Tuesday 5-3-11 Afternoon Lions Links

Lions Articles:

Titus Young a smart fit for the Lions:  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/26677/titus-young-a-smart-fit-for-lions

Kiper - Fairley will have an immediate impact:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20110503/SPORTS0101/105030423/1126/sports0101/ESPN%E2%80%99s-Mel-Kiper--Lions%E2%80%99-Nick-Fairley-%E2%80%98will-have-immediate-impact%E2%80%99

How the Lions look post draft:  http://www.examiner.com/detroit-lions-in-detroit/how-the-detroit-lions-look-post-nfl-draft

Chat with Seifert (there's a bunch of Lions questions in there):  http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/38227/nfl-blogger-kevin-seifert

Immediate impact rookie list (Fairley is on the list):  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-05-03/ingram-tops-list-of-immediate-impact-rookies

Eye on football - draft reaches and steals (Fairley is picked as a steal):  http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/29025902

Undrafted Free Agents:

Froman, Locke, Lockette lead list of best undrafted offensive players:  http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Froman-Locke-Lockette-lead-list-of-best-undraf?urn=nfl-wp1787

NFL analysts pick best picks after round 1 (Wyche mentions Young and Leshoure):  http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d81fa8050/article/bowers-could-end-up-being-best-draft-pick-after-round-1

2012 Draft:

Schrager's 2012 mock draft (Lions pick 20th and they take CB Stephen Gilmore):  http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Peter-Schrager-NFL-2012-first-round-mock-draft-050311

Walterfootball's 2012 mock (Lions take ILB Manti Te'o with the #19 pick):  http://walterfootball.com/draft2012_1.php

CBA Articles:

Smith jeopardizing the players position:  http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/05/03/smith-jeopardizing-players-position

NFL must play on Sept. 11:  http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/05/03/11/NFL-must-play-on-Sept-11/landing_lions.html?blockID=515751&feedID=3862

Arguments in NFL appeal scheduled for June 3:  http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81fa8779/article/arguments-in-nfl-appeal-scheduled-for-june-3-in-st-louis

Same judges who are handling stay request will handle appeal:  http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/03/same-judges-who-handle-stay-request-will-handle-appeal/