Afternoon Lions Links for Wednesday 9-25-13

Lions Articles:

Injury Report - Bush a full participant, 3 defensive starters limited: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/INJURY-REPORT-RB-Reggie-Bush-a-full-participant-in-practice-three-defensive-starters-limited/dad3319e-5223-4f66-8900-8ba2ad524a5c

Practice Report - Bush, Fox and Edwards all return to the practice field: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/PRACTICE-REPORT-Bush-Fox-and-Edwards-all-return-to-the-practice-field/fe9f93d6-e6c2-419c-a04f-6fdea8da7f8c

Notebook - Reggie Bush, Devin Taylor both ready for Sunday; also Tillman vs Megatron:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/NOTEBOOK-Reggie-Bush-Devin-Taylor-both-ready-for-Sunday-also-Tillman-vs-Megatron/48e3fa9e-92ba-454a-a5be-5584195a7728

Slay blog - I'm just getting the mental part of the game down:    http://www.detroitlions.com/news/darius-slay/article-1/Darius-Slay-Blog-Im-just-getting-the-mental-part-of-the-game-down/a3f42d9e-a903-4201-9996-259e7c4ca511

Twentyman - Suh is a different player, whether the NFL agrees or not:    http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Twentyman-Suh-is-a-different-player-whether-the-NFL-agrees-or-not/ed87fe9d-3f48-4d2c-87ef-8cb14dac7136

Cunningham impressed with early play of Ansah and Young: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/coordinator-cut-up/article-1/COORDINATOR-CUT-UP-Gunther-Cunningham-impressed-with-early-play-of-Ziggy-Ansah-and-Willie-Young/2f47a5f1-bbd4-4a0f-b47c-bd12e05baed8

Stats pack - Lions No. 1 among offenses in sacks per pass play:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/STATS-PACK-Lions-No-1-among-NFL-offenses-in-sacks-per-pass-play/1e223607-326b-48ca-b714-a6a689375af4

Tim and Mike - How do the Lions replace Burleson:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Tim-and-Mike-How-do-the-Lions-replace-Nate-Burleson/baf551c2-b6ed-4949-8510-7a1955073712

The Lions claim DT D'Anthony Smith and add Charles Hawkins to the PS, release DT Justin Banan:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_lions_release_dt_justi.html

Lions worked out 3 WRs on Tuesday - Lavalle Hawkins, Charles Hawkins and Anthony Armstrong: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/25/lions-work-out-lavelle-hawkins-anthony-armstrong/

Help on the way?   Edwards, Bush and Fox all return to practice:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/help_on_the_way_patrick_edward.html

Sam Martin becomes Lions first NFC special teams player of the week in 20 years:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/rookie_sam_martin_becomes_detr.html

CJ skips practice with knee injury:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/calvin_johnson_skips_detroit_l.html

Edwards nursing dreaded high ankle sprain:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_lions_receiver_patrick.html

Burleson by the numbers - WR has the NFL's best catch rate:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/nate_burleson_by_the_numbers_w.html

Lions issue of the week - replacing Burleson's production:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_lions_issue_of_the_wee_20.html

Fox not campaigning to win his starting spot:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_lions_jason_fox_not_ca.html

Lions may be in the market for a WR, but Gordon most likely not the one:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/report_detroit_lions_may_be_in.html

Suh dismisses Winston report as petty, still no word from NFL:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/lions_ndamukong_suh_dismisses.html

Leshoure, frustrated by role with Lions, talks about trade prospects:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/mikel_leshoure_denies_report_h.html

Surprise!   Lions have NFL's easiest schedule:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/surprise_detroit_lions_have_nf_1.html

Still smarting from going undrafted, Fauria enjoys his TD dances: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/09/25/still-smarting-from-going-undrafted-fauria-enjoys-his-touchdown-dances/

Suh was neither the aggressor nor victim in week 3: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/25/suh-was-neither-aggressor-not-victim-in-week-three/

Ansah, Lotulelei making big impacts early in their career:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865587032/Ezekiel-Ansah-Star-Lotulelei-making-big-impacts-early-in-their-NFL-careers.html

