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Bears | Eight worked out Tue Sep 17, 10:29 PM
The Chicago Bears worked out several free agents Tuesday, Sept. 17, including FS Brandan Bishop (Vikings), SS Sean Cattouse (Chargers), OT Rogers Gaines (Ravens), C Nick McDonald (Patriots), FS Chaz Powell (Packers), DL Kheeston Randall (Dolphins), DT Tracy Robertson (Dolphins) and SS Amari Spievey (Lions).
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Lions | Five cut Sat Aug 31, 03:14 PM
The Detroit Lions waived CB Ron Bartell, SS Tyrell Johnson, WR Matt Willis, OG Jake Scott and SS Amari Spievey.
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Lions | Two DBs leave practice early Thu Aug 1, 10:40 PM
Detroit Lions CB Darius Slay (ankle) left practice early Thursday, Aug. 1, to have his ankle taped and sat out the final few drills. SS Amari Spievey left practice because of a hamstring injury.
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Lions | Charges against Amari Spievey dropped Fri Jun 28, 04:02 PM
Detroit Lions SS Amari Spievey has had criminal charges stemming from an incident with his girlfriend in March dropped. Spievey was charged with third-degree assault, disorderly conduct and risk of injury to a child.
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Lions | Amari Spievey could have charges dropped Thu Apr 11, 01:43 PM
Detroit Lions SS Amari Spievey could have domestic violence charges dropped if he completes a family education program. Spievey was involved in an altercation with his girlfriend and was charged with third-degree assault, risk of injury to a child and disorderly conduct.
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Lions | Amari Spievey arrested Wed Mar 27, 03:59 PM
Detroit Lions SS Amari Spievey was arrested Tuesday, March 26, and charged with third-degree assault, risk of injury to a child and disorderly conduct.
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Lions | Amari Spievey re-signed Tue Mar 12, 04:52 PM
The Detroit Lions have re-signed unrestricted free-agent SS Amari Spievey to a one-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Lions | Have not decided on Amari Spievey's future Fri Feb 22, 02:10 PM
Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew indicated the team has not decided if they will tender an offer to restricted free-agent SS Amari Spievey. Mayhew said that Spievey's concussion history will factor in the team's decision.
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Lions | Expected to try to re-sign two safeties Fri Feb 8, 03:47 PM
The Detroit Lions are expected to try to re-sign impending free-agent FS Louis Delmas and SS Amari Spievey this offseason.
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Lions | Amari Spievey lands on IR Sat Nov 17, 09:19 PM
The Detroit Lions placed SS Amari Spievey (concussion) on the season-ending Injured Reserve list Saturday, Nov. 17, due to a concussion.
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Lions | Two to miss Week 11 Fri Nov 16, 05:33 PM
Detroit Lions DT Corey Williams (knee) and SS Amari Spievey (concussion) did not participate in practice Friday, Nov. 16, and have been ruled out.
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Lions | Three miss practice Thu Nov 15, 05:29 PM
Detroit Lions S Louis Delmas (knee), S Amari Spievey (concussion) and DT Corey Williams (knee) all did not participate in practice Thursday, Nov. 15.
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Lions | Three not practicing Thu Nov 15, 12:34 PM
Detroit Lions FS Louis Delmas (knee), SS Amari Spievey (concussion) and DT Corey Williams (knee) are not practicing Thursday, Nov. 15.
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Lions | Seven missing practice Wed Nov 14, 12:11 PM
Detroit Lions FS Louis Delmas (knee), SS Amari Spievey (concussion), CB Chris Houston (ankle), WR Calvin Johnson (knee), DE Cliff Avril (concussion), DT Corey Williams (knee) and SS Erik Coleman (toe) are not practicing Wednesday, Nov. 14.
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Lions | Amari Spievey not cleared Tue Nov 13, 01:39 PM
Detroit Lions SS Amari Spievey (concussion) has still not been cleared for action after suffering a concussion last month.
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Lions | Week 10 Inactives Sun Nov 11, 11:36 AM
The Detroit Lions have declared SS Amari Spievey, WR Brian Robiskie, DL Corey Williams, OT Corey Hilliard, OT Jason Fox, QB Kellen Moore, FS Louis Delmas inactive for Week 10.
| Footballguys view: The Lions are playing their second string safeties again this week, but the Vikings are in no position to exploit that with Percy Harvin out and Christian Ponder struggling mightily coming into the game. |
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Lions | Two safeties to miss Week 10 Fri Nov 9, 06:02 PM
Detroit Lions FS Louis Delmas (knee) and SS Amari Spievey (concussion) did not participate in practice Friday, Nov. 9, and have been ruled out for Week 10.
