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Lions | Several players won't return Fri Feb 21, 12:05 PM
Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew said impeding free-agent PK David Akers, LB Rocky McIntosh, C Dylan Gandy and FS John Wendling will not be re-signed.
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Rocky McIntosh player page
John Wendling player page
Lions | Friday injury report for Week 17 Fri Dec 27, 06:43 PM
Detroit Lions OT LaAdrian Waddle (ankle) has been ruled out for Week 17. CBs Dwight Bentley (concussion) and Chris Houston (toe, illness) are doubtful. CB Jonte Green (shoulder) is questionable. S Louis Delmas (knee), OG Dylan Gandy (illness), LB DeAndre Levy (foot), CB Rashean Mathis (illness), CB Darius Slay (knee) and S John Wendling (ankle) are probable. Bentley, Delmas, Green, Levy and Waddle did not practice Friday, Dec. 27. Houston and Wendling were limited while the others practiced in full.
Link to storyRashean Mathis player page
Chris Houston player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
DeAndre Levy player page
Darius Slay player page
Lions | Thursday practice report for Week 17 Thu Dec 26, 05:49 PM
Detroit Lions CB Dwight Bentley (concussion), OG Dylan Gandy (illness), CB Chris Houston (toe, illness), LB DeAndre Levy (foot), OT LaAdrian Waddle (ankle) and S John Wendling (ankle) did not practice Thursday, Dec. 26. S Louis Delmas (knee), CB Jonte Green (shoulder), DE Israel Idonije (neck) and CB Darius Slay (knee) were limited. CB Rashean Mathis (illness) practiced in full.
Link to storyRashean Mathis player page
Israel Idonije player page
Chris Houston player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
DeAndre Levy player page
Darius Slay player page
Lions | Wednesday's Week 17 practice report Wed Dec 25, 08:43 PM
Detroit Lions CB Bill Bentley (concussion), FS Louis Delmas (knee), TE Dorin Dickerson (concussion), LB DeAndre Levy (foot), S John Wendling (ankle) and OT LaAdrian Waddle (ankle) each did not practice Wednesday, Dec. 25. CB Chris Houston (toe), DE Israel Idonije (neck) and CB Darius Slay (knee) were listed limited participants, while CB Rashean Mathis (illness) was a full participant.
Link to storyRashean Mathis player page
Israel Idonije player page
Chris Houston player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
DeAndre Levy player page
Dorin Dickerson player page
Bill Bentley player page
Darius Slay player page
Lions | Friday injury report for Week 16 Fri Dec 20, 04:19 PM
Detroit Lions CB Darius Slay (knee) is listed as doubtful for Week 16. LB DeAndre Levy (foot), CB Chris Houston (toe) and CB Rashean Mathis (illness) are listed as questionable. FS Louis Delmas (knee), FS John Wendling (ankle) and P Sam Martin (groin) are listed as probable. Levy, Mathis and Delmas did not participate in practice Friday, Dec. 20, while the other players were limited during practice.
Link to storyRashean Mathis player page
Chris Houston player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
DeAndre Levy player page
Darius Slay player page
Lions | Thursday practice report for Week 16 Thu Dec 19, 05:01 PM
Detroit Lions LB DeAndre Levy (foot), CB Rashean Mathis (illness), CB Darius Slay (knee) and S John Wendling (ankle) did not practice Thursday, Dec. 19. S Louis Delmas (knee), CB Chris Houston (toe) and P Sam Martin (groin) were limited.
Link to storyRashean Mathis player page
Chris Houston player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
DeAndre Levy player page
Darius Slay player page
Lions | Wednesday practice report for Week 16 Wed Dec 18, 04:31 PM
Detroit Lions LB DeAndre Levy (foot), CB Darius Slay (knee), FS Louis Delmas (knee), FS John Wendling (ankle) and P Sam Martin (groin) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Dec. 18. CB Chris Houston (toe) was limited during practice. The team did not practice, but the NFL makes teams release a Wednesday injury report, so this is an estimation.
Link to storyChris Houston player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
DeAndre Levy player page
Darius Slay player page
Lions | Saturday injury report for Week 15 Sat Dec 14, 07:06 PM
Detroit Lions CB Chris Houston (toe) and CB Darius Slay (knee) are listed as doubtful for Week 15. DE Ziggy Ansah (shoulder) is listed as questionable. OT LaAdrian Waddle (elbow), DE Israel Idonije (knee), FS Louis Delmas (knee) and FS John Wendling (illness) are listed as probable. Delmas, Houston and Slay did not participate in practice Saturday, Dec. 14. Ansah was limited during practice while the other players fully participated in practice.
