Brian Robiskie

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT There was one veteran player absent from the first two OTA sessions for the Lions -- safety Louis Delmas. There was another veteran player who wasn't supposed to be back on the field...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT First day on the job, first position drill during rookie mini-camp and Ziggy Ansah, the Lions' first round draft pick, jumped the snap count. Later he jumped offside again on the first...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT Defensive end Ziggy Ansah, the fifth overall pick in the 2013 draft, agreed to a four-year contract worth an estimated $19 million with the Detroit Lions. The Lions were able to sign...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT Cornerback Darius Slay, drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round despite his history of injuries at Mississippi State, will miss rookie minicamp to recover from recent surgery...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cleveland Browns - INSIDE SLANT Davone Bess, acquired in a draft trade with the Miami Dolphins, might become the steal of the draft for the Cleveland Browns. The Browns traded their fourth-round (104) and fifth-...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions went into the draft with a very specific goal. "One of our goals coming in was to get bigger and to get more athletic, and I think we did that," general manager Martin Mayhew...

NFL Team Report - Cleveland Browns - INSIDE SLANT Davone Bess, acquired last weekend in a trade with the Miami Dolphins, could well end up being the steal of the draft for the Browns. The Browns traded their fourth-round (104) and fifth-round (164)...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions might have preferred one of the can't-miss left tackles to still be on the board when they picked at No. 5 Thursday? They might have preferred to trade down a few notches and...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Running back Mikel Leshoure scored three times in the second quarter and sore-kneed wide receiver Calvin Johnson ended a string of slow starts. Together, they led the Detroit Lions to a 31-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on...

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