All Entries Tagged With: "Chuck Darby"
Darby glad to be back after 3 weeks of fishing
When defensive tackle Chuck Darby signed with the Lions before last season, he talked about “eating hearts.” For the first three weeks of this season, Darby has been eating fish — ones he caught in Florida.
The Lions have brought Darby, a nine-year NFL veteran, back to Allen Park, signing him Wednesday. Rookie defensive tackle Sammie [...]
Lions bring Darby back
When it was time to make the final cuts for the roster three weeks ago, the Lions decided to go with youth when it came to the defensive tackles. They kept rookie Sammie Hill, along with Andre Fluellen and Landon Cohen.
Ten-year veteran Chuck Darby was given the old heave-ho.
“He’s a good man. … He was [...]
Chuck Darby provides some insurance for Lions’ defensive line issues
One of the forgotten men on the defensive line is eight-year veteran Chuck Darby, who many thought might be released earlier in the off-season when the team made its purge of many former Tampa Two players. However, the new coaching staff is facing such a dilemma on the defensive line that they had no choice [...]
Lions coach building team in his image
To understand what Lions coach Rod Marinelli wants in a player, look no further than new starting nose tackle Chuck Darby.
Darby is 32 years old. He’s only 297 pounds. And he’s so vertically challenged at 6-feet that even Marinelli, his biggest fan, calls him “Shorty.”
But, as Marinelli said, “I saw something in him. I could [...]
Chuck Darby must make big impact
I was all set to write a healthy defense of Dewayne White and how he was by far the most important ex-Buc. But then I looked at the question and realized that you meant the current crop of ex-Bucs. I still think White is a vital player. He was having a very good year last [...]
Scouting Report: Chuck Darby
Another one of those former Tampa Bay/Tampa Two players who once played for Rod Marinelli, Darby should bring some consistency to the defensive tackle position. No, he’s not going to make the eye-popping plays that Shaun Rogers did, but Darby will bring two things that Rogers didn’t – a non-stop motor and mistake-free discipline in [...]
Lions Land Darby
Lions Come To Terms with Free Agent DT Chuck Darby
The Lions certainly lost size with the loss of DT Shaun Rogers. They have addressed it. The Lions came to terms with the 5’11” 313 pound Darby to at the very least add depth to the position.
Darby when healthy can be a force and is by [...]
Darby, Wyms on the Road
Defensive tackle Chuck Darby is visiting the Lions today. He has a couple of other free-agent visits lined up this week, but that’s only if he gets out of Detroit. Sounds like the Lions might not want him leaving the building without a contract.
Ellis Wyms will take a look at Minnesota and then Tennessee [...]
Darby Could be Next Addition
With four free agents in town today, Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Chuck Darby is the most likely to sign with Detroit says Lions Insider Tom Kowalski during an interview with Ryan Terpstra on WGHN, 1370-AM in Grand Haven.
Kowalski elaborates on the possiblity saying, “He (Darby) played for Marinelli before, he’s a big Marinelli guy and [...]
Darby Suffers Season Ending Knee Injury
Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Chuck Darby has been placed on injured reserve and will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the patella tendon in his right knee during Sunday night’s 28-17 loss to New Orleans.Darby was hurt after being blocked on a running play in the second half of the game. He was [...]
