Casey Fitzsimmons

Send 2nd-round pick to Tampa Bay Bucs for defensive end Bears assistant head coach Rod Marinelli fell in love with Gaines Adams in 2007 when Adams came out of Clemson and Marinelli was the head coach of the Lions.  

As the head coach of the 2008 Lions, the NFL’s first team to go winless in a 16-game season, Bears assistant head coach/defensive line coach Rod Marinelli said he tried to find positives from the adversity. "That's a part that you have a chance to really grow from,” Marinelli said after Thursday’s practice. “When you're hitting bumps, you become more creative. I became more determined, and you embrace the moment. Adversity is something special...  

Funny that the Lions are heading to Chicago on Sunday. The Bears' defensive line coach is Rod Marinelli, the Lions' head coach as they suffered the NFL's first 0-16 season last year. Much more inside, including: notes, quotes, line-up changes, and more.  

Rod Marinelli might not recognize the guys on the other side when the Chicago Bears host the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The group he sees will have a different look. It also has something else -- a win. Now the Bears' defensive line coach, Marinelli insisted one thing that will look familiar is his approach, that this week's game against the team he led to a winless record a year ago is no...  

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Detroit Lions rookie tight end Brandon Pettigrew left Thursday's game against Green Bay with a left knee injury. Pettigrew was engaged with Packers linebacker Clay Matthews in the second minute of the game when his knee buckled. The injury was severe enough that several Green Bay defenders started waving the Detroit training staff onto the field.  

Charles Woodson wants to be known as more than a football player. Donating $2 million to the new University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital gives him a chance to do that. The school announced Woodson's gift on Thanksgiving before he played for the Green Bay Packers against the Detroit Lions.  

The Detroit Lions have sold out the Thanksgiving game against Green Bay, avoiding a local TV blackout. Lions spokesman Bill Keenist confirmed the sellout Monday, one day after Detroit won its second game of the season on the final play for a 38-37 victory over the Browns. The thriller was not shown on local TV and drew 43,170 fans to Ford Field.  

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was in the starting lineup Thursday against Green Bay, less than a week after separating his non-throwing shoulder. The rookie passer and receiver Calvin Johnson (knee) each missed three days of practice after suffering injuries in Sunday's dramatic win over Cleveland.  

PONTIAC, Mich. - A judge cleared the way Monday for a Canadian company to pay $583,000 for the Pontiac Silverdome, built for $55.7 million in 1975 to house the NFL's Detroit Lions.  

BEREA, Ohio - Browns coach Eric Mangini says he was frustrated at losing when he suggested the Detroit Lions faked injuries in Sunday's game.  

DETROIT - Matthew Stafford was flat on his back, getting his left shoulder evaluated on the sideline by the Detroit Lions medical staff.  

ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson played the game Sunday that Detroit Lions fans had been waiting all season to see.  

This is how things go for the Detroit Lions: Being the main course for the opponent's Thanksgiving Day feast...  

This is an update of a post that first appeared on Shutdown Corner in 2008. The Detroit Lions playing on...