Lions

According to ESPN.com, Nebraska’s defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh will not skip the combine workouts even though he is expected to be the first overall pick in this year’s NFL draft. Suh according to his agents will participate in all the workouts in Indianapolis when the combine begins next week.

Though Suh has been regarded as the No. 1 pick by all analysts across the nation, most expect him to have skipped the combine. But he will be in Indianapolis to show his skill.

After such a phenomenal season, though he did not receive a single vote for the NFL MVP, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has been named the NFL’s offensive player of the year.

His speed during the regular season was obviously blinding and his numbers as well demonstrated that he deserves the award. Considered the fastest player in the NFL, Johnson was not only fast, he was elusive as well.

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was name the offensive player of the week in the NFL for his magnificent comeback performance in the Lions 38-37 home win over the Cleveland Browns.

It was a game between two teams that only had one win each so far this season, so nobody really cared to watch, but it turned out to be probably the best game of the week.

But on Sunday, Stafford who threw five touchdown passes was the key factor in the Lions turning the game around and making it arguably one of the most interesting games of this NFL season.

When the Tennessee Titans were 0-3 to start the NFL season, many pundits were shocked and asked head coach Jeff Fisher to make a quarterback switch from the older Kerry Collins to the franchise player Vince Young. The coach did not think it was necessary to push panic button for a team that made the postseason the year before.

Now Fisher says Young is a different person compared to the quarterback he benched last season with the team currently riding a three-game winning streak.

As NFL Network kicks off their coverage of NFL games on Thursday night, two teams will be on display that desperately need to get back to winning.

The Chicago Bears started this season with high hopes after adding quarterback Jay Cutler to the team via trade, but so far, a 4-4 record wasn’t exactly what the Bears were expecting. For a long time, the talk in Chicago had been that the team was only a franchise quarterback away from getting back to the Super Bowl and winning, but that has not proven to be true.

Brett Favre is probably the most competitive person in the NFL and do not let a groin injury fool you about him possibility getting sideline from playing this Sunday coming off a bye week; especially when his opponent this Sunday is the Detroit Lions.

Favre, who has led the Vikings to a 7-1 record so far this season, will certainly like to lead Minnesota to a probably convincing win over the Lions as they continue to dominate the NFC North.

Though Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams says he is not Terrell Owens, he is unhappy with his quarterback Tony Romo, which resulted in his recent comment regarding limited passes thrown his way.

Williams, the Cowboys number one receiver, says he is not connecting with quarterback Romo. Has this script been seen before? Yes, when Owens was in town.

The major reason for his complaint, outside of the fact that Williams and Romo worked out together in the offseason, is that both have not made any progress in his opinion.

Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter has always been a player who never shy’s away from giving his opinion and letting everyone know how he feels heading into a big game.

Last season he said some things about Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall before both teams met and got to him as the Dolphins went to Invesco Field and pulled off a victory over Denver 26-17.

According to sources, Linebacker Vinny Ciurciu has signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions.

Ciurciu was in training camp with the New England Patriots this season but was released just short of making the 53 man roster.

Previously, Ciurciu had played with the Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

When the Tennessee Titans were 0-3 to start the season, everyone asked that head coach Jeff Fisher should make the switch from veteran quarterback Kerry Collins to the franchise player Vince Young, his back up.

It was not a strange request, because Fisher had done it before in 2006 when the Titans had started the season 0-3 then too, as he went from Collins to Young. The problem then was it was orders from above as owner Bud Adams wanted the then rookie Young leading the franchise and had logical reasons for his requests.