despite Sunday's 34-7 loss to Chicago and the Lions' 0-4 start. He...
Gus Frerotte: 'It's hard to believe ... things haven't turned around for the Lions' Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte is so old, he remembers the last Lions quarterback to start a playoff game. It was him, in the 1999 season, in...
By NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • October 9, 2008 Former wide receiver Charles Rogers owes the Lions reportedly about $8.5 million because violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy put him in default of his...
Kitna not in pads at start of today's practice By NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • October 9, 2008 Lions quarterback Jon Kitna is riding an exercise bike as the Lions begin practice this afternoon. He is...
Rod Marinelli plans to simplify offense BY NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • October 7, 2008 The Lions pared down former offensive coordinator Mike Martz's passing attack entering the season. "I feel like we're...