Morning Lions Links for Wednesday 5-14-14

Lions Articles:

National Media:

Lions UDFA profile: FB Chad Abram: http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/7783/lions-udfa-profile-fb-chad-abram

Lions UDFA profile: QB James Franklin: http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/7775/lions-udfa-profile-qb-james-franklin

ESPN's 2014 NFL Power Rankings: Post-draft (Lions ranked 20th): http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings/_/year/2014/week/0

NFL.com Power Rankings (Lions ranked 24): http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000349990/article/nfl-power-rankings-packers-rise-after-draft-while-panthers-slip

PFF’s Top 101 of 2013: 70 to 61 (Warford is ranked 67 and Tulloch is ranked 62): https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/05/13/pffs-top-101-of-2013-70-to-61/

2014 NFL rookie minicamp dates: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/13/2014-nfl-rookie-minicamp-dates/

Ex-Penguins seek training camp spot: http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/may/13/ysus-liste-bryant-earn-tryouts/

Local Media:

Lions' Kicking Competition Down To Two: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Lions-kicking-competition-down-to-two/14352441-82ad-4021-8c11-101c0cb29121

Lions' Houston 'doing great' after toe surgery: http://www.freep.com/article/20140513/SPORTS01/305130093/detroit-lions-chris-houston-toe-surgery

For Lions GM, drops a bigger concern than route-running for receivers: http://www.freep.com/article/20140514/SPORTS01/305140046/detroit-lions-drops-receivers

Column: The time is now for Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford: http://www.mlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/05/column_the_time_is_now_for_det.html

Lions notes: Stafford, rookie jersey numbers, more: http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2014/5/13/5710584/lions-notes-matthew-stafford-rookie-jersey-numbers

2014 Draft:

National Media:

Ebron gives Lions many offensive options: http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/7737/drafting-ebron-gives-the-lions-multiple-offensive-options

Post Draft Report – Way Too Early First Impressions: http://football.realgm.com/src_article/2461/20140513/post_draft_report_%E2%80%93_way_too_early_first_impressions_(nfc_edition)/

5LOL: Talking Lions, NFL Draft, Tigers: http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20140512/SPORTS/305120035/5LOL-Talking-Lions-NFL-Draft-Tigers

Local Media:

NFC North: Looking Back At The 2014 NFL Draft: http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/NFC-NORTH-Looking-back-at-the-2014-NFL-Draft/2e6e04b6-5c3c-4f38-a23e-bfe6e9c403bb

Lions Gab: Goals accomplished in NFL draft (for the most part): http://www.freep.com/article/20140514/SPORTS01/305140056/detroit-lions-gab-nfl-draft

For second consecutive year, Detroit Lions had significant pre-draft contact with selections: http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/05/for_the_second_consecutive_yea.html

Detroit Lions' Eric Ebron, Kyle Van Noy should be 'impact' rookies, Mel Kiper says: http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_lions_eric_ebron_kyle.html

Caraun Reid: Singer, drummer, guitarist, Princeton pre-med ... and now Detroit Lions defensive tackle: http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/05/caraun_reid_singer_drummer_gui.html

Detroit Lions like CB Nevin Lawson's scrappiness, man-coverage skills: http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_lions_like_cb_nevin_la.html

Regner: Ebron drafted to extend Megatron's career: http://msn.foxsports.com/detroit/story/regner-ebron-drafted-to-extend-megatron-s-career-051314

Was The Lions 2014 Draft Millen-esque?: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/05/13/was-the-lions-2014-draft-millen-esque-blog/

Larry Webster talks about being picked by Lions: http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2014/5/13/5708382/2014-nfl-draft-larry-webster-lions-pick

Grades:

Video - NFC North Grades (Lions get a B): http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/0ap2000000350152/NFC-North-draft-grades

Sports Network Grades (Lions grade a B): http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4693219

NFL.com's Bucky Brooks Draft Grades (he gives the Lions a B-): http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap2000000349959/article/nfc-north-draft-grades-minnesota-vikings-finagle-a-quarterback

Fox sports Grades (Lions great a B-): http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/photos/now-it-s-time-to-judge-grading-the-2014-nfl-draft-051214#img_11