Lions Sign Bush (4y), Jones (3y/9.5m), Houston (5y/25m), Quin (5y), Delmas (2y/9.4m)

[JimLeavy59]

Any chance they could draft a guy like DJ Fluker in round 1 now? I realize there may be other needs but if I'm the Lions my priority is keeping my somewhat fragile QB and RB healthy and protected

Roger Goodell: "With the 5th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select Tavon Austin Wide Receiver West Virginia"

[krulmichael]

I'm just glad that bum Backus finally retired.

[Apocalypse]

I'm ecstatic that Backus retired, what a jackass. We're in trouble lol.

[Cornelius]

Backus got more press for not missing games than for missing blocks. One in particular that cost an $80 million qb a season. Fuck that guy and good riddance.

You plan on being the worst team in football again?

I'll tell you what I tell everyone. Lions fans are a different breed of human. We don't care about the regular season. Our Superbowl is in April and we always lose. I've been watching Detroit football for over 20 years and the cliche of "there is always next year" and "restore the roar" is both embarrassing and hilarious every year.

Fans of other teams are more excited about Reggie Bush being signed than I ever will be.

Here are my reasons:
Az-Zahir Hakim, Scott Mitchell, Bill Schroeder, Pat Swilling, Jon Kitna, Daunte Culpepper, Tommy Vardell, Frank Reich, Gus Frerotte, James Stewart, Bert Emanuel, Todd Lyght, Alonzo Spellman, Olandis Gary, Shawn Bryson, Dan Wilkinson, Tai Streets, Brock Marion, Jeff Garcia, Kenoy Kennedy, RW McQuarters, Dre Bly, Corey Bradford, Tatum Bell, Rudi Johnson, Maurice Morris, Larry Foote, Julian Peterson

[JeremyHight]

Backus is goooooooone . Now we can work on solidifying our line in the later rounds after we get Milliner in the first (hopefully).

[TheImmortalGoud]

Rotoworld

Lions re-signed FS Louis Delmas to a two-year, $9.465 million contract.

A Thursday report claimed Delmas had signed with the 49ers, but it proved erroneous. Delmas, 26 in April, has missed 13 games over the past two seasons with various injuries, but his knees and groin apparently checked out. A hard hitter with range, 5-foot-11, 202-pound Delmas is an absolute missile who drew Bob Sanders comparisons coming out of Western Michigan. His upside is to take the next step in his career as a premier cover safety with plenty of run-support chops. His downside is a talented player who can't beat the injury bug. Through four NFL seasons, Delmas has three interceptions, 16 pass breakups, three sacks, and two forced fumbles. He'll play free safety with Glover Quin now manning the strong side and Amari Spievey as the top backup.