Friday 7-29-11 Morning Lions Links

Lions Articles:

Lions sign four of five draft picks; 13 undrafted free agents:  http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-Sign-Four-of-Five-Draft-Picks-13-undrafted-free-agents/e0c2f1d8-64c2-4a25-91d0-dfbff22b8736

Fairly signs 4 year $10 million deal:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20110729/SPORTS0101/107290380/1126/Lions-top-pick-Nick-Fairley-signs-four-year--$10M-deal

Schwartz - First practice about feel:  http://www.detnews.com/article/20110729/SPORTS0101/107290340/1126/Lions-coach-Jim-Schwartz--First-practice-about-feel

More on Fairley signing:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110729/SPORTS01/107290449/Lions-Fairley-agree-deal-10-million-practice-starts-today

Lions sign picks Fairley, Young, Leshoure, Hogue:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110728/SPORTS01/110728032/Lions-sign-draft-picks-Fairley-Young-Leshoure

Lions confident Backus will be ready for the season:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110729/SPORTS01/107290453/Lions-confident-Jeff-Backus-chest-will-ready-season

Schwartz - Ability to adjust to truncated off-season key for Lions:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110729/SPORTS01/110729003/Jim-Schwartz-Ability-adjust-truncated-off-season-key-Lions

Nascar's Clint Bowyer, Shaun Hill share common ground:  http://www.freep.com/article/20110729/SPORTS16/107290382/Mike-Brudenell-Clint-Bowyer-Lions-Shaun-Hill-share-common-ground

The Lions are better, but how much better:  http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/07/29/sports/doc4e3091c6274c3274656398.txt

Schwartz - Focus will be key:  http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/07/29/sports/doc4e31c9129c363819104857.txt

Lions notes:  http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/07/29/sports/doc4e31e026bb292684315417.txt

CB Maurice Leggett agrees to deal with Lions:  http://oplions.blogspot.com/2011/07/cb-maurice-leggett-agrees-to-deal-with.html

Schwartz facing new expectations as head coach:  http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-lions-schwartz

Cleveland Brown's paper on Eric Wright:  http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2011/07/former_cleveland_browns_corner.html

Foxsports Ohio on Wright leaving:  http://www.foxsportsohio.com/07/29/11/Wright-leaves-Cleveland-for-Detroit/landing_afcn_blog.html?blockID=542539&feedID=3659

PFT on Wright signing:  http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/29/eric-wright-is-headed-to-detroit/

PFW's take on Durant (It's in the third paragraph from the bottom):  http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/07/27/posluszny-an-instant-upgrade-for-porous-jaguars-de

Bear's paper on losing Rashied Davis:  http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2011/07/bears_lose_rashied_davis_to_li.html

Scramble '11 - No CBs yet for the Lions:  http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/29080/scramble11-no-cbs-yet-for-lions

Former YSU WR Dominique Barnes signs with Lions:  http://www.ysusports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/barnes-lions

Free Agency Articles:

Free Agency tracker by position:  http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/07/29/2011-free-agent-tracker-by-position

The best of the rest:  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-07-28/market-madness-plenty-of-talented-options-remain-to-keep-deals-cranking

Things could get even crazier come Friday Night:  http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/29/things-could-get-even-crazier-come-friday-night/

Miscellaneous:

Bears expected to sign former Lion Roy Williams:  http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2011/07/bears_expected_to_sign_wr_roy_williams.html

Video:

Erik Coleman video:  http://www.swxrightnow.com/story/15165662/dialed-in-former-coug-erik-coleman-excited-to-be-a-lion