Link to storyIsrael Idonije player page
Chris Houston player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
Ezekiel Ansah player page
Darius Slay player page
Lions | Friday practice report for Week 15 Fri Dec 13, 05:18 PM
Detroit Lions CBs Chris Houston (toe) and Darius Slay (knee) did not practice Friday, Dec. 13. DE Ziggy Ansah (shoulder), S Louis Delmas (knee), DE Israel Idonije (knee) and OT LaAdrian Waddle (elbow) were limited. S John Wendling (illness) practiced in full.
Link to storyIsrael Idonije player page
Chris Houston player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
Ezekiel Ansah player page
Darius Slay player page
Lions | Thursday practice report for Week 15 Thu Dec 12, 05:29 PM
Detroit Lions DE Ziggy Ansah (shoulder), S Louis Delmas (knee), CB Chris Houston (toe), DE Israel Idonije (knee), CB Darius Slay (knee) and S John Wendling (illness) did not practice Thursday, Dec. 12. OT LaAdrian Waddle (elbow) was limited.
Link to storyIsrael Idonije player page
Chris Houston player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
Ezekiel Ansah player page
Darius Slay player page
Lions | Four probable for Week 2 Fri Sep 13, 04:27 PM
Detroit Lions S Louis Delmas (knee) and DE Jason Jones (knee) both did not participate in practice Friday, Sept. 13, and are probable for Week 2. LB Ashlee Palmer (ankle) and S John Wendling both were limited in practice and are probable.
Link to storyJohn Wendling player page
Jason Jones player page
Louis Delmas player page
Ashlee Palmer player page
Lions | Two limited Thu Sep 12, 04:48 PM
Detroit Lions Ss Louis Delmas (knee) and John Wendling (ankle) were limited in practice Thursday, Sept. 12.
| Footballguys view: The last thing the Lions need is more secondary problems, though it should shock nobody that Delmas is fighting injury. Carson Palmer can throw the ball so any issues in the Detroit secondary is good for his and Larry Fitzgerald's fantasy value. |
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Louis Delmas player page
Lions | Three limited in practice Wed Sep 11, 04:16 PM
Detroit Lions S Louis Delmas (knee), DE Jason Jones (knee) and S John Wendling (ankle) all fully participated in practice Wednesday, Sept. 11.
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Jason Jones player page
Louis Delmas player page
Lions | Several sit out practice Mon Aug 26, 08:51 PM
Detroit Lions FS Louis Delmas (knee), FS John Wendling (knee), RB Montell Owens (knee), WR Ryan Broyles (knee) and OG Leroy Harris (knee) all did not participate in practice Monday, Aug. 26.
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John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
Ryan Broyles player page
Lions | John Wendling could start Week 1 Thu Sep 6, 01:36 PM
Detroit Lions FS John Wendling likely will start at safety Week 1 if FS Louis Delmas (knee) is not able to play.
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Lions | John Wendling expected to start preseason game Thu Aug 9, 02:20 PM
Detroit Lions FS John Wendling is expected to start at safety in the first preseason game Friday, Aug. 10, in place of injured FS Louis Delmas (knee).
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Lions | Four fighting for jobs in camp Sun Jun 17, 10:04 PM
Detroit Lions DBs Don Carey, Alonzo Lawrence, Ricardo Silva and John Wendling will be batting at the safety position for jobs during training camp. General manager Martin Mayhew has also still not ruled out the possibility of signing a veteran free-agent from outside of the organization. So far, three safeties have already been brought in and worked out this offseason.
Link to storyJohn Wendling player page
Don Carey III player page
Lions | Two players probable Fri Dec 30, 05:31 PM
Detroit Lions DE Cliff Avril (back) and SS John Wendling (illness) are listed as probable for Week 17 and are expected to play. Avril fully participated in practice Friday, Dec. 30, while Wendling did not practice.
Link to storyJohn Wendling player page
Cliff Avril player page
Lions | Nick Fairley active Mon Oct 10, 07:56 PM
Detroit Lions DL Nick Fairley (foot) will be active for Week 5 against the Chicago Bears for his first NFL game. LB Bobby Carpenter will start at linebacker and S Amari Spievey will be replaced in by S John Wendling.
Link to storyBobby Carpenter player page
John Wendling player page
Amari Spievey player page
Nick Fairley player page
Lions | Four listed as questionable Fri Sep 30, 06:19 PM
Detroit Lions WR Maurice Stovall (hand), DE Lawrence Jackson (hamstring), CB Eric Wright (groin) and SS John Wendling (knee) were limited during practice Friday, Sept. 30. They are listed as questionable for Week 4 but are expected to play.
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Lawrence Jackson player page
Eric Wright player page
John Wendling player page
Lions | Seven limited Thu Sep 29, 06:21 PM
Detroit Lions CB Aaron Berry (groin), S Louis Delmas (abdomen), DL Lawrence Jackson (hamstring), S Amari Spievey (toe), WR Maurice Stovall (hand), S John Wendling (knee) and CB Eric Wright (groin) were limited in practice Thursday, Sept. 29.
