Jason Jones

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT There was one veteran player absent from the first two OTA sessions for the Lions -- safety Louis Delmas. There was another veteran player who wasn't supposed to be back on the field...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll understood selecting Bruce Irvin was a risk because of off-the-field issues when Seattle drafted the speedy pass rusher at No. 15 overall in the 2012...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season by the NFL for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. He...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT Slowed in his final year at Rice University because of nagging injuries, speedy tight end Luke Willson was one of the standouts at the Seahawks rookie minicamp over the weekend. At 6-...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT First day on the job, first position drill during rookie mini-camp and Ziggy Ansah, the Lions' first round draft pick, jumped the snap count. Later he jumped offside again on the first...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT Defensive end Ziggy Ansah, the fifth overall pick in the 2013 draft, agreed to a four-year contract worth an estimated $19 million with the Detroit Lions. The Lions were able to sign...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT The Seahawks may have mined another diamond later in the draft in fifth-round draft pick Jesse Williams. The Alabama defensive tackle was projected by most draft analysts to be...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT Cornerback Darius Slay, drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round despite his history of injuries at Mississippi State, will miss rookie minicamp to recover from recent surgery...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions went into the draft with a very specific goal. "One of our goals coming in was to get bigger and to get more athletic, and I think we did that," general manager Martin Mayhew...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT The Seahawks provided another draft surprise on Friday, selecting Texas A&M running back Christine Michael with the team's first pick in the draft, at No. 62 overall in the second...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Detroit Lions - INSIDE SLANT The Lions might have preferred one of the can't-miss left tackles to still be on the board when they picked at No. 5 Thursday? They might have preferred to trade down a few notches and...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT This year is a first for John Schneider. In 21 years as an NFL personnel man, Seattle's general manager had never been without a first-round draft pick. Until now. But Schneider,...