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Lions Pick Appalachian State Punter Sam Martin
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – The Detroit Lions used their second pick of the final day of the NFL draft to select Appalachian State’s Sam Martin. The Lions took the 6-1, 205-pound punter Saturday with the...
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Depth, Hang Time On Kicks Has Lions Special Teams Looking Solid
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak Few hearts flutter at the sight of a punter. It is just the truth. The job is not a glamorous one – not particularly well compensated, relatively speaking, and hardly...
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Punter Sam Martin Wins NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak Even those most critical of the idea of drafting a punter had to appreciate Sam Martin’s performance Sunday. The Detroit Lions took Martin, an Appalachian State grad, in...
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Valenti And Foster: Were You Encouraged or Discouraged By The Lions This Week?
The Lions have done a lot of losing over the years, including a particularly bad season in which the team lost every game it played. But this year, some fans think that when the team loses, it feels...
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Sam Martin Thinks The Lions Are Super Bowl Bound Next Season [BLOG]
By: Mike Stone @stoney16 Maybe it’s because he is hanging around with Joe Fauria’s buddy David Arquette, but whatever the reason Lions punter Sam Martin joined Arquette in a bold prediction for the...
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Havard Rugland Is At It Again [VIDEO]
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak CBS DETROIT – Remember “Kickalicious,” the Norwegian kicker who made the trick kick videos and came to the Detroit Lions training camp to compete against veteran David...
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Lions’ Sam Martin Talks Joe Fauria Swinging And Missing In Softball [VIDEO]
By: Jeff Riger @riger1984 Leave it to the punter to be a good softball player… Sam Martin, like many other Lions, joined the 5th annual charity softball game Saturday in Dearborn. On the schedule for...
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Lions Sign Punter Drew Butler, Release Safety Gabe Lynn
ALLEN PARK (AP)— The Detroit Lions have signed free agent punter Drew Butler and released safety Gabe Lynn. The team announced the moves Friday. Butler played 16 games with the Pittsburgh Steelers in...
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Top Five Lions To Follow On Twitter
By: Evan Jankens @kingofthekc Twitter is an amazing tool to have at your fingertips. You find out when breaking news happens in real time, where your friends are going or what they may be doing and you...
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Prater Says He’s Getting The Rust Off: ‘It’s Like Riding A Bike’
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak ALLEN PARK (CBS DETROIT) – Detroit Lions kicker Matt Prater missed the first four games of the season with a suspension, and during that time he took a step back from...
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Joseph Fauria’s Audi, Sam Martin’s Rover Revealed From Detroit Custom Shop
A trend is developing at a local car shop. Dynamic Customs Detroit is creating made-to-order looks for the cars of an increasing number of professional athletes in Detroit and across the country. Add...
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Brandon Pettigrew Out Sunday; Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate Have Ankle Injuries
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby Brandon Pettigrew will miss his fifth game of the season Sunday with knee and elbow injuries, although fellow tight end Eric Ebron is probable after returning to practice...
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Matthew Stafford’s Intelligence Questioned, Wife And Teammates Come To His...
In the wake of Martha Ford firing Martin Mayhew and Tom Lewand, every coach and player’s future with the team seems to be in question. One player with a big target on his back is QB Matthew Stafford....
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Lions Sign Theo Riddick, Sam Martin To Contract Extensions
By Will Burchfield @Burchie_kid It was a busy morning in the Detroit Lions front office on Friday. In a span of about two hours, the team doled out new contracts to three players, including running...
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Caldwell Defends Late-Game Onside Kick, Says “Numbers Were Good”
By: Will Burchfield @burchie_kid Jim Caldwell stood behind his decision to attempt an onside kick in the dying minutes of the Lions’ 20-13 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday, a gamble that quickly...
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Despite Numerous Candidates, Lions Shut Out Of Pro Bowl
By Will Burchfield The Lions are in position to win their first division title since 1993, yet they won’t have a single Pro Bowl representative for the first time in six years. They were one of five...
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The Lions Can Beat The Seahawks … 5 Reasons Why
By Will Burchfield The Lions enter Saturday’s playoff clash with the Seahawks as eight-point underdogs. That’s pretty much in line with public opinion, even here in Detroit. But let’s put aside the...
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Lions Place P Sam Martin On Active/Non-Football Injury List
Allen Park, Mich. –The Detroit Lions announced today that P Sam Martin will be placed on the Active/Non-Football Injury List due to an ankle injury he sustained earlier this month. Martin, who suffered...
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Lions Punter Sam Martin Practices For 1st Time This Season
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions punter Sam Martin has practiced for the first time this season. Martin was removed from the reserve/non-football injury list Tuesday. He was put on the list with...
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Lions Release P Jeff Locke, Who Had Been Replacing Martin
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have released punter Jeff Locke. Locke averaged 45.3 yards a punt for the Lions on 27 attempts this season. Sam Martin, the team’s regular punter, has been on...
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