Drew Stanton signs with the Jets

Lions Third String QB Drew Stanton has signed a one year contract for $1.25 million with the Jets.

He played 13 games starting 4 winning 2. He passed for 1058 5td and 9 picks. he rushed for 172 yard and 2 tds. A superstar in the preseason he had 835 yards passing with 9td and only 1 pick.

Here is a tribute:

Drew Stanton with Mr. C

Stanton cannot ponder another year in Detroit

Peace

Lions re-sign S Erik Coleman

Lions have brought back veteran safety Erik Coleman. He appeared in 4 games last season before an ankle injury vs. Dallas. Coleman is a good special teams player but struggled in coverage. He failed to unseat Amari Spievey.

Here ia tribute:

Welcome back to Detroit

Lions re-sign Calvin Johnson

8 years $130,000,000. Reduces cap # for this year. Makes him the highest paid player in NFL.

He deserves it.

We will see more of this

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Calvin keeps his lockers in Allen Park

Congrats Calvin

Eric Wright signs with Tampa

The Lions have lost starting CB Eric Wright to the Bucs. He was the only CB to start all 16 games and the playoff last year. He 74 tackles and 4 picks. He like the rest of the secondary was wildly inconsistent. His contract with the Bucs is 5 years $37.5 with $15.5 guaranteed. I agree with the Lions no way is he worth that.

This move leaves the Lions with Chris Houston, Aaron Berry, Alphonso Smith, Don Carey and Ross Weaver as corners under contract.

Here is a tribute:

Pick vs. the Falcons

Flexing vs. the niners

Signing via Twitter

Peace

Lions restructure contracts and waive TE Will Heller

In order to get under the salary cap the Lions restructured contracts of Nate Burleson, Matthew Stafford and ndamkong Suh. All of them shifted salary to bonus. None took a pay cut.

In addition TE Will Heller was waived. He played 3 seasons with Detroit. Playing In 48 games starting 21. He caught 39 passes with 4 touchdowns.

He started the playoff game vs. the Saints and caught the first touchdown. He also scored the winning touchdown vs. the Packers in 2010.

Here is a tribute

Heller scores a TD in the Playoffs

Scroing the winning TD vs GB in 2010

Good Luck Will

Lions franchise DE Cliff Avril

This tag means over $10 millions cap hit.

Here is a tribute:

Cliff finds out he is franchised

Cliff Strips Tebow

DeAndre Levy tendered at almost $2 mil. Sammie Hill and Corey Hilliard are tendered at $1.25 million. I estimate the Lions to be about $6 million over the cap. They will have to restructure or release contracts by Monday.

Here are salaries for 2012

Nate Burleson $4 million
Dom Raiola $3.4 mill
Stephen Peterman $2.75
Gosder Cherlius $2.3 mill
Corey Williams $4.9 mil
KVB $5 mill
Chris Houston $3 mil
Jason Hanson $2.5 mil

Spent the day in Allen Park

Attending the 2nd Strength & Conditioning clinic at the Lions training facility in Allen Park:

Here are the scenes:

Front door to 222 Republic Drive

Picture of the 1957 team

Inside the weight room

Ted Rath putting in work

Power platform

The Prowler

Ted Rath and Mr.C

The lockers of Suh and Stafford

The lockers of Calvin Johnson

The Locker of WMU grad Louis Delmas

Great day

GO Lions