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We're Black and Blue All Over: Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher admits he still feels some residual pain as he returns from a dislocated wrist, but Urlacher told ESPNChicago.com that the injury is medically healed and he wants to "show ever...

Mike of Atlanta suggested an interesting exercise to kick off the week: Who do you think will be the biggest name to NOT make the 53-man roster for each of the NFC North teams? We obviously can't foresee training camp surprises and disappointments...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Our spring season will conclude this week as the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions hold their veteran mandatory minicamps. Players will participate in three days of practices and then be dismissed for the summer. T...

Monday's trade of linebacker Ernie Sims prompts us to update our, uh, visual depiction of Detroit's decade-long draft woes. Sims was the last remaining player from the 2006 class, meaning the Lions have only two players on their roster from the seven...

Steve of Colorado Springs, Colo., checks in on reports that Detroit is interested in Seattle guard Rob Sims, a restricted free agent who would require fourth-round compensation. (A trade could change those terms, of course.) Ok smart guy, let me ask...

Well, well. I took a couple hours away from the blog following the NFL owners meeting, and here's all I missed: Chicago is planning to part ways with a core member of its defense. A Pro Bowl quarterback wants to play for Minnesota, but the team th...

Chicago Bears Potential unrestricted free agents: Linebacker Darrell McClover, defensive end Adewale Ogunleye, running back Adrian Peterson, linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa. Potential restricted free agents: Defensive end Mark Anderson, safety Josh ...

OK class, it's time for one of our final lessons in the new world of an uncapped NFL. Before the free-agent market opens Friday morning, each team must first address its entire list of restricted free agents in one of two basic ways: 1. Tendering ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Catching up on a newsy Tuesday: Detroit Lions: Two previously-injured players participated in a post-bye practice -- quarterback Matthew Stafford (knee) and defensive tackle Sammie Lee Hill -- and the Lions un...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert DETROIT -- Here are some early-game highlights of NFC North inactive lists: Green Bay rookie defensive lineman B.J. Raji (ankle) will miss his second consecutive game. Packers offensive line Breno Giacomini...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert If you were ever to make an argument for shortening the NFL preseason, this would be the week. Be careful about blinking; you might miss the players you were hoping to watch as teams approach their final game hop...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Detroit's quarterback competition will continue Saturday against Indianapolis, and all we know for now is that Daunte Culpepper and Matthew Stafford will play roughly the same amount of time. Coach Jim Schwartz has...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert We had a little action last week in the NFC North, but as expected, the news certainly slowed as all four teams enjoyed some time away from their practice facilities. We got an update on the Williams Wall story,...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Hat tip to Philip Zaroo of Mlive.com for scouring Detroit's Web site for this bit of news: The Lions released linebacker Alex Lewis last Friday, according to this page of transactions. Lewis was a part-time ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Here's an interesting tidbit from David Birkett of the Oakland Press: Detroit has discussed the possibility of moving left tackle Jeff Backus to guard, a scenario that Backus apparently is considering. It&#...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert The Detroit Lions aren't sitting pat after their embarrassing 34-21 loss Sunday at Atlanta. Several Detroit-area media outlets are reporting that cornerback Travis Fisher and safety Gerald Alexander have been benche...