Former Bears first round draft pick Dick Evey died Thursday in Knoxville, Tenn., after a debilitating illness at 72.

Ex-Lions receiver Titus Young accused of 4 felonies, 7 misdemeanors in Orange County break-in NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Southern California prosecutors have charged former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young with three new charges for allegedly trying to burglarize a San Clemente home. An amended complaint filed Friday by the Orange County district attorney's office means Young faces a total of four felonies and seven...

Dick Evey, Chicago Bears tackle and Tennessee star who spent 8 years in NFL, dies at 72 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dick Evey (EE'-vee), a tackle who played most of his eight seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, has died at age 72. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service in Maryville, Tenn., says he died Thursday at the Ben Atchley State Veterans Home in Knoxville after a long illness. Evey played from 1964-69 with the...

Dick Evey, a Chicago Bears tackle and Tennessee star who spent 8 years in NFL, dies at 72 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dick Evey (EE'-vee), a tackle who played most of his eight seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, has died at age 72. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service in Maryville, Tenn., says he died Thursday at the Ben Atchley State Veterans Home in Knoxville after a long illness. Evey played from 1964-69 with the...

Ashlee Palmer was the Lions' best special-teams player last year, so dependable in coverage that he earned a two-year, $3.25-million extension at the end of the season.

No matter how it's constructed, the Detroit Lions will have a different look to their offensive line this year.

Hollywood. The French Quarter of New Orleans. South Beach.

He's three months shy of his 32nd birthday, entering his 11th NFL season and coming off the second major injury of his career, so of course Nate Burleson is approaching this fall with a heightened sense of urgency.

The most important development in the coming weeks for Martin Mayhew and Jim Schwartz of the Lions isn't the rookies they drafted last month. It will be two players they selected three years ago in the middle and back end of the NFL draft.

TOLEDO -- Maybe it was a quarterback's instincts kicking in, but Charlie Batch knew exactly where he was going when he entered the large conference room at Fifth Third Field.