Afternoon Lions Links for Wednesday 10-8-14

Lions Articles:

National Media:

Calvin Johnson: I will need alot of treatment to play:    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000407562/article/calvin-johnson-i-will-need-a-lot-of-treatment-to-play

Rising/Falling: Lions week 6:    http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/11695/risingfalling-detroit-lions-week-6-2?ex_cid=espnapi_public

Barry Sanders hopeful Suh stays with the Lions:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/11693/barry-sanders-hopeful-suh-stays-with-lions?ex_cid=espnapi_public

Lions need more from Ebron:   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/11688/morning-roar-lions-need-more-from-eric-ebron?ex_cid=espnapi_public

Clayton's Mailbag (He seems to think Suh's stomp was than Antonio Brown kicking the punter in the face):    http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11661295/clayton-mailbag-facing-afc-south-helps-playoff-chances

Local Media:

Tim and Mike: How do the Lions rebound from tough loss:    http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/TIM-AND-MIKE-How-do-Lions-rebound-from-tough-loss/157342ec-e99b-4ca0-8ac0-df48f66a2cb2

Calvin Johnson dealing with high ankle sprain:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/10/detroit_lions_calvin_johnson_h.html

Bell, Riddick full participants in week's first practice:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/10/detroit_lions_rbs_joique_bell.html

Bush, CJ miss practice; Riddick, Bell return:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/10/reggie_bush_calvin_johnson_mis_1.html

Lions paid steep price trying to save money on a kicker:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/10/column_detroit_lions_paid_stee.html

Tate says he's a no. 1 WR and has looked it through 5 games:    http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/10/detroit_lions_golden_tate_says.html

Prater, battling alcohol addiction, grateful for second chance:    http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/10/detroit_lions_matt_prater.html

5 things to watch: Lions won't face Adrian Peterson, but might not have Calvin Johnson:    http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/10/5_things_to_watch_detroit_lion.html

Twitter Talk: On CJ's long-term role, benching Sims and Kyle Van Noy:   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/10/twitter_talk_detroit_lions_3.html

Vikings Articles:

5 Vikings-Lions storylines to watch:   http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/5-Vikings-Lions-Storylines-to-Watch/68af4656-9422-45e5-b532-248d610e35ec

Power Rankings:

Week 6:    http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2014/10/power-rankings-week-6.html