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NFL Mock Drafts Have The Lions Taking…
By: Evan Jankens It seems that everyone and their brother has a mock draft ready to go — But you haven’t seen ours yet. Below is a list from 97.1 The Ticket hosts/producers, CBSSports.com, ESPN,...
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Detroit Lions Select Ezekiel Ansah 5th Overall In The 2013 NFL Draft
LARRY LAGE,AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions drafted defensive end Ziggy Ansah with the No. 5 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, counting on a prospect who had to...
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Curious Pick For The Lions, Again
By: Eric Thomas The Lions went defense. Does that mean there is much rejoicing? Are there a collection of popped bottles littering the area around Ford Field? No. The Detroit Lions, with their first...
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Lions Get Another Look At Ansah
LARRY LAGE,AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Ezekiel “Ziggy” Ansah was in Honolulu Blue and silver and on the field for the first time. The Detroit Lions, though, knew they were going to like...
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Ziggy Ansah Listed As Concussed On Injury Report
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak ALLEN PARK (CBS DETROIT) – Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz would not give up injury information any earlier than absolutely necessary. Even just a couple hours...
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Schwartz Addresses Why Ansah Returned To Practice After Hit That Caused...
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak ALLEN PARK (CBS DETROIT) – The day after NFL-mandated injury reports were released, head coach Jim Schwartz addressed why rookie defensive end and first-round pick Ziggy...
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Detroit Lions May Be Without Key Defensive Players Against Vikings
By Chris Morgan Detroit is coming off a very disappointing 2012 season––they saw themselves fall from a playoff team in 2011 to a 4-12 cellar dweller. They now get the chance to make amends and begin...
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Lions Looking Healthy Heading Into Pittsburgh
By Chris Morgan (Credit, Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) Last week, the Lions scored a huge road win against the Chicago Bears. They have now swept Chicago, and they are currently 6-3—the NFC North could...
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No Timetable For Return Of Ziggy Ansah
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak ALLEN PARK (CBS DETROIT) – Detroit Lions defensive end Ezekiel Ansah started his NFL career with a bang last season, recording eight sacks and two forced fumbles as a...
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Ziggy Ansah Taken Off PUP List
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak CBS DETROIT – The Detroit Lions placed defensive end Ziggy Ansah on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list at the start of training camp, and Tuesday they took him...
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Caldwell, Austin Hopeful To Have Ansah Play In Friday’s Game
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak ALLEN PARK (CBS DETROIT) – The Detroit Lions plan to put superstar wide receiver Calvin Johnson on the field Friday for the first time this preseason, and it looks as...
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Ansah’s Performance Earning Rave Reviews; Ihedigbo Calls Him ‘Man Amongst Boys’
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak ALLEN PARK (CBS DETROIT) – Scroll back up and look at that picture again. The look on the face of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler says it all. Following up on an...
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Ansah Aiming For Greatness
By Ashley Dunkak @AshleyDunkak CBS DETROIT – In his first two NFL seasons, Detroit Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah has recorded 15.5 sacks, and last season Pro Football Focus ranked him as the...
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Lions Activate Joique Bell And Haloti Ngata; Announce Roster Cuts
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby News broke Monday morning that the Lions had traded away kicker Kyle Brindza for tight end Tim Wright, who caught six touchdown passes last year for New England. But with...
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Stafford A Full Participant, Ansah Out, Three Safeties Limited At Lions’...
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby Quarterback Matthew Stafford was a full participant in the Lions’ Wednesday practice, as he deals with an unspecified injury to his ribs that he suffered against Minnesota....
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Stafford Probable For Sunday, Pettigrew Out, Levy Doubtful
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby The Matthew Stafford watch is essentially on hold this week, as he was listed as “probable” on the Lions’ Friday injury report for Sunday’s game against the Broncos....
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DeAndre Levy Back On Practice Field For First Time In Regular Season
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby Linebacker DeAndre Levy participated during the open portion of the Lions’ practice Thursday, the first time that he’s done so since the preseason. Levy has been dealing...
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Injury Report: Detroit Lions Getting Healthier, But Big Names Missing Against...
By Danny Cox The Detroit Lions need a victory in the worst way—an 0-3 hole is bad, but an 0-4 hole almost makes a season a total wash from the beginning. They are about to take on the Seattle Seahawks...
