A look at key players for each NFC North team who are coming back from injuries: Chicago Bears: Place-kicker Robbie Gould needed offseason surgery after rupturing a semitendinosus tendon in Week 15 and still hadn't been cleared to kick 13 weeks later.
A look at the top under-the-radar move made by each NFC North team thus far this offseason: Chicago Bears: Sometimes it's the move you don't make that stands out. The Bears were in a tough spot with guard Lance Louis, who was having the best season of his career in 2012 when he tore an ACL.
We're Black and Blue All Over: Good morning and thanks for returning, presumably, along with me after last week's time away. It sounds like I missed a few news stories, which is all but inevitable when you take a week away from the NFL, but we'll catch up soon enough.
A look at whether each NFC North team has been a winner or a loser in free agency. Chicago Bears: A hot start in free agency netted left tackle Jermon Bushrod and tight end Martellus Bennett. The Bears had been trying for five years to find a genuine left tackle, and Bushrod's arrival should boost the faith of quarterback Jay Cutler.
PHOENIX -- As free agency approached, the Detroit Lions had some obvious concerns about the health of safety Louis Delmas. A core player when uninjured, Delmas has missed 13 games over the past two years and seemed to be gutting through a painful knee condition at the end of last season.
A few thoughts on safety Louis Delmas' return to the Detroit Lions on a two-year contract: Pairing: On paper, Delmas and newcomer Glover Quin give the Lions their best safety duo in recent memory. Quin has good coverage skills for a safety, having once played cornerback, and has missed only one game in his NFL career.
What day is it? Only Tuesday? We've had a wild week already here in the NFC North. On normal days, I might have made separate blog posts of each of the following bits of information. On the first night of free agency, they become Quick Hits.
We've already noted that the Detroit Lions are planning to host free-agent running back Reggie Bush and defensive lineman Jason Jones. In the hustle and bustle of free agency, let's add one more potential target: Houston Texans safety Glover Quin.
At the NFL scouting combine last month, I asked Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew if he could accomplish his goals in free agency without first signing quarterback Matthew Stafford to a long-term contract.
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