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Lions | Five miss practice Thu Nov 8, 05:52 PM
Detroit Lions DE Cliff Avril (back), S Louis Delmas (knee), CB Chris Houston (illness), S Amari Spievey (concussion) and DT Corey Williams (knee) did not practice Thursday, Nov. 8.
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Lions | Five players missing practice Thu Nov 8, 01:01 PM
Detroit Lions CB Chris Houston (undisclosed), DE Cliff Avril (back), DT Corey Williams (knee), FS Louis Delmas (knee) and SS Amari Spievey (concussion) did not take part in practice Thursday, Nov. 8.
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Lions | Five miss practice Wed Nov 7, 04:53 PM
Detroit Lions DE Cliff Avril (back), S Louis Delmas (knee), S Amari Spievey (concussion), DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (non-injury) and DT Corey Williams (knee) did not practice Wednesday, Nov. 7.
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Lions | Two players to miss Week 9 Fri Nov 2, 04:33 PM
Detroit Lions FS Louis Delmas (knee) and SS Amari Spievey (concussion) have been ruled out for Week 9.
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Lions | Two sit, one returns Fri Nov 2, 11:40 AM
Detroit Lions FS Louis Delmas (knee) and S Amari Spievey (concussion) missed practice Friday, Nov. 2. DE Cliff Avril (back) returned to practice.
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Lions | Three miss practice Thu Nov 1, 06:21 PM
Detroit Lions DE Cliff Avril (back), S Louis Delmas (knee) and S Amari Spievey (concussion) did not practice Thursday, Nov. 1.
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Lions | Three missing practice Thursday Thu Nov 1, 11:33 AM
Detroit Lions DE Cliff Avril (back), FS Louis Delmas (knee) and SS Amari Spievey (concussion) are not practicing Thursday, Nov. 1.
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Lions | Eight players miss practice Wed Oct 31, 05:33 PM
Detroit Lions TE Brandon Pettigrew (knee), DE Cliff Avril (back), Kyle Vanden Bosch, DT Corey Williams (knee), LB DeAndre Levy (hamstring), CB Bill Bentley (shoulder), FS Louis Delmas (knee) and SS Amari Spievey (concussion) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Oct. 31.
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Lions | Amari Spievey not ready to practice Mon Oct 29, 04:23 PM
Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said SS Amari Spievey (concussion) has some hurdles to overcome before returning to practice.
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Lions | Week 8 Inactives Sun Oct 28, 11:55 AM
The Detroit Lions have declared SS Amari Spievey, CB Bill Bentley, OT Corey Hilliard, LB DeAndre Levy, CB Jacob Lacey, OT Jason Fox, QB Kellen Moore inactive for Week 8.
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Lions | Two ruled out for Week 8 Fri Oct 26, 05:10 PM
Detroit Lions CB Jacob Lacey (concussion) and S Amari Spievey (concussion) both did not participate in practice Friday, Oct. 26, and have been ruled out of the team's Week 8 game.
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Lions | Four miss practice Thu Oct 25, 06:04 PM
Detroit Lions DE Cliff Avril (back), CB Jacob Lacey (concussion), LB DeAndre Levy (hamstring) and S Amari Spievey (concussion) did not practice Thursday, Oct. 25.
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Lions | Four miss practice Wed Oct 24, 06:00 PM
The Detroit Lions did not practice Wednesday, Oct. 24, but if they had, CB Jacob Lacey (concussion), LB DeAndre Levy (hamstring), DE Ronnell Lewis (undisclosed) and S Amari Spievey (concussion) would not have participated.
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Lions | Amari Spievey undergoing tests Mon Oct 22, 10:57 PM
Detroit Lions SS Amari Spievey (concussion) left the Week 7 game in the third quarter against the Chicago Bears Monday, Oct. 22, due to a head injury. He was carted off to the locker and will be given concussion tests.
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Lions | Amari Spievey could see time at nickel back Mon Oct 22, 05:40 PM
Detroit Lions SS Amari Spievey will be available to play nickel back in Week 7.
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Lions | Five listed as probable Fri Oct 12, 04:21 PM
Detroit Lions WR Titus Young (knee), TE Brandon Pettigrew (knee), LB Travis Lewis (quadriceps), LB Stephen Tulloch (knee) and SS Amari Spievey (groin) are listed as probable for Week 6. Lewis fully participated in practice Friday, Oct. 12, while the other four were limited.
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Lions | Five limited Thu Oct 11, 05:36 PM
Detroit Lions S Louis Delmas (knee), DT Sammie Hill (toe), S Amari Spievey (groin) and WR Titus Young (knee) were limited in practice Thursday, Oct. 11.
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Lions | Four limited Wed Oct 10, 04:41 PM
Detroit Lions DE Cliff Avril (back), S Louis Delmas (knee), DT Sammie Hill (toe) and S Amari Spievey (groin) were limited in practice Wednesday, Oct. 10.