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Tyrunn Walker Doing ‘Well’ After Surgery; Lions Injuries Pile Up
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby Tyrunn Walker is doing well after surgery to repair a broken leg and dislocated ankle, according to Lions head coach Jim Caldwell. Walker got tangled up under a block...
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ESPN Rates Lions The 13th Most-Injured Team In NFL
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby If you’ve listened to Lions head coach Jim Caldwell even once in the past two months, you’ve probably heard him say “no excuses.” But in reality, there are a few excuses...
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Mayhew: Lions Changing ‘Some Of Our Procedures’ With Draft Evaluations
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby Lions general manager Martin Mayhew wants 22 Matthew Staffords. But since legal troubles would probably abound if he started cloning his quarterback, Mayhew has to focus...
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Caldwell: ‘Negativity Has Always Been’ In Detroit, Comes From Media
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby Jim Caldwell, in one of his liveliest press conferences all year amidst a 1-7 season, said the Detroit sports media is the most negative he has ever been around. “There’s...
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Johnson To Tate During 45-14 Win: ‘Swag On Them A Little Bit’
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby Golden Tate, for one moment on Thursday, looked like his job was not as an NFL wide receiver. With the score tied between his Lions and the visiting Eagles, and a Matthew...
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Caldwell On Ziggy Ansah: ‘He Hasn’t Reached His Peak Yet’
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby Ezekiel – “Ziggy” – Ansah joined his first football team in 2010, at BYU. Five years later, he is second in the NFL in sacks, just behind JJ Watt, who is largely considered...
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Boomer Esiason: Lions Got ‘Screwed’ On Facemask Penalty
By Ashley Scoby @AshleyScoby The Lions got “screwed” Thursday night, according to former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason. The Packers were awarded an extra down after the clock expired, when the...
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Too Little, Too Late Is The Story Of 2015 For The Detroit Lions
By Danny Cox When the Detroit Lions got to the midway point of the season, they were sitting at 1-7 and many thought they were heading toward the first overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Many of those...
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Lions Exercise Fifth-Year Option For DE Ezekiel Ansah
Allen Park, Mich. – The Detroit Lions announced today that they have exercised the fifth-year option on the contract of DE Ezekiel Ansah. Additional contract terms were not disclosed. Ansah was named...
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Lions DE Ansah Still Plays 10-On-10 Soccer In Ghana, Utah
LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Ezekiel Ansah put his right cleat on a football, rolled it toward his toes, flipped it up onto his foot and kicked it. “That’s soccer,” Detroit...
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Ziggy Ansah Trending Toward Week 6 Return
By: Will Burchfield @burchie_kid The Lions stand to get a massive boost on Sunday if defensive end Ezekiel Ansah returns to action. And it’s looking more and more like that will happen. Ansah went down...
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Ziggy Ansah Going ‘Crazy’ Over Kerry Hyder’s Success
By Will Burchfield @burchie_kid When Ezekiel Ansah went down with an ankle injury in Week 2, Kerry Hyder was only beginning to make his mark in the NFL. Now, nearly four weeks later, his imprint is...
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To Make Impact Against ‘Skins, Ansah Knows He Must Play Without Restraint
By: Will Burchfield @burchie_kid In Ezekiel Ansah’s much anticipated return to the lineup last weekend, the Lions’ star defensive end didn’t make much of an impact. “It’s a tough game, you know,” Jim...
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What’s Wrong With Ziggy Ansah?
By Will Burchfield @burchie_kid If few people foresaw Kerry Hyder leading the Detroit Lions with five sacks through the first eight games of the season, even fewer envisioned Ziggy Ansah being stuck at...
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DeAndre Levy Doubtful Vs. Jaguars
By Will Burchfield @burchie_kid The long-awaited return of DeAndre Levy will likely be delayed another few days. Despite practicing for the third day in a row on Friday, Levy was listed as doubtful for...
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The Lions Can Beat The Seahawks … 5 Reasons Why
By Will Burchfield The Lions enter Saturday’s playoff clash with the Seahawks as eight-point underdogs. That’s pretty much in line with public opinion, even here in Detroit. But let’s put aside the...
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2017 Preseason All-NFC North Defense
By Matt Citak The time has come. With NFL training camps underway, there will officially be football on every weekend from now until February. With the most glorious time of the year finally here, we...
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Ziggy Signs 1 Year Deal With Seahawks
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seahawks bolster pass rush adding Ezekiel Ansah. The Seattle Seahawks are addressing one of their biggest offseason needs as veteran defensive end Ezekiel Ansah has agreed to a...
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