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New Lions tight end Tony Scheffler, a Chelsea native and former Western Michigan standout, summed up his reaction to Monday’s big trade to Detroit in one word. “Relief,” he said, laughing, shortly after the fifth-year pro got the news he’d be playing for his hometown NFL team next season. The reaction from Ernie Sims, who was dealt from the Lions to Philadelphia as part of the three-way trade that brought Scheffler from Denver, was similar, even if the enthusiasm was tempered a bit in a conference call with Philadelphia reporters Monday. “I loved it in Detroit,” said Sims, the ninth overall pick in the 2006 draft. “But it just didn’t work out. That part of my career is over with. I’m ready …

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