Casey Fitzsimmons

Tony Medina/Icon SMILovie Smith and Rod Marinelli were in attendance to watch Whitney Mercilus. CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli were in attendance when the club traveled to the University ...  

Coming off the Memorial Day weekend, the Detroit Lions' Tuesday morning OTA is the most talked-about offseason practice session in some time. From cheap shots against teammates to arrests for speeding, evading and possession, the team has had a plethora of public relations' nightmares on their proverbial plates.  

If things like this keep happening, I'm going to start believing all the people who tell me that football is a violent game. When the Detroit Lions took the field for their OTAs on Monday, receiver Titus Young was conspicuous by his absence. Turned out that Young, the second-year player taken in the second round out of Boise State, had a "confrontation" with veteran safety Louis Delmas during last week's voluntary workouts. What kind of...  

I was reading an article written by Dan Pompei of the National Football Post about short quarterbacks in the NFL. It caught my attention because it mentioned Detroit Lions quarterback Kellen Moore and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in the title.  

Matthew Stafford attended the Griese-Hutchinson-Woodson Champions for Children's Hearts weekend to benefit the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Before he left, he reached into his pocket and made a huge difference in the life of a family. After befriending Mott patient Faith Falzone and her brother Will, Stafford learned that his family liked to visit Chicago and were big Lions fans. According to Faith and Will's mother...  

COMMENTARY| Nick Fairley's latest offseason run-in with the law, a DUI in Alabama, signifies that the Detroit Lions' first-round pick of the 2011 NFL Draft is becoming a classic case of wasted talent -- literally wasted talent.  

TILLMAN'S CORNER, Ala. (AP) Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley has been arrested in Alabama on charges of driving under the influence and attempting to elude police, his second arrest in his home state in two months.  

Former players are suing the NFL at an alarming rate these days. From concussions to health care benefits, a good portion of yesteryear's heroes feel the league didn't do enough to protect their best interest.  

Even with franchise player Cliff Avril away from the team and unsigned, the absence of second-year wide receiver Titus Young was bigger news last week at Lions organized team activities.  

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young and defensive tackle Nick Fairley were back on the field for the Detroit Lions on Tuesday.  

COMMENTARY| Nick Fairley's recent DUI in Alabama may be a way for the Detroit Lions' first-round pick of the 2011 NFL Draft to call for help.  

The incidents likely will result in a suspension for Fairley, who needs to rediscover the focus he showed at Auburn.  

Detroit running game needs to be revved up  

Lions QB wants to help young girl at hospital