Thursday, May 29, 2014

Former Detroit Lions tryout player Raleigh Ross starting for Detroit Cougars


Former Wayne State LB, Detroit Lions tryout player and avid blog reader Raleigh Ross is the starting MLB for the Detroit Cougars. The Cougars are currently 2-0 in the RPFL pre-season. They play this Friday @7:30 at MT. Clemens High School.

Here is a tribute:

Ross at the 2012 Detroit Lions
Rookie Mini-Camp

Ross at Wayne State
48 games 30 started
 240 tackles 8.5 sacks 4 FF
Raleigh is a graduate of Detroit Crockett High School making 80 tackles and 16 sacks his senior year in 2006.

Pro day Results in 2012
6010 220 4.75 22 reps 35 VJ 1005 Broad 4.21 20 7.34 l

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Detroit Lions OTA 5/21


The following players were absent:

Chris Houston Toe

Nick Fairley Surgery

Golden Tate White House

The Following players were hurt:

Kourtnei Brown

Chris Greenwood 

Joquie Bell Knee

Brandon Hepburn

Ziggy Ansah
Shoulder

The Following players were limited:

Jason Jones Quad tendon
Ryan Broyles Achilles

Glover Quin Ankle

Rob Sims Knee
 Full go

Bill Bentley

Mega

Don Carey

Julian Stanford

Montel Owens

Suh

LaAdrian Waddle


Saturday, May 17, 2014

Detroit Lions 2014 rookie mini-camp photos, Greg Hickman signed

CMU LB Shamari Benton
Tryout
5110 231 4.65 34 34 907 4.5 7.12
44 games 2 int

S William & Mary Jerome Couplin
UDFA
6013 213 4.55 18 41.5 1102 4.41 6.94
257 tackles 5 int 21 PBU 5 ff 1 fr

S Cincinnati Deven Drane
Tryout
5096 179 4.57 33.5 911 4.17 6.93
2013 24 t 3 int 8 PBU
RB Boston College Rolandan Finch
Tryout
5087 211 4.59 20 36 1000 4.28 7.11
35 att 497 yards 9td 55rec 384 0td

QB Missouri James Franklin
UDFA
6017 230 4.95 26 4.56 7.44
43 games 596/1567/25 6962 51td  450/1729/21 rush
WR LA Tech Jon Greenwalt
Tryout
6024 211 4.59 16 34 905 4.21 6.91
24 games 50 rec 437 yards 3 td
LB Wake Forest Justin Jackson
UDFA
6007 233 27 39 1003 4.29 6.75
196 t 7 sacks
QB SVSU Jon Jennings
Tryout
6004 198 4.65 11 31 911 4.19 6.85
S Oklahoma Gabe Lynn
UDFA
6002 206 4.56 15 33
59t 4 int 5 PBU
LB Hillsdale Brett Pasche
Tryout
6004 235 4.8 24 30 902 4.5 7.18

DT Princeton Caraun Reid
5th Round Pick
6021 302 4.91 4.85 20 27.5 810 4.58 7.59
39 gm 166t 19 sacks 2ff
C Arkansas Travis Swanson
3rd round pick
6050 310 5.28 20 26 711 4.65 7.73
RB ECU Vin Cooper
Tryout
5076 190 14 29 904
26 games 430/2242/20td 70 rec 641 yards 2 td

DE Bloomsburg Larry Webster
4th Round Pick
6056 252 4.58 17 36.5 1003 4.44 7.28
24 gm 88t 26 sacks
FB Florida State Chad Abram
UDFA
5115 236 4.65 21 35.5 1007 4.5 7.08
#16 WR Prairie View A&M DeAndre Cooper
137 rec 1809 yards 20 td

#53 LS Colorado Ryan Iverson
5110 240 4.65 27 31.5 906 4.4 7.34
Te UNC Eric Ebron
1st round pick
6043 253 4.6 24 32 1000 4.57 7.49
34gm 112 rec 1805 yards 8 td
WR Villanova Joe Price
Tryout
6025 202 4.57 9 33.5 1001 4.48 7.3
36 games 71 rec 1107 yards 7td

LB BYU Kyle Van Noy
2nd round pick
6032 244 4.71 21 32.5 904 4.2 7.22
52 gm 225 t 26 sacks 7 int 11 ff
CB Utah State Nevin Lawson
4th Round Pick
5095 190 4.48 4.38 16 34.5 1000 4.13 7.12
49 games 205 t 6 int 
S Louisiana-Monroe Isaiah Newsome
Tryout
5112 203 4.66 16 37 1007 4.34 7.27
50 games  11 int 2 td
WR App State Andrew Peacock
UDFA
5092 192 4.72 17 38 1001 4.33 7
48 games 208/2108/9td

WR Notre Dame TJ Jones
6th round pick
6000 188 4.48 33 911 4.27 6.82
51 gm 181 rec 2429 yards 16 td 
K Boston College Nate Freese
7th Round Pick
74/76 xp 50/61 FG
81 punts 3327 yards 41.1 ave

P Youngstown State Nick Liste
Tryout
5095 174 4.82 31 904 4.64 7.19
DE FIU Greg Hickman
Tryout/Signed to 90 man roster
6020 278 4.98 21 30.5 902 4.63 7.52

DE EMU Kal Kashama
Tryout
6030 248 5.03 14 21.5 909 4.7 7.47

TE LA-Lafayette Jason Maxwell
UDFA
6036 249 4.68 21 38.5 1007

DE Shippensburg Jake Metz
Tryout
6055 263 4.99 22 28 905 4.91 7.31

WR Oklahoma State Charlie Moore
Tryout
6023 205 4.65 12 33.5 1002 4.4 7.09
51 games 77 rec 1124 yards 12 td 
OG ODU DJ Morrell
UDFA
6052 325 5.5 27 23.5 800 4.9 8.2
S South Florida Fidel Montgomery
Tryout
5106 190 4.49 13 32.5 906 4.47 7.09

CB Nebraska Mohammad Seisay
UDFA
6010 202 4.52 13 39 1100 4.13 6.5

OT Ohio John Prior
Tryout
6056 302 5.34 23 31.5 906 4.79 7.87
OT Kansas State Cornelius Lucas
UDFA
6080 316