Ricardo Silva

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT First day on the job, first position drill during rookie mini-camp and Ziggy Ansah, the Lions' first round draft pick, jumped the snap count. Later he jumped offside again on the first...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT Defensive end Ziggy Ansah, the fifth overall pick in the 2013 draft, agreed to a four-year contract worth an estimated $19 million with the Detroit Lions. The Lions were able to sign...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT Cornerback Darius Slay, drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round despite his history of injuries at Mississippi State, will miss rookie minicamp to recover from recent surgery...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions went into the draft with a very specific goal. "One of our goals coming in was to get bigger and to get more athletic, and I think we did that," general manager Martin Mayhew...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions might have preferred one of the can't-miss left tackles to still be on the board when they picked at No. 5 Thursday? They might have preferred to trade down a few notches and...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions are in an almost no-lose situation. With the fifth pick in the draft they are in position to land one of three top-tier offensive tackles, one of two top-tier defensive ends or,...

Detroit Free Press writer Dave Birkett is examining position groups in advance of this week's NFL draft. Today, he looks at cornerbacks and safeties. Cornerbacks On the Lions' roster Chris Houston, Bill Bentley, Jonte Green, Chris Greenwood,...

Listed by jersey number, name, position and connection(s): Arizona Cardinals: 75 Levi Brown, T, Penn State (Granby High): On injured reserve; did not play this season. 87 Jeff King, TE, Virginia Tech (Pulaski High): 16 games, 12 starts; 17 catches for...

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Arizona Cardinals: 75 Levi Brown, OT, Penn State (Granby High): Placed on injured reserve Aug. 24 (triceps). -- OL Blake DeChristopher, Virginia Tech: On injured reserve since early in preseason. 87 Jeff King, TE, Va. Tech: Starter. 82 Mike Leach, LS,...

Arizona Cardinals: 75 Levi Brown, OT, Penn State (Granby High): Did not play; placed on injured reserve Aug. 24 (triceps). -- OL Blake DeChristopher, Virginia Tech: On injured reserve (announced earlier). 16 Tre Gray, WR, Richmond: Did not play. Cut Aug....