AP source Lions trade Okudah to Falcons for 5th-round pick

DETROIT (AP) aggre sively improved one of their weakne ses this offseason, signing a trio of defensive backs from other teams and keeping a pair of their own to bolster the secondary.Those moves, at least in part, made cornerback Jeff Okudah expendable.Detroit is trading Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons for a fifth-round pick, a person familiar with

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Vernon Davis Alex Smiths scars will help in 2018

Vernon Davis: Alex Smith's 'scars' will help in 2018 Published: Jun 05, 2018 at 04:03 AM Herbie Teope quarterback has battled adversity throughout his career. Since entering the NFL as the first overall pick of the 2005 draft with the , Smith endured up and down seasons with numerous coaching changes before

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Five backs the Bucs are looking at to shake up their running game

Just how early might the draft a running back this weekend?Tampa Bay ranked dead last in the NFL last season in yards per game and yards per carry, and the Bucs cut their leading rusher from last season, Leonard Fournette, who remains unsigned. So while there's optimism surrounding second-year back stepping into a larger role this fall, he's not go

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