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Local Lions reporters shut down rumor of Kenny Golladay skipping Saturday meeting

Local Lions reporters shut down the CBS Sports rumor of wide receiver Kenny Golladay skipping Saturday’s meeting over a contract dispute.

The trade deadline is Tuesday and it’s a good time to remember, that not all reports/reporters are equal. It’s good practice to know which reporters have reliable sources and which ones are simply throwing darts, hoping for something to hit so they can give the appearance of being informed.

Following the Detroit Lions game on CBS, a reporter suggested that wide receiver Kenny Golladay purposefully missed Saturday’s practice — upset with not having a contract extension settled with the team — and that a team representative had to track him down.

For the most part, this rumor was ignored by the Lions media, as most have a habit of not throwing fuel on an unsubstantiated fire.

But this morning, with the rumor surrounding Golladay still lingering, several local media members reached out to multiple sources within the Lions organization and confirmed that Golladay was with the team on Saturday, directly contradicting the initial rumor.

Even local MLive photographer Mike Mulholland posted on Twitter that he saw Golladay at a drive-thru two miles away from the Allen Park facility and he was picking up food for teammates.

There are for sure instances where national reporters will get a scoop before the Lions beat, but one of the sure-fire ways of knowing which national reports should be taken seriously is to see how the local reporters react to the news.

If the local media ignores the rumor, it’s a safe bet you can ignore it as well.

As is the case here.

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The Curious Case of the Disappearing Tank Lawrence

So… where was DeMarcus Lawrence? That is the pressing question that needs to be asked about the Dallas Cowboys’ $105 million man following their exhilarating 40-39 comeback victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The Cowboys’ pass rush has been …

So… where was DeMarcus Lawrence? That is the pressing question that needs to be asked about the Dallas Cowboys’ $105 million man following their exhilarating 40-39 comeback victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The Cowboys’ pass rush has been non-existent over the first two weeks of the season, registering only two sacks. The second, Everson Griffen’s in Sunday’s win, was a coverage sack and the question has to be asked, where is the man that is supposed to anchor this unit?

We go into the stats of the first two games and see not only is he not producing at a high level, but he’s being outsnapped. Is he injured or is it something else?

Whatever the case is, with all that is tormenting the Cowboys as they try to incorporate the lessons from new head coach Mike McCarthy and new defensive coordinator Mike Nolan sans any semblance of a normal offseason, the team could definitely use the artillery Lawrence normally provides.

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