Detroit claimed ex-Kansas City wide receiver Will Franklin off waivers Tuesday, a source told...

Detroit claimed ex-Kansas City wide receiver Will Franklin off waivers Tuesday, a source told FOXSports.com. The Lions were given the nod over four other teams who placed waiver claims — St. Louis, Philadelphia, Indianapolis and Oakland — because of a worse record last season. The Lions finished as the only 0-16 squad in NFL history.

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Gunther have some input?

Now hopefully this team is fun to watch again! Thanks Scott, Clark!!

by Eric Allen on Apr 14, 2009 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No surprise

at 4 teams putting in waiver claims. I still think this was a stupid idea

by KansasCityShuffle on Apr 14, 2009 10:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully

he isn’t the next Joe Horn/Kawika Mitchell/Fujita/any other Chiefs cast-off who makes it big with another team and embarrasses us.

"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week."

by bigbe on Apr 14, 2009 10:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

glad to see it

Always like to see the mizzou alum make, hopefully he makes some noise

by Vanilla Guerilla on Apr 14, 2009 10:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Evidence this probably wasn't the best decision?

Smart organizations, Indy and Philly, put in bids. Particularly the Colts angle: they know offense.

by rockchalk on Apr 15, 2009 12:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And Oakland just likes speed

by KansasCityShuffle on Apr 15, 2009 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder what Franklin did that Pioli wouldn't first see if he could of picked up....

a draft pick instead of just flat out cutting him? and getting nothing for him.

Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.

by aPacificChief on Apr 15, 2009 2:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

clearly there was interest for him...a 6th or 7th round pick at least for our trouble.

Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.

by aPacificChief on Apr 15, 2009 2:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

WTF!!!

Way to go SlowPO!! Now he’s gonna go up there and light it up for the next 5 years…

South Side D

by doriang03 on Apr 15, 2009 7:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't get ahead of yourself there.

But it wouldn’t surprise to see Franklin catch on somewhere. Maybe that was a favor to him, “hey, we don’t like what we’ve seen, but we’re going to waive you and you’re definitely going to have interest from other teams. We’re not going to keep you in limbo.”

My crystal ball says Jay Cutler cries himself to sleep every night.

by IISaiNtII on Apr 15, 2009 7:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs