Morning Lions Links for Saturday 3-16-13

Articles:

Delmas agrees to a 2 year deal:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Louis-Delmas-agrees-to-two-year-deal-per-source/a71b3a10-557d-4578-9657-374cc294a2e7

Lions ink Gandy to a 1 year deal:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Louis-Delmas-agrees-to-two-year-deal-per-source/a71b3a10-557d-4578-9657-374cc294a2e7

CJ thrilled to welcome Bush to the Lions:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Calvin-Johnson-thrilled-to-welcome-Reggie-Bush-to-the-Detroit-Lions/07be96e2-9f60-4897-88be-8d695bc73ce2

Backus is walking away from the game the same way he played ... quietly:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHara-Jeff-Backus-is-walking-away-from-football-in-the-same-way-he-played-%E2%80%A6-quietly/940ecbf1-ac45-47b6-8f7d-d5d443f502c0

How will Detroit's free agent acquisitions affect the draft:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/Friday-Focus-How-will-Detroits-free-agent-acquisitions-affect-the-draft/ee0f5289-7fe4-40ef-b208-ffd79422f81c

Stafford's contract doesn't stall Lions signings:   http://www.freep.com/article/20130316/SPORTS01/303160104/Matthew-Stafford-s-contract-doesn-t-stall-Lions-signings

Avril says he's not sure Lions wanted me to come back:   http://www.freep.com/article/20130316/SPORTS01/303160045/Cliff-Avril-says-he-s-not-sure-Lions-wanted-me-to-come-back-

Backus doesn't change Lions draft plans:   http://www.freep.com/article/20130315/SPORTS01/130315075/detroit-lions-jeff-backus-nfl-draft

Birkett's take on the Delmas signing:   http://www.freep.com/article/20130315/SPORTS01/130315080/detroit-lions-louis-delmas

Birkett's chat:   http://live.freep.com/Event/Replay_Chat_with_Lions_writer_Dave_Birkett?Page=0

Suh's contract re-structuring enables Lions to re-sign Delmas:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130316/OPINION03/303160358/1126/sports0101/Suh-s-contract-restructuring-enables-Lions-re-sign-Delmas

Lions must think defense at draft:   http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2013/03/16/sports/doc5143706061c6d299194983.txt

Unsigned free agent jokes about career change:   http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/nfl/detroit-lions/story/Unsigned-free-agent-jokes-about-career-c?blockID=879241&feedID=3862

Three needs the Lions still need to address in free agency and draft:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/03/15/caputo-three-needs-the-lions-still-need-to-address-in-free-agency-and-nfl-draft/

Seifert on Delmas' return:   http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/54308/on-louis-delmas-return-to-lions

Lions set up '14 verdict on Suh:   http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/54296/lions-set-up-14-verdict-on-ndamukong-suh

Closing the Jim Schwartz rule loophole:   http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/54289/closing-the-jim-schwartz-rule-loophole

NFP Friday Buzz (The first paragraph is on how a number of teams wanted Bush and how the Lions went out of their way with red carpet treatment):    http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFP-Friday-Buzz-7404.html

How free agency's start has impacted the draft:   http://nfl.si.com/2013/03/14/how-free-agencys-start-has-impacted-the-draft/?sct=uk_t12_a6

Draft:

Mock Draft Round-Up Update (A couple of the mocks changed their picks to Ezekiel Ansah):    http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2013/03/2013-mock-draft-round-up-14.html

Prospect Ranking Database has been updated:   http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2013/03/2013-nfl-draft-prospect-ranking-round-up.html

Miscellaneous:

Jennings signs with the Vikings:   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/21885869/wr-greg-jennings-signs-deal-with-vikings