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Mike O'Hara

Mike O'Hara is a contributing columnist to Detroitlions.com.

Formerly of The Detroit News, O’Hara has covered collegiate and professional athletics since 1967 and has specifically covered the Detroit Lions since 1977.

Mike O'Hara

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  • Lions sign WR Devin Thomas to reserve/futures contract

    By ttwentyman - Posted 19 hours ago

    The Lions signed veteran receiver Devin Thomas to a reserve/futures contract Thursday. Thomas (6-2, 215) played his college football at Michigan State and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played for the Redskins from 2008-10, the Panthers in 2010, and the New York Giants from [...]

  • Chris Houston recipient of the Lem Barney Defensive Player of the Year Award

    By ttwentyman - Posted 23 hours ago

    Chris Houston is a much different player than the one that arrived via trade with the Falcons before the 2010 season. His ball skills have significantly improved, his understanding of offenses and what opponents are trying to do is enhanced and he?s a much more relaxed and confident cornerback. Over the past three seasons, Houston [...]

  • Kassim Osgood named Yale Lary Special Teams Most Valuable Player

    By ttwentyman - Posted Jan 16, 2013

    Kassim Osgood joked this season that he?d make a great defensive end in the NFL if Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham would ever give the 6-foot-5, 220-pound receiver a chance to gain 30 pounds and put his hand in the dirt. Osgood?a position is officially listed as wide receiver, but he?s made more of [...]

  • Rob Sims recipient of Eric Andolsek Award as team?s most outstanding offensive lineman

    By ttwentyman - Posted Jan 15, 2013

    Rob Sims has been a model of consistency over the last three seasons with the Lions. Since the team traded with Seattle for Sims before the 2010 season, he?s played in every game, and in 2012, he played every one of the Lions’ 1,199 snaps on offense. In a poll of NFC North personnel executives [...]

  • What to make of the Detroit Lions’ coaching changes

    By ttwentyman - Posted Jan 14, 2013

    The Detroit Lions announced Monday the hiring of two coaches, the movement of two others and the choice to not to retain special teams coordinator Danny Crossman. The team hired former Bills offensive coordinator/running backs coach Curtis Modkins to serve as the team’s new running backs coach/run game coordinator. I’ve never heard the title of [...]