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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Lions trade Ernie Sims for homegrown tight end Tony Scheffler
Say what you want about Matt Millen’s checkered tenure as the Detroit Lions’ team president, but there’s no better authority on Ernie Sims than Millen, who drafted the Florida State linebacker with the No. 9 overall pick in 2006. Millen told The News Journal/Wing Tips on Tuesday that the Eagles scored a big victory in the three-way trade that sent Sims from the Lions to the Eagles, where he’s expected to start at weak-side linebacker. Why did the Eagles only have to surrender a fifth-round pick (which went to the Broncos, who sent tight end Tony Scheffler and a seventh-rounder to Detroit)? Not because Sims hasn’t lived up to his reputation, Millen assured. Sims only has one year left on …
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Millen: LB Sims perfect fit for Eagles defense
Broncos tight end Tony Scheffler has been traded to his hometown team, the Detroit Lions, in a three-team trade that sends two currently undisclosed draft choices to Denver and former top-10 draft pick and outside linebacker Ernie Sims to the Philadelphia Eagles. “Restore the Roar!” Scheffler said this morning as he answered the phone, referring to the Lions’ slogan. Scheffler grew up a Lions’ fan in Chelsea, Mich., an hour’s drive from Detroit. “I was just talking to my brother about that,” Scheffler said. “It’s going to be surreal walking into that locker room and putting on those clothes for the first time.” He’ll pinch himself soon enough. The Lions are having an organized training …
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Broncos trade Scheffler to Lions
The Eagles already have signed the Canadian Football League’s top rookie from the BC Lions in running back Martell Mallett. Now, they have interest in the league’s Canadian Player of the Year, also from the Lions. Defensive end Ricky Foley, who led the league in sacks with 12, worked out for the Eagles yesterday, according to multiple reports. He met with the Jets on Tuesday and the Rams on Wednesday. He initally was scheduled to work out for New England yesterday, but those plans changed and he was in Philadelphia. Foley, 27, who spent time with the Baltimore Ravens in 2006, becomes a free agent Feb. 15 unless he re-signs with the Lions before then. “I just want to look into all the …
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