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NFL offseason report card: Grades are in (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:24:34 PDT

The usual teacher's pets slacked off a bit, but the Eagles got the gold star and the Jets and Vikings moved to the head of the class.

Rams' burning question: A much better show on turf? (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:22:31 PDT

As SN's preseason countdown rolls on, Vinnie Iyer breaks down the Rams' burning question: Will the offense provide a much better show on turf?

Lions' burning question: Is there hope on defense? (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:21:47 PDT

The Detroit Lions are undergoing a big schematic change, shifting away from the inconsistent pass-happy offense...

Ravens, Bills among 6 to crash NFL playoff party (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:19:38 PDT

After pondering the six teams that might not make it back to the playoffs in 2008 and six of the teams not good...

Lions Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:10:35 PDT

Lions defensive tackle Shaun Cody knows he needs to improve if he wants a new contract—or perhaps to even make the team. He has only 1.5 sacks in three seasons—none since his rookie year.

Cody, a second-round pick in 2005, played all 16 games as a rookie. But he played only six the following year. He suffered a dislocated big toe on his left foot.

The thing stuck straight up. He sat out four games. He tried to come back, taping down the toe and taking a pain-killing injection, but he lasted only two or three snaps and went on injured reserve.

He played 15 games last season and said the toe was "OK."

"I think any time you have a severe injury like that, to come back it takes a whole year," said Cody, who recovered from a torn anterior cruciate...

Cherilus receives probation (PA SportsTicker)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:48:35 PDT

Detroit Lions first-round pick Gosder Cherilus received one year of probation Thursday for his part in a bar brawl that left a patron seriously injured.

Rauch, former Raiders Super Bowl II coach, dies at 80 (AP)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:32:48 PDT

John Rauch, the former Georgia quarterback who coached the Oakland Raiders to a berth in the second Super Bowl, died Tuesday at his home in Oldsmar, Fla. He was 80. Rauch's wife, Jane, said Rauch died in his sleep, possibly due to a heart problem. Rauch was 33-8-1 in three season as the Raiders coach from 1966-68.