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Detroit Lions receiver Nate Burleson was participating in practice three months ahead of schedule after breaking his leg last season.

It's safe to say that Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson is well ahead of schedule in his recovery from a broken leg. He said as much last month, and we got confirmation of this on Wednesday when he practiced without any limitations. Burleson apparently was told that he wouldn't return from leg surgery until July, but he's already back on the field for the Lions. This is obviously good news, as Burleson should be good to go for training camp unless he suffers a setback. He admitted that he's not actually 100 percent healthy as of right now, but he already feels like he's playing...

Below is a look at what Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz had to say following the team's OTA on Wednesday. (Quotes provided by the Lions.) On QB Matthew Stafford having more of a process this year with the new players: "There are some new pieces to fit in. We got a couple guys returning from injury, one guys done practicing, one guy is and he's out there doing some things, Nate Burleson. But getting a guy like Reggie Bush back in and just learning the offense and getting comfortable with everything. There's nothing that we'll do with him that he hasn't done before. But all ...

Monday morning, just days before the 2013 NFL draft begins, Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson confidently announced his health status.

In a brief video posted online by his younger brother, Burleson shows his broken leg is feeling well by showing off with an explosive vertical jump.

The Lions have cleared more than $13 million in cap space by reducing the salaries of Burleson and center Dominic Raiola and releasing Kyle Vanden Bosch and Stephen Peterman.

The Detroit Lions created $5.5 million in cap room by restructuring the contracts of wide receiver Nate Burleson and center Dominic Raiola, according to Dave Birkett. Their deals were restructured earlier this month in an effort to give the Lions more flexibility with the salary cap, and $5.5 million is a pretty significant savings. Raiola's new base salary for 2013 is close to the veteran's minimum, but it turns out it's a little higher than originally reported. Birkett reports that Raiola now has a base salary of $1 million, and his cap number is $3.012 million. His salary is down fr...

The Detroit Lions have already restructured the contracts of wide receiver Nate Burleson and center Dominic Raiola, and more restructures are on the way, according to general manager Martin Mayhew (via Tim Twentyman). Mayhew declined to say much more than that, but it's interesting nonetheless. What kind of cornerbacks does Mayhew like? Ones that have speed. Martin Mayhew on evaluating CBs: "We like fast guys. Guys that run sub-4.5 I would say are fast" — Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) February 22, 2013 According to Josh Katzenstein, Mayhew jokingly said on Friday that the Lions "cou...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Detroit Lions will have a little bit more spending money to use when free agency opens next month.

Detroit Lions receiver Nate Burleson restructured his contract to remain with the team in 2013.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson has agreed to restructure his contract for 2013, according to Dave Birkett. The deal is apparently not official just yet, but the move will give the Lions additional cap space to work with when free agency opens in March. Since Burleson is under contract through 2014, it's not clear if this restructure means taking a pay cut or moving money to next year. I'd have to imagine it's the former since Burleson was set to have a base salary of $4.5 million in 2013. Before restructuring his contract, his cap hit was around $6.5 million for this year pa...

Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best should choose life over football, according to his friend and teammate Nate Burleson.

Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best hasn't played a down of football since Week 6 of the 2011 season because of a concussion. He was expected to be cleared to return last summer, but that never ended up happening. As a result, he missed the entire 2012 season, and the belief at this point is that he will never play football again. Best hasn't officially walked away from the game of football just yet, but Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson thinks he should. Rather than risk further damage that could have long-term effects, Burleson thinks the sensible thing for Best is to simply retir...

The 10-year NFL veteran really couldn't wrap his mind around the latest Titus Young drama.

Burleson used his 15 minutes this morning to make a plug for getting Reggie Bush in Detroit.