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Only The Lions…

Only the Lions would release one running back, Tatum Bell, and sign another one, Rudi Johnson, and eventually have Bell, out of both a healthy dose of spite and a overflowing dollop of poor judgment, steal a few of Johnson’s bags.

These circumstances rank right up there with a defensive line coach going through the Hardee’s drive-thru naked, or a coach(es) allegedly get busted with cocaine.

Lions fans have developed a thick skin through time with all of the embarassment they have endured, and thankfully, Bell has been ejected from the organization and this situation will leave little residue.

Another interesting situation that has emerged recently is the comments from an interview made by Matt Millen in an interview with SI’s Peter King.  Millen suggests that Shaun Rogers, who was traded in the off-season for CB Leigh Bodden, who is still battling with Travis Fisher for a starting job, and a draft pick, which brought the Lions Andre Fluellen, will be a defensive player of the year, if he remains healthy.

This brings the immediate question to mind, how do you trade a potential defensive player of the year, admittedly an enigmatic and problematic player, and not suffer from a heavy dose of regret.  As the Lions world turns…