Detroit Lions News
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Offensive tackles were the top two picks in the National Football League draft for the second time in the Super Bowl era, the New York Jets picked up a potential replacement for Darrelle Revis and no running backs were taken in the opening round for the first time since 1963.
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Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III helped make 2012 the year of the rookie quarterback in the National Football League after becoming the first duo at the position selected first and second in the draft in 13 years.
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The New York Jets open their 2013 National Football League season at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 8, while the New York Giants travel to the Dallas Cowboys the same day.
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Pat Summerall, the former National Football League player who teamed with John Madden to form one of the most popular broadcasting duos in television history, has died. He was 82.
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The Detroit Lions signed Havard Rugland after the Norwegian kicker’s four-minute trick-shot video on YouTube drew the attention of National Football League teams.
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Former New York Jets safety LaRon Landry signed a free-agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts, while the Seattle Seahawks added defensive end Cliff Avril.
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Wide receiver Wes Welker’s move to Denver made the Broncos the new favorite to win the 2014 Super Bowl, moving them past his old team, the New England Patriots.
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Ndamukong Suh and the Detroit Lions agreed on a contract that guarantees $40 million over five years to the No. 2 pick in this year’s National Football League draft, the Associated Press reported. The package could be worth as much as $68 million, the AP said.
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The first man on the moon, the first U.S. woman in space and the first black Federal Reserve member were among the notable deaths in 2012.
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The Miami Dolphins agreed to a five-year contract with free-agent wide receiver Mike Wallace that’s worth $60 million to $65 million, the Miami Herald said, citing an unidentified person familiar with the deal.
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