Morning Lions Links for Thursday 2-28-13

Articles:

Lions are $8 million under the cap after new Raiola and Burleson deals:   http://www.freep.com/article/20130227/SPORTS01/130227061/detroit-lions-salary-cap-breakdown?

Lions GM pleased to retain Burleson's leadership under new deal:   http://www.freep.com/article/20130227/SPORTS01/130227055/detroit-lions-martin-mayhew-nate-burleson-new-deal?

11 Free Agents who could interest the Lions:   http://www.freep.com/article/20130227/SPORTS01/130227046/detroit-lions-nfl-free-agency?

Reggie Bush is not a fit for the Lions:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130228/OPINION03/302280351/1126/SPORTS0101/Reggie-Bush-not-fit-Lions

Patterson would add leadership to Lions defensive line:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130227/SPORTS0101/302270437/1126/SPORTS0101/Mike-Patterson-would-add-leadership-Lions-defensive-line

Lions, Stafford begin extenstion talk:   http://oplions.blogspot.com/2013/02/detroit-lions-matthew-stafford-begin.html

Minimal commitment to Raiola:   http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/53543/minimal-commitment-to-dominic-raiola

Ten players who could restructure their contract (Suh is mentioned as one of the players):    http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Ten-players-who-could-restructure-their-contracts.html

Tyrann Mathieu says he can cover CJ:   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000145653/article/tyrann-mathieu-says-he-could-cover-calvin-johnson

Draft:

Lions have several options at #5:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Detroit-Lions-will-have-several-options-at-cornerback-in-the-NFL-Draft/e8c02c2e-62f0-48f5-849c-48db0c4ebd31

Dave Amerson is an interesting prospect leading up to the draft:  http://blogs.detroitlions.com/2013/02/27/david-amerson-is-an-interesting-prospect-leading-up-to-aprils-nfl-draft/

Milliner lets Lions corner draft market:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130227/OPINION03/302270315/1126/SPORTS0101/Speedy-Dee-Milliner-lets-Lions-corner-draft-market

Eric Fisher moves to 3rd from 7th on Kiper's big board:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130227/SPORTS0101/302270419/1126/SPORTS0101/CMU-s-Eric-Fisher-moves-third-from-seventh-Kiper-s-Big-Board

Lions have numerous draft options, none of them obvious:   http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2013/02/28/sports/doc512f12ee6e6d1583447029.txt

The Lions should be able to fill this pressing need in the draft, but what round:   http://patcaputo.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-detroit-lions-should-be-able-to.html

The drafts biggest mysteries:   http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap1000000145760/article/manti-teo-tyrann-mathieu-draw-varying-opinions-around-nfl

Ranking top tackle prospects post combine:   http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/53556/ranking-top-tackles-post-combine

Mock Draft Round up (There's a couple updates in there):   http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2013/02/2013-mock-draft-round-up-12.html

Draft risers and fallers:   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/risersandfallers

Pro Days schedule:   http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap1000000136391/article/2013-pro-days-schedule

Combine:

Wednesday breakfast with Tim and Mike - Did the combine define the Lions #5 pick:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Wednesday-Breakfast-with-Tim-and-Mike-Did-the-combine-define-the-Detroit-Lions-No-5-pick/184cf3b0-dabb-4d6e-a68a-719d5dfc4c85

The Lions and the Scouting Combine - Offense:   http://www.examiner.com/article/the-detroit-lions-and-the-nfl-scouting-combine-offense

14 players who helped their draft stock the most at the Combine:   http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/14-Players-Who-Helped-Their-Draft-Stock-Most-At-Combine.html

5 notes from the Combine:   http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Five-notes-from-the-2013-NFL-Combine.html

7 takeaways from the Combine:   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000145674/article/nfl-scouting-combine-7-big-takeaways

NFP Scout Talk - A look at who were the best interviewers:   http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFP-Scout-Talk-5916.html?sct=uk_t12_a7

Combine predictions gone wrong:    http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/scouting-combine-predictions-gone-wrong-matt-barkley-manti-teo-022513