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Mike Wallace Looking For More Money Than Larry Fitzgerald

Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee reports that Steelers WR Mike Wallace is looking for a deal that would surpass Larry Fitzgerald's eight year contract...

Lions Make Calvin Johnson The Highest Paid WR In NFL History

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the Lions will pay Johnson a total of $132 million which includes $60 million guarantees which beats out Larry Fitzgeralds...

Lions Free Up Cash By Restructuring Suh, Stafford, Vanden Bosch & Burleson’s Contract

Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports that the Lions have restructured the contracts of a number of players to create some much needed...

Lions Rumors: Calvin Johnson, Stephen Tulloch, Jeff Backus

Calvin Johnson Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports the Lions are still working on a long-term contract extension for WR Calvin Johnson which would...

Lions DE Cliff Avril Gets The Franchise Tag

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the Detroit Lions have placed their franchise tag on DE Cliff Avril. Detroit reportedly spent much of yesterday working on a long-term...

Lions Getting Closer To Reaching A Deal With WR Calvin Johnson

Philip Zaroo of Mlive.com reports that discussions between the Detroit Lions and Calvin Johnson are "progressing along," according to Lions GM Martin Mayhew. Detroit is trying to address Johnson's contract in...

Cliff Avril Willing To Holdout If Franchised

Update: Chris McCosky of the Detroit News caught up to Avril at a fanfest and asked him about the reports that he may holdout if he tagged...

Lions Forced To Renegotiate Calvin Johnson’s Contract?

  Detroit Lions have made it known that they intend to discuss a long-term contract extension with WR Calvin Johnson, and rightfully so. Johnson put up...

Calvin Johnson In Line For A Record Contract?

Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald signed a record setting deal last season that will keep him with the team for next eight years for $120 million. Fitzgerald's...

Lions WR Calvin Johnson Expects To Start Negotiating Long-term Deal Soon

Lions WR Calvin Johnson, 26, is coming off of an unbelievable season in which he tallied over 1600 yards receiving to go along with 16 touchdowns. Johnson...

Lions Plan On Addressing Calvin Johnson & Cliff Avril’s Contracts

GM Martin Mayhew discussed the Lions plans for WR Calvin Johnson and DE Cliff Avril with Anwar Richardson of MLive.com. Pro Bowl WR Calvin Johnson is...

Lions Will Have WR Calvin Johnson This Weekend

After a fast start to the 2011 season, the Detroit Lions appear to be falling back down to Earth. During Sunday's loss to the...

Injury Updates: Week 6

Brett Favre is dealing with tendinitous in elbow that has gotten worse since the Vikings week 3 win over Detriot. Favre said after Sunday's loss...

Matthew Stafford’s Status

The Detroit Lions faced as much heart-break yesterday as any team playing on Sunday. The Lions lost to the Chicago Bears because of  late...