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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cornerback Leigh Bodden had a heck of a first day at Lions training camp. He picked off a pass Thursday afternoon, after the NFL Network reported he had agreed to a four-year, $27-million contract extension. Bodden and Lions chief operating officer Tom Lewand said they could not confirm the deal. Bodden's agent, Alvin Keels, did not respond to messages.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Lions chief operating officer Tom Lewand and Lions president Matt Millen had been optimistic about reaching deal soon.On Thursday afternoon, Dizon's agent, Peter Schaffer, wrote in an e-mail that negotiations were "still running." Lewand said he had nothing to report.Lewand said Thursday night: "We're comfortable with where we are. We're very, very comfortable...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
As he walked off the field, president Matt Millen sounded hopeful.“I think it’s done,” he said. “I’m going to go in to see.”But shortly afterward, chief operating officer Tom Lewand came onto the field. He said the deal was not done.Told what Millen had said, Lewand smiled.“He’s still checking,” he said.Coach Rod Marinelli wants Dizon in camp as soon as possible so he doesn’t fall too...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
... practice today at 8:35 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.Lions president Matt Millen and chief operating officer Tom Lewand were optimistic about reaching a deal Tuesday and Wednesday. But the sides seemed to dig in Thursday.“We’re comfortable with where we are,” Lewand said Thursday night. “We’re very, very comfortable and have treated him very fairly as it relates to the market this year. We hope...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Bodden and chief operating officer Tom Lewand said they could not confirm the deal, first reported by the NFL Network. Bodden’s agent, Jerrold Colton, did not respond to messages.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... in the morning practice. He remained unsigned. “Deal’s not done,” chief operating officer Tom Lewand said. “We’re still talking.”• Caleb Campbell was spotted in the lobby of Lions headquarters before practice, but he did not come onto the field. Campbell, a seventh-round pick out of West Point, was informed Wednesday he would not be able to play because of a revision of Army policy. "He's...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The Lions report to training camp Wednesday and begin practicing Thursday morning, and as of Monday afternoon, they had signed only one of their nine draft picks -- defensive end Cliff Avril, a third-rounder.But talks have been progressing."I still have a high degree of confidence that we'll have deals in place," chief operating officer Tom Lewand said. "I think we've got the issues identified....
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
The Lions report to training camp Wednesday and begin practicing Thursday morning, yet they have signed only one of their nine draft picks — defensive end Cliff Avril, a third-rounder. But talks have been progressing.“I still have a high degree of confidence that we’ll have deals in place,” chief operating officer Tom Lewand said. “I think we’ve got the issues identified. I think we’ve got the...
