Lions Select Nick Fairley 13th Overall
The Detroit Lions have selected Auburn DT Nick Fairley 13th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
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The Detroit Lions have selected Auburn DT Nick Fairley 13th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Every year we look at the NFL draft with great anticipation, thinking this is the year the Lions improve themselves enough to compete for a playoff spot
I fill out a mock draft like an NCAA bracket. I just start filling out what I think will happen not what should happen and at the end I'm a little shocked at what I've done. Just like an NCAA bracket no mock draft is perfect.
How are people preparing for the NFL Draft?
The prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft have to be thrilled it's draft week.
The Detroit Lions won't take a quarterback with the 13th pick overall in the NFL draft.
NFL Draft is coming up Thursday night, the NFL Network's Brian Baldinger saying today that he believes Jim Schwartz and Gunther Cunningham would be thrilled if Nebraska CB Prince Amakamara fell to 13 and believes Detroit would take him in a heartbeat.
As the NFL Draft approaches Thursday, under the most unusual circumstances ever because of a labor stoppage, the Lions are nonetheless faced with decisions that will set their course for years to come.
Martin Mayhew met with the media this afternoon to have a pre draft press conference.
Nick Lidstrom today was named a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy given out to the NHL player who shows the most sportsmanship as well as skill.
With the NFL draft coming up quickly, I thought I'd take a shot at trying to figure out who goes where in the first round, with my feelings on the pick. Here's the first 15 selections - take with a grain of salt and a bottle of rum.
Outside linebacker: This was by far the weakest link in the defense last season and three of the four players who started are gone.
When you put out an APB on teams that could surprise this season, I suggest you start with Detroit.
The Lions' offensive and defensive lines are expected to return intact whenever the 2011 season rolls around. The defensive line is, in fact, the strength of the team.
Traditionally, the most overused cliché prior to the NFL Draft is, "The best player available."
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