Stafford #7 in the MVP watch:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/1047/detroit-lions-qb-matthew-stafford-no-7-in-the-mvp-watch

Burleson undergoes Surgery:   http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9723187/nate-burleson-detroit-lions-hopes-return-november-source-says

Agent - Burleson's surgery went well:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/1071/agent-burlesons-surgery-went-well

Suh waits for NFL ruling:   http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9722242/ndamukong-suh-detroit-lions-waits-appeal-ruling-ok-eric-winston-arizona-cardinals

Rising/Falling - Lions week 4 (Up - Broyles, Scheffler/Fauria, and Devin Taylor.   Down - Burleson, Slay and Leshoure):   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/1055/risingfalling-detroit-lions-week-4

QB Watch - Stafford:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/1007/qb-watch-detroit-lions-matthew-stafford-3?ex_cid=espnapi_public

First Rounders in focus - week 3 (Ansah's grade against the Redskins was a +2.6. He's had 10 QB disruptions this season: https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/09/25/first-rounders-in-focus-week-3/

The QB index - Ranking the starters (Stafford is in the almost there group): http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000250428/article/the-quarterback-index-ranking-the-starters

Schwartz's comments from Wednesday:   http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2013/9/25/4770816/lions-quotes-jim-schwartz-wednesday

Lions notes:   http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2013/9/25/4767908/lions-notes-ndamukong-suh-nate-burleson-injury

Film review - what happened to the Lions run game:   http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2013/9/25/4768700/lions-film-review-run-game

Lions top three players from the first three weeks:   http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2013/9/25/4770178/detroit-lions-top-players

Lions team report:   http://sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-detroit-lions-211200693--nfl.html

Articles from Opposing Team's Media:

Long preparing to face a relentless Suh:   http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago-bears/post/_/id/4686362/long-preparing-to-face-relentless-suh?ex_cid=espnapi_public

Will Suh have an incident free game against the Bears:   http://www.csnchicago.com/bears/will-suh-have-incident-free-game-against-bears

Tillman, Johnson have a cordial relationship:   http://www.csnchicago.com/bears-talk/tillman-johnson-have-cordial-relationshipat-best

Bears CB Tillman held out of practice:   http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post/_/id/4686366/tillman-groin-held-out-of-practice

Tillman critical to Bears defense:   http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-09-24/sports/ct-spt-0925-bears-mulligan-chicago-20130925_1_bears-fans-henry-melton-pass-rush

Bears work out two DTs, one of them is a former Lion - Landen Cohen:   http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-0925-bits-bears-chicago-20130925,0,1586500.story

Bears begin to prep to face the Lions:   http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-begin-to-prep-to-face-Lions/03d36220-a6c2-4599-ae8e-404a28157f1f

Keys to the game - Bears-Lions:    http://www.chicagobears.com/multimedia/videos/Keys-to-the-game-Bears-Lions/5f242b79-584b-498f-a911-2815dfb3b05c

Video - Brigg's keys to a Bears victory against the Lions:   http://www.csnchicago.com/video_content_type/briggs-keys-bears-victory-against-lions

Miscellaneous:

Cowboys sign former Lions draft pick Chris Greenwood: https://twitter.com/toddarcher/status/382866922812882945

Videos:

Schwartz on the play of Suh: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Schwartz-on-the-play-of-Suh/9e5eb981-a8fa-4337-a59a-4fb0083d9242

Idonije discusses playing the Bears: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Idonije-discusses-playing-Chicago-/b4ccb18b-ffe8-4669-8739-83a5eaf7baf7

Bush on upcoming game vs Chicago: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Bush-on-upcoming-game-vs-Chicago/9e0865a6-e51a-4f33-a731-b26b2938386d

Suh on upcoming game vs Chicago: http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/videos/Suh-on-upcoming-game-vs-Chicago/44dc4baa-affb-4214-8a13-c0752d734773

Lions talk - How's Bush?   What about the Bears offense?:   http://freep.com/videonetwork/2695491436001

NFL Nation Buzz - Lions:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/1019/nfl-nation-buzz-detroit-lions-2