Detroit Lions

Tyrell Johnson - #24 - S

Status	Active
Height/Weight	6' 0"/ 207 lbs.
Birthday	05/19/1985
Birthplace	Rison, AR
College	Arkansas State
Years played	6
Drafted	2008, 2nd round, 12th pick by Vikings

2012 STATS

Tack	FF	Int
3	0	0

Fantasy outlook: RB Mikel LeshourePosted April 29, 2011 @ 11:20 p.m. ET
The Lions found a complementary back to Jahvid Best in Mikel Leshoure, and he could provide a spark as a rookie.

Lions loading up on both sidesPosted April 29, 2011 @ 9:05 p.m. ET
We all knew the Lions could use a cornerback and two linebackers. But right now, they are just having fun collecting lots and lots of talent.

Fairley shocking DL developments in DetroitPosted April 28, 2011 @ 11:39 p.m. ET
Let me get this straight … you could see Ndamukong Suh, Corey  Williams, Nick Fairley and Kyle Vanden Bosch on the field at the same  time? The Lions got a steal.
Teams to begin offseason workouts next weekPosted April 28, 2011 @ 5:48 p.m. ET
With the news that the league year will start on Friday morning, teams  are notifying their players that offseason workouts will begin shortly.

Draft Dose: Who needs an outside linebacker?Posted April 22, 2011 @ 12:52 p.m. ET
In the 30th installment of the Draft Dose series, PFW takes a look at 10 teams in need of an outside linebacker like Texas A&M's Von Miller.

Don’t overlook pass rusher for LionsPosted April 17, 2011 @ 1:48 p.m. ET
With all the talk about cornerback, offensive line and linebacker as the  Lions' top needs heading into the draft, don't rule  out a front-four addition with the team's first pick.

Draft countdown: Pick No. 13Posted April 15, 2011 @ 9:37 a.m. ET
PFW looks back at the last 10 players chosen with the 13th pick in the NFL draft, including OLB Brian Orakpo to the Redskins in 2009.

Prince Amukamara's draft diary, Part SevenPosted April 06, 2011 @ 6:36 p.m. ET
Nebraska CB Prince Amukamara talked to Pro Football Weekly's Kevin  Fishbain as part of his weekly diary leading up to the NFL draft. In this week's entry, Prince compared meeting with NFL teams to college recruiting.

Lions' RB interest unrelated to BestPosted April 03, 2011 @ 11:33 a.m. ET
Keen Lions fans have noticed that the team has done a lot of homework on  this year's crop of running backs, something that has elicited mild  surprise.
Lions regain draft pickPosted March 31, 2011 @ 4:21 p.m. ET
The Lions have won an appeal with the NFL and will have an extra seventh-round pick this season but lose a pick in that round in 2012, the league announced on Thursday.
Lions lose assistant secondary coach to collegePosted March 28, 2011 @ 2:24 p.m. ET
Daron Roberts, who had been the Lions' assistant secondary coach, has left the team to take a coaching position at the University of West Virginia, according to ESPN.

Lions' Schwartz has confidence in Stafford's rehabPosted March 22, 2011 @ 5:13 p.m. ET
Lions QB Matthew Stafford is rehabbing his surgically repaired shoulder, and his head coach, Jim Schwartz, is confident that Stafford is done with the injury bug.

NFC team needsPosted March 21, 2011 @ 6:43 p.m. ET
The Vikings are looking for a successor to QB Brett Favre, as PFW identifies the top three draft needs of each NFC team.

No change to rule that cost Lions victoryPosted March 14, 2011 @ 8:34 p.m. ET
The NFL's competition committee will not look at changing the rule that affected Lions WR Calvin Johnson in Week One of the 2010 season.

Lions' Hanson hopes to return in 2011Posted March 14, 2011 @ 4:02 p.m. ET
PFW visited with injured Lions PK Jason Hanson last week, and he said  his rehab from the MCL injury that ended his 2010 season has been  gradual but productive.

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PLAYER NEWS

Posted Nov. 30, 2011

The Minnesota Vikings placed Johnson on injured reserve.||||||| Johnson strained his right hamstring on Sunday in a loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Posted Nov. 28, 2011

Coach Leslie Frazier says safety Johnson has a "significant" right hamstring injury.||||||| Johnson has started three games this season, including the last two at free safety.

Posted Sept. 21, 2011

Johnson is apologizing a day after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired. Johnson was arrested early Tuesday morning. Police say his blood alcohol content was 0.12 percent. That's over the state's legal limit of 0.08 percent.||||||| The team has a car service that players can call if they've been out on the town and are too impaired to drive, and Johnson says he should have used it. He says he's "blessed and fortunate" that no one got hurt. Coach Leslie Frazier says Johnson will be playing for the Vikings on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. He says he was disappointed to learn of Johnson's arrest, but added that any discipline will be handled internally.

Posted Jan. 02, 2011

Johnson was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.||||||| Johnson missed the finale at Detroit.

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