After living legend, Lions kicker Jason Hanson retired earlier this month closing his 21-year career (the only kicker I've known since I've been a Lions fan), the team promptly signed David Akers to a 1-year deal.

​Then for the heck of it, the Lions today went out and signed Norwegian Youtube sensation Havard Rugland to the team...

Matt Flynn will always live on in Detroit Lions lore as the man that single-handedly ruined the 2011-12 season. Overstatement? Perhaps. But remember the scene, it was Jan. 1 2012, the final game of the season. The Lions were once again in Green Bay late in the year, for a game that did not matter to the Packers. The Packers had already clinched a first-round bye and first seed in the division. Most of the Packers starters never played in the game. But for the Lions, the game did matter, they took the field that day against the Packers B-team with a chance to clinch a #5 seed in the playoffs with a win...