Link to storyMaurice Stovall player page
Lawrence Jackson player page
Eric Wright player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
Amari Spievey player page
Aaron Berry player page
Lions | Eight miss practice Wed Sep 28, 05:16 PM
Detroit Lions CB Aaron Berry (groin), WR Rashied Davis (foot), S Louis Delmas (abdomen), LB Justin Durant (concussion), DL Nick Fairley (foot), OT Jason Fox (foot), S John Wendling (knee) and DL Kyle Vanden Bosch (undisclosed) did not practice Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Link to storyKyle Vanden Bosch player page
Rashied Davis player page
Justin Durant player page
John Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
Aaron Berry player page
Nick Fairley player page
Lions | Four miss practice Thursday Thu Aug 18, 01:49 PM
Detroit Lions WRs Titus Young (hamstring) and Demario Ballard (ankle), TE Tony Scheffler (hand) and SS John Wendling (knee) did not participate in practice Thursday, Aug. 18.
Link to storyTony Scheffler player page
John Wendling player page
Titus Young player page
Lions | Three sitting out practice Wed Aug 17, 03:57 PM
Detroit Lions WR Titus Young (hamstring), CB Eric Wright (groin) and SS John Wendling (undisclosed) are not participating in practice Wednesday, Aug. 17.
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John Wendling player page
Titus Young player page
Lions | John Wendling agrees to terms Wed Jul 27, 05:49 PM
The Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with free-agent SS John Wendling (Lions) on a three-year deal worth a little under $3 million.
Link to storyJohn Wendling player page
Lions | Eight receive tender offers Fri Mar 4, 07:38 AM
The Detroit Lions have given one-year qualifying tender offers to restricted free agents G Dylan Gandy (fourth round), S John Wendling (sixth round), CB Chris Houston, PK Dave Rayner and DE Turk McBride (second-round), reports Tim Twentyman of The Detroit News. The team also gave qualifying tenders to exclusive rights free agents LB Zack Follett, FB Jerome Felton and DT Andre Fluellen.
Link to storyDave Rayner player page
Turk McBride player page
Chris Houston player page
John Wendling player page
Andre Fluellen player page
Jerome Felton player page
Zack Follett player page
Lions | John Wendling expected to hit free agency Fri Feb 18, 04:58 PM
Detroit Lions impending free-agent FS John Wendling's agent believes Wendling will enter free agency because they have not talked about a deal recently, reports Dave Birkett, of the Detroit Free Press. The two sides did have conversations last month about a new deal.
Link to storyJohn Wendling player page
Lions | Louis Delmas suffers concussion in Week 15 Sun Dec 19, 11:13 PM
Detroit Lions FS Louis Delmas (concussion) suffered a concussion in Week 15 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reports Dave Birkett, of the Detroit Free Press. John Wendling replaced him and finished the game.
Link to storyJohn Wendling player page
Louis Delmas player page
Lions | John Wendling signed Fri Aug 27, 03:18 PM
The Detroit Lions have announced they have signed unrestricted free-agent SS John Wendling (Bills). Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Link to storyJohn Wendling player page
Bills | Failed physicals led to the release of five players Wed Feb 17, 03:30 PM
Updating a previous report, Aaron Wilson, of the National Football Post, reports the Buffalo Bills released DE Jermaine McGhee, DE Marcus E. Smith, SS John Wendling, WR Justin Jenkins and C Marvin Philip because each failed their physical, according to a league source.
Link to storyJustin Jenkins player page
John Wendling player page
Bills | Six players released Tue Feb 16, 06:00 PM
Chris Brown, of BuffaloBills.com, reports the Buffalo Bills have released DE Jermaine McGhee, LB Ashlee Palmer, DT Marcus E. Smith, SS John Wendling, WR Justin Jenkins and C Marvin Philip.
Link to storyJustin Jenkins player page
John Wendling player page
Ashlee Palmer player page
Bills | Secondary breakdown Sat Jul 25, 07:33 PM
Chris Brown, of BuffaloBills.com, reports the Buffalo Bills had CBs Terrence McGee and Leodis McKelvin working as the team's staring cornerbacks during practice Saturday, July 25, with CB Reggie Corner working as the nickel back. CBs Ashton Youboty and Drayton Florence worked with the second-string defense. At safety, Donte Whitner and Bryan Scott worked as the first-string starters, while George Wilson and Ko Simpson worked as the second-string safeties. John Wendling and Dustin Fox rounded out the group with the third-string.
Link to storyDrayton Florence player page
Terrence McGee player page
Bryan Scott player page
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Dustin Fox player page
Ko Simpson player page
Donte Whitner player page
Ashton Youboty player page
John Wendling player page
Leodis McKelvin player page
Reggie Corner player page