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Lions | Week 4 Inactives Sun Sep 30, 11:44 AM
The Detroit Lions have declared SS Amari Spievey, OT Corey Hilliard, DL Corey Williams, OT Jason Fox, QB Kellen Moore, FS Louis Delmas, LB Travis Lewis inactive for Week 4.
| Footballguys view: Mikel Leshoure is active and should be a solid RB2 play today. |
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Lions | Three players questionable for Week 4 Fri Sep 28, 04:38 PM
Detroit Lions TE Tony Scheffler (calf), LB Justin Durant (back) and SS Amari Spievey (groin) are listed as questionable for Week 4. Spievey did not practice Friday, Sept. 28, while the other two were limited.
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Lions | Five limited in practice Thu Sep 27, 04:28 PM
Detroit Lions LB Justin Durant (back), DE Lawrence Jackson (calf), TE Tony Scheffler (calf), G Rob Sims (knee), and S Amari Spievey (groin) were all limited in practice Thursday, Sept. 27.
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Lions | Amari Spievey takes part in practice Sun Aug 12, 03:45 PM
Detroit Lions SS Amari Spievey (head) participated in practice Sunday, Aug. 12, after sitting the preseason game Friday, Aug. 10, because of headaches. Head coach Jim Schwartz said he does not think the headaches are related to the concussion he suffered last season.
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Lions | Louis Delmas, Amari Spievey have missed workout time Sun Jun 17, 10:03 PM
Detroit Lions FS Louis Delmas (ankle) and SS Amari Spievey (concussion) have missed time during offseason workouts due to injury.
| Footballguys view: Delmas has missed time the past couple of weeks due to a rolled ankle. Spievey missed the first part of OTAs as he was still dealing with the lingering effects of a concussion suffered in the team's playoff loss to the Saints. |
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Lions | Amari Spievey cleared to practice Mon Jun 4, 01:43 PM
Detroit Lions SS Amari Spievey said he has been cleared to practice after recovering from a concussion he suffered in the playoffs last season. He said he wanted to make sure he was fully recovered before returning.
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Lions | Amari Spievey could have concussion Sun Jan 8, 02:04 PM
Detroit Lions SS Amari Spievey (head) said he may have suffered a concussion during the Wild Card playoff game.
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Lions | Two defensive players questionable for Week 17 Fri Dec 30, 05:26 PM
Detroit Lions DE Willie Young (ankle) S Amari Spievey (knee) were limited during practice Friday, Dec. 30. Both are listed as questionable for Week 17 but are expected to play. The team may work out Young before the game to see if he is able to play.
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Lions | Four limited Thu Dec 29, 06:56 PM
Detroit Lions CB Aaron Berry (shoulder), CB Chris Houston (hand, knee), S Amari Spievey (knee) and DL Willie Young (ankle) were limited in practice Thursday, Dec. 29.
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Lions | Amari Spievey practices Wed Dec 28, 05:03 PM
Detroit Lions S Amari Spievey (knee) practiced in full Wednesday, Dec. 28.
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Lions | 10 players probable Fri Dec 23, 05:33 PM
Detroit Lions OG Rob Sims (shoulder), OT Gosder Cherilus (hamstring), DEs Lawrence Jackson (thigh), Kyle Vanden Bosch (neck) and Willie Young (ankle), LB Justin Durant (hamstring), CBs Don Carey (concussion) and Chris Houston (knee), SS Chris Harris (concussion) and SS Amari Spievey (knee) are listed as probable for Week 16 and are expected to play. Carey and Young were limited during practice Friday, Dec. 23, while the other players fully participated in practice.
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Lions | Four practice Thu Dec 22, 04:31 PM
Detroit Lions LB Justin Durant (hamstring), DL Lawrence Jackson (thigh), OG Rob Sims (shoulder) and S Amari Spievey (knee) practiced in full Thursday, Dec. 22.
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Lions | Four practice Wed Dec 21, 05:26 PM
Detroit Lions LB Justin Durant (hamstring), DL Lawrence Jackson (thigh), OG Rob Sims (shoulder) and S Amari Spievey (knee) practiced in full Wednesday, Dec. 21.
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Lions | Four players listed as probable Fri Dec 16, 06:17 PM
Detroit Lions OG Rob Sims (shoulder), DE Willie Young (ankle), CB Chris Houston (knee) and SS Amari Spievey (knee) are listed as probable for Week 15 and are expected to play. Sims fully participated in practice Friday, Dec. 16, Young did not participate in practice and Houston and Spievey were limited.
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Lions | Three defensive players limited Thu Dec 15, 07:24 PM
Detroit Lions DE Willie Young (ankle), CB Chris Houston (knee) and SS Amari Spievey (knee) were limited during practice Thursday, Dec. 15.
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