Jeff Backus

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The Lions' off-season priorities are clear: restructure Calvin Johnson's contract to free up salary-cap space, re-sign free-agent starters Cliff Avril, Jeff Backus, Stephen Tulloch and Eric Wright ... Jay Cutler and Matt Forte out in the ...  

They simply have to upgrade at left tackle soon. Although you expect Backus to be around, given his iron-man run of 176 straight starts, it's crucial that the Lions target a left tackle early. "I could see a player like Mike Adams of Ohio State ...  

Lions left tackle Jeff Backus is 34 (unrestricted free agent), center Dominic ... lineman protecting Stafford - see what happened when rookie fullback Chris Gronkowski missed a block trying to protect Dallas' Tony Romo, which resulted in season ...  

The Lions are facing an offseason where they have to make decisions on signing free agents like defensive end Cliff Avril, linebacker Stephen Tulloch, offensive lineman Jeff Backus – oh, and try to fit a megacontract for Calvin Johnson under ...  

Jeff Hanisch/US PresswireThe Lions have an important decision to make regarding left tackle Jeff Backus. Veteran left tackle Jeff Backus had major surgery Jan. 9 after tearing a biceps muscle late in the Lions' season-ending playoff loss at the ...  

Left tackle Jeff Backus underwent surgery today on the torn biceps he suffered in Saturday’s playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints. Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Backus will “miss a significant portion of time” with the injury ...  

Lions left tackle Jeff Backus exited Saturday night’s game against the Saints with what he said afterward was a torn biceps. “A guy made an inside move and I went to hook him with my arm and my bicep popped,” Backus told the Detroit Free ...  

Detroit Lions: offseason needsisportsweb.comOther key players who may be gone next year are tackle Jeff Backus, running back Kevin Smith, linebacker DeAndre Levy, and corner Eric Wright, among others (16 total). Backus has played in Detroit his entire career, and I foresee that he will be back ...and more »  

We're Black ad Blue All Over: Lost in other season-ending issues for ... portion of time" as he recovers this offseason. Backus is an unrestricted free agent, and if the Lions tried to extend his contract during the season, it was never reported ...  

Atlanta's Mike Smith is the last man to win the award in his initial season as an NFL head coach, in 2008. Lions QB Stafford wins Comeback Player of Year INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has won the 2011 Associated ...  

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh just wrapped up a disappointing year. His Lions were bounced in the first round of the playoffs (their defense being shredded in the process), and his personal reputation took a few hits (on the … Continue reading →  

Marcus Robertson, fired by the Tennessee Titans as secondary coach, has latched on with an old friend in Jim...  

The Detroit Lions have serious salary cap problems heading into the 2012 season. The team is already using...  

Cliff Avril wants to be back in Motown next season. But he doesn’t want to be there playing under the...