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Billy Sims Roundtable At SportsFest 2012

Cliff Avril #92 of the Detroit Lions talks with Ndamukong Suh #90 in pre game prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. (Photo by Scott Boehm/Getty Images)

Lions’ Avril: No Idea About Franchise Tag, Hoping Detroit Won’t Use It

Cliff Avril Roundtable At SportsFest 2012

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 25: Jared Allen #69 of the Minnesota Vikings tackles Jahvid Best #44 of the Detroit Lions late in the game at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on September 25, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher /Getty Images)

Detroit Lions Strategy And Personnel 2-22-12

RBs Jahvid Best (concussion) and Mikel Leshoure (Achilles) are expected to participate in the team’s offseason workouts in April but club president Tom Lewand said the team will still be looking for help at running back.

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CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 13: Cliff Avril #92 of the Detroit Lions talks with Ndamukong Suh #90 in pre game prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on November 13, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Boehm/Getty Images)

Avril One Of Most Talked-About Free Agents, And For Good Reason

Cliff Avril is used to being in the background. Avril is smart and funny, but he’s lived most of his Detroit Lions career letting other big-name teammates do the talking (I’m pointing at you Ndamukong Suh).

97.1 The Ticket–2012/02/21

Billy Sims Roundtable At SportsFest 2012

Billy Sims joined Mike Valenti, Terry Foster and Pat Caputo at SportsFest on Saturday to talk about what it was like to win the Heisman Trophy as well as how he thinks the Lions will do in the 2012 season.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/02/20

Cliff Avril Roundtable At SportsFest 2012

Lions DE Cliff Avril joined 97.1 The Ticket’s SportsFest roundtable discussion on Saturday to discuss free agency and the current state of the Lions.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/02/20

Cliff Avril Hints At Holdout If Lions Tag Him

Cliff Avril had a fantastic 2011 that included a dominating performance against the Broncos and Tim Tebow in Week 8 when he recorded two sacks, and turned a forced fumble into a 24-yard touchdown.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/02/19

Lions’ Avril: No Idea About Franchise Tag, Hoping Detroit Won’t Use It

Free agent defensive end Cliff Avril says he has no idea whether the Detroit Lions will apply the franchise tag to him.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/02/17

Mayhew Believes Defense Doesn’t Need Overhaul

The Lions’ defense gradually collapsed over the last eight games of the season.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/02/17

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 16: Cliff Avril #92 of the Detroit Lions pumps his arms after a tackle during a NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ford Field on October 16, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)

Getting Avril Signed Priority For Lions

General manager Martin Mayhew has not used the franchise tag since he’s taken the job and he said recently that he would prefer not to in the case of Cliff Avril.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/02/17

GREEN BAY, WI - JANUARY 1: Jim Schwartz of the Detroit Lions talks with referee Walt Coleman and back judge Greg Yette during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 1, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Boehm/Getty Images)

Detroit Lions Strategy And Personnel 2-17-12

The Lions have restructured the way they will coach the secondary next season.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/02/17

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 17: Coaches check up on Zack Follett #49 of the Detroit Lions after he was injured during a punt return during a game against the New York Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium on October 17, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Follett was taken off the field on a stretcher. The Giants defeated the Lions 28 - 20. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NFL Says Concussions Down 50 Percent On Kickoffs

Prior to the 2011 NFL season, the league moved kickoffs from the 30-yard line to the 35-yard line in an effort to reduce the number of injuries on kickoff returns.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/02/17