ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Ricky Sandoval, the Detroit Lions’ director of security since 2001, has died. He was 49.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded receiver Dennis Northcutt to the Detroit Lions for safety Gerald Alexander. The deal was finalized Tuesday after both players passed physicals.

The Jaguars have traded receiver Dennis Northcutt to the Lions for safety Gerald Alexander.

The Detroit Lions signed center Dominic Raiola to a four-year contract extension Thursday, putting the 6-foot-1, 295-pound starter under contract through the 2013 season.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded wide receiver Dennis Northcutt to the Detroit Lions in exchange for safety Gerald Alexander, according to multiple sources.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded wide receiver Dennis Northcutt to the Detroit Lions in exchange for safety Gerald Alexander, according to multiple sources.

Detroit coach Jim Schwartz has steadfastly stuck with what he has said since Stafford was taken No. 1 overall in the NFL draft, insisting that the best players will be on the field when the Lions open the season Sept. 13 at New Orleans.

There are too many variables to predict where the Detroit Lions will end up this year, but one thing MLive Lions Insider Tom “Killer” Kowalski can say with some certainty is that the team could use a player like former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Kevin Carter.

Jim Schwartz dropped the bombshell, the one mid-Michigan fans were waiting for since Matt Millen left the Detroit Lions in disarray and somehow became an expert on football again.

ALLEN PARK, Mich.