Gosder Cherilus

When the Detroit Lions open Organized Team Activities next week, the biggest position battle will be at right tackle. Gosder Cherilus is gone after five seasons, off to Indianapolis as a free agent, and Jason Fox and Corey Hilliard are in a two-man...

The second time was better than the first for Rodney Austin. Last year, Austin attended Detroit Lions rookie minicamp as an undrafted free agent from tiny Elon University. He played guard the first day, center the second, and Lions coach Jim Schwartz...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Indianapolis Colts - INSIDE SLANT While the Colts put their rookies and a handful of second-year players through workouts at the team's practice facility, a pair of first-year coordinators are getting a chance to...

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...

NFL Team Report - Indianapolis Colts - INSIDE SLANT Just days after the end of the draft, the Colts' roster shakeup continued. In a move that didn't come as too much of a great surprise, the Colts decided to part ways with defensive end/outside...

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...

Free agent tackle Winston Justice is scheduled to visit the Detroit Lions today, according to a tweet from Jason La Canfora of cbssports.com. The Dallas Cowboys also have been in contact with Justice, according to the report. Justice, 28, started 12...

The Bears might have improved their pass protection in the NFL draft, but they might not have moved closer to winning the NFC North. The reason is each of their division rivals may have improved their pass rush. That's why the Bears' selection of Kyle...

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,...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dwayne Allen walked into the Colts locker room Wednesday wearing his favorite blue-and-white T-shirt that read: Here Come The Horses. It's a message that is far more believable more this April than it was last spring